Heileen Hsu-Kim
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor Heileen (Helen) Hsu-Kim is an environmental engineer who specializes in environmental aquatic chemistry and geochemistry. Her research tackles problems related to pollutant metals and the biogeochemical processes that alter their distribution in water, soil, and air. The applications of this work include environmental remediation technologies, the impacts of energy production on water resources, global environmental health, and the environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology.
Dr. Hsu-Kim's current research projects are focused on mercury biogeochemistry, the impacts of coal ash disposal on water quality, recovering valuable materials from geological wastes, and health impacts of trace metal/metalloid exposures. A central theme to her work is the utilization of chemical speciation for understanding and predicting the persistence, mobility and bioavailability of metals and minerals in the aquatic environment.
The methodologies her group employs for this research include laboratory techniques for quantifying trace element speciation, functional measures of reactivity and bioavailability of contaminant metals, and techniques to probe interactions at mineral, water and microbial interfaces.
Current Research Interests
Aquatic chemistry and geochemistry, trace element environmental chemistry, nanogeoscience, mercury biogeochemistry, water-particle surface processes.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2019
- Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2014
Contact Information
- 118A Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
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hsukim@duke.edu
(919) 660-5109
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http://hsukim.pratt.duke.edu/
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 2004
- M.S., University of California, Berkeley 1999
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1998
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Sternberg Family Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2020 - 2021
- Addy Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2019 - 2020
- Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2013 - 2019
- Mary Milus Yoh and Harold L. Yoh, Jr. Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2014 - 2019
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2011 - 2014
- Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2005 - 2013
- Recognition
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In the News
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AUG 5, 2014
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Awards & Honors
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- Acetylcysteine
- Active learning
- Adsorption
- Aerobiosis
- Air Pollutants
- Air Pollution
- Animals
- Arsenic
- Bacteria, Anaerobic
- Benzopyrans
- Bioaccumulation
- Boron
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Carbon
- Carboxylic Acids
- Catalysis
- Chelating Agents
- Chemical Hazard Release
- Chemical Precipitation
- Chlorine
- Chromans
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Cities
- Coal
- Coal Ash
- Coal-fired power plants
- Colloids
- Construction Materials
- Copper
- Cysteine
- Data Collection
- Desulfovibrio
- Diet
- Disasters
- Dust
- Ecological and Environmental Processes
- Electrodes
- Electrolytes
- Electrophoresis
- Environment
- Environmental Monitoring
- Environmental Pollutants
- Environmental Pollution
- Environmental chemistry
- Ferrous Compounds
- Filtration
- Fishes
- Fresh Water
- Gases
- Gene Deletion
- Geography
- Geologic Sediments
- Gills
- Glutathione
- Health
- Humic Substances
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Industrial Waste
- Ingestion
- Insecta
- Ions
- Isotopes
- Kinetics
- Lakes
- Liver
- Mercury
- Mercury Compounds
- Mercury Isotopes
- Metal Nanoparticles
- Metalloids
- Metals
- Metals, Heavy
- Methylation
- Methylmercury Compounds
- Mining
- Modeling
- Models, Chemical
- Molecular Weight
- Motion
- Muscles
- Nanoparticles
- Nanostructures
- Neural Networks (Computer)
- Nitrates
- Organic Chemicals
- Osmolar Concentration
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Oxidative Stress
- Oxygen
- Particle Size
- Particulate Matter
- Peru
- Photochemical Processes
- Plants
- Porosity
- Povidone
- Power Plants
- Radioactive Pollutants
- Rivers
- Selenium
- Serine
- Silver
- Soil
- Soil Pollutants
- Solubility
- Speciation
- Strontium Isotopes
- Sulfhydryl Compounds
- Sulfides
- Surface Properties
- Tennessee
- Thermodynamics
- Time Factors
- Water
- Water Movements
- Water Pollutants, Chemical
- Water Pollution
- Water Quality
- Water Resources
- Water Supply
- Wetlands
- X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
- Zinc Compounds
- Zinc Oxide
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Global Scholarship
- Research
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Selected Grants
- Customized Approaches for Evaluating and Reducing Chemical Exposures from Home Building Materials 2022 - 2024
- Duke University Program in Environmental Health awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- AOI 1: Characterization of Arsenic and Selenium in Coal Fly Ash to Improve Evaluations for Disposal and Reuse Potential awarded by Department of Energy 2019 - 2024
- Convergence RAISE: Harnessing Extracellular Vesicle Mediated Interkingdom Communication awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2023
- Development of Predictive Capabilities for Mercury Bioavailability and Methylation Potential in Aquatic Ecosystems awarded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2021 - 2022
- Application of Biosorption for REE Recovery from Coal Byproducts awarded by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2018 - 2021
- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology awarded by National Science Foundation 2008 - 2021
- Support to Applied Field Research Initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Immobilization of Elemental Mercury in Contaminated Soils via Mercury Sulfide Formation awarded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2016 - 2021
- Biogeochemical Framework to Evaluate Mercury Methylation Potential During in-situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2014 - 2021
- Net Methylation Potential of Mercury Sulfides for Different Groups of the Methylating Microbial Community awarded by Department of Energy 2018 - 2020
- SusChEM: Collaborative Research: Coal Ash Wastes as a Resource for Critical and Strategic Elements awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2020
- AOI 1: Predicting Trace Element Partitioning and Fate for Coal-Fired Power Plants Under Steady and Non-Steady State Operations awarded by Carnegie Mellon University 2018 - 2019
- Duke University Program in Environmental Health awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2013 - 2019
- Support for the 2018 Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Science: Water awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2018 - 2019
- Cooperative Program in Nanomaterials Hazard and Exposure Assessment Traineeships (NanoHEAT) awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2015 - 2018
- Earth Metal Extraction for Clean Technologies awarded by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2018
- REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2018
- Impact of El Nino on Environmental Mercury and Human Exposure awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2018
- Workshop to Integrate of Research and Policy of Environmental Mercury Contamination in Ecosystems awarded by Department of Energy 2017 - 2018
- AOI 1: Novel Membrane and Electrodeposition-Based Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Combustion Residues awarded by Department of Energy 2016 - 2018
- Nanoscale Mercury Sulfide-Organic Matter Interactions and Implications for Solubility and Biomethylation awarded by Department of Energy 2011 - 2017
- Novel Technologies to Improve the Management of Environmental Resources in the Global Marketplace 2016
- Linking measurements of mercury uptake in DGTs with bioavailability to methylating microorganisms at the South River Site, Virginia 2014 - 2016
- Collaborative Research: Characterization of Contaminants and Isotopic Tracers Associated with Coal Combustion Products awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2016
- Legacy impacts of coal combustion residues on freshwater ecosystems in North Carolina 2015 - 2016
- Influence of Chelating Ligands for the Aggregation, Dissolution and Bioavailability of Soluble Nanomaterials awarded by National Science Foundation 2011 - 2015
- Studies in Support of South River VA Remedial Planning 2014
- REU: Research Experience for Undergraudates on Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology awarded by National Science Foundation 2010 - 2014
- Bioavailability and Methylation Potential of Mercury Sulfides in Sediments 2010 - 2014
- Mercury and Metal Contamination from Historical Mining at South American Urban Communities awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2011 - 2013
- FEMMES 2012 (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science) awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation 2011 - 2012
- Occurrence and Stabilization of Colloidal and Nanoparticulate Mercury Sulfides awarded by Department of Energy 2010 - 2012
- To Support FEMMES 2008 (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science) 2007 - 2011
