Superfund Research Program
Julie W. Neilson
University of Arizona
Water Resources Research Center
350 N Campbell Ave.
Tuscon, Arizona 85719
Phone: 520-621-9759
Email: jneilson@email.arizona.edu
Projects
- University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings (2020-2025)
- University of Arizona: Revegetation of Mining Wastes in Arid and Semiarid Environments: Plant-Microbe-Metal Interactions and Fertility Island Effects (2005-2020)
Hazardous Waste Sites
Cananea Mine Spill
- University of Arizona: Research Translation Core
Publications
2023
- Demergasso C, Neilson JW, Tebes-Cayo C, Veliz R, Ayma D, Laubitz D, Barberan A, Chong-Diaz G, Maier RM. 2023. Hyperarid soil microbial community response to simulated rainfall. Front Microbiol 14:1202266. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1202266 PMID:37779711 PMCID:PMC10537920
- Ossanna LQ, Serrano K, Jennings LL, Dillon J, Maier RM, Neilson JW. 2023. Progressive belowground soil development associated with sustainable plant establishment during copper mine waste revegetation. Applied Soil Ecology 186:104813. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104813 PMID:36844191 PMCID:PMC9956965
2021
- Kushwaha P, Neilson JW, Maier RM, Babst-Kostecka AA. 2021. Soil microbial community and abiotic soil properties influence Zn and Cd hyperaccumulation differently in Arabidopsis halleri. Sci Total Environ 803(12):150006. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150006 PMID:34487902
2020
- Chen Y, Neilson JW, Kushwaha P, Maier RM, Barberan A. 2020. Life-history strategies of soil microbial communities in an arid ecosystem. ISME J doi:10.1038/s41396-020-00803-y PMID:33051582
- Kushwaha P, Neilson JW, Barberan A, Chen Y, Fontana CG, Butterfield BJ, Maier RM. 2020. Arid ecosystem vegetation canopy-gap dichotomy: Influence on soil microbial composition and nutrient cycling functional potential. Appl Environ Microbiol 87(5):doi:10.1128/AEM.02780-20 PMID:33310716 (ahead of print)
2019
- Honeker LK, Gullo CF, Neilson JW, Chorover J, Maier RM. 2019. Effect of re-acidification on buffalo grass rhizosphere and bulk microbial communities during phytostabilization of metalliferous mine tailings. Front Microbiol 10:17. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01209 PMID:31214146 PMCID:PMC6554433
- Hottenstein JD, Neilson JW, Gil-Loaiza J, Root RA, White SA, Chorover J, Maier RM. 2019. Soil microbiome dynamics during pyritic mine tailing phytostabilization: understanding microbial bioindicators of soil acidification. Front Microbiol 10:doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01211 PMID:31275251 PMCID:PMC6593306
2018
- Valentin-Vargas A, Neilson JW, Root RA, Chorover J, Maier RM. 2018. Treatment impacts on temporal microbial community dynamics during phytostabilization of acid-generating mine tailings in semiarid regions. Sci Total Environ 618:357-368. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.010 PMID:29132003 PMCID:PMC5773348
2017
- Honeker LK, Neilson JW, Root RA, Gil-Loaiza J, Chorover J, Maier RM. 2017. Bacterial rhizoplane colonization patterns of Buchloe dactyloides growing in metalliferous mine tailings reflect plant status and biogeochemical conditions. Microb Ecol 74:853867. doi:10.1007/s00248-017-0998-7 PMID:28577167 PMCID:PMC5654687
- Neilson JW, Califf K, Cardona C, Copeland A, van Treuren W, Josephson KL, Knight R, Gilbert J, Quade J, Caporaso J, Maier RM. 2017. Significant impacts of increasing aridity on the arid soil microbiome. mSystems 2:doi:10.1128/mSystems.00195-16 PMID:28593197 PMCID:PMC5451488 (accepted for publication)
- Santos AE, Cruz-Ortega R, Meza-Figueroa D, Romero FM, Sanchez-Escalante JJ, Maier RM, Neilson JW, Alcaraz LD, Molina-Freaner FE. 2017. Plants from the abandoned Nacozari mine tailings: evaluation of their phytostabilization potential. PeerJ 5:e3280. doi:10.7717/peerj.3280 PMID:28484675 PMCID:PMC5420198
2015
- Nelson KN, Neilson JW, Root RA, Chorover J, Maier RM. 2015. Abundance and activity of 16S rRNA, AmoA and NifH bacterial genes during assisted phytostabilization of mine tailings. Int J Phytoremediation 17(1-6):493-502. doi:10.1080/15226514.2014.935284 PMID:25495940 PMCID:PMC4269300
2014
- Maier RM, Neilson JW. 2014. Extreme Environments. Chapter 7 in: Environmental Microbiology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. pp.139-153.
- Valentin-Vargas A, Root RA, Neilson JW, Chorover J, Maier RM. 2014. Environmental factors influencing the structural dynamics of soil microbial communities during assisted phytostabilization of acid-generating mine tailings: a mesocosm experiment. Sci Total Environ 500-501:314-324. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.107 PMID:25237788 PMCID:PMC4253589
2013
- Neilson JW, Jordan FL, Maier RM. 2013. Analysis of artifacts suggests DGGE should not be used for quantitative diversity analysis. J Microbiol Methods 92:256-263. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2012.12.021 PMID:23313091 PMCID:PMC3957434
2008
- Mendez MO, Neilson JW, Maier RM. 2008. Characterization of a bacterial community in an abandoned semiarid lead-zinc mine tailing site. Appl Environ Microbiol 74(12):3899-3907. doi:10.1128/AEM.02883-07 PMID:18424534 PMCID:PMC2446573
- Mendez MO, Neilson JW, Maier RM. 2008. Microbiological and geochemical characterization of fluvially deposited sulfidic mine tailings. Appl Environ Microbiol 74:3899-3907. PMID:10103249
2006
- Drees KP, Neilson JW, Betancourt JL, Quade J, Henderson DA, Pryor BM, Maier RM. 2006. Bacterial community structure in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert, Chile. Appl Environ Microbiol 72(12):7902-7908. doi:10.1128/AEM.01305-06 PMID:17028238 PMCID:PMC1694221
2003
- Neilson JW, Artiola JF, Maier RM. 2003. Characterization of lead removal from contaminated soils by nontoxic soil-washing agents. J Environ Qual 32(3):899-908. PMID:12809290
2002
- Neilson JW, Otto W, Larive CL, Pemberton JE. 2002. Biosurfactant-mediated metal behavior in soil. In: Proceedings of the Goldschmidt Conference for Geochemistry, Aug. 18-23. Davos, Switzerland.
2001
- Maier RM, Neilson JW, Artiola JF, Jordan FL, Glenn EP, Descher S. 2001. Remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sludge using biosurfactant technology. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 14(3):241-248. PMID:11764852
1996
- DiGiovanni GD, Neilson JW, Pepper IL, Sinclair NA. 1996. Gene transfer of Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 plasmid pJP4 to indigenous soil recipients. Appl Environ Microbiol 62(7):2521-2526. PMID:8779592
1994
- Neilson JW, Josephson KL, Pepper IL, Arnold RG, DiGiovanni GD, Sinclair NA. 1994. Frequency of horizontal gene transfer of a large catabolic plasmid (pJP4) in soil. Appl Environ Microbiol 60:4053-4058. PMID:7993092
1992
- Neilson JW, Josephson KL, Pillai SD, Pepper IL. 1992. Polymerase chain reaction and gene probe detection of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation plasmid pJP4. Appl Environ Microbiol 58:1271-1275. PMID:1599246