Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Lau B.L.T. and Hsu-Kim H. (2008). Precipitation and growth of zinc sulfide nanoparticles in the presence of thiol-containing natural organic ligands. Environmental Science & Technology. In press.  [publication]

Hsu-Kim H., Mullaugh KM., Tsang J.J., Yucel M., Luther G.W. (2008). Formation of Zn- and Fe-sulfides near hydrothermal vents at the Eastern Lau Spreading Center: Implications for sulfide bioavailability to chemoautotrophs. Geochemical Transactions. 9:6. [publication]

Waite, T.J., Moore T.S., Childress J.J., Hsu-Kim H., Mullaugh K.M., Nuzzio D.B., Paschal A.N., Tsang J., Fisher C.R., and Luther G.W. (2008). Variation in sulfur speciation with shellfish presence at a Lau Basin diffuse flow vent site. Journal of Shellfish Research. 27(1), 163-168. [abstract]

Hsu-Kim, H. Stability of Metal-Glutathione Complexes During Oxidation by Hydrogen Peroxide and Cu(II)-Catalysis. (2007). Environmental Science & Technology. 41(7), 2338-2342. [publication]

Tsang, J.J., Rozan, T. F., Hsu-Kim, H., Mullaugh, K.M., Luther, G. W. (2006). Pseudopolarographic determination of Cd²⁺ complexation in freshwater. Environmental Science & Technology. 40, 5388-5394. [publication]

Hsu-Kim, H. and D. L. Sedlak. (2005). Similarities between inorganic sulfide and the strong Hg(II)-complexing ligands in municipal wastewater effluent. Environmental Science & Technology. 39, 4035-4041. [publication]

Hsu, H. and D. L. Sedlak. (2003). Strong mercury(II) complexation in wastewater effluent and surface waters. Environmental Science & Technology. 37, 2743-2749. [publication]

Recent Conference Presentations

Hsu-Kim, H., Lau B., Deonarine, A. “Stabilization of ZnS nanoparticles by thiol-containing natural organics: Implications for colloidal metal-sulfides in the aquatic environment”. Presented at the 235^th American Chemical Society National Meeting; New Orleans, April 6-10, 2008

Hsu-Kim, H., Bryant L., and Little J.C.. “Monitoring Fe and Mn sediment flux in oxygenated reservoirs using voltammetric microelectrodes”. American Water Works Association Inorganic Contaminants Workshop. January 27-29, 2008.

Hsu-Kim H, Deonarine A, and Lau B. “Precipitation and aggregation of Hg- and Zn-sulfide nanoparticles and colloids in the presence of dissolved natural organics”. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 27^th Annual Meeting; Milwaukee, WI, November 11-15, 2007.

Hsu-Kim, H. “Complexation of mercury(II) in municipal wastewater: Insights for the fate of mercury in effluent-receiving waters”. Water Environment Federation WEFTEC 2007. October 13-17, 2007.

Hsu-Kim, H. Precipitation and aggregation of ZnS nanoparticles in the presence of low-molecular weight organic acids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta . 71(15), A419-A419 Suppl. 1.

Hsu-Kim, H. “Precipitation and aggregation of ZnS nanoparticles in the presence of thiol ligands”. Presented at the 81st ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Newark, DE. June 24-27, 2007.

Deonarine, A. and Hsu-Kim, H. “Assessment of Surface Water Mercury Concentrations in the Restored Upper Sandy Creek Riparian Ecosystem”. Presented at the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Meeting. Raleigh, NC, March 27-28, 2007.

(Placed 3rd in the Graduate Student Poster competition at WRRI. Congratulations Amrika!)

Hsu-Kim, H. Stability of metal-thiol complexes in the presence of oxidants. Poster presentation at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 26^th Annual Meeting; Montreal, QC, November 5-9, 2006.

Hsu-Kim H., Complexation of Mercury by Inorganic Sulfide in Municipal Wastewater Effluent. Platform presentation at the 8^th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Madison, WI. August 6-10, 2006.

Hsu-Kim, H. and Luther, G.W. Stabilization of aqueous zinc-sulfide nanoparticles by organic ligands. Poster presentation at the Gordon Research Conference Environmental Sciences-Water. Plymouth, NH. June 25-30, 2006

Hsu-Kim, H. and G.W. Luther. Stabilization of aqueous zinc-sulfide clusters by organic ligands. Platform presentation at the 231st American Chemical Society National Meeting. Atlanta, GA. March 26-30, 2006.

Invited Seminars

Georgia Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering Seminar Series. “Mercury Speciation in Municipal Wastewater and Effluent-Receiving Waters: The Role of Inorganic Sulfide”. October 11, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series. “Complexation of Hg(II) by inorganic sulfide in municipal wastewater effluent”. March 17, 2006, Blacksburg, VA.

North Carolina State University Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series. “Aqueous sulfide speciation at deep-sea hydrothermal vents”. February 6, 2006. Raleigh, NC