Refereed Publications

Dr. Tariq Siddique – Soil Chemistry -Environmental Microbiology

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS/BOOK CHAPTER

  1. Donner, M.W., Arshad, M., Ullah, A. and Siddique, T. 2019. Unraveled keratin-derived biopolymers as novel biosorbents for the simultaneous removal of multiple trace metals from industrial wastewater. Sci. Total Environ. 647: 1539-1546.
  2. Lyu, H., Tang, J., Shen, B. and Siddique, T. 2018. Development of a novel chem-bio hybrid process using biochar supported nanoscale iron sulfide composite and Corynebacterium variable HRJ4 for enhanced trichloroethylene dechlorination. Water Res. 147: 132-141.
  3. Donner, M.W., Cuss, C.W., Poesch, M., Nilo Sinnatamby, R., Shotyk, W. and Siddique, T. 2018. Selenium in surface waters of the lower Athabasca River watershed: chemical speciation and implications for aquatic life. Environ. Pollut. 243: 1343-1351.
  4. Siddique, T., Stasik, S., Mohamad Shahimin, M.F. and Wendt-Potthoff, K. 2018. Microbial communities in oil sands tailings: their implications in biogeochemical processes and tailings management. In: Microbial Communities Utilizing Hydrocarbons and Lipids: Members, Metagenomics and Ecophysiology, Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, T.J. McGenity et al. (eds.), Springer Nature Switzerland, pp 1-33.
  5. Ahad, J.M.E., Pakdel, H., Gammon, P.R., Siddique, T., Kuznetsova, A. and Savard, M.M. 2018. Evaluating in situ biodegradation of 13C-labelled naphthenic acids in groundwater near oil sands tailings ponds. Sci. Total Environ. 643: 392-399.
  6. Donner, M.W. and Siddique, T. 2018. A rapid and sensitive IC-ICP-MS method for determining selenium speciation in natural waters. Can. J. Chem. 96: 795-802.
  7. von Gunten, K., Warchola, T., Donner, M.W., Cossio, M., Hao, W., Boothman, C., Lloyd, J., Siddique, T., Partin, C.A., Flynn, S.L., Rosaasen, A., Konhauser, K.O. and Alessi, D.S. 2018. Biogeochemistry of U, Ni, and As in two meromictic pit lakes at the Cluff Lake uranium mine, northern Saskatchewan. Can. J. Earth Sci. 55: 463-474.
  8. Gupta, S.K., Le, X.C., Kachanosky, G., Zuidhof, M.J. and Siddique, T. 2018. Transfer of arsenic from poultry feed to poultry litter: A mass balance study. Sci. Total. Environ. 630: 302-307.
  9. Sun, C., Shotyk, W., Cuss, C.W., Donner, M.W., Fennell, J., Javed, M.B., Noernberg, T., Poesch, M., Pelletier, R., Sinnatamby, N., Siddique, T. and Martin, J.W. 2017. Characterization of naphthenic acids and other dissolved organics in natural water from the Athabasca oil sands region, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51: 9524-9532.
  10. Foght, J.M., Gieg, L.M. and Siddique, T. 2017. The microbiology of oil sands tailings: past, present, future. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 93 (5). doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix034
  11. Donner, M.W., Javed, M.B., Shotyk, W., Francesconi, K.A. and Siddique, T. 2017. Arsenic speciation in the lower Athabasca River watershed: A geochemical investigation of the dissolved and particulate phases. 2017. Environ. Pollut. 224: 265-274.
  12. Foght, J.M., Siddique, T. and Gieg, L.M. 2017. Protocols for handling, storing, and cultivating oil sands tailings ponds materials for microbial and molecular biological study. In: Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols, T.J. McGenity et al. (eds.), Springer Protocols Handbooks, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp 175-197.
  13. Mohamad Shahimin, M.F. and Siddique, T. 2017. Methanogenic biodegradation of paraffinic solvent hydrocarbons in two different oil sands tailings. Sci. Total. Environ. 583: 115-122.
  14. Mohamad Shahimin, M.F. and Siddique, T. 2017. Sequential biodegradation of complex naphtha hydrocarbons under methanogenic conditions in two different oil sands tailings. Environ. Pollut. 221: 398-406.
  15. Kuznetsova, A., Kuznetsov, P., Foght, J.M. and Siddique, T. 2016. Trace metal mobilization from oil sands froth treatment thickened tailings exhibiting acid rock drainage. Sci. Total Environ. 571: 699-710.
