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E-mail : Makram.Suidan@uc.edu
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Areas of Interest

Dr. Suidan's teaching interests include :

• Fundamentals of Adsorption of natural and synthetic organic chemicals on GAC.

• Biological treatment of gas-phase organic chemicals in natural and engineered systems.

• Fundamental understanding of the application of ultrafiltration membranes in waste treatment.

• Fundamentals of the use of electrolytic reactors for the dechlorination of low levels of contaminants.

• Development of the expanded-bed GAC anaerobic bioreactor for the treatment of hazardous wastes.

• Development and modeling of biofilm reactors with emphasis on microbial competition, biomass shear loss and chemical speciation.

• Bioremediation of oil contaminated beaches, with emphasis on fate assessment, vehicles for nutrient delivery, and protocol development for the testing of bioremediation agents.

• Physical, chemical and biological remediation of contaminated soils.

• Anaerobic pretreatment of wastewater for the control of VOCs.

• Develop research initiatives in the area of environmental infrastructure

Publications

• Esperanza, M, M.T. Suidan, R. Marfil-Vega, C. Gonzalez., G.A. Sorial, P. McCauley and R. Brenner, “Fate of Sex Hormones in Two Pilot-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Conventional treatment” Chemosphere, 66, 8 (2007): 1535-1544.

• Boufadel, M.C., M.T. Suidan, A.D. Venosa, “Tracer Studies in a Laboratory Beach Simulating Tidal Influences” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 132, 6 (2006): 616-623.

• Lei, L., R. Bagchi, A.P. Khodadoust, M.T. Suidan, H. Tabak, “Bioavailability Prediction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Field-Contaminated Sediment by Mild Extractions,” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 132, 3 (2006): 384-391.

• Zein, M.M., M.T. Suidan, and A.D. Venosa, “Bioremediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Gasoline Hydrocarbons and Oxygenates Using a Membrane-Based Reactor,” Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 6 (2006): 1997-2003.

• Campo-Moreno, P., G.A. Sorial, M.T. Suidan and A.D. Venosa, "Statistical Evaluation of an Analytical GC/MS Method for the Determination of Long Chain Fatty Acids," Talanta, 68 (2006): 888-894.

• Cacho-Rivero, J.A., M.T. Suidan, “Anaerobic Digestion of Thermo-Oxidized Excess Municipal Sludge,” Water Environment Research, 78, 5 (2006): 510-521.

• Rivero, J.A.C., M.T. Suidan, “Effect of H2O2 Dose on the Thermo-Oxidative Co-Treatment with Anaerobic Digestion of Excess Municipal Sludge,” Water Science and Technology, 54, 2 (2006): 253-259

• Rivero, J.A.C., N. Madhavan, M.T. Suidan, P. Ginestet, J.M. Audic, “Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestion of Excess Municipal Sludge with Thermal and/or Oxidative Treatment,” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 132, 6 (2006): 638-644.