Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lauer, Nancy, 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 (2015): 11227–33.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.