Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 (Final Report).” Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), June 19, 2018. https://doi.org/10.2172/1454870.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.