Torres-Rojas F., Muñoz D., Canales C., Vargas I. (2022)

Bioprospecting for electrochemically active perchlorate-reducing microorganisms

Bioelectrochemistry 108171

Vega M., Ontiveros A., Vargas I., Nerenberg R. (2022)

Chlorate addition enhances perchlorate reduction in denitrifying membrane-biofilm reactors

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Anguita J., Pizarro G., Vargas I. (2022)

Mathematical modelling of microbial corrosion in carbon steel due to early-biofilm formation of sulfate-reducing bacteria via extracellular electron transfer

Bioelectrochemistry 145 108058

De La Fuente M.J., Gallardo-Bustos C., De la IglesiaR., Vargas I. (2022)

Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Nitrogen Removal in Marine and Coastal Environments

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 4 2411

Vargas I., Tapia N., Regan J.M. (2022)

Rumen Inoculum Enhances Cathode Performance in Single-Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells

Materials 1 15 379

Leiva-Aravena E., Vera M., Nerenberg R., Leiva E., Vargas I. (2021)

Biofilm formation of Ancylobacter sp. TS-1 on different granular materials and its ability for chemolithoautotrophic As(III)-oxidation at high concentrations

Journal of Hazardous Materials 126733

De La Fuente M.J., De la Iglesia R., Farias L., Daims H., LukumbuzyaM., Vargas I. (2021)

Electrochemical enrichment of marine denitrifying bacteria to enhance nitrate metabolization in seawater

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Baldanzi S., Vargas I., Armijo F., Fernández M., Navarrete S. (2021)

Experimental Assessment of a Conducting Polymer (PEDOT) and Microbial Biofilms as Deterrents and Facilitators of Macro-Biofouling: Larval Settlement of the Barnacle Notobalanus flosculus (Darwin, 1854) from Central Chile

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Caro-Lara L., Ramos-Moore E., Vargas I.T., Walczak M., Fuentes C., Gómez A.V., Barrera N.P., Castillo J., Pizarro G. (2021)

Initial adhesion suppression of biofilm-forming and copper-tolerant bacterium Variovorax sp. on laser microtextured copper surfaces

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 202 111656

Díaz-Rullo J., Rodríguez-Valdecantos G., Torres-Rojas F., Cid L., Vargas I., González B., González-Pastor J. (2021)

Mining for perchlorate resistance genes in microorganisms from sediments of a hypersaline pond in Atacama Desert, Chile

Frontiers in Microbiology

Canales C., Galarce C., Rubio F., Pineda F., Anguita J., Barros R., Parragué M., Daille L., Aguirre J., Armijo F., Pizarro G., Walczak M., De la Iglesia R., Navarrete S., Vargas I. (2021)

Testing the Test: A Comparative Study of Marine Microbial Corrosion under Laboratory and Field Conditions

ACS OMEGA

Torres-Rojas F., Muñoz D., Tapia N., Canales C., Vargas I.T. (2020)

Bioelectrochemical chlorate reduction by Dechloromonas agitata CKB.

Bioresource Technology 315 123818

Galarce C., Fischer D., Diez B., Vargas I.T., Pizarro G.E. (2020)

Dynamics of Biocorrosion in Copper Pipes under Actual Drinking Water Conditions

Water 12 4 1036

Daille L.K., Aguirre J., Fischer D., Galarce C., Armijo F., Pizarro G.E., Walczak M., de la Iglesia R., Vargas I.T. (2020)

Effect of Tidal Cycles on Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Biocorrosion of Stainless Steel AISI 316L

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 2 124

de la Fuenta M.J., Daille L.K., de la Iglesia R., Walczak M., Armijo F., Pizarro G.E., Vargas I.T. (2020)

Electrochemical Bacterial Enrichment from Natural Seawater and Its Implications in Biocorrosion of Stainless-Steel Electrodes. Materials

Materials 13 10 2327

Ramírez P.B., Fuentes-Alburquenquee S., Díez B., Vargas I., Bonilla C.A. (2020)

Soil microbial community responses to labile organic carbon fractions in relation to soil type and land use along a climate gradient

Soil Biology and Biochemistry 141 107692

Vargas I. T., Anguita J. M., Pastén P.A., Pizarro G.E. (2019)

Chlorine Reduction Kinetics and its Mass Balance in Copper Premise Plumbing Systems During Corrosion Events

Materials 12 22 3676

Galarce C., Pineda F., Fischer D.A., Flores M., Vargas I., Sancy M., Pizarro G.E. (2019)

Effect of Hazardous Bacteria Isolated From Copper Plumbing System on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Copper

International Journal of Electrochemical Science 14 2305 – 2320

Leiva-Aravena E., Leiva E., Zamorano V., Rojas C., Regan J.M., Vargas I.T. (2019)

Organotrophic acid-tolerant microorganisms enriched from an acid mine drainage affected environment as inoculum for microbial fuel cells

Science of the Total Environment

D.A. Fischer, I.T. Vargas, G.E. Pizarro, F. Armijo, M. Walczak, (2019)

The effect of scan rate on the precision of determining corrosion current by Tafel extrapolation: A numerical study on the example of pure Cu in chloride containing medium

Electrochimica Acta

Anguita J.M., Rojas C., Pastén P.A. and Vargas I.T. (2018)

A new aerobic chemolithoautotrophic arsenic oxidizing microorganism isolated from a high Andean watershed

Biodegradation 29 1 59-69

Tapia N.F., Rojas C., Bonilla C.A. and Vargas I.T. (2018)

