Jim Field
Department Head
(520) 621-2591
JWH 108
jimfield@email.arizona.edu

Recent Publications Include:

Sun, W. J., R. Sierra-Alvarez, N. Fernandez, J. L. Sanz, R. Amils, A. Legatzki, R. M. Maier, and J. A. Field. 2009. Molecular characterization and in situ quantification of anoxic arsenite-oxidizing denitrifying enrichment cultures. Fems Microbiology Ecology 68: 72-85.

Sun, W. J., R. Sierra-Alvarez, L. Milner, R. Oremland, and J. A. Field. 2009. Arsenite and Ferrous Iron Oxidation Linked to Chemolithotrophic Denitrification for the Immobilization of Arsenic in Anoxic Environments. Environmental Science & Technology 43: 6585-6591.

Gamez, V. M., R. Sierra-Alvarez, R. J. Waltz, and J. A. Field. 2009. Anaerobic degradation of citrate under sulfate reducing and methanogenic conditions. Biodegradation 20: 499-510.

Ochoa-Herrera, V., Q. Banihani, G. Leon, C. Khatri, J. A. Field, and R. Sierra-Alvarez. 2009. Toxicity of fluoride to microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment systems. Water Research 43: 3177-3186.

Fernandez, N., R. Sierra-Alvarez, R. Amils, J. A. Field, and J. L. Sanz. 2009. Compared microbiology of granular sludge under autotrophic, mixotrophic and heterotrophic denitrification conditions. Water Science and Technology 59: 1227-1236.

Banihani, Q., R. Sierra-Alvarez, and J. A. Field. 2009. Nitrate and nitrite inhibition of methanogenesis during denitrification in granular biofilms and digested domestic sludges. Biodegradation 20: 801-812.

Beristain-Cardoso, R., A. C. Texier, R. Sierra-Alvarez, E. Razo-Flores, J. A. Field, and J. Gomez. 2009. Effect of initial sulfide concentration on sulfide and phenol oxidation under denitrifying conditions. Chemosphere 74: 200-205.

Cortinas, I., R. Sierra-Alvarez, and J. A. Field. 2008. Biologically Mediated Mobilization of Arsenic From Granular Ferric Hydroxide in Anaerobic Columns Fed Landfill Leachate. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 101: 1205-1213.

Field, J. A., and R. Sierra-Alvarez. 2008. Microbial transformation and degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls. Environmental Pollution 155: 1-12.

Sun, W. J., R. Sierra, and J. A. Field. 2008. Anoxic oxidation of arsenite linked to denitrification in sludges and sediments. Water Research 42: 4569-4577.