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Person Details

Superfund Research Program

David L. Sedlak

University of California-Berkeley
Civil and Environmental Engineering
657 Davis Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1710
Phone: (510) 643-0256
Fax: (510) 642-7483
Email:

Projects

• University of California-Berkeley: Contaminant Oxidation Using Nanoparticulate and Granular Zero-valent Iron (2006 - 2016)

Publications

2012

• Gui, Minghui, Vasile Smuleac, Lindell E. Ormsbee, David L. Sedlak, and Dibakar Bhattacharyya. 2012. Iron oxide nanoparticle synthesis in aqueous and membrane systems for oxidative degradation of trichloroethylene from water. Journal of Nanoparticle Research.   14:861. doi:10.1007/s11051-012-0861-1  
• Pham, AL, David L. Sedlak, and Fiona M. Doyle. 2012. Dissolution of mesoporous silica supports in aqueous solutions: Implications for mesoporous silica-based water treatment processes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.   126:258-264. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.07.018  
• Pham, Anh Le-Tuan, Fiona M. Doyle, and David L. Sedlak. 2012. Inhibitory Effect of Dissolved Silica on H2O2 Decomposition by Iron(III) and Manganese(IV) Oxides: Implications for H2O2-Based In Situ Chemical Oxidation. Environmental Science & Technology.   46:1055-1062. doi:10.1021/es203612d  

2011

• Ela, Wendell P., David L. Sedlak, M. Barlaz, Heather F. Henry, D. Muir, D. Swackhamer, E. Weber, Robert G. Arnold, P. Lee Ferguson, Jennifer A. Field, Edward T. Furlong, John P. Giesy, Rolf Ulrich Halden, T. Henry, R. Hites, Keri C. Hornbuckle, P. Howard, Richard G. Luthy, A. Meyer, A. Eduardo Saez, F. vom Saal, Christopher Vulpe, and Mark R. Wiesner. 2011. Workshop Summary: Toward Identifying the Next Generation of Superfund and Hazardous Waste Site Contaminants. . http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002497
• Ela, Wendell P., David L. Sedlak, M. Barlaz, Heather F. Henry, D. Muir, D. Swackhamer, E. Weber, L. Ferguson, James A. Field, E. Furlong, J.P. Giesy, Rolf Ulrich Halden, T. Henry, R. Hites, Keri C. Hornbuckle, P. Howard, Richard G. Luthy, A. Meyer, A. Sáez, F. vom Saal, Christopher Vulpe, and Mark R. Wiesner. 2011. Toward Identifying the Next Generation of Superfund and Hazardous Waste Site Contaminants. Environmental Health Perspectives. 119(1):6-10. doi:10.1289/ehp.1002497  
• Remucal, C.K. and David L. Sedlak. 2011. The Role of Iron Coordination in the Production of Reactive Oxidants from Ferrous Iron Oxidation by Oxygen and Hydrogen Peroxide. In: Aquatic redox chemistry. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.

2010

• Pham, Anh Le-Tuan, David L. Sedlak, and Fiona M. Doyle. 2010. Production of Oxidizing Intermediates during Corrosion of Iron: Implications for Remediation of Contaminants from Mineral and Metal Processing. ECS Transactions.   28(6):117-127. doi:10.1149/1.3367907  

2009

• Keenan, C.R., Regine Goth-Goldstein, Donald Lucas, and David L. Sedlak. 2009. Oxidative stress induced by zero-valent iron nanoparticles and Fe(ll) in human bronchial epithelial cells. Environmental Science & Technology.   43(12):4555-60. doi:10.1021/es9006383  
• Lee, Changha and David L. Sedlak. 2009. A novel homogeneous Fenton-like system with Fe(lll)-phosphotungstate for oxidation of organic compounds at neutral pH values. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical.   311(1-2):1-6. doi:10.1016/j.molcata.2009.07.001  
• Pham, A., Changha Lee, Fiona M. Doyle, and David L. Sedlak. 2009. A silica-supported iron oxide catalyst capable of activating hydrogen peroxide at neutral pH. Environmental Science & Technology.   43:8930-5. doi:10.1021/es902296k  
• Robrock, Kristin R., Mehmet Coelhan, David L. Sedlak, and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen. 2009. Aerobic biotransformation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) by bacterial isolates. Environmental Science & Technology.   43(15):5705-11. doi:10.1021/es900411k  

2008

• Keenan, C.R. and David L. Sedlak. 2008. Factors affecting the yield of oxidants from the reaction of nanoparticulate zero-valent iron and oxygen. Environmental Science & Technology.   42(4):1262-1267. doi:10.1021/es7025664  
• Keenan, C.R. and David L. Sedlak. 2008. Ligand-enhanced reactive oxidant generation by nanoparticulate zerovalent Iron and oxygen. Environmental Science & Technology.   42(18):69366941. doi:10.1021/es801438f  
• Lee, Changha and David L. Sedlak. 2008. Enhanced formation of oxidants from bimetallic nickel-iron nanoparticles in the presence of oxygen. Environmental Science & Technology.   42(22):8528-8533.
• Lee, Changha, C.R. Keenan, and David L. Sedlak. 2008. Polyoxometalate-enhanced oxidation of organic compounds by nanoparticulate zero-valent iron and ferrous ion in the presence of oxygen. Environmental Science & Technology.   42(13):4921-6. doi:10.1021/es800317j  
• Lee, Changha, Jee Yeon Kim, Won Il Lee, Kara L. Nelson, Jeyong Yoon, and David L. Sedlak. 2008. Bactericidal effect of zero-valent iron nanoparticles on Escherichia coli. Environmental Science & Technology.   42(13):4927-33. doi:10.1021/es800408u  

2003

• Mitch, William A., Jonathan O. Sharp, R. Rhodes Trussell, Richard L. Valentine, Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, and David L. Sedlak. 2003. N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) as a drinking water contaminant: A review. Environmental Engineering Science.   20(5):389-404.