- Environmental effects of the coal ash spill and remediation at Kingston TN awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2010
- FEMMES 2009 (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science) awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation 2008 - 2009
- FEMMES 2008 (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science) awarded by Mary Duke Biddle Foundation 2007 - 2008
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External Relationships
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Foundation
- Gordon Research Conferences
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
- Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NanoEarth)
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Jin, Z., J. Ren, N. A. Rivera, J. C. Hower, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Functional Predictor Variables for the Leaching Potential of Arsenic and Selenium from Coal Fly Ash.” Acs Es and T Water 3, no. 4 (April 14, 2023): 1105–15. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00568.Full Text
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Koenigsmark, Faye, Michelle Chiu, Nelson Rivera, Alexander Johs, Jeremy Eskelsen, Donovan Leonard, Boakai K. Robertson, et al. “Crystal lattice defects in nanocrystalline metacinnabar in contaminated streambank soils suggest a role for biogenic sulfides in the formation of mercury sulfide phases.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 25, no. 3 (March 2023): 445–60. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1em00549a.Full Text
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Hower, J. C., J. G. Groppo, S. D. Hopps, T. D. Morgan, H. Hsu-Kim, and R. K. Taggart. “Coal Feed-Dependent Variation in Fly Ash Chemistry in a Single Pulverized-Combustion Unit.” Minerals 12, no. 9 (September 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091071.Full Text
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Berky, Axel J., Emily Robie, Susy Navio Chipa, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Emma J. Palmer, Nelson A. Rivera, Ana Maria Morales Avalos, Joel N. Meyer, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and William K. Pan. “Risk of lead exposure from wild game consumption from cross-sectional studies in Madre de Dios, Peru.” Lancet Regional Health. Americas 12 (August 2022): 100266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2022.100266.Full Text
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Kose-Mutlu, Borte, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Mark R. Wiesner. “Separation of rare earth elements from mixed-metal feedstocks by micelle enhanced ultrafiltration with sodium dodecyl sulfate.” Environmental Technology 43, no. 7 (March 2022): 1013–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2020.1812732.Full Text
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Kessler, M. L., J. E. Kelm, H. E. Starr, E. N. Cook, J. D. Miller, N. A. Rivera, H. Hsu-Kim, and J. L. Dempsey. “Unraveling Changes to PbS Nanocrystal Surfaces Induced by Thiols.” Chemistry of Materials 34, no. 4 (February 22, 2022): 1710–21. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03888.Full Text
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Neal-Walthall, Natalia, Udonna Ndu, Nelson A. Rivera, Dwayne A. Elias, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Utility of Diffusive Gradient in Thin-Film Passive Samplers for Predicting Mercury Methylation Potential and Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Wetlands.” Environmental Science & Technology 56, no. 3 (February 2022): 1743–52. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06796.Full Text
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Gerson, Jacqueline R., Natalie Szponar, Angelica Almeyda Zambrano, Bridget Bergquist, Eben Broadbent, Charles T. Driscoll, Gideon Erkenswick, et al. “Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining.” Nature Communications 13, no. 1 (January 2022): 559. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-27997-3.Full Text
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Mello, Danielle F., Laura L. Maurer, Ian T. Ryde, Dong Hoon Songr, Stella M. Marinakos, Chuanjia Jiang, Mark R. Wiesner, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Joel N. Meyer. “In Vivo Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Development, Behavior, and Mitochondrial Function are Altered by Genetic Defects in Mitochondrial Dynamics.” Environmental Science & Technology 56, no. 2 (January 2022): 1113–24. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05915.Full Text
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Koenigsmark, Faye, Caren Weinhouse, Axel J. Berky, Ana Maria Morales, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Eric M. Pierce, William K. Pan, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Efficacy of Hair Total Mercury Content as a Biomarker of Methylmercury Exposure to Communities in the Area of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Madre de Dios, Peru.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24 (December 2021): 13350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413350.Full Text
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Hower, J. C., J. G. Groppo, H. Hsu-Kim, and R. K. Taggart. “Signatures of rare earth element distributions in fly ash derived from the combustion of Central Appalachian, Illinois, and Powder River basin coals.” Fuel 301 (October 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121048.Full Text
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Wang, Lu, Danielle F. Mello, Robert M. Zucker, Nelson A. Rivera, Nicholas M. K. Rogers, Nicholas K. Geitner, William K. Boyes, Mark R. Wiesner, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Joel N. Meyer. “Lack of Detectable Direct Effects of Silver and Silver Nanoparticles on Mitochondria in Mouse Hepatocytes.” Environmental Science & Technology, August 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c02295.Full Text
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McMillan, Hannah M., Nicholas Rogers, Austin Wadle, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Mark R. Wiesner, Meta J. Kuehn, and Christine Ogilvie Hendren. “Microbial vesicle-mediated communication: convergence to understand interactions within and between domains of life.” Environ Sci Process Impacts 23, no. 5 (May 26, 2021): 664–77. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1em00022e.Full Text Link to Item
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Dong, Ziye, Gauthier Deblonde, Andrew Middleton, Dehong Hu, Alice Dohnalkova, Libor Kovarik, Odeta Qafoku, et al. “Microbe-Encapsulated Silica Gel Biosorbents for Selective Extraction of Scandium from Coal Byproducts.” Environmental Science & Technology 55, no. 9 (May 2021): 6320–28. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08632.Full Text
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Hower, J. C., J. G. Groppo, H. Hsu-Kim, and R. K. Taggart. “Distribution of rare earth elements in fly ash derived from the combustion of Illinois Basin coals.” Fuel 289 (April 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119990.Full Text
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Weinhouse, Caren, John A. Gallis, Ernesto Ortiz, Axel J. Berky, Ana Maria Morales, Sarah E. Diringer, James Harrington, et al. “A population-based mercury exposure assessment near an artisanal and small-scale gold mining site in the Peruvian Amazon.” Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 31, no. 1 (February 2021): 126–36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-020-0234-2.Full Text
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Pan, William K., Caren Weinhouse, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Axel J. Berky, Emma Fixsen, Andres Mallipudi, Beth J. Feingold, et al. “CoNaMad-Cohorte de Nacimiento de Madre de Dios/Madre de Dios Birth Cohort to Study Effects of in-utero Trace Metals Exposure in the Southern Peruvian Amazon.” Annals of Global Health 87, no. 1 (January 2021): 69. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3152.Full Text
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Alipanah, M., D. M. Park, A. Middleton, Z. Dong, H. Hsu-Kim, Y. Jiao, and H. Jin. “Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments for Sustainable Rare Earth Recovery from Coal Byproducts using Biosorption.” Acs Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 8, no. 49 (December 14, 2020): 17914–22. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04415.Full Text
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Berky, Axel J., Emily Robie, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Joel N. Meyer, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and William K. Pan. “Evaluation of Peruvian Government Interventions to Reduce Childhood Anemia.” Annals of Global Health 86, no. 1 (August 2020): 98. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2896.Full Text
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Gerson, Jacqueline R., Laura C. Naslund, Yu-Ting Liu, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Charles T. Driscoll, Matthew R. V. Ross, Matthew N. Waters, and Emily S. Bernhardt. “Mercury and selenium loading in mountaintop mining impacted alkaline streams and riparian food webs.” Biogeochemistry. 150, no. 1 (August 2020): 109–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-020-00690-7.Full Text
