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Bas Vriens
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Research
Latest papers
Genetically engineered bacteria and microalgae expressing a mutant of cytochrome P450 BM3 for efficient Diuron degradation in wastewater treatment.
Microbiology spectrum · 2025
The kinetics of aqueous thiolated arsenic oxidation.
Journal of hazardous materials · 2025 · senior author
Compositional heterogeneity of secondary minerals in mine waste rock: Origins and implications for water quality.
Journal of hazardous materials · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $25,000
NanoDirt: Toward cheap, safe, and sustainable self-assembled materials
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $120,000
Sustainable mine waste management: from microscale hydrogeochemical processes to macroscale prediction models
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $12,500
Sustainable mine waste management: from microscale hydrogeochemical processes to macroscale prediction models
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
14 publications.
Genetically engineered bacteria and microalgae expressing a mutant of cytochrome P450 BM3 for efficient Diuron degradation in wastewater treatment.
Helvig C, Kariyawasam T, Vriens B, Petkovich M
The kinetics of aqueous thiolated arsenic oxidation.
Ali JD, Carrillo APM, Leybourne MI, Harrison AL, Vriens B
Compositional heterogeneity of secondary minerals in mine waste rock: Origins and implications for water quality.
Saberi N, Vriens B
Diclofenac Degradation by Immobilized Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Scenedesmus obliquus.
Kariyawasam T, Petkovich M, Vriens B
Spatiotemporal and multi-isotope assessment of metal sedimentation in the Great Lakes.
Junqueira TP, Araújo DF, Jeong H, Guatame-Garcia A, Pascoe T, Harrison AL, Leybourne MI, Smol JP, Vriens B
Water quality dynamics and underlying controls in the Halton Region, Ontario.
Beckner-Stetson N, Funk K, Estabrooks M, Dunn A, Doulatyari B, Barrett K, Vriens B
Occurrence and mobility of thiolated arsenic in legacy mine tailings.
Ali JD, Guatame-Garcia A, Jamieson HE, Parsons MB, Leybourne MI, Koch I, Weber KP, Patch DJ, Harrison AL, Vriens B
Pharmaceutical removal from wastewater by introducing cytochrome P450s into microalgae.
Kariyawasam T, Helvig C, Petkovich M, Vriens B
Contrasting copper concentrations and isotopic compositions in two Great Lakes watersheds.
Junqueira TP, Araújo DF, Harrison AL, Sullivan K, Leybourne MI, Vriens B
Imprints of wastewater discharge on trace element dynamics in the Grand River, Ontario.
Pinter J, Vriens B
NanoDirt: Toward cheap, safe, and sustainable self-assembled materials
Principal investigators: van Anders, Greg G
Keywords: colloidal nanoparticles; inverse design; self assembly
Sustainable mine waste management: from microscale hydrogeochemical processes to macroscale prediction models
Principal investigators: Vriens, Bas
Keywords: mine waste; hydrogeology; aqueous geochemistry; mineral reactivity; numerical modelling; water quality; biogeochemistry; environmental geochemistry
Sustainable mine waste management: from microscale hydrogeochemical processes to macroscale prediction models
Principal investigators: Vriens, Bas
A 10,000-ton Algal Liver: Genetic Engineering for Improved Wastewater Treatment
Principal investigators: Vriens, Bas
Keywords: tertiary treatment; CYP3A4 gene; C. reinhardtii; P450 enzyme; emerging contaminants; pharmaceutical; wastewater; clean technology; bioremediation; aquatic ecosystem
A 10,000-ton Algal Liver: Genetic Engineering for Improved Wastewater Treatment
Principal investigators: Vriens, Bas
Keywords: tertiary treatment CYP3A4 gene C. reinhardtii P450 enzyme emerging contaminants pharmaceutical wastewater clean technology bioremediation aquatic ecosystem
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Martin Petkovich and Bas Vriens: 3 shared papers
- Iris Koch and Bas Vriens: 1 shared paper
- Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
- Cancer Biology and Genetics
- Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Environmental Sciences Group
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