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Brent E. Sleep

Brent E. Sleep

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
7485
World Ranking
6736
National Ranking
299

Overview

Brent E. Sleep is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on environmental remediation, groundwater flow, and contamination studies.

Their work covers several subfields, including environmental engineering, biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, water science and technology, and pollution. Key research topics addressed in their studies include environmental remediation with nanomaterials, groundwater flow and contamination, electrokinetic soil remediation techniques, advanced oxidation water treatment, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, landfill environmental impact studies, as well as microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • An experimental and modeling study of evapotranspiration from integrated green roof photovoltaic systems, 2020, Ecological Engineering
  • Sequential treatment of nitrate and phosphate in groundwater using a permeable reactive barrier system, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Effect of low permeability zone location on remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated media by electrokinetics combined with a modified-zeolite barrier, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Two distinct Dehalobacter strains sequentially dechlorinate 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,1-dichloroethane at a field site treated with granular zero valent iron and guar gum, 2020, Water Research
  • Selective solvent filters for non-aqueous phase liquid separation from water, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hardiljeet K. Boparai
  • Georgina C. Kalogerakis
  • Elizabeth A. Edwards
  • Denis M. O'Carroll
  • Ariel Nunez Garcia

Common publication venues for their research are:

  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Brent E. Sleep's research integrates multiple engineering disciplines and environmental science to address contamination and remediation challenges, particularly in groundwater and soil. Their approach often involves novel treatment methods combining chemical, biological, and physical processes, reflecting a multidisciplinary expertise applicable to environmental management and sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Nanoscale zero valent iron and bimetallic particles for contaminated site remediation

    Denis O’Carroll;Denis O’Carroll;Brent Sleep;Magdalena Krol;Hardiljeet Boparai

  • Modeling the transport of volatile organics in variably saturated media

    B. E. Sleep;J. F. Sykes

  • Stable carbon isotope evidence for intrinsic bioremediation of tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene at area 6, Dover Air Force Base

    B Sherwood Lollar;G F Slater;B Sleep;M Witt

  • Compositional simulation of groundwater contamination by organic compounds: 1. Model development and verification

    Brent E. Sleep;Jonathan F. Sykes

  • Variability in carbon isotopic fractionation during biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes: implications for field applications.

    Gregory F. Slater;Barbara Sherwood Lollar;Brent E. Sleep;Elizabeth A. Edwards

  • Contrasting carbon isotope fractionation during biodegradation of trichloroethylene and toluene: Implications for intrinsic bioremediation

    B. Sherwood Lollar;G.F. Slater;J. Ahad;B. Sleep

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotopic fractionation during anaerobic biodegradation of benzene.

    Silvia A. Mancini;Ania C. Ulrich;Georges Lacrampe-Couloume;Brent Sleep

  • The effect of temperature on capillary pressure‐saturation relationships for air‐water and perchloroethylene‐water systems

    Hugh Y. She;Brent E. Sleep

  • Carbon isotope effects resulting from equilibrium sorption of dissolved VOCs.

    G. F. Slater;J. M. E. Ahad;B. Sherwood Lollar;‡ and R. Allen-King

  • Carbon Isotope Fractionation during Anaerobic Biodegradation of Toluene: Implications for Intrinsic Bioremediation

    Jason M. E. Ahad;Barbara Sherwood Lollar;Elizabeth A. Edwards;Greg F. Slater

  • Characterization of nZVI Mobility in a Field Scale Test

    Chris M. Kocur;Ahmed I. Chowdhury;Nataphan Sakulchaicharoen;Hardiljeet K. Boparai

  • Impact of nZVI stability on mobility in porous media.

    Chris M. Kocur;Denis M. O'Carroll;Brent E. Sleep

  • Long-Term Field Study of Microbial Community and Dechlorinating Activity Following Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Stabilized Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Injection

    Chris M. D. Kocur;Line Lomheim;Olivia Molenda;Kela P. Weber

  • Biological enhancement of tetrachloroethene dissolution and associated microbial community changes.

    Brent E. Sleep;David J. Seepersad;Kaiguo Mo;Christina M. Heidorn

  • Quantifying chlorinated ethene degradation during reductive dechlorination at Kelly AFB using stable carbon isotopes

    Penny L. Morrill;Georges Lacrampe-Couloume;Gregory F. Slater;Gregory F. Slater;Brent E. Sleep

  • A Field-Validated Model for In Situ Transport of Polymer-Stabilized nZVI and Implications for Subsurface Injection

    Magdalena M. Krol;Andrew J. Oleniuk;Chris M. Kocur;Brent E. Sleep

  • Knudsen diffusion, gas permeability, and water content in an unconsolidated porous medium

    Stefan A. Reinecke;Brent E. Sleep

  • Effects of Biomass Growth on Gas Pressure Drop in Biofilters

    Fernando Morgan-Sagastume;Brent E. Sleep;D. Grant Allen

  • Contributions of Abiotic and Biotic Dechlorination Following Carboxymethyl Cellulose Stabilized Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron Injection.

    Chris M. D. Kocur;Line Lomheim;Hardiljeet K. Boparai;Ahmed I. A. Chowdhury

  • Compositional simulation of groundwater contamination by organic compounds: 2. Model applications

    Brent E. Sleep;Jonathan F. Sykes

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis M. O'Carroll
Denis M. O'Carroll University of New South Wales
Elizabeth A. Edwards
Elizabeth A. Edwards University of Toronto
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Barbara Sherwood Lollar University of Toronto
Richard L. Johnson
Richard L. Johnson Oregon Health & Science University
David M. Bagley
David M. Bagley University of Wyoming
Charles J. Werth
Charles J. Werth The University of Texas at Austin
Jason I. Gerhard
Jason I. Gerhard University of Western Ontario
Georges Lacrampe-Couloume
Georges Lacrampe-Couloume University of Toronto
Bernard H. Kueper
Bernard H. Kueper Queen's University
Hongbin Zhan
Hongbin Zhan Texas A&M University

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