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Pierre Faure is affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, supported by extensive research contributions in this area. Faure's work spans several subfields including Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, Pollution, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

Their research topics cover diverse aspects of environmental and geochemical systems. Major themes include:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Faure has contributed to various scientific publications, with frequent appearances in key journals such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Several recent papers feature in their publication record:

  • A critical review of the influence of groundwater level fluctuations and temperature on LNAPL contaminations in the context of climate change, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Taxonomic and functional trait-based approaches suggest that aerobic and anaerobic soil microorganisms allow the natural attenuation of oil from natural seeps, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Uranium and thorium partitioning in the bulk silicate Earth and the oxygen content of Earth's core, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Effect of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAH & Polar-PAC) availability on their ecotoxicity towards terrestrial organisms, 2024, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • An experimental multi-method approach to better characterize the LNAPL fate in soil under fluctuating groundwater levels, 2024, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Faure frequently collaborates with several researchers in related fields. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Catherine Lorgeoux
  • Stéfan Colombano
  • Coralie Biache
  • Amélie Cavelan
  • Fabrice Golfier

Best Publications

  • Efficient organic carbon burial in the Bengal fan sustained by the Himalayan erosional system.

    Valier Galy;Valier Galy;Christian France-Lanord;Olivier Beyssac;Pierre Faure

  • Application of magnetite-activated persulfate oxidation for the degradation of PAHs in contaminated soils.

    M. Usman;P. Faure;C. Ruby;Khalil Hanna;Khalil Hanna

  • Selection of oxidant doses for in situ chemical oxidation of soils contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review.

    B. Ranc;P. Faure;V. Croze;M.O. Simonnot;M.O. Simonnot

  • Remediation of PAH-contaminated soils by magnetite catalyzed Fenton-like oxidation

    M. Usman;P. Faure;C. Ruby;Khalil Hanna;Khalil Hanna

  • Root exudates modify bacterial diversity of phenanthrene degraders in PAH-polluted soil but not phenanthrene degradation rates.

    Aurélie Cébron;Brice Louvel;Pierre Faure;Christian France-Lanord

  • Organic markers in the lipidic fraction of sewage sludges.

    Emilie Jardé;Laurence Mansuy;Pierre Faure

  • Influence of vegetation on the in situ bacterial community and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degraders in aged PAH-contaminated or thermal-desorption-treated soil

    Aurélie Cébron;Thierry Beguiristain;Pierre Faure;Marie Paule Norini

  • Application of magnetite catalyzed chemical oxidation (Fenton-like and persulfate) for the remediation of oil hydrocarbon contamination

    M. Usman;Pierre Faure;Khalil Hanna;Mustapha Abdelmoula

  • C4 plants decline in the Himalayan basin since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Valier Galy;Louis François;Christian France-Lanord;Pierre Faure

  • Impact of oxidation and biodegradation on the most commonly used polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios: Implications for the source identifications.

    Coralie Biache;Laurence Mansuy-Huault;Laurence Mansuy-Huault;Pierre Faure;Pierre Faure

  • Effects of thermal desorption on the composition of two coking plant soils: impact on solvent extractable organic compounds and metal bioavailability.

    Coralie Biache;Laurence Mansuy-Huault;Pierre Faure;Colette Munier-Lamy

  • First intercomparison study on the analysis of oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (oxy-PAHs) and nitrogen heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic compounds (N-PACs) in contaminated soil

    Staffan Lundstedt;Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe;Wolfgang Wilcke;E. Boll

  • EVIDENCE FOR DIFFUSE CONTAMINATION OF RIVER SEDIMENTS BY ROAD ASPHALT PARTICLES

    Pierre Faure;Patrick Landais;Laurence Schlepp;Raymond Michels

  • Fatty acids of lipid fractions in extracellular polymeric substances of activated sludge flocs.

    Arnaud Conrad;Merja Kontro;Minna M. Keinänen;Aurore Cadoret

  • In situ assessment of phytotechnologies for multicontaminated soil management.

    Stéphanie Ouvrard;Christophe Barnier;Pascale Bauda;Thierry Beguiristain

  • Formation of green rust via mineralogical transformation of ferric oxides (ferrihydrite, goethite and hematite)

    M. Usman;Khalil Hanna;Mustapha Abdelmoula;Asfaw Zegeye

  • A critical review of the influence of groundwater level fluctuations and temperature on LNAPL contaminations in the context of climate change

    Amélie Cavelan;Fabrice Golfier;Stéfan Colombano;Hossein Davarzani

  • Distribution of organic pollutants and natural organic matter in urban storm water sediments as a function of grain size.

    Anne-Laure Badin;Pierre Faure;Jean-Philippe Bedell;Cécile Delolme

  • Chemical oxidation of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) in contaminated soils.

    M. Usman;O. Tascone;P. Faure;K. Hanna

  • Natural and Laboratory Oxidation of Low-Organic-Carbon-Content Sediments: Comparison of Chemical Changes in Hydrocarbons

    M. Elie;P. Faure;R. Michels;P. Landais

  • Behavior of organic matter from Callovian shales during low-temperature air oxidation

    P. Faure;P. Landais;L. Griffault

Frequent Co-Authors

Khalil Hanna
Khalil Hanna Institut Universitaire de France
Corinne Leyval
Corinne Leyval University of Lorraine
Marie-Odile Simonnot
Marie-Odile Simonnot University of Lorraine
Jacques Pironon
Jacques Pironon University of Lorraine
Christian France-Lanord
Christian France-Lanord University of Lorraine
Valier Galy
Valier Galy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Louis François
Louis François University of Liège
Jean-Louis Morel
Jean-Louis Morel University of Lorraine
Guillaume Echevarria
Guillaume Echevarria University of Lorraine
Thibault Sterckeman
Thibault Sterckeman INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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