Superfund Research Program
Richard G. Luthy Ph.D., P.E., D.E.E.
Stanford University
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Terman Engineering Bldg M-52
Stanford, California
Phone: 650-723-3921
Fax: 650-725-8662
Email: luthy@stanford.edu
Projects
- Stanford University: Activated Carbon as a Multifunctional Amendment to Treat PCBs and Mercury (2007-2011)
Hazardous Waste Sites
Hunters Point
- Stanford University: Activated Carbon as a Multifunctional Amendment to Treat PCBs and Mercury
San Pablo Bay
- Stanford University: Activated Carbon as a Multifunctional Amendment to Treat PCBs and Mercury
Publications
2012
- Zhuang Y, Jin L, Luthy RG. 2012. Kinetics and pathways for the debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by bimetallic and nanoscale zerovalent iron: effects of particle properties and catalyst. Chemosphere 89:426-432. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.078 PMID:22732301 PMCID:PMC3408778
2011
- 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
- Ghosh U, Luthy RG, Cornelissen G, Werner D, Menzie CA. 2011. In-situ sorbent amendments: a new direction in contaminated sediment management. Environ Sci Technol 45:1163-1168. doi:10.1021/es102694h PMID:21247210 PMCID:PMC3037809
2010
- Kim E, Seyfferth A, Fendorf S, Luthy RG. 2010. Immobilization of Hg(II) in water with polysulfide-rubber (PSR) polymer-coated activated carbon. Water Res 45:453-60. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.045 PMID:20965542
2008
- Ahn S, Werner D, Luthy RG. 2008. Modeling PAH mass transfer in a slurry of contaminated soil or sediment amended with organic sorbents. Water Res 42(12):2931-2942. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2008.03.011 PMID:18456306