  16. Arshad, M., Khosa M.A., Siddique, T. and Ullah, A. 2016. Modified biopolymers as sorbents for the removal of naphthenic acids from oil sands process affected water (OSPW). Chemosphere 163: 334-341.
  17. Javed, M.B. and Siddique, T. 2016. Response to comment on “Thermally-released arsenic in porewater from sediments in the Cold Lake area of Alberta, Canada”. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 7265-7265.
  18. Banerjee, S., Baah-Acheamfour, M., Carlyle, C.N., Bissett, A., Richardson, A.E., Siddique, T., Bork, E.W. and Chang, S.X. 2016. Determinants of bacterial communities in Canadian agroforestry systems. Environ. Microbiol. 18: 1805-1816.
  19. Collins, C.E.V., Foght, J.M. and Siddique, T. 2016. Co-occurrence of methanogenesis and N2 fixation in oil sands tailings. Sci. Total Environ. 565: 306-312.
  20. Javed, M.B. and Siddique, T. 2016. Thermally-released arsenic in porewater from sediments in the Cold Lake area of Alberta, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 2191-2199.
  21. Mohamad Shahimin, M.F., Foght, J.M. and Siddique, T. 2016. Preferential methanogenic biodegradation of short-chain n-alkanes by microbial communities from two different oil sands tailings ponds. Sci. Total Environ. 553: 250-257.
  22. Siddique, T., Mohamad Shahimin, M.F., Zamir, S., Semple, K., Li, C. and Foght, J.M. 2015. Long-term incubation reveals methanogenic biodegradation of C5 and C6 iso-alkanes in oil sands tailings. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 14732-14739.
  23. Kuznetsov, P., Kuznetsova, A., Foght, J.M. and Siddique, T. 2015. Oil sands thickened froth treatment tailings exhibit acid rock drainage potential during evaporative drying. Sci. Total Environ. 505: 1-10.
  24. Arkell, N., Kuznetsov, P., Kuznetsova, A., Foght, J.M. and Siddique, T. 2015. Microbial metabolism alters porewater chemistry and increases consolidation of oil sands tailings. J. Environ. Qual. 44: 145-153.
  25. Javed, M.B., Kachanoski, G. and Siddique, T. 2014. Arsenic fractionation and mineralogical characterization of sediments in the Cold Lake area of Alberta, Canada. Sci. Total Environ. 500-501: 181-190.
  26. Siddique, T., Kuznetsov, P., Kuznetsova, A., Arkell, N., Young, R., Li, C., Guigard, S., Underwood, E. and Foght, J.M. 2014. Microbially-accelerated consolidation of oil sands tailings. Pathway I: changes in porewater chemistry. Front. Microbiol. 5:106. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00106.
  27. Siddique, T., Kuznetsov, P., Kuznetsova, A., Li, C., Young, R., Arocena, J.M. and Foght, J.M. 2014. Microbially-accelerated consolidation of oil sands tailings. Pathway II: solid phase biogeochemistry. Front. Microbiol. 5:107. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00107.
  28. Kuznetsova, A., McKenzie, D., Banser, P., Siddique, T. and Aiken, J.M. 2014. Potential role of soil properties in the spread of CWD in western Canada. Prion 8: 1-8.
  29. Javed, M.B, Kachanoski, G. and Siddique, T. 2013. A modified sequential extraction method for arsenic fractionation in sediments. Anal. Chim. Acta 787: 102-110.
  30. Siddique, T., Penner, T., Klassen, J., Nesbo, C. and Foght, J.M. 2012. Microbial communities involved in methane production from hydrocarbons in oil sands taillings. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 9802-9810.
  31. Siddique, T., Penner, T., Semple, K. and Foght, J.M. 2011. Anaerobic biodegradation of longer-chain n-alkanes coupled to methane production in oil sands tailings. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 5892-5899.
  32. Hussain, S., Siddique, T., Arshad, M. and Saleem, M. 2009. Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pesticides: recent advances. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 843-907.
  33. Hussain, S., Siddique, T., Saleem, M., Arshad, M. and Khalid, A. 2009. Impact of pesticides on soil microbial diversity, enzymes, and biochemical reactions. Adv. Agron. 102: 159-200.
  34. Siddique, T., Gupta, R., Fedorak, P.M., MacKinnon, M.D. and Foght, J.M. 2008. A first approximation model to predict methane generation from oil sands tailings settling basin. Chemosphere 72: 1573-1580.