A New Method for Sensing Soil Water Content in Green Roofs Using Plant Microbial Fuel Cells

Sensors 18 1 9pp

Leiva E., Leiva-Aravena E., Rodríguez C., Serrano J. and Vargas I. (2018)

Arsenic removal mediated by acidic pH neutralization and iron precipitation in microbial fuel cells

Science of the Total Environment 645 15 471-481

Araneda I., Tapia N.F., Lizama Allende K. and Vargas I.T. (2018)

Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Greywater Treatment

Water 10 7 9pp

Vega M., Nerenberg R. and Vargas I.T. (2018)

Perchlorate contamination in Chile: Legacy, challenges, and potential solutions

Environmental Research 164 316-326

Anguita J.M., Vera M.A. and Vargas I.T. (2018)

The Electrochemically Active Arsenic Oxidising Bacterium Ancylobacter sp. TS‐1

ChemElectroChem 5 23 3633-3638

Vargas I.T., Fischer D., Alsina M.A., Pavissich J.P., Pastén P.A. and Pizarro G.E. (2017)

Copper Corrosion and Biocorrosion Events in Premise Plumbing

Materials 10 9 30pp

Rojas C., Vargas I.T., Bruns M.A. and Regan J.M. (2017)

Electrochemically active microorganisms from an acid mine drainage-affected site promote cathode oxidation in microbial fuel cells

Bioelectrochemistry 118 139-146

Tapia N.F., Rojas C., Bonilla C.A. and Vargas I.T. (2017)

Evaluation of Sedum as driver for plant microbial fuel cells in a semi-arid green roof ecosystem

Ecological Engineering 108 203-210

Aguirre J., Daille L., Fischer D.A., Galarce C., Pizarro G., Vargas I., Walczak M., de la Iglesia R. and Armijo F. (2017)

Study of poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiphene) as a coating for mitigation of biocorrosion of AISI 304 stainless steel in natural seawater

Progress in Organic Coatings 113 175-184

Leiva E., Leiva-Aravena E. and Vargas I. (2016)

Acid Water Neutralization Using Microbial Fuel Cell: An Alternative for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment

Water 8 11 9pp

Pizarro G.E.and Vargas I.T. (2016)

Biocorrosion in drinking water pipes

Water Science and Technology-Water Supply 16 4 881-887

Fischer D.A., Daille L., Aguirre J., Galarce C., Armijo F., De la Iglesia R., Pizarro G., Vargas I. and Walczak M. (2016)

Corrosion of Stainless Steel in Simulated Tide of Fresh Natural Seawater of South East Pacific

International Journal of Electrochemical Science 11 6873-6885

Olivares T. E., Cienfuegos R., Vargas I.T. and Pizarro G.E. (2014)

Experimental evidence for enhanced copper release from domestic copper plumbing under hydrodynamic control

Corrosion Science 80 473-481

Pizarro G.E., Vargas I.T., Pastén P.A. and Calle G.R. (2014)

Modeling mic copper release from drinking water pipes

Bioelectrochemistry 97 23-33

Vargas I.T., Alsina M.A., Pavissich J.P., Jeria G.A., Pastén P.A., Walczak M. and Pizarro G.E. (2014)

Multi-technique approach to assess the effects of microbial biofilms involved in copper plumbing corrosion

Bioelectrochemistry 97 15-22

Leiva E., Rámila C., Vargas I.T., Escauriaza C., Bonilla C.A., Pizarro G.E., Regan J.M. and Pastén P.A. (2014)

Natural attenuation process via microbial oxidation of arsenic in a high Andean watershed.

Science of the Total Environment 466-467 490-502

Vargas I.T., Albert I.U. and Regan J.M. (2013)

Spatial distribution of bacterial communities on volumetric and planar anodes in single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cells. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.24949

Biotechnology and Bioengineering 110 11 3059-3062

Pavissich J.P., Vargas I.T., González B., Pastén P.A. and Pizarro G.E. (2010)

Culture dependent and independent analyses of bacterial communities involved in copper plumbing corrosion.

Journal of Applied Microbiology 109 771-782

Vargas I.T., Pastén P.A. and Pizarro G.E. (2010)

Empirical model for dissolved oxygen depletion during corrosion of drinking water copper pipes

Corrosion Science 52 2250-2257

Vargas I.T., Pavissich J.P., Olivares T.E., Jeria G.A., Cienfuegos R.A., Pastén P.A. and Pizarro G.E. (2010)

Increase of the concentration of dissolved copper due to nano particulated corrosion by-products release.

Corrosion Science 52 10 3492-3503

Vargas I.T., Alsina M.A., Pastén P.A. and Pizarro G.E. (2009)

Influence of solid corrosion by-products on the consumption of dissolved oxygen in copper pipes. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2009.02.014

Corrosion Science 51 5 1030-1037

Calle G.R., Vargas I.T., Alsina M.A., Pastén P.A. and Pizarro G.E. (2007)

Enhanced copper release from pipes by alternating stagnation and flow events. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es071079b

Environmental Science & Technology 41 21 7430-7436

Carvallo M.J., Vargas I.T., Vega A., Pizarro G. and Pastén P. (2007)

Evaluation of rapid methods for in-situ characterization of organic contaminant load and biodegradation rates in winery wastewater. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2007.481

Water Science and Technology 56 2 129-137

Pasten P.A., Pizarro G.E., Calle G.R., Alsina M.A., Vargas I.T. (2006)

Hydrodynamic and chemical control of by-product release from a metallic surface covered by biotic and abiotic microscopic features

Abstract of Papers of the American Chemical Society 46 1 647-651