Superfund Research Program

A. Eduardo Saez

University of Arizona
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Harshbarger 142C
P.O. 210011
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0011
Phone: 520-621-5369
Fax: 520-621-6048
Email: esaez@engr.arizona.edu

Projects

• University of Arizona: Prediction and Properties of Airborne Dust Arising from Mining Sites (2010-2020)
• University of Arizona: Role of Mineral Genesis, Dissolution, and Sorption on Arsenic Fate in Contained Waste Sites (2010-2015)

Research Briefs

• 138 - New Technologies for Remediation of Halogenated Organics

Hazardous Waste Sites

Park- Euclid, WQARF site

• University of Arizona: New Technologies for the Destructive Remediation of Halogenated Organics

Publications

2023

• Zeider K, Manjon I, Betterton EA, Saez AE, Sorooshian A, Ramirez-Andreotta M. 2023. Backyard aerosol pollution monitors: foliar surfaces, dust enrichment, and factors influencing foliar retention. Environ Monit Assess 195(10):1200. doi:10.1007/s10661-023-11752-2 PMID:37700111 PMCID:PMC10636967

2021

• Heusinkveld D, Ramirez-Andreotta M, Rodriguez-Chavez TB, Saez AE, Betterton EA, Rine K. 2021. Assessing children's lead exposure in an active mining community using the integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model. Expo Health 17:doi:10.1007/s12403-021-00400-0 PMID:34532608 PMCID:PMC8439183
• Rodriguez-Chavez TB, Rine K, Almusawi RM, O'Brien-Metzger R, Ramirez-Andreotta M, Betterton EA, Saez AE. 2021. Outdoor/indoor contaminant transport by atmospheric dust and aerosol at an active smelter site. Water Air Soil Pollut doi:10.1007/s11270-021-05168-2
• Zeider K, Van Overmeiren N, Rine K, Sandhaus S, Saez AE, Sorooshian A, Munoz HC, Ramirez-Andreotta M. 2021. Foliar surfaces as dust and aerosol pollution monitors: An assessment by a mining site. Sci Total Environ 790:148164. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148164 PMID:34380246 PMCID:PMC8362843

2020

• Manjon I, Ramirez-Andreotta M, Saez AE, Root RA, Hild J, Janes MK, Alexander-Ozinskas A. 2020. Environmental monitoring and exposure science dataset to calculate ingestion and inhalation of metal(loid)s through preschool gardening. Data Brief 29:105050. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.105050 PMID:32055651 PMCID:PMC7005369

2019

• Manjon I, Ramirez-Andreotta M, Saez AE, Root RA, Hild J, Janes MK, Alexander-Ozinskas A. 2019. Ingestion and inhalation of metal(loid)s through preschool gardening: An exposure and risk assessment in legacy mining communities. Sci Total Environ 22:134639. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134639
• Witten M, Chau BT, Saez AE, Boitano S, Lantz RC. 2019. Early life inhalation exposure to mine tailings dust affects lung development. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 365:124-132. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2019.01.009 PMID:30641074 PMCID:PMC6349506

2018

• Gil-Loaiza J, Field JP, White SA, Csavina J, Felix O, Betterton EA, Saez AE, Maier RM. 2018. Phytoremediation reduces dust emissions from metal(Ioid)-contaminated mine tailings. Environ Sci Technol 52:5851-5858. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05730 PMID:29701964
• Thomas AN, Root RA, Lantz RC, Saez AE, Chorover J. 2018. Oxidative weathering decreases bioaccessibility of toxic metal(loid)s in PM10 emissions from sulfide mine tailings. Geohealth 2(4):118-138. doi:10.1002/2017GH000118 PMID:30338309 PMCID:PMC6191178

