Books and Monographs
Environmental Systems and Processes: Principles, Modeling, and Design, Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 556 pp, New York, NY. 2001
Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems, (with F.A. DiGiano), Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 994 pp, New York, NY, 1996.
Physicochemical Processes for Water Quality Control, Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 640 pp, New York, NY, 1972.
Analysis of Industrial Wastewaters (with K.H. Mancy), Wiley Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1972.
Adsorption from Aqueous Solution (with Egon Matijevic), Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 79, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1968.
Journal Publications
B. Technical Papers. A total of more than 300 in peer-reviewed journals. Major recent (past ten years ) publications listed below
“Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Based Quantification of Enzyme-Substrate Binding on Rates of Peroxidase-Mediated Reactions of Estrogenic Phenolic Chemicals” (with L.M. Colosi and Q.Huang), Journal of the American Chemical Society, in press (2006)
“Synthesis, Characterization, and Cellular Uptake of Carbon-14 Labeled Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (with E. Petersen and Q.Huang), Environmental Science and Technology,40 in press (2006).
“Distributed Optimal Technology Networks: An Integrated Concept for Water Reuse,” Desalination and the Environment, 188 (1-3),163-168 (2006)
Development of Engineered Natural Organic Sorbents for Environmental Applications. 2. Sorption Characteristics and Capacities with Respect to Phenanthrene, (with J.Tang), Environmental Science and Technology ,40 (5), 1657-1663 (2006).
“Development of Engineered Natural Organic Sorbents for Environmental Applications. 1. Materials, Approaches, and Characterizations (with J. Tang and Q. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology , 40 (5),1650-1656 (2006).
“Reduction of Disinfection Byproduct Formation by Molecular Reconfiguration of the Fulvic Constituents of Natural Background Organic Matter”, (with Q.Huang and R.A.Pinto), Environmental Science and Technology ,39 (17), 6446-6452 (2005).
“Transformation and Removal of Bisphenol A from Aqueous Phase via Peroxidase-Mediated Oxidative Coupling Reactions: Efficacy, Products, and Pathways”, (with Q. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology ,39 (16), 6029-6036 (2005).
“Enhanced Removal of Natural Organic Matter via Molecular Reconfiguration Induced by Peroxidase- Mediated Oxidative Coupling”, (with Qingguo Huang, Roger A. Pinto, Daniel J. Burlingame, and Jixin Tang), Water Science and Technology: Water Supply !4 (4), 33-40 (2005).
“Precipitation of Enzyme-Catalyzed Phenol Oxidative Coupling Products: Background Ion and pH Effects”, (with Qingguo Huang and Jixin Tang), Water Research 39 (13), 3028-3034.
“Accelerated Transformation and Deactivation of Erythromycin in Superheated Water. I. Temperature Effects, Transformation Rates, and the Impacts of Dissolved Organic Matter”, (with Michelle Butler). Environmental Science and Technology ,39 (7), 2294-2300 (2005).
“Accelerated Transformation and Deactivation of Erythromycin in Superheated Water II. Transformation Reactions and Bioassays”, (with Michelle Butler), Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (7), 2301-2306 (2005).
“Optimizing Contaminant Desorption and Bioavailability in Dense Slurry Systems: 1. Rheology, Mechanical Mixing, and PAH Desorption”, (with H. S. Kim), Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (7), 2267-2273 (2005).
“Optimizing Contaminant Desorption and Bioavailability in Dense Slurry Systems:2 PAH Bioavailability and Rates of Degradation”, (with H. S. Kim), Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (7), 2274-2279 (2005).
“Comment on "Addition of Carbon Sorbents to Reduce PCB and PAH Bioavailability in Marine Sediments: Physicochemical Tests" Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (4):1197-1198 (2005).
“Inactivation of Horseradish Peroxidase by Phenoxyl Radical Attack”, (with Huang, R. Pinto, K.Griebenow, and R. Schweitzer-Stenner), Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 1431-1437 (2005)
“Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Behavior in Bioactive Soil Slurry Reactors Amended with a Nonionic Surfactant”, (with H. S. Kim), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24 ( 2), 268-276 (2005).
