Superfund Research Program

Thomas Michael Young

University of California-Davis
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
3113 EUIII
Davis, California 95616
Phone: 530-754-9399
Fax: 530-752-7872
Email: tyoung@ucdavis.edu

Projects

• University of California-Davis: Administrative Core (1995-2023)
• University of California-Davis: Optimizing Bioremediation for Risk Reduction Using Integrated Bioassay, Non-Target Analysis and Genomic Mining Techniques (2017-2023)

Research Briefs

• 179 - Scaling up from Local Deterministic Measurement to a Regional Probabilistic Model

Publications

2023

• Hattaway ME, Alaimo C, Wong L, Teerlink J, Young TM. 2023. Spatial and temporal variability of micropollutants within a wastewater catchment system. Environ Sci Process Impacts doi:10.1039/d3em00361b PMID:38170844
• Hattaway ME, Black G, Young TM. 2023. Batch correction methods for nontarget chemical analysis data: application to a municipal wastewater collection system. Anal Bioanal Chem doi:10.1007/s00216-023-04511-2 PMID:36627378 PMCID:PMC9928919

2021

• Alaimo CP, Li Y, Green PG, Kleeman MJ, Young TM. 2021. Diversity of carbonyl compounds in biogas and natural gas revealed using high-resolution mass spectrometry and nontarget analysis. Environ Sci Technol 55:PMID:34523924
• Black G, Ho G, Denison MS, Young TM. 2021. Using Estrogenic Activity and Nontargeted Chemical Analysis to Identify Contaminants in Sewage Sludge. Environ Sci Technol 55:6729-6739. doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c07846 PMID:33909413
• Kim K, Shin H, Wong L, Young TM, Bennett DH. 2021. Evaluating couch polyurethane foam for a potential passive sampler of semivolatile organic compounds. Chemosphere 271:129349. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129349 PMID:33429263 PMCID:PMC7969436
• Kim K, Shin H, Wong L, Young TM, Bennett DH. 2021. Temporal variability of indoor dust concentrations of semivolatile organic compounds. Indoor Air 31(3):doi:10.1111/ina.12759 PMID:33022817
• Pinkanjananavee K, Teh SJ, Kurobe T, Lam CH, Tran F, Young TM. 2021. Potential impacts on treated water quality of recycling dewatered sludge supernatant during harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Toxins (Basel) 13(2):99. doi:10.3390/toxins13020099 PMID:33572944
• Rodgers KM, Bennett DH, Moran R, Knox K, Stoiber T, Gill R, Young TM, Blum A, Dodson RE. 2021. Do flame retardant concentrations change in dust after older upholstered furniture is replaced?. Environ Int 153:doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106513 PMID:33770624 PMCID:PMC8154740
• Wrightwood OM, Hattaway ME, Young TM, Bischel HN. 2021. Assessment of woodchip bioreactor characteristics and their influences on joint nitrate and pesticide removal. ACS ES&T Wat
• Young TM, Black G, Wong L, Bloszies CS, Fiehn O, He G, Denison MS, Vogel CF, Durbin-Johnson BP. 2021. Identifying toxicologically significant compounds in urban wildfire ash using in vitro bioassays and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Environ Sci Technol 55:3657-3667. doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c06712 PMID:33647203 PMCID:PMC8351470

2019

• Black G, Anumol T, Young TM. 2019. Analyzing a broader spectrum of endocrine active organic contaminants in sewage sludge with high resolution LC-QTOF-MS suspect screening and QSAR toxicity prediction. Environ Sci Process Impacts 21(7):1099-1114. doi:10.1039/c9em00144a PMID:31179481 PMCID:PMC7036296
• Garrido JA, Parthasarathy S, Moschet C, Young TM, McKone TE, Bennett DH. 2019. Exposure assessment for air-to-skin uptake of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) indoors. Environ Sci Technol 53(3):1608-1616. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b05123 PMID:30525510 PMCID:PMC7036297
• Middleton ER, Talaugon S, Young TM, Wong L, Fluharty S, Reed K, Cosby C, Myers II R. 2019. Bi-directional learning: Identifying contaminants on the Yurok Indian Reservation. Int J Environ Res Public Health 16:pii:E3513. doi:10.3390/ijerph16193513 PMID:31547171 PMCID:PMC6801823
• Shin H, Moschet C, Young TM, Bennett DH. 2019. Measured concentrations of consumer product chemicals in California house dust: Implications for sources, exposure, and toxicity potential. Indoor Air 30(1):60-75. doi:10.1111/ina.12607 PMID:31587372 PMCID:PMC6917863