  35. Siddique, T., Fedorak, P.M., MacKinnon, M.D. and Foght, J.M. 2007. Metabolism of BTEX and naphtha compounds to methane in oil sands tailings. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41: 2350-2356.
  36. Siddique, T., Arocena, J.M., Thring, R.W. and Zhang, Y. 2007. Bacterial reduction of selenium in coal mine tailings pond sediment. J. Environ. Qual. 36: 621-627.
  37. Arocena, J.M., Siddique, T., Thring, R.W. and Kapur, S. 2007. Investigation of lichens using molecular techniques and associated mineral accumulation on a basaltic flow in a Mediterranean environment. CATENA 70: 356-365.
  38. Siddique, T., Fedorak, P.M. and Foght, J.M. 2006. Biodegradation of short-chain n-alkanes in oil sands tailings under methanogenic conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 5459-5464.
  39. Siddique, T., Zhang, Y., Okeke, B.C. and Frankenberger, W.T.Jr. 2006. Characterization of sediment bacteria involved in selenium reduction. Bioresour. Technol. 97: 1041-1049.
  40. Siddique, T., Rutherford, P.M., Arocena, J.M. and Thring, R.W. 2006. A proposed economical method for extraction of petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated soils. Can. J. Soil Sci. 86: 725-728.
  41. Siddique, T., Okeke, B.C., Zhang, Y., Arshad, M., Hans, S.K. and Frankengerger, W.T. Jr. 2005. Bacterial diversity in selenium reduction of agricultural drainage water amended with rice straw. J. Environ. Qual. 34: 217-226.
  42. Zhang, Y., Siddique, T., Wang, J. and Frankenberger, W.T.Jr. 2004. Selenate reduction in river water by Citerobacter freundii isolated from a selenium-contaminated sediment. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52:1594-1600.
  43. Siddique, T., Okeke, B.C., Arshad, M. and Frankengerger, W.T. Jr. 2003. Biodegradation kinetics of endosulfan by Fusarium ventricosum and Pandoraea sp. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:8015-8019.
  44. Siddique, T., Zahir, Z.A. and Frankenberger, W.T.Jr. 2003. Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method for analysis of endosulfan and its major metabolites. J. Liquid Chromatograph. & Related Technol. 26:1069-1082.
  45. Siddique, T., Okeke, B.C., Arshad, M. and Frankengerger, W.T. Jr. 2003. Enrichment and isolation of endosulfan-degrading microorganisms. J. Environ. Qual. 32:47-54.
  46. Siddique, T., Okeke, B.C., Arshad. M. and Frankenberger, W.T. Jr. 2002. Temperature and pH effects on biodegradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers in water and a soil slurry. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50:5070-5076.
  47. Okeke, B.C., Siddique, T., Arbestain, M.C. and Frankenberger, W.T.Jr. 2002. Biodegradation of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) and alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane in water and a soil slurry by a Pandoraea Species. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50:2548-2555.
  48. Ilyas, M., Ibrahim, M., Siddique, T. and Ishaq, M. 2001. Effect of soil water potential on yield and nutrient uptake by wheat at different fertilizer rates. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 21:19-24.
  49. Siddique, T., Rashid, M. and Saeed, M. 1999. Micronutrients-phosphorus relationship studies in wheat crop grown in calcareous soils. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 16:105-110.
  50. Siddique, T., Ilyas, M. and John, A. 1998. Evaluation of chemical extractants for K release and their correlation with K uptake by wheat in different soil series of Punjab. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 15:16-20.
  51. Siddique, T., Rashid, M. and Saeed, M. 1998. Nutrients’ status of mango orchards in Southern Punjab. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 14:78-84.
  52. Saeed, M., Akhtar, S.N., Rashid, M. and Siddique, T. 1997. Effect of organic residue incorporation on available P and K contents of soil. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 13:108-111.
  53. Siddique, T., John, A. and Ilyas, M. 1997. Response of wheat to potassium application in different soil series of Punjab. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 13:92-96.
  54. John, A., Piracha, I.A., Siddique, T. and Ishaq, M. 1997. Study on physical changes during ripening of tomato fruits. J. Agric. Res. 35:264-270.
  55. John, A., Piracha, I.A., Ishaq, M. and Siddique, T. 1997. Study on chemical changes during ripening of tomato fruits. J. Agric. Res. 35:173-178.
  56. Javed, F., John, A., Ishaq, M. and Siddique, T. 1994. Effect of irrigation depth on nitrate movement in soil and nitrogen uptake by maize. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 9:46-49.