“Peroxidase-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Phenol in the Presence of Model Inorganic and Organic Solid Phases”(with Q. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology, 38 (21): 5238-5245 (2004).
“Preloading of GAC by Natural Organic Matter in Potable Water Treatment Systems, Mechanisms, Effects, and Design Considerations”, AQUA, Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology,53,(7): 469-482 (2004).
“Optimal Uses of Advanced Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment in Urban Environments”, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply , 4, 01,7-12 (2004).
“Interactions of Soil Derived Dissolved Organic Matter with Phenol in Peroxidase- Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling Reactions”, (with Q. Huang) Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 01, 338-334 (2004).
“Sorption and Manganese-Induced Oxidative Coupling of Hydroxylated Aromatic Compounds by Natural Geosorbents”, ( with H.S. Selig and T.M. Keinath II) Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 18, 4122-4127 (2003).
“Inclusion of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Humification Processes: Direct Chemical Incorporation of Phenanthrene via Oxidative Coupling”, (with Q. Huang) Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 18, 4221-4227 (2003).
“Boil Water Orders: Beneficial or Hazardous?”, (with N. Dunahee) Journal of the American Waterworks Association, 95, 10, 40-45 (2003).
“Preferential Surfactant Utilization by a PAH-Degrading Strain: Effects on Micellar Solubilization Phenomena”, (with H.S. Kim) Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 16, 3574-3580 (2003).
“Distributed Optimal Technology Networks: A Concept and Strategy for Potable Water Sustainability” Water Science and Technology, 46,6-7, 241-246 (2002).
“Peroxidase-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Phenols in the Presence of Geosorbents: Rates of Non-Extractable Product Formation” (with Q. Huang and H. Selig ) Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 4, 596-602 (2002)
“Elaboration on a Mechanistic Model for Peroxidase Catalysis of Phenol Coupling Reactions” (with Q. Huang and H. Selig) Environmental Science & Technology, 36, 19, 4199-4200 (2002)
“A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments 15. High Co-Contaminant Concentration Effects on Phenanthrene Sorption and Desorption” (with S.H.Kim and M.D. Johnson) Environmental Science and Technology, 36,16, 2625-2634 (2002).
“Peroxidase-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Phenols in the Presence of Geosorbents: Rates of Non-Extractable Product Formation” (with Q. Huang and H. Selig) Environmental Science & Technology, 36, 596-602 (2002).
“Distributed Optimal Technology Networks: A Concept and Strategy for Potable Water Sustainability, Proc. World Water Congress, International Water Association, London, England (2001)
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments 14. Phenanthrene Desorption Rates" (with M.D. Johnson and T. M. Keinath II) Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 8, 1688-1695 (2001).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments 13. Simulated Diagnesis of Natural Sediment Organic Matter and its Impact on Sorption/Desorption Equilibria" (with M.D. Johnson and W. Huang) Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 8, 1680-1687 (2001).
"Evaluation of Shale and Organoclays as Sorbent Additives for Low-Permeability Containment Barriers" (with R.W. Gullick) Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 7, 1523-1530 (2001).
"Rapid Prediction of Long-Term Phenanthrene Desorption Rates Using Subcritical Water Conditions" (with M.D. Johnson) Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 2, 427-433 (2001).
"Contaminant Interactions with Natural Geosorbent Organic Matter: Insights Drawn from Polymer Sciences" (with E.J. LeBoeuf, T.M. Young, and W. Huang) Water Research, 35, 4, 853-868 (2001).
“Mass Transfer Effects on Microbial Uptake of Napthalene from Complex NAPLs” (with S. Mukherjl) Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 75, 130-140 (2001) (A reprint by Journal of paper published in 60, 6, 750-760 (1998).
"Technologies and Strategies for Sustainable Water: A Forward View from a Position of Hindsight,” Proc. Water Environment Federation Annual Conference, Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA (2000).