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Middleton, A., D. M. Park, Y. Jiao, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Major element composition controls rare earth element solubility during leaching of coal fly ash and coal by-products.” International Journal of Coal Geology 227 (July 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2020.103532.Full Text
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Park, D., A. Middleton, R. Smith, G. Deblonde, D. Laudal, N. Theaker, H. Hsu-Kim, and Y. Jiao. “A biosorption-based approach for selective extraction of rare earth elements from coal byproducts.” Separation and Purification Technology 241 (June 15, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116726.Full Text
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Diana, Zoie, Natasha Sawickij, Nelson A. Rivera, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Daniel Rittschof. “Plastic pellets trigger feeding responses in sea anemones.” Aquatic Toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 222 (May 2020): 105447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105447.Full Text
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Reuben, Aaron, Helena Frischtak, Axel Berky, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Ana Maria Morales, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Laura L. Pendergast, and William K. Pan. “Elevated Hair Mercury Levels Are Associated With Neurodevelopmental Deficits in Children Living Near Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Peru.” Geohealth 4, no. 5 (May 2020): e2019GH000222. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gh000222.Full Text
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Feingold, Beth J., Axel Berky, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Elvis Rojas Jurado, and William K. Pan. “Population-based dietary exposure to mercury through fish consumption in the Southern Peruvian Amazon.” Environmental Research 183 (April 2020): 108720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108720.Full Text
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Wang, Z., R. M. Coyte, G. S. Dwyer, L. S. Ruhl, H. Hsu-Kim, J. C. Hower, and A. Vengosh. “Distinction of strontium isotope ratios between water-soluble and bulk coal fly ash from the United States.” International Journal of Coal Geology 222 (April 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2020.103464.Full Text
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Avellan, Astrid, Marie Simonin, Steven M. Anderson, Nicholas K. Geitner, Nathan Bossa, Eleanor Spielman-Sun, Emily S. Bernhardt, et al. “Differential Reactivity of Copper- and Gold-Based Nanomaterials Controls Their Seasonal Biogeochemical Cycling and Fate in a Freshwater Wetland Mesocosm.” Environmental Science & Technology 54, no. 3 (February 2020): 1533–44. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05097.Full Text
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Diringer, Sarah E., Axel J. Berky, Marco Marani, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Osman Karatum, Desiree L. Plata, William K. Pan, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Deforestation Due to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Exacerbates Soil and Mercury Mobilization in Madre de Dios, Peru.” Environmental Science & Technology 54, no. 1 (January 2020): 286–96. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06620.Full Text
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Mello, Danielle F., Rafael Trevisan, Nelson Rivera, Nicholas K. Geitner, Richard T. Di Giulio, Mark R. Wiesner, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Joel N. Meyer. “Caveats to the use of MTT, neutral red, Hoechst and Resazurin to measure silver nanoparticle cytotoxicity.” Chemico Biological Interactions 315 (January 2020): 108868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108868.Full Text
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Volkoff, Savannah J., Joshua S. Osterberg, Nishad Jayasundara, Ellen Cooper, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Laura Rogers, Gretchen E. Gehrke, Saro Jayaraman, and Richard T. Di Giulio. “Embryonic Fundulus heteroclitus responses to sediment extracts from differentially contaminated sites in the Elizabeth River, VA.” Ecotoxicology (London, England) 28, no. 9 (November 2019): 1126–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-019-02116-z.Full Text
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Redfern, Lauren K., Courtney M. Gardner, Emina Hodzic, P Lee Ferguson, Helen Hsu-Kim, and Claudia K. Gunsch. “A new framework for approaching precision bioremediation of PAH contaminated soils.” Journal of Hazardous Materials 378 (October 2019): 120859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120859.Full Text
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Rivera, Nelson A., Paige M. Bippus, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Relative Reactivity and Bioavailability of Mercury Sorbed to or Coprecipitated with Aged Iron Sulfides.” Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 13 (July 2019): 7391–99. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00768.Full Text
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Hower, J. C., D. Qian, N. J. Briot, E. Santillan-Jimenez, M. M. Hood, R. K. Taggart, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Nano-scale rare earth distribution in fly ash derived from the combustion of the fire clay coal, kentucky.” Minerals 9, no. 4 (April 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/min9040206.Full Text
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Smith, Ryan C., Ross K. Taggart, James C. Hower, Mark R. Wiesner, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Fly Ash Leachates Using Liquid Membrane Processes.” Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 8 (April 2019): 4490–99. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00539.Full Text
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Berky, Axel J., Ian T. Ryde, Beth Feingold, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Lauren H. Wyatt, Caren Weinhouse, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Joel N. Meyer, and William K. Pan. “Predictors of mitochondrial DNA copy number and damage in a mercury-exposed rural Peruvian population near artisanal and small-scale gold mining: An exploratory study.” Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 60, no. 2 (March 2019): 197–210. https://doi.org/10.1002/em.22244.Full Text
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Wyatt, Lauren, Sallie Robey Permar, Ernesto Ortiz, Axel Berky, Christopher W. Woods, Genevieve Fouda Amouou, Hannah Itell, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and William Pan. “Mercury Exposure and Poor Nutritional Status Reduce Response to Six Expanded Program on Immunization Vaccines in Children: An Observational Cohort Study of Communities Affected by Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon.” Int J Environ Res Public Health 16, no. 4 (February 21, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040638.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, T., G. V. Lowry, N. L. Capiro, J. Chen, W. Chen, Y. Chen, D. D. Dionysiou, et al. “In situ remediation of subsurface contamination: Opportunities and challenges for nanotechnology and advanced materials.” Environmental Science: Nano 6, no. 5 (January 1, 2019): 1283–1302. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9en00143c.Full Text
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Kose Mutlu, B., B. Cantoni, A. Turolla, M. Antonelli, H. Hsu-Kim, and M. R. Wiesner. “Application of nanofiltration for Rare Earth Elements recovery from coal fly ash leachate: Performance and cost evaluation.” Chemical Engineering Journal 349 (October 1, 2018): 309–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.080.Full Text
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Taggart, Ross K., Nelson A. Rivera, Clément Levard, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Daniel Borschneck, James C. Hower, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Differences in bulk and microscale yttrium speciation in coal combustion fly ash.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 20, no. 10 (October 2018): 1390–1403. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8em00264a.Full Text
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Chen, Celia Y., Charles T. Driscoll, Collin A. Eagles-Smith, Chris S. Eckley, David A. Gay, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Susan E. Keane, et al. “A Critical Time for Mercury Science to Inform Global Policy.” Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 17 (September 2018): 9556–61. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b02286.Full Text
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Geitner, Nicholas K., Jane L. Cooper, Astrid Avellan, Benjamin T. Castellon, Brittany G. Perrotta, Nathan Bossa, Marie Simonin, et al. “Size-Based Differential Transport, Uptake, and Mass Distribution of Ceria (CeO2) Nanoparticles in Wetland Mesocosms.” Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 17 (September 2018): 9768–76. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b02040.Full Text
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Ndu, Udonna, Geoff A. Christensen, Nelson A. Rivera, Caitlin M. Gionfriddo, Marc A. Deshusses, Dwayne A. Elias, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Quantification of Mercury Bioavailability for Methylation Using Diffusive Gradient in Thin-Film Samplers.” Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 15 (August 2018): 8521–29. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00647.Full Text
