Superfund Research Program

Dingfei Hu

University of Iowa

Phone: 319-384-0697
Email: dingfei-hu@uiowa.edu

Projects

• University of Iowa: Atmospheric Sources of PCB Congeners (2006-2025)

Publications

2015

• Grimm FA, Hu D, Kania-Korwel I, Lehmler H, Ludewig G, Hornbuckle KC, Duffel MW, Bergman A, Robertson LW. 2015. Metabolism and metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls. Crit Rev Toxicol 45(3):245-272. doi:10.3109/10408444.2014.999365 PMID:25629923 PMCID:PMC4383295
• Liang Y, Meggo RE, Hu D, Schnoor JL, Mattes TE. 2015. Microbial community analysis of switchgrass planted and unplanted soil microcosms displaying PCB dechlorination. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 99(15):6515-6526. doi:10.1007/s00253-015-6545-x PMID:25820643 PMCID:PMC4498989
• Martinez A, Spak SN, Petrich NT, Hu D, Carmichael G, Hornbuckle KC. 2015. Atmospheric dispersion of PCB from a contaminated Lake Michigan harbor. Atmos Environ (1994) 122:791-798. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.040 PMID:26594127 PMCID:PMC4649934

2014

• Liang Y, Meggo RE, Hu D, Schnoor JL, Mattes TE. 2014. Enhanced polychlorinated biphenyl removal in a switchgrass rhizosphere by bioaugmentation with Burkholderia xenovorans LB400. Ecol Eng 71:215-222. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.07.046 PMID:25246731 PMCID:PMC4167840

2013

• Meggo RE, Schnoor JL, Hu D. 2013. Dechlorination of PCBs in the rhizosphere of switchgrass and poplar. Environ Pollut 178:312-321. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.035 PMID:23603468 PMCID:PMC4294558
• Petrich NT, Spak SN, Carmichael G, Hu D, Martinez A, Hornbuckle KC. 2013. Simulating and explaining passive air sampling rates for semivolatile compounds on polyurethane foam passive samplers. Environ Sci Technol 47(15):8591–8598. doi:10.1021/es401532q PMID:23837599 PMCID:PMC3764502

2012

• Hu X, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Lehmler H, Hu D, Hornbuckle KC, Thorne PS. 2012. Subchronic inhalation exposure study of an airborne polychlorinated biphenyl mixture resembling the Chicago ambient air congener profile. Environ Sci Technol 46(17):9653-9662. doi:10.1021/es301129h PMID:22846166 PMCID:PMC3573703

2011

• Hu D, Martinez A, Hornbuckle KC. 2011. Sedimentary records of non-Aroclor and Aroclor PCB mixtures in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research 37:359-364. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.03.001 PMID:23538476 PMCID:PMC3607302
• Zhai G, Lehmler H, Schnoor JL, Hu D. 2011. Enantioselective biotransformation of chiral PCBs in whole poplar plants. Environ Sci Technol 45(6):2308-2316. doi:10.1021/es1033662 PMID:21329345 PMCID:PMC3066656

2010

• Correa PA, Lin L, Just CL, Hu D, Hornbuckle KC, Schnoor JL, Van Aken B. 2010. The effects of individual PCB congeners on the soil bacterial community structure and the abundance of biphenyl dioxygenase genes. Environ Int 36(8):901-906. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2009.07.015 PMID:19716603 PMCID:PMC2928393
• Hu D, Hornbuckle KC. 2010. Inadvertent PCB congeners in commercial pigments. Environ Sci Technol 44:2822-2827. doi:10.1021/es902413k PMID:19957996 PMCID:PMC2853905
• Hu X, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Lehmler H, Hu D, Kania-Korwel I, Hornbuckle KC, Thorne PS. 2010. Time course of congener uptake and elimination in rats after short-term inhalation exposure to an airborne polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture. Environ Sci Technol 44(17):6893-6900. doi:10.1021/es101274b PMID:20698547 PMCID:PMC3408216
• Lehmler H, Martinez A, Wang K, Hornbuckle KC, Hu D. 2010. Atmospheric PCB congeners across Chicago. Atmos Environ (1994) 44(12):1550-1557. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.006 PMID:21918637 PMCID:PMC3171135
• Norstrom K, Czub G, McLachlan MS, Hu D, Thorne PS, Hornbuckle KC. 2010. External exposure and bioaccumulation of PCBs in humans living in a contaminated urban environment. Environ Int 36(8):855-861. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2009.03.005 PMID:19394084 PMCID:PMC2891214
• Zhao H, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Hu D, Hornbuckle KC, Just CL, Robertson LW, Thorne PS, Lehmler H. 2010. Development of a synthetic PCB mixture resembling the average polychlorinated biphenyl profile in Chicago air. Environ Int 36(8):819-827. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2009.03.003 PMID:19375801 PMCID:PMC2888912

2009

• Liu J, Hu D, Jiang G, Schnoor JL. 2009. In vivo biotransformation of 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl by whole plants-poplars and switchgrass. Environ Sci Technol 43(19):7503-7509. PMID:19848168 PMCID:PMC2754666

2008

• Hu D, Hornbuckle KC, Martinez A. 2008. Discovery of non-aroclor PCB (3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl) in Chicago air. Environ Sci Technol 42(21):7873-7877. PMID:19031874 PMCID:PMC2646757