"Macromolecular Characteristics of Natural Organic Matter: 1. Insights from Glass Transition and Enthalpic Relaxation Behavior" (with E.J. LeBoeuf) Environmental Science and Technology, 34, 16, 3623-3631 (2000).
"Macromolecular Characteristics of Natural Organic Matter: 2. Sorption and Desorption Behavior" (with E.J. LeBoeuf) Environmental Science and Technology, 34, 16, 3632-3640 (2000)
"The Chemical Structure of Soil/Sediment Organic Matter and Its Role in the Sequestration and Bioavailability of Sorbed Organic Contaminants" (with A.D. Lueking, W. Huang, S. Soderstrom-Schwarz and M. Kim), Journal of Environmental Quality, 29, 317-323 (2000).
"Solubilization Rates of n-Alkanes in Micellar Solutions of Nonionic Surfactants" (with D.J. Luning-Prak, L.M. Abriola and K.A. Bocskay and K.D. Pennell) Environmental Science and Technology, 34, 3, 476-482 (2000).
"Re-Evaluation of the General Partitioning Model for Sorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants by Soil and Sediment Organic Matter" (with E.J. LeBoeuf) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18, 8, 1617-1626 (1999).
"Processes for Advanced Treatment of Water" (with E. J. LeBoeuf) Water Science and Technology, 40, 4-5 (1999).
"Geosorbent Organic Matter and Its Relationship to the Binding and Sequestration of Organic Contaminants" (with W. Huang and E.J. LeBoeuf) Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 151, 167-179 (1999).
"UNIFAC Modeling of Multicomponent NAPLs Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons" (with S. Mukherji and C.A. Peters) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18, 3, 426-429 (1999).
"The Epigenetic Toxicity of a Mixture of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication Before and After Biodegradation" (with S. Ghoshal, A.M. Rummel, J.E. Trosko and B.L. Upham) Environmental Science and Technology, 33, 7, 1044-1050 (1999).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 12. Effects of Sequenced Subcritical Water Pre-Extraction of Amorphous Organic Matter on Sorption Equilibria" (with M.D. Johnson, W. Huang and Z. Dang), Environmental Science and Technology, 33, 10, 1657-1663 (1999).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 11. Slow Concentration-Dependent Sorption Rates" (with W. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology, 32, 22, 3549-3555 (1998).
"Competitive Effects of Non-Displaceable Organic Compounds on Trichloroethylene Uptake by Activated Carbon: II. Model Verification and Application to Natural Organic Macromolecules" (with J.E. Kilduff and T. Karanfil), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 205, 280-289 (1998).
"Competitive Effects of Non-Displaceable Organic Compounds on Trichloroethylene Uptake by Activated Carbon: I. Thermodynamic Predictions and Model Sensitivity Analyses" (with J.E. Kilduff and T. Karanfil), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 205, 271-279 (1998).
"Mass Transfer Effects on Microbial Uptake of Naphthalene from Complex NAPLs" (with S. Mukherji), Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 60, 6, 750-760 (1998).
"Hysteresis in the Sorption and Desorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants by Soils and Sediments: 2. Effects of Soil Organic Matter Heterogeneity" (with W. Huang and H. Yu), Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 31, 149-165 (1998).
"Hysteresis in the Sorption and Desorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants by Soils and Sediments: 1. A Comparative Analysis of Experimental Protocols" (with W. Huang and H. Yu), Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 31, 129-148 (1998).
"TCE Adsorption by GAC Preloaded with Humic Substances: Effects of Molecular Weight" (with J.E. Kilduff and T. Karanfil), Journal of American Water Works Association, 90, 5, 76-89 (1998).
"The Oxygen Sensitivity of Organic Macromolecule Sorption by Activated Carbon: Effects of Solution Chemistry" (with T. Karanfil, J.E. Kilduff, M.A. Schlautman) Water Research, 31, 1, 154-164 (1998).
