Publications

2011

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2010

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2009

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).

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.

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).

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.

2008

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.