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Barbara Butler
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Latest papers
Dynamics of bacteria–substrate stable isotope separation: dependence on substrate availability and implications for aquatic food web studies
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 2008 · senior author
Examining the Microbial Degradation of Naphthenic Acids Using Stable Isotope Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen
Water Air & Soil Pollution · 2008
Use of Tetrahymena thermophila to study the role of protozoa in inactivation of viruses in water.
Applied and environmental microbiology · 2007
Latest funding
- $11,988,000
Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau
NSERC · 2012 · Co-investigator
- $15,000,000
Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
- $253,980
Evaluation of chlorine isotopes as tracers to monitor the behavior, fate and remediation of chlorinated compounds in groundwater
NSERC · 2005 · Co-investigator
18 publications.
Dynamics of bacteria–substrate stable isotope separation: dependence on substrate availability and implications for aquatic food web studies
Daryl J. McGoldrick, David R. Barton, Michael Power, Ryan W. Scott, Barbara J. Butler
Examining the Microbial Degradation of Naphthenic Acids Using Stable Isotope Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen
Patricia Paulina Videla, Andrea J. Farwell, Barbara J. Butler, D. George Dixon
Use of Tetrahymena thermophila to study the role of protozoa in inactivation of viruses in water.
Pinheiro MD, Power ME, Butler BJ, Dayeh VR, Slawson R, Lee LE, Lynn DH, Bols NC
Development of a Fluorescent Multiwell Assay for Evaluating the Capacity of the Ciliated Protozoan Tetrahymena for Bacterivory in Water Samples
Mary E. Power, Dana Sotornik, Marcel D. O. Pinheiro, Vivian R. Dayeh, Barbara J. Butler, Robin M. Slawson, Lucy E. J. Lee, Denis H. Lynn, Niels C. Bols
Laboratory evidence of MTBE biodegradation in Borden aquifer material
Mario Schirmer, Barbara J. Butler, Clinton D. Church, James F. Barker, Nalina Nadarajah
Migration and natural fate of a coal tar creosote plume
Mark W.G. King, James F. Barker, John F. Devlin, Barbara J. Butler
A relative-least-squares technique to determine unique Monod kinetic parameters of BTEX compounds using batch experiments
Schirmer M, Butler BJ, Roy JW, Frind EO, Barker JF
A Case of Phosphorus Limiting Monoaromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Groundwater
David Granger, Barbara J. Butler, James F. Barker
Anaerobic Benzene Biodegradation: A Microcosm Survey
Marit Nales, Barbara J. Butler, Elizabeth Anne Edwards
Substrate interaction during aerobic biodegradation of creosote-related compounds in columns of sandy aquifer material
D. Millette, Barbara J. Butler, Emil O. Frind, Yves Comeau, Réjean Samon
Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau
Principal investigators: Courtenay, Simon
Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau
Principal investigators: Munkittrick, Kelly
Evaluation of chlorine isotopes as tracers to monitor the behavior, fate and remediation of chlorinated compounds in groundwater
Principal investigators: Aravena, Ramon
Groundwater plume formation and remediation of modern gasoline fuels in the subsurface
Principal investigators: Barker, James
Canadian Water Network/Réseau canadien de l'eau
Principal investigators: Servos, Mark
Application of environmental isotopes in groundwater organic geochemistry
Principal investigators: Aravena, Ramon
Methodology to assess and forecast biodegradation of organic contaminants in groundwater
Principal investigators: Barker, James
The fate and persistence of pesticides in groundwater: selected herbicides at the Ciba site, Cambridge, Ontario
Principal investigators: Barker, James
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Barb Butler and Barbara Butler: 18 shared papers
- Lucila Lee and Marcel Pinheiro: 3 shared papers
- Lucila Lee and Robin Slawson: 3 shared papers
- Marcel Pinheiro and Robin Slawson: 3 shared papers
- Yves Comeau and Barb Butler: 2 shared papers
- Yves Comeau and Barbara Butler: 2 shared papers
- Lucila Lee and Barb Butler: 2 shared papers
- Lucila Lee and Barbara Butler: 2 shared papers
- Marcel Pinheiro and Barb Butler: 2 shared papers
- Marcel Pinheiro and Barbara Butler: 2 shared papers
- Barb Butler and Robin Slawson: 2 shared papers
- Robin Slawson and Barbara Butler: 2 shared papers
- James W Roy and Barb Butler: 1 shared paper
- James W Roy and Barbara Butler: 1 shared paper
- Elizabeth Edwards and Barb Butler: 1 shared paper
- Elizabeth Edwards and Barbara Butler: 1 shared paper
- Michael Power and Barb Butler: 1 shared paper
- Michael Power and Barbara Butler: 1 shared paper
- Barb Butler and Bernard Glick: 1 shared paper
- Bernard Glick and Barbara Butler: 1 shared paper
- Department of Biology
- Faculty of Science
- Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines (CGM)
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
- Earth, Environment & Society
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Barb Butler
Department of Biology
18 shared papers, latest 2008
Marcel Pinheiro
Department of Biology
2 shared papers, latest 2007
Lucila Lee
Faculty of Science
2 shared papers, latest 2007
Robin Slawson
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2007
Yves Comeau
Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines (CGM)
2 shared papers, latest 1998
Michael Power
Department of Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2008
Elizabeth Edwards
Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
1 shared papers, latest 1998
James W Roy
Earth, Environment & Society
1 shared papers, latest 1999
Bernard Glick
Department of Biology
1 shared papers, latest 1989
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