2018

• Moschet C, Anumol T, Lew BM, Bennett DH, Young TM. 2018. Household dust as a repository of chemical accumulation: new insights from a comprehensive high-resolution mass spectrometric study. Environ Sci Technol 52:2878-2887. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05767 PMID:29437387

2017

• Moschet C, Lew BM, Hasenbein S, Anumol T, Young TM. 2017. LC- and GC-QTOF-MS as complementary tools for a comprehensive micropollutant analysis in aquatic systems. Environ Sci Technol 51(3):1553-1561. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b05352 PMID:28026950

2016

• Bair DA, Mukome FN, Popova IA, Ogunyoku TA, Jefferson A, Wang D, Hafner SC, Young TM, Parikh SJ. 2016. Sorption of pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and herbicides to biochar in the presence of biosolids. J Environ Qual 45(6):1998-2006. doi:10.2134/jeq2016.03.0106 PMID:27898796
• Parry E, Young TM. 2016. Comparing targeted and non-targeted high-resolution mass spectrometric approaches for assessing advanced oxidation reactor performance. Water Res 104:72-81. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.056 PMID:27518144

2014

• Ogunyoku TA, Young TM. 2014. Removal of triclocarban and triclosan during municipal biosolid production. Water Environ Res 86(3):197-203. PMID:24734467 PMCID:PMC3989550

2013

• Abid AD, Kanematsu M, Young TM, Kennedy IM. 2013. Arsenic removal from water using flame-synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles with variable oxidation states. Aerosol Science and Technology 47(2):169-176. doi:10.1080/02786826.2012.735380 PMID:23645964 PMCID:PMC3640798
• Jorgenson BC, Fleishman E, Macneale KH, Schlenk D, Scholz N, Spromberg JA, Werner I, Weston DP, Xiao Q, Young TM, Zhang M. 2013. Predicted transport of pyrethroid insecticides from an urban landscape to surface water. Environ Toxicol Chem 32(11):2469-2477. doi:10.1002/etc.2352 PMID:24115122 PMCID:PMC3949623
• Kim D, Young TM, Anastasio C. 2013. Phototransformation rate constants of PAHs associated with soot particles. Sci Total Environ 443:896-903. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.055 PMID:23247292 PMCID:PMC3566770
• McKenzie ER, Young TM. 2013. A novel fractionation approach for water constituents- Distribution of storm even metals. Environ Sci Process Impacts 15(5):1006-1016. doi:10.1039/c3em30612g PMID:23535891 PMCID:PMC3943471
• McKenzie ER, Young TM. 2013. Quality control considerations for size exclusion chromatography with online ICP-MS: a powerful tool for evaluating the size dependence of metal-organic matter complexation. Water Sci Technol 67(5):1075-1082. doi:10.2166/wst.2013.659 PMID:23416600 PMCID:PMC3577094
• Park I, Zhang N, Ogunyoku TA, Young TM, Scow KM. 2013. Effects of Triclosan and biosolids on microbial community composition in an agricultural soil. Water Environ Res 85:2237-2242(6). doi:10.2175/106143012X13560205144335 PMID:24597039 PMCID:PMC3951728
• Parry E, Young TM. 2013. Distribution of pyrethroid insecticides in secondary wastewater effluent. Environ Toxicol Chem 32(12):2686-2694. doi:10.1002/etc.2347 PMID:23939863 PMCID:PMC3941031

2012

• Ahn K, Kasagami T, Tsai H, Schebb N, Ogunyoku TA, Gee SJ, Young TM, Hammock BD. 2012. An immunoassay to evaluate human/environmental exposure to the antimicrobial triclocarban. Environ Sci Technol 46:374-381. doi:10.1021/es202494d PMID:22077920 PMCID:PMC3258304 (Completed with ARRA Funds)
• Jorgenson BC, Wissel-Tyson C, Young TM. 2012. Factors contributing to the off-target transport of pyrethroid insecticides from urban surfaces. J Agric Food Chem 60(30):7333-7340. doi:10.1021/jf301241n PMID:22784034 PMCID:PMC3646940

2010

• Buchholz BA, Zermeno P, Hwang H, Guilderson TP, Young TM. 2010. Measuring submicron-size fractionated particulate matter on aluminum impactor disks. Radiocarbon 52(2):278-285. PMID:22228915 PMCID:PMC3252030
• Faria IR, Young TM. 2010. Comparing linear free energy relationships for organic chemicals in soils: effects of soil and solute properties. Environ Sci Technol 44(18):6971-6977. doi:10.1021/es100440a PMID:20726509 PMCID:PMC2941804
• Faria IR, Young TM. 2010. Modeling and predicting competitive sorption of organic compounds in soil. Environ Toxicol Chem 29(12):2676-2684. doi:10.1002/etc.343 PMID:21061392 PMCID:PMC3040038
• Giudice BD, Young TM. 2010. The antimicrobial triclocarban stimulates embryo production in the freshwater mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum. Environ Toxicol Chem 29(4):966-970. doi:10.1002/etc.105 PMID:20821527 PMCID:PMC3040035
• Jorgenson BC, Young TM. 2010. Formulation effects and the off-target transport of pyrethroid insecticides from urban hard surfaces. Environ Sci Technol 44(13):4951-4957. doi:10.1021/es100094f PMID:20524665 PMCID:PMC2927978