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Taggart, R. K., J. C. Hower, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Effects of roasting additives and leaching parameters on the extraction of rare earth elements from coal fly ash.” International Journal of Coal Geology 196 (August 1, 2018): 106–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.06.021.Full Text
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King, J. F., R. K. Taggart, R. C. Smith, J. C. Hower, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Aqueous acid and alkaline extraction of rare earth elements from coal combustion ash.” International Journal of Coal Geology 195 (July 1, 2018): 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.05.009.Full Text
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Schwartz, Grace E., James C. Hower, Allison L. Phillips, Nelson Rivera, Avner Vengosh, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Ranking Coal Ash Materials for Their Potential to Leach Arsenic and Selenium: Relative Importance of Ash Chemistry and Site Biogeochemistry.” Environmental Engineering Science 35, no. 7 (July 2018): 728–38. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2017.0347.Full Text
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Chris S. Eckley, and Noelle E. Selin. “Modern science of a legacy problem: mercury biogeochemical research after the Minamata Convention.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 20, no. 4 (April 2018): 582–83. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8em90016g.Full Text
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Hower, J. C., D. Qian, N. J. Briot, K. R. Henke, M. M. Hood, R. K. Taggart, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Rare earth element associations in the Kentucky State University stoker ash.” International Journal of Coal Geology 189 (March 15, 2018): 75–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.02.022.Full Text
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Chris S. Eckley, Dario Achá, Xinbin Feng, Cynthia C. Gilmour, Sofi Jonsson, and Carl P. J. Mitchell. “Challenges and opportunities for managing aquatic mercury pollution in altered landscapes.” Ambio 47, no. 2 (March 2018): 141–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-1006-7.Full Text
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Avellan, Astrid, John P. Stegemeier, Ke Gai, James Dale, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Clément Levard, Dennis O’Rear, Thomas P. Hoelen, and Gregory V. Lowry. “Speciation of Mercury in Selected Areas of the Petroleum Value Chain.” Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 3 (February 2018): 1655–64. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05066.Full Text
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Gerson, J. R., C. T. Driscoll, H. Hsu-Kim, and E. S. Bernhardt. “Senegalese artisanal gold mining leads to elevated total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in soils, sediments, and rivers.” Elementa 6 (January 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.274.Full Text
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Lefèvre, Emilie, Nathan Bossa, Courtney M. Gardner, Gretchen E. Gehrke, Ellen M. Cooper, Heather M. Stapleton, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Claudia K. Gunsch. “Biochar and activated carbon act as promising amendments for promoting the microbial debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A.” Water Research 128 (January 2018): 102–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.047.Full Text
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Weinhouse, Caren, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Axel J. Berky, Paige Bullins, John Hare-Grogg, Laura Rogers, Ana-Maria Morales, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and William K. Pan. “Hair Mercury Level is Associated with Anemia and Micronutrient Status in Children Living Near Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon.” The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 97, no. 6 (December 2017): 1886–97. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0269.Full Text
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Wyatt, Lauren, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Beth Feingold, Axel Berky, Sarah Diringer, Ana Maria Morales, Elvis Rojas Jurado, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and William Pan. “Spatial, Temporal, and Dietary Variables Associated with Elevated Mercury Exposure in Peruvian Riverine Communities Upstream and Downstream of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 12 (December 2017): E1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121582.Full Text
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Jiang, Chuanjia, Benjamin T. Castellon, Cole W. Matson, George R. Aiken, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Relative Contributions of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Dissolved Copper to Cu Uptake Kinetics of Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis) Embryos.” Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 3 (February 2017): 1395–1404. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04672.Full Text
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Hower, J. C., M. M. Hood, R. K. Taggart, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Chemistry and petrology of paired feed coal and combustion ash from anthracite-burning stoker boilers.” Fuel 199 (January 1, 2017): 438–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.03.007.Full Text
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Hood, Madison M., Ross K. Taggart, Ryan C. Smith, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Kevin R. Henke, Uschi Graham, John G. Groppo, Jason M. Unrine, and James C. Hower. “Rare Earth Element Distribution in Fly Ash Derived from the Fire Clay Coal, Kentucky.” Coal Combustion and Gasification Products 9, no. 1 (2017): 22–33. https://doi.org/10.4177/ccgp-d-17-00002.1.Full Text
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Schwartz, Grace E., Lauren K. Redfern, Kaoru Ikuma, Claudia K. Gunsch, Laura S. Ruhl, Avner Vengosh, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Impacts of coal ash on methylmercury production and the methylating microbial community in anaerobic sediment slurries.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 18, no. 11 (November 2016): 1427–39. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6em00458j.Full Text
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Maurer, Laura L., Xinyu Yang, Adam J. Schindler, Ross K. Taggart, Chuanjia Jiang, Heileen Hsu-Kim, David R. Sherwood, and Joel N. Meyer. “Intracellular trafficking pathways in silver nanoparticle uptake and toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans.” Nanotoxicology 10, no. 7 (September 2016): 831–35. https://doi.org/10.3109/17435390.2015.1110759.Full Text
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McEwen, Abigail R., Heileen Hsu-Kim, Nicholas A. Robins, Nicole A. Hagan, Susan Halabi, Olivo Barras, Daniel deB Richter, and John J. Vandenberg. “Residential metal contamination and potential health risks of exposure in adobe brick houses in Potosí, Bolivia.” Sci Total Environ 562 (August 15, 2016): 237–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.152.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Matson, Cole W., Audrey J. Bone, Mélanie Auffan, T Ty Lindberg, Mariah C. Arnold, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Mark R. Wiesner, and Richard T. Di Giulio. “Silver toxicity across salinity gradients: the role of dissolved silver chloride species (AgCl x ) in Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) and medaka (Oryzias latipes) early life-stage toxicity.” Ecotoxicology (London, England) 25, no. 6 (August 2016): 1105–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-016-1665-3.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Taggart, Ross K., James C. Hower, Gary S. Dwyer, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Trends in the Rare Earth Element Content of U.S.-Based Coal Combustion Fly Ashes.” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 11 (June 2016): 5919–26. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00085.Full Text
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Gai, Ke, Thomas P. Hoelen, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Gregory V. Lowry. “Mobility of Four Common Mercury Species in Model and Natural Unsaturated Soils.” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 7 (April 2016): 3342–51. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04247.Full Text
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Schwartz, G. E., N. Rivera, S. W. Lee, J. M. Harrington, J. C. Hower, K. E. Levine, A. Vengosh, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Leaching potential and redox transformations of arsenic and selenium in sediment microcosms with fly ash.” Applied Geochemistry 67 (April 1, 2016): 177–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.02.013.Full Text
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Di Giulio, R. T., E. S. Bernhardt, A. Vengosh, H. Hsu-Kim, and J. E. Brandt. “Legacy impacts of coal combusion residues in freshwater ecosystems in North Carolina.” Water Resources Research Institute News of the University of North Carolina, no. 464 (March 1, 2016).