2016

• Guzman HM, Li J, Keshta M, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2016. Release of arsenic from metal oxide sorbents under simulated mature landfill conditions. Chemosphere 151:84-93. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.039 PMID:26928334
• Landazuri A, Saez AE, Anthony T. 2016. Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling of particle uptake by an occupational air sampler using manually-scaled and adaptive grids. J Aerosol Sci 95:54-66. doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2016.01.004 PMID:26949268 PMCID:PMC4774053
• Li X, Felix O, Gonzales P, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2016. Reconciling PM10 analyses by different sampling methods for Iron King Mine tailings dust. Rev Environ Health 31(1):37-41. doi:10.1515/reveh-2015-0061 PMID:26820180
• Raghav M, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2016. Understanding abiotic ferrihydrite remineralization by ferrous ions. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 12(6):1945-1956. doi:10.1007/s13762-014-0599-7
• Stovern M, Guzman HM, Rine K, Felix O, King M, Ela WP, Betterton EA, Saez AE. 2016. Windblown dust deposition forecasting and spread of contamination around mine tailings. Atmosphere (Basel) 7(2):16. doi:10.3390/atmos7020016 PMID:29082035 PMCID:PMC5658141
• Youn J, Csavina J, Rine K, Shingler T, Taylor MP, Saez AE, Betterton EA, Sorooshian A. 2016. Hygroscopic properties and respiratory system deposition behavior of particulate matter emitted By mining and smelting operations. Environ Sci Technol 50(21):11706-11713. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b03621 PMID:27700056 PMCID:PMC5089925

2015

• Felix O, Csavina J, Field JP, Rine K, Saez AE, Betterton EA. 2015. Use of lead isotopes to identify sources of metal and metalloid contaminants in atmospheric aerosol from mining operations. Chemosphere 122:219-226. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.11.057 PMID:25496740 PMCID:PMC4277909

2014

• Breshears DD, Whicker JJ, Saez AE, Field JP. 2014. Introduction to a Special Issue of Aeolian Research Airborne mineral dust contaminants: impacts on human health and the environment. Aeolian Res 14:1-2. doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.05.001 PMID:25598857 PMCID:PMC4295805
• Csavina J, Field JP, Felix O, Corral-Avitia AY, Saez AE, Betterton EA. 2014. Effect of wind speed and relative humidity on atmospheric dust concentrations in semi-arid climates. Sci Total Environ 487:82-90. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.138 PMID:24769193 PMCID:PMC4072227
• Csavina J, Taylor MP, Felix O, Rine K, Saez AE, Betterton EA. 2014. Size-resolved dust and aerosol contaminants associated with copper and lead smelting emissions: implications for emission management and human health. Sci Total Environ 493:750-756. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.031 PMID:24995641 PMCID:PMC4137906
• Gonzales P, Felix O, Alexander C, Lutz E, Ela WP, Saez AE. 2014. Laboratory dust generation and size-dependent characterization of metal and metalloid-contaminated mine tailings deposits. J Hazard Mater 280:619-626. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.09.002 PMID:25222928
• Stovern M, Betterton EA, Saez AE, Villar OI, Rine K, Russell MR, King M. 2014. Modeling the emission, transport and deposition of contaminated dust from a mine tailing site. Rev Environ Health 29(1-2):91-94. doi:10.1515/reveh-2014-0023 PMID:24552963 PMCID:PMC4012896
• Stovern M, Felix O, Csavina J, Rine K, Russell MR, Jones RM, King M, Betterton EA, Saez AE. 2014. Simulation of windblown dust transport from a mine tailings impoundment using a computational fluid dynamics model. Aeolian Res 14:75-83. doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.02.008 PMID:25621085 PMCID:PMC4303573

2013

• Raghav M, Shan J, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2013. Scoping candidate minerals for stabilization of arsenic-bearing solid residuals. J Hazard Mater 263Part2:525-532. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.009 PMID:24231323 PMCID:PMC3984437

2012

• Beamer P, Luik CE, Abrell L, Campos S, Martinez ME, Saez AE. 2012. Concentration of trichloroethylene in breast milk and household water from Nogales, Arizona. Environ Sci Technol 46:9055-9061. doi:10.1021/es301380d PMID:22827160 PMCID:PMC3699401
• Csavina J, Field JP, Taylor MP, Gao S, Landazuri A, Betterton EA, Saez AE. 2012. A review on the importance of metals and metalloids in atmospheric dust and aerosol from mining operations. Sci Total Environ 433:58-73. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.013 PMID:22766428 PMCID:PMC3418464
• Sorooshian A, Csavina J, Shingler T, Dey S, Brechtel FJ, Saez AE, Betterton EA. 2012. Hygroscopic and chemical properties of aerosols collected near a copper smelter: Implications for public and environmental health. Environ Sci Technol 46(17):9473-9480. doi:10.1021/es302275k PMID:22852879 PMCID:PMC3435440