2009

• Chen W, Young TM. 2009. Influence of nitrogen source on NDMA formation during chlorination of diuron. Water Res 43(12):3047-3056. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.020 PMID:19457535 PMCID:PMC2701387
• Kanematsu M, Hayashi A, Denison MS, Young TM. 2009. Characterization and potential environmental risks of leachate from shredded rubber mulches. Chemosphere 76(7):952-958. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.04.026 PMID:19450864 PMCID:PMC2735888
• Kim D, Kumfer BM, Anastasio C, Kennedy IM, Young TM. 2009. Environmental aging of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on soot and its effect on source identification. Chemosphere 76(8):1075-1081. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.04.031 PMID:19443013 PMCID:PMC2754578
• McKenzie ER, Money JE, Green PG, Young TM. 2009. Metals associated with stormwater-relevant brake and tire samples. Sci Total Environ 407(22):5855-5860. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.07.018 PMID:19709720 PMCID:PMC2776691

2008

• Chen W, Young TM. 2008. NDMA formation during chlorination and chloramination of aqueous diuron solutions. Environ Sci Technol 42(4):1072-1077. doi:10.1021/es072044e PMID:18351074
• Giudice BD, Massoudieh A, Huang X, Young TM. 2008. A stochastic simulation procedure for selecting herbicides with minimum environmental impact. Environ Sci Technol 42(2):354-360. doi:10.1021/es070959n PMID:18284130
• Giudice BD, Massoudieh A, Young TM. 2008. Evaluating management decisions to reduce environmental risk of roadside-applied herbicides. Transportation Research Record 1991:27-32. doi:10.3141/1991-04
• Hwang H, Park E, Young TM, Hammock BD. 2008. Occurrence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in indoor dust. Sci Total Environ 404(1):26-35. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.05.031 PMID:18632138 PMCID:PMC2858057
• Massoudieh A, Ju D, Young TM, Ginn TR. 2008. Approximation of a radial diffusion model with a multiple-rate model for hetero-disperse particle mixtures. J Contam Hydrol 97(1-2):55-66. doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.12.004 PMID:18304692 PMCID:PMC3904549

2006

• Huang X, Massoudieh A, Young TM. 2006. Measured and predicted herbicide removal by mulch. J Environ Eng (New York) 132(8):918-925.

2005

• Huang X, Fong S, Deanovic LA, Young TM. 2005. Toxicity of herbicides in highway runoff. Environ Toxicol Chem 24(9):2336-2340. PMID:16193763
• Ju D, Young TM. 2005. The influence of natural organic matter rigidity on the sorption, desorption, and competitive displacement rates of 1,2-dichlorobenzene. Environ Sci Technol 39(20):7956-7963. PMID:16295861
• Ju D, Young TM. 2005. The influence of the rigidity of geosorbent organic matter on non-ideal sorption behaviors of chlorinated benzenes. Water Res 39(12):2599-2610. PMID:15967474
• Massoudieh A, Huang X, Young TM, Marino MA. 2005. Modeling fate and transport of roadside-applied herbicides. J Environ Eng (New York) 131(7):1057-1067.
• Moore AM, Young TM. 2005. Chloride interactions with iron surfaces: implications for perchlorate and nitrate remediation using permeable reactive barriers. J Environ Eng (New York) 131(6):924-933.
• Watanabe N, Schwartz E, Scow KM, Young TM. 2005. Relating desorption and biodegradation of phenanthrene to SOM structure characterized by quantitative pyrolysis GC-MS. Environ Sci Technol 39(16):6170-6181. PMID:16173578

2004

• Huang X, Pedersen TL, Fischer M, White R, Young TM. 2004. Herbicide runoff along highways. 1. Field observations. Environ Sci Technol 38(12):3263-3271. PMID:15260322
• Huang X, Pedersen TL, Fischer M, White R, Young TM. 2004. Herbicide runoff along highways. 2. Sorption control. Environ Sci Technol 38(12):3272-3278. PMID:15260323
• Ju D, Young TM. 2004. Effects of competitor and natural organic matter characteristics on the equilibrium sorption of 1,2-dichlorobenzene in soil and shale. Environ Sci Technol 38(22):5863-5870. PMID:15573583