Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, L, A. Vengosh, Dwyer, S. G, Hsu-Kim, H, and Deonarine. “The Environmental Impacts of the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee: An Eighteen-Month Survey.” Environ Sci & Technol 44 (November 2010): 9272–78.

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.

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.

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.