2011

• Csavina J, Landazuri A, Wonaschutz A, Rheinheimer P, Barbaris B, Conant W, Saez AE, Betterton EA, Rine K. 2011. Metal and metalloid contaminants in atmospheric aerosols from mining operations. Water Air Soil Pollut 221:145-157. doi:10.1007/s11270-011-0777-x PMID:23441050 PMCID:PMC3576728
• Ela WP, Sedlak DL, Barlaz MA, Henry HF, Muir DG, Swackhamer DL, Weber EJ, Arnold RG, Ferguson PL, Field JA, Furlong ET, Giesy JP, Halden RU, Henry T, Hites RA, Hornbuckle KC, Howard PH, Luthy RG, Meyer AK, Saez AE, vom Saal FS, Vulpe CD, Wiesner MR. 2011. Toward identifying the next generation of superfund and hazardous waste site contaminants. Environ Health Perspect 119(1):6-10. doi:10.1289/ehp.1002497 PMID:21205582 PMCID:PMC3018501

2010

• Shan J, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2010. Evaluating the mobility of arsenic in synthetic iron-containing solids using a modified sequential extraction method. J Environ Eng (New York) 136(2):238-245. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000136 PMID:23459695 PMCID:PMC3584346

2009

• Rupp E, Betterton EA, Arnold RG, Saez AE. 2009. Interaction of perchloroethylene with cerium oxide in three-way catalysts. Catal Letters 132(1-2):153-158. doi:10.1007/s10562-009-0084-y PMID:21218178 PMCID:PMC3016047
• Willinger M, Rupp E, Barbaris B, Gao S, Arnold RG, Betterton EA, Saez AE. 2009. Thermocatalytic destruction of gas-phase perchloroethylene using propane as a hydrogen source. J Hazard Mater 167(1-3):770-776. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.059 PMID:19217713 PMCID:PMC2693271

2008

• Arnold RG, Quanrud DM, Ela WP, Saez AE, Teske S, Tomanek M, Engstrom J, Leung C, Zhang J, Banihani Q. 2008. Fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers during wastewater treatment/polishing and sludge stabilization/disposal. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1140:394-411. doi:10.1196/annals.1454.012 PMID:18991940
• Gao S, Rupp E, Bell S, Willinger M, Foley T, Barbaris B, Saez AE, Arnold RG, Betterton EA. 2008. Mixed redox catalytic destruction of chlorinated solvents in soils and groundwater. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1140:435-445. doi:10.1196/annals.1454.044 PMID:18991945 PMCID:PMC2867620
• Mukiibi M, Ela WP, Saez AE. 2008. Effect of ferrous iron on arsenate sorption to amorphous ferric hydroxide. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1140:335-345. doi:10.1196/annals.1454.024 PMID:18991933
• Orbay O, Gao S, Barbaris B, Rupp E, Saez AE, Arnold RG, Betterton EA. 2008. Catalytic dechlorination of gas-phase perchloroethylene under mixed redox conditions. Appl Catal B 79(1):43-52. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2007.09.034 PMID:19234593 PMCID:PMC2390786
• Shaw JK, Fathordoobadi S, Zelinski BJ, Ela WP, Saez AE. 2008. Stabilization of arsenic-bearing solid residuals in polymeric matrices. J Hazard Mater 152(3):1115-1121. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.106 PMID:17825487

2006

• Ghosh A, Mukiibi M, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2006. Leaching of arsenic from granular ferric hydroxide residuals under mature landfill conditions. Environ Sci Technol 40(19):6070-6075. PMID:17051802
• Ju XM, Hecht M, Galhotra RA, Ela WP, Betterton EA, Arnold RG, Saez AE. 2006. Destruction of gas-phase trichloroethylene in a modified fuel cell. Environ Sci Technol 40(2):612-617. PMID:16468410

2004

• He J, Arnold RG, Saez AE, Betterton EA, Ela WP. 2004. Removal of aqueous phase trichloroethylene using membrane air stripping contactors. J Environ Eng (New York) 130(11):1232-1241.
• He J, Ela WP, Betterton EA, Arnold RG, Saez AE. 2004. Reductive dehalogenation of aqueous-phase chlorinated hydrocarbons in an electrochemical reactor. Ind Eng Chem Res 43(25):7965-7974.
• He J, Saez AE, Ela WP. 2004. Destruction of aqueous-phase carbon tetrachloride in an electrochemical reactor with a porous cathode. Ind Eng Chem Res 43(4):913-923.
• Ju XM, Saez AE, Ela WP, Arnold RG, Betterton EA, Wallen M, Candillo K, Barbaris B, Orbay O. 2004. Reductive and oxidative destruction of chlorinated hydrocarbons in gas-phase catalytic reactors: Packed-beds and modified fuel cells. Abstr Pap Am Chem Soc 228:U612.