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Wyatt, Lauren H., Sarah E. Diringer, Laura A. Rogers, Heileen Hsu-Kim, William K. Pan, and Joel N. Meyer. “Antagonistic Growth Effects of Mercury and Selenium in Caenorhabditis elegans Are Chemical-Species-Dependent and Do Not Depend on Internal Hg/Se Ratios.” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 6 (March 2016): 3256–64. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b06044.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Lee, Sung-Woo, Gregory V. Lowry, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Biogeochemical transformations of mercury in solid waste landfills and pathways for release.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 18, no. 2 (February 2016): 176–89. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5em00561b.Full Text
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Wilcox, J., B. Wang, E. Rupp, R. Taggart, H. Hsu-Kim, M. L. S. Oliveira, C. M. N. L. Cutruneo, et al. “Observations and Assessment of Fly Ashes from High-Sulfur Bituminous Coals and Blends of High-Sulfur Bituminous and Subbituminous Coals: Environmental Processes Recorded at the Macro- and Nanometer Scale.” Energy and Fuels 29, no. 11 (November 19, 2015): 7168–77. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b02033.Full Text
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Deonarine, Amrika, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Tong Zhang, Yong Cai, and Curtis J. Richardson. “Legacy source of mercury in an urban stream-wetland ecosystem in central North Carolina, USA.” Chemosphere 138 (November 2015): 960–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.038.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Pham, Anh Le-Tuan, Carol Johnson, Devon Manley, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Influence of Sulfide Nanoparticles on Dissolved Mercury and Zinc Quantification by Diffusive Gradient in Thin-Film Passive Samplers.” Environmental Science & Technology 49, no. 21 (November 2015): 12897–903. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b02774.Full Text
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Kucharzyk, Katarzyna H., Marc A. Deshusses, Kaitlyn A. Porter, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Relative contributions of mercury bioavailability and microbial growth rate on net methylmercury production by anaerobic mixed cultures.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 17, no. 9 (September 2015): 1568–77. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5em00174a.Full Text
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Lauer, Nancy E., James C. Hower, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Ross K. Taggart, and Avner Vengosh. “Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Coals and Coal Combustion Residuals in the United States.” Environmental Science & Technology 49, no. 18 (September 2015): 11227–33. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01978.Full Text
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Ticknor, Jonathan L., Katarzyna H. Kucharzyk, Kaitlyn A. Porter, Marc A. Deshusses, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Thiol-Based Selective Extraction Assay to Comparatively Assess Bioavailable Mercury in Sediments.” Environmental Engineering Science 32, no. 7 (July 2015): 564–73. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2014.0526.Full Text
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Hagan, Nicole, Nicholas Robins, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Susan Halabi, Ruben Dario Espinoza Gonzales, Enrique Ecos, Daniel Richter, and John Vandenberg. “Mercury hair levels and factors that influence exposure for residents of Huancavelica, Peru.” Environ Geochem Health 37, no. 3 (June 2015): 507–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9665-9.Full Text Link to Item
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Hagan, Nicole, Nicholas Robins, Ruben Dario Espinoza Gonzales, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Speciation and bioaccessibility of mercury in adobe bricks and dirt floors in Huancavelica, Peru.” Environmental Geochemistry and Health 37, no. 2 (April 2015): 263–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9644-1.Full Text
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Diringer, Sarah E., Beth J. Feingold, Ernesto J. Ortiz, John A. Gallis, Julio M. Araújo-Flores, Axel Berky, William K. Y. Pan, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “River transport of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining and risks for dietary mercury exposure in Madre de Dios, Peru.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 17, no. 2 (February 2015): 478–87. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4em00567h.Full Text
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Ruhl, Laura S., Gary S. Dwyer, Heileen Hsu-Kim, James C. Hower, and Avner Vengosh. “Boron and strontium isotopic characterization of coal combustion residuals: validation of new environmental tracers.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 24 (December 2014): 14790–98. https://doi.org/10.1021/es503746v.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Jiang, Chuanjia, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Direct in situ measurement of dissolved zinc in the presence of zinc oxide nanoparticles using anodic stripping voltammetry.” Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts 16, no. 11 (November 2014): 2536–44. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4em00278d.Full Text
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Zhang, Tong, Katarzyna H. Kucharzyk, Bojeong Kim, Marc A. Deshusses, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Net methylation of mercury in estuarine sediment microcosms amended with dissolved, nanoparticulate, and microparticulate mercuric sulfides.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 16 (August 2014): 9133–41. https://doi.org/10.1021/es500336j.Full Text
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Arnold, M. C., T Ty Lindberg, Y. T. Liu, K. A. Porter, H. Hsu-Kim, D. E. Hinton, and R. T. Di Giulio. “Bioaccumulation and speciation of selenium in fish and insects collected from a mountaintop removal coal mining-impacted stream in West Virginia.” Ecotoxicology (London, England) 23, no. 5 (July 2014): 929–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-014-1236-4.Full Text
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Pham, A. L. T., A. Morris, T. Zhang, J. Ticknor, C. Levard, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Precipitation of nanoscale mercuric sulfides in the presence of natural organic matter: Structural properties, aggregation, and biotransformation.” Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 133 (May 15, 2014): 204–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.02.027.Full Text
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Yang, Xinyu, Chuanjia Jiang, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Appala Raju Badireddy, Michael Dykstra, Mark Wiesner, David E. Hinton, and Joel N. Meyer. “Silver nanoparticle behavior, uptake, and toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans: effects of natural organic matter.” Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 6 (March 2014): 3486–95. https://doi.org/10.1021/es404444n.Full Text