“Sequestration of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants by Geosorbents" (with R.G. Luthy, G.R.Aiken, M.L. Brusseau, S.D. Cunningham, P.M. Gschwend, J.J. Pignatello, M. Reinhard, S.J. Traina, J.C. Westall), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 12, 3341-3347 (1997).
“Thermodynamic Considerations in the Sorption of Organic Contaminants by soils andSediments:1. The Isosteric Heat Approach and Its Application to Model Inorganic Sorbents" (with W. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 11, 3238-3243 (1997).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 10. Relationships Between Desorption Hysteresis and the Diagenetic Profiles of Organic Domains II and III" (with W. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 9, 2562-2569 (1997).
"Phase Stability of Multicomponent NAPLs Containing PAHs" (with C.A. Peters, S. Mukherji and C.D. Knightes), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 9, 2540-2546 (1997).
"Equilibrium and Rate Study of Analyte-Matrix Interactions in Supercritical Fluid Extraction" (with T.M. Young), Analytical Chemistry, 69, 1612-1619 (1997).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 9. General Isotherm Non-linearity and the Applicability of Polymer Sorption Theory" (with W. Huang, T.M. Young, M.A. Schlautman and H. Yu), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 6, 1703-1710 (1997).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 8. Sorbent Organic Domains; Discovery of a Humic Acid Glass Transition and Argument for a Polymer-Based Model" (with G. LeBoeuf), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 6, 1697-1702 (1997).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 7. Enthalpy and Polarity Effects on Desorption under Supercritical Fluid Conditions" (with T.M. Young), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 6, 1692-1696 (1997).
“ A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 6. Mechanistic Implications of Desorption under Supercritical Fluid Conditions" (with T.M. Young), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 6, 1686-1691 (1997).
"Mass Transfer of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Complex DNAPL Mixtures" (with S. Mukherji and C.A. Peters), Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 2, 416-423 (1997).
"Competitive Sorption and Displacement of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Saturated Subsurface Soil Systems" (with P.M. McGinley and L.E. Katz), Water Resources Research, 32, 12, 3571-3577 (1996).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 5. The Influence of Near-Surface Characteristics in Mineral Domains" (with W. Huang and M.A. Schlautman), Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 9, 2993-3000 (1996).
"Adsorption of Organic Macromolecules by Granular Activated Carbon. 2. Influence of Dissolved Oxygen" (with T. Karanfil, M.A. Schlautman and J.E. Kilduff), Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 7, 2195-2201 (1996).
"Adsorption of Organic Macromolecules by Granular Activated Carbon. 1. Influence of Molecular Properties under Anoxic Solution Conditions" (with T. Karanfil, J.E. Kilduff and M.A. Schlautman), Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 7, 2187-2194 (1996).
"Competitive Interactions Among Components of Humic Acids in Granulated Activated Carbon Adsorption Systems: Effects of Solution Chemistry" (with J.E. Kilduff and T. Karanfil), Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 4, 1344-1351 (1996).
"Adsorption of Natural Organic Polyelectrolytes by Activated Carbon: A Size-Exclusion Chromatography Study" (with J.E. Kilduff, T. Karanfil and Y.P. Chin), Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 4, 1336-1343 (1996).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 4. Intraparticle Heterogeneity and Phase-Distribution Relationships Under Non-equilibrium Conditions" (with W. Huang), Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 3, 881-888, (1996). See also Response to Comment on
Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 10, 3130-3131 (1996).
"Site Energy Distribution Analysis of Preloaded Adsorbents" (with M. C. Carter and J.E. Kilduff), Environmental Science and Technology, 29, 7, 1773-1780 (1995).
"Adsorption of p-Nitrophenol from Dilute Aqueous Solution" (with M.M. Lynam and J.E. Kilduff), Journal of Chemical Education, 72, 1, 80-84 (1995).
"A Distributed Reactivity Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments. 3. Effects of Diagenetic Processes on Sorptive Energetics" (with T.M. Young), Environmental Science and Technology, 29, 1, 92-97 (1995).