Sophie C Leterme
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Hayward C, Ross K, Brown M, Nisar M, Hinds J, Jamieson T, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2024 Aug;
949:175194.
PMID: 39094661
Background: Increasingly, hospital handwashing basins have been identified as a source of healthcare-associated infections. Biofilms formed on the faucet and drains of handbasins can potentially harbour pathogenic microbes and promote...
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Tuuri E, Gascooke J, Leterme S
Sci Total Environ
. 2024 Jun;
947:174279.
PMID: 38942303
Standardisation and validation of methods for microplastics research is essential. A major methodological challenge is the removal of planktonic organisms from marine water samples allowing for the identification of microplastics...
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Nisar M, Ross K, Brown M, Bentham R, Best G, Eyre N, et al.
Heliyon
. 2024 Jun;
10(11):e32334.
PMID: 38933949
is the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, and its prevalence in potable water is a significant public health issue. Water stagnation within buildings increases the risk of However, there are...
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Mitchell K, James C, Gascooke J, Leterme S
Mar Pollut Bull
. 2023 Aug;
194(Pt B):115334.
PMID: 37541141
Plastic pollution is fast becoming one of the most prominent contamination issues facing the marine environment. Microplastics are a major subset of plastic waste now present in all global oceans,...
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Nisar M, Ross K, Brown M, Bentham R, Xi J, Hinds J, et al.
Water Res
. 2023 Jul;
243:120363.
PMID: 37494744
In recent years, the frequency of nosocomial infections has increased. Hospital water systems support the growth of microbes, especially opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens. In this study, planktonic prokaryotic communities present...
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Leterme S, Tuuri E, Drummond W, Jones R, Gascooke J
Sci Total Environ
. 2022 Nov;
856(Pt 1):158672.
PMID: 36419277
The pollution of marine environments from plastic waste is anticipated to increase with current increases in plastic production. Reciprocally, escalating research efforts provide an improved understanding, monitoring, awareness, and mitigation...
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Jamieson T, Whiley H, Gascooke J, Leterme S
Microorganisms
. 2022 Apr;
10(4).
PMID: 35456734
This pilot study investigates the formation of aggregates within a desalination plant, before and after pre-treatment, as well as their potential impact on fouling. The objective is to provide an...
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Hayes A, Kirkbride K, Leterme S
Mar Pollut Bull
. 2021 Aug;
172:112842.
PMID: 34392159
Microplastics are a major source of marine pollution and comprise of many recyclable polymers. For this study, we investigated the prevalence of microplastic polymers in an urban and non-urban setting...
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Elmas S, Skipper K, Salehifar N, Jamieson T, Andersson G, Nyden M, et al.
Environ Sci Technol
. 2020 Dec;
55(1):757-766.
PMID: 33337864
Unwanted growth of fouling organisms on underwater surfaces is an omnipresent challenge for the marine industry, costing billions of dollars every year in the transportation sector alone. Copper, the most...
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Sitepu E, Jones D, Zhang Z, Tang Y, Leterme S, Heimann K, et al.
Bioresour Technol
. 2018 Nov;
273:431-438.
PMID: 30466021
Direct biodiesel production from wet fungal biomass may significantly reduce production costs, but there is a lack of fast and cost-effective processing technology. A novel thin film continuous flow process...