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Ticknor, Jonathan L., Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Marc A. Deshusses. “A robust framework to predict mercury speciation in combustion flue gases.” Journal of Hazardous Materials 264 (January 2014): 380–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.052.Full Text
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Liu, Yu-Ting, Tsan-Yao Chen, William Greer Mackebee, Laura Ruhl, Avner Vengosh, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Selenium speciation in coal ash spilled at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston site.” Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 24 (December 2013): 14001–9. https://doi.org/10.1021/es4041557.Full Text
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Katarzyna H. Kucharzyk, Tong Zhang, and Marc A. Deshusses. “Mechanisms regulating mercury bioavailability for methylating microorganisms in the aquatic environment: a critical review.” Environ Sci Technol 47, no. 6 (March 19, 2013): 2441–56. https://doi.org/10.1021/es304370g.Full Text Link to Item
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Bartov, Gideon, Amrika Deonarine, Thomas M. Johnson, Laura Ruhl, Avner Vengosh, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Environmental impacts of the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston coal ash spill. 1. Source apportionment using mercury stable isotopes.” Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 4 (February 2013): 2092–99. https://doi.org/10.1021/es303111p.Full Text
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Deonarine, Amrika, Gideon Bartov, Thomas M. Johnson, Laura Ruhl, Avner Vengosh, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Environmental impacts of the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston coal ash spill. 2. Effect of coal ash on methylmercury in historically contaminated river sediments.” Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 4 (February 2013): 2100–2108. https://doi.org/10.1021/es303639d.Full Text
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Hagan, Nicole, Nicholas Robins, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Susan Halabi, Ruben Dario Espinoza Gonzales, Daniel deB Richter, and John Vandenberg. “Residential mercury contamination in adobe brick homes in Huancavelica, Peru.” Plos One 8, no. 9 (2013): e75179. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075179.Full Text Link to Item
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Robins, Nicholas A., Nicole Hagan, Susan Halabi, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Ruben Dario Espinoza Gonzales, Mark Morris, George Woodall, et al. “Estimations of historical atmospheric mercury concentrations from mercury refining and present-day soil concentrations of total mercury in Huancavelica, Peru.” Sci Total Environ 426 (June 1, 2012): 146–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.082.Full Text Link to Item
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Lowry, G. V., B. P. Espinasse, A. R. Badireddy, C. J. Richardson, B. C. Reinsch, L. D. Bryant, A. J. Bone, et al. “Long-Term Transformation and Fate of Manufactured Ag Nanoparticles in a Simulated Large Scale Freshwater Emergent Wetland.” Environmental Science & Technology, April 2012. https://doi.org/10.1021/es204608d.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Gondikas, A. P., A. Masion, M. Auffan, B. L. T. Lau, and H. Hsu Kim. “Early-stage precipitation kinetics of cysteine-capped zinc sulfide nanoclusters.” Chemical Geology 329 (2012): 10–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.06.009.Full Text Link to Item
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Ruhl, L., A. Vengosh, G. Dwyer, H. Hsu Kim, G. Schwartz, A. Romanski, and S. D. Smith. “The impact of coal combustion residue effluent on water resources: a North Carolina example.” Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 21 (2012): 12226–33. https://doi.org/10.1021/es303263x.Full Text
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Gondikas, A. P., A. Morris, B. C. Reinsch, S. M. Marinakos, G. V. Lowry, and H. Hsu Kim. “Cysteine-induced modifications of zero-valent silver nanomaterials: Implications for particle surface chemistry, aggregation, dissolution, and silver speciation.” Environmental Science \& Technology 46, no. 13 (2012): 7037–45. https://doi.org/10.1021/es3001757.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, T., B. Kim, C. Levard, B. C. Reinsch, G. V. Lowry, M. A. Deshusses, and H. Hsu Kim. “Methylation of mercury by bacteria exposed to dissolved, nanoparticulate, and microparticulate mercuric sulfides.” Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 13 (2012): 6950–58. https://doi.org/10.1021/es203181m.Full Text Link to Item
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Aiken, George, Helen Hsu-Kim, Joe Ryan, and Pedro Alvarez. “Nanoscale metal-organic matter interactions.” Environmental Science & Technology 45, no. 8 (April 2011): 3194–95. https://doi.org/10.1021/es2007148.Full Text
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Aiken, G. R., H. Hsu Kim, and J. N. Ryan. “Influence of dissolved organic matter on the environmental fate of metals, nanoparticles, and colloids.” Environmental Science \& Technology 45 (2011): 3196–3201. https://doi.org/10.1021/es103992s.Full Text Link to Item
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Deonarine, A., B. L. T. Lau, G. R. Aiken, J. N. Ryan, and H. Hsu Kim. “Effects of humic substances on precipitation and aggregation of zinc sulfide nanoparticles.” Environmental Science \& Technology 45, no. 8 (2011): 3217–23. https://doi.org/10.1021/es1029798.Full Text Link to Item
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Hagan, N., N. Robins, H. Hsu-Kim, S. Halabi, M. Morris, G. Woodall, T. Zhang, A. Bacon, D. D. B. Richter, and J. Vandenberg. “Estimating historical atmospheric mercury concentrations from silver mining and their legacies in present-day surface soil in Potosí, Bolivia.” Atmospheric Environment 45, no. 40 (January 1, 2011): 7619–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.009.Full Text
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Yang, Xinyu, Andreas Gondikas, Stella Marinakos, Melanie Auffan, Jie Liu, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Joel Meyer. “The mechanism of silver nanoparticle toxicity is dependent on dissolved silver and surface coating in Caenorhabditis elegans (Accepted).” Environmental Science & Technology, 2011.
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Bryant, L. D., H. Hsu Kim, P. A. Gantzer, and J. C. Little. “Solving the problem at the source: controlling Mn release at the sediment-water interface via hypolimnetic oxygenation.” Water Research 45 (2011): 6381–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.09.030.Full Text Link to Item
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Chen, C. H. J., A. Jiang, E. Litkowski, A. R. Elia, J. A. Shuen, K. Xu, A. Bonhivert, H. Hsu Kim, and R. D. Schwartz Bloom. “Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science (FEMMES): An after-school STEM program for girls that fosters hands-on learning and female to female mentorship.” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 17, no. 4 (2011): 313–24.
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Shuen, J. A., A. R. Elia, K. Xu, C. -. F. J. Chen, A. Jiang, E. Litkowski, A. Bonhivert, H. Hsu-Kim, and R. D. Schwartz-Bloom. “FEMMES: A one-day mentorship program to engage 4th -- 6th grade girls in STEM activities.” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 17, no. 4 (2011): 295–312. https://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2011002292.Full Text Link to Item
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Hagan, Nicole, Nicholas Robins, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Susan Halabi, Mark Morris, George Woodall, Tong Zhang, Allan Bacon, Daniel de B. Richter, and John Vandenberg. “Estimating historical atmospheric mercury concentrations from silver mining and their legacies in present-day surface soil in Potosí, Bolivia.” Atmospheric Environment, November 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.009.Full Text Link to Item
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Ruhl, S Daniel, S Daniel L, A. Vengosh, A. Dwyer, S. G, S. Hsu-Kim, S. H, and S. Deonarine. “The Environmental Impacts of the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee: An Eighteen-Month Survey.” Environ Sci & Technol 44 (November 2010): 9272–78.Open Access Copy
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Gondikas, A. P., E. K. Jang, and H. Hsu Kim. “Influence of amino acids cysteine and serine on aggregation kinetics of zinc and mercury sulfide colloids.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 347, no. 2 (2010): 167–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2010.03.051.Full Text Link to Item
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Zhang, T., and H. Hsu Kim. “Photolytic degradation of methylmercury enhanced by binding to natural organic ligands.” Nature Geoscience 3, no. 7 (2010): 473–76. https://doi.org/10.1038/NGEO892.Full Text Link to Item
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Deonarine, Amrika, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “ENVR 66-Precipitation of mercuric sulfide nanoparticles in NOM-containing water: Implications for the natural environment.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 238 (August 16, 2009).Link to Item
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Ruhl, Laura, Avner Vengosh, Gary S. Dwyer, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Amrika Deonarine, Mike Bergin, and Julia Kravchenko. “Survey of the potential environmental and health impacts in the immediate aftermath of the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee.” Environ Sci Technol 43, no. 16 (August 15, 2009): 6326–33. https://doi.org/10.1021/es900714p.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Luther, George W., Katherine M. Mullaugh, Mustafa Yucel, David Rickard, Jeffrey M. Spraggins, Douglas P. Ridge, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Metal sulfide nanoparticles and clusters in the environment.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 237 (March 22, 2009).Link to Item
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Deonarine, A., and H. Hsu Kim. “Precipitation of mercuric sulfide nanoparticles in NOM-containing water: Implications for the natural environment.” Environmental Science \& Technology 43, no. 7 (2009): 2368–73. https://doi.org/10.1021/es803130h.Full Text Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, H., L. Bryant, and J. C. Little. “Monitoring Fe and Mn sediment flux in oxygenated reservoirs using voltammetric microelectrodes.” American Water Works Association Awwa Inorganic Contaminants Workshop 2008, December 1, 2008, 657–60.
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Weston, V., A. Bonhivert, A. Elia, H. Hsu-Kim, and G. Ybarra. “Work in progress: A STEM educational outreach day for young Females.” Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference, Fie, December 1, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2008.4720570.Full Text
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Hsu Kim, H., K. M. Mullaugh, J. J. Tsang, M. Yucel, and G. W. Luther. “Formation of Zn- and Fe-sulfides near hydrothermal vents at the Eastern Lau Spreading Center: implications for sulfide bioavailability to chemoautotrophs.” Geochemical Transactions 9 (2008): 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1467-4866-9-6.Full Text Link to Item
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Lau, B., and H. Hsu Kim. “Precipitation and growth of Zn-sulfide nanoparticles in the presence of thiol-containing natural organic ligands.” Environmental Science \& Technology 42, no. 19 (2008): 7236–41. https://doi.org/10.1021/es801360b.Full Text Link to Item
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Waite, T. J., T. S. Moore, J. J. Childress, H. Hsu Kim, K. M. Mullaugh, D. B. Nuzzio, A. N. Paschal, J. Tsang, C. R. Fisher, and G. W. Luther. “Variation in sulfur speciation with shellfish presence at a Lau Basin diffuse flow vent site.” Journal of Shellfish Research 27, no. 1 (2008): 163–68.
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Hsu Kim, H. “Stability of Metal-Glutathione Complexes During Oxidation by Hydrogen Peroxide and Cu(II)-Catalysis.” Environmental Science \& Technology 41 (2007): 2338–42. https://doi.org/10.1021/es062269.Full Text Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen. “Stability of Hg-thiol and other metal-thiol complexes in the presence of oxidants.” Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 232 (September 10, 2006): 697–697.Link to Item
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Tsang, J. J., T. F. Rozan, H. Hsu Kim, K. M. Mullaugh, and G. W. Luther. “Pseudopolarographic determination of Cd2+ complexation in freshwater.” Environmental Science \& Technology 40 (2006): 5388–94. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0525509.Full Text Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, and David L. Sedlak. “Similarities between inorganic sulfide and the strong Hg(II)-complexing ligands in municipal wastewater effluent.” Environmental Science & Technology 39, no. 11 (June 2005): 4035–41. https://doi.org/10.1021/es050013i.Full Text
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Hsu, Heileen, and David L. Sedlak. “Strong hg(II) complexation in municipal wastewater effluent and surface waters.” Environmental Science & Technology 37, no. 12 (June 2003): 2743–49. https://doi.org/10.1021/es026438b.Full Text
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Reports
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Desiree Plata, James Hower, Zachary Hendren, and Mark Wiesner. “Novel Membrane and Electrodeposition-Based Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Combustion Residues.” Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), June 13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.2172/1526006.Full Text
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Conference Papers
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Sarah Diringer, Caren Weinhouse, Axel Berky, Marco Marani, Ernesto Ortiz, and William Pan. “Mobilization, methylation and exposure of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 257. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2019.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, H., R. Smith, R. Taggart, J. King, M. Wiesner, and J. Hower. “Recovery of rare earth elements from coal fly ash leachates by supported liquid membranes.” In 36th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference: Clean Coal Based Energy/Fuels and the Environment, Pcc 2019, 2019.
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Ryan Smith, Ross Taggart, Mark R. Wiesner, and James Hower. “Recovery of rare earth elements from coal combustion residuals.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 256. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2018.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Udonna Ndu, Geoff Christensen, and Dwayne Elias. “Quantification of mercury biomethylation potential in sediments.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 255. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2018.Link to Item
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Smith, Ryan, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Mark Wiesner. “Comparison of liquid membranes for selectivity of rare earth elements from coal ash leachates.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 255. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2018.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Chuanjia Jiang, and Udonna Ndu. “Nanoscale metal-organic matter interactions.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 253. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2017.Link to Item
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Rivera, Nelson, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Reactivity and bioavailability of mercury sorbed to or coprecipitated with iron sulfides.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 253. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2017.Link to Item
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Johnson, Carol, Udonna Ndu, Elaine Hung, Nelson Rivera, Marc Deshusses, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Effects of activated carbon amendments on the bioavailability and methylation of different forms of inorganic mercury.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 252. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Anh Pham, Carol Johnson, Udonn Ndu, Nelson Rivera, and Marc Deshusses. “Nanoscale mercury sulfide-organic matter interactions: Practical applications for environmental risk assessment.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 251. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016.Link to Item
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Rivera, Nelson, Carol Johnson, Udonna Ndu, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Sorption of mercury to aged iron sulfides and the implications for Hg bioavailability.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 251. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016.Link to Item
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Taggart, Ross, Heileen Hsu-Kim, James Hower, and Gary Dwyer. “Recovery of rare earth elements from coal fly ash: Identification of candidate feedstock materials.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 251. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016.Link to Item
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Jiang, Chuanjia, George R. Aiken, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Effects of Natural Organic Matter Properties on the Dissolution Kinetics of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles.” In Environmental Science & Technology, 49:11476–84, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b02406.Full Text
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Ross Taggart, James Hower, and Gary Dwyer. “Assessment of US-based coal fly ashes as an alternative resource for rare earth elements.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 250. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2015.Link to Item
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Pham, Anh, Devon Manley, Carol Johnson, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Diffusive gradient in thin film (DGT) passive samplers for monitoring metals in contaminated sediments: Contribution of metal sulfide nanoparticles.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 249. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2015.Link to Item
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Harkness, Jennifer S., Laura S. Ruhl, Romain Millot, Wolfram Kloppman, James C. Hower, Helen Hsu-Kim, and Avner Vengosh. “Lithium Isotope Fingerprints in Coal and Coal Combustion Residuals from the United States.” In Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, 13:134–37. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2015.07.032.Full Text
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Schwartz, Grace E., Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Avner Vengosh. “Trace element toxins in coal ash: New considerations for identifying environmental risks.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 248. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2014.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Tong Zhang, Katarzyna H. Kucharzyk, Jonathan Ticknor, Anh L. T. Pham, and Marc A. Deshusses. “Nanogeochemistry of a neurotoxin: Reactivity and microbial methylation potential of nanoscale mercury sulfides.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 245. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2013.Link to Item
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Ruhl, Laura S., Avner Vengosh, Gary S. Dwyer, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Grace E. Schwartz. “Impact of coal combustion residues on water quality.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 245. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2013.Link to Item
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Gondikas, Andreas P., Avi Aggarwal, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Surface modification of metallic silver nanoparticles by low molecular weight thiols: Implications for solubility, aggregation, and bioavailability.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 243. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2012.Link to Item
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Zhang, Tong, Marc A. Deshusses, and Heileen Hsu-Kim. “Production of methylmercury by sulfate-reducing bacteria exposed to mercuric sulfide nanoparticles.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 243. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2012.Link to Item
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Deonarine, A., H. Hsu-Kim, L. Ruhl, and A. Vengosh. “Riverine mercury contamination after the 2008 coal ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant, TN.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 74:A223–A223. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010.Link to Item
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Deshusses, M. A., T. Zhang, and H. Hsu-Kim. “Microbial methylation of mercury sulfides: Comparison between dissolved Hg-sulfides, nanoparticulate and bulk scale HgS.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 74:A227–A227. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010.Link to Item
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Gondikas, A., A. Deonarine, H. Hsu-Kim, G. R. Aiken, J. N. Ryan, A. Masion, and M. Auffan. “Growth and aggregation of ZnS nanoparticles during coprecipitation with aquatic humic substances.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 74:A345–A345. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, H., A. Gondikas, A. Deonarine, A. Masion, and M. Auffan. “Sorption of natural organic ligands to silver and zinc sulfide nanoparticles: Implications for aggregation and dissolution.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 74:A422–A422. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010.Link to Item
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Zhang, T., and H. Hsu-Kim. “Photodegradation of methylmercury is enhanced by complexation with thiol-containing natural organics.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 74:A1213–A1213. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Amrika Deonarine, and Boris Lau. “Stabilization of nanoparticulate HgS and ZnS by thiols and humic substances during metal-sulfide precipitation.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 72:A396–A396. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2008.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Boris Lau, and Amrika Deonarine. “COLL 394-Stabilization of ZnS nanoparticles by thiol-containing natural organics: Implications for colloidal metal-sulfides in the aquatic environment.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 235. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2008.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Natalya Polishchuk, Lee Bryant, and John C. Little. “ENVR 242-Soluble Fe and Mn flux at the sediment-water interface during hypolimnetic oxygenation of a stratified water supply reservoir.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 235. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2008.Link to Item
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Weston, Victoria, Aubrey Bonhivert, Allison Elia, Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Gary Ybarra. “Work in Progress: A STEM Educational Outreach Day for Young Females.” In Fie: 2008 Ieee Frontiers in Education Conference, Vols 1 3, 1325–26. IEEE, 2008.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen. “Precipitation and aggregation of ZnS nanoparticles in the presence of low-molecular weight organic acids.” In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 71:A419–A419. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2007.Link to Item
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Hsu-Kim, Heileen, and George W. Luther. “Stabilization of aqueous zinc-sulfide clusters by organic ligands.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 231. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2006.Link to Item
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Hsu, H., and D. L. Sedlak. “Strong Hg(II) complexation in municipal wastewater effluent and surface waters.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 226:U477–U477. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2003.Link to Item
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Hsu, H., and D. L. Sedlak. “Strong Hg(II)-complexing ligands in organic matter-containing waters.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 225:U808–U808. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2003.Link to Item
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Hsu, H., and D. L. Sedlak. “Evidence for strongly complexed Hg(II) in natural waters.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 224:U591–U591. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2002.Link to Item
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Recent Courses
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- CEE 394: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering 2021
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Field Testing a Mercury Capture System for Artisanal Gold Mining. 2021 - 2022 2021 - 2022
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Mapping Legacy Lead in Urban Soils to Help Improve Children's Health. 2019 - 2020 2019 - 2020
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Environmental Epidemiology in Latin America: Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Environmental Epidemiology in Latin America: Impact of an Oil Spill in the Peruvian Amazon. August 2017 - May 2018 2017 - 2018
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Environmental Epidemiology in Latin America: Research and Policy Development to Reduce Chemical Exposures. August 2016 - May 2017 2016 - 2017
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Environmental Epidemiology Research Training in the Peruvian Amazon. August 2013 - May 2014 2013 - 2014
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