Superfund Research Program

Jay Gan

University of California-Riverside
0210 SCIENCE LABS 1
University of California
Riverside, California 92521
Phone: 951-827-2712
Fax: 951-827-3993
Email: jgan@ucr.edu

Projects

• University of California-Riverside: Development of Stable Isotope Based Methods to Predict Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Sediments (2011-2014)
• University of California-Riverside: Exploring the Importance of Aging in Contaminant Bioavailability and Remediation (2014-2020)

Research Briefs

• 229 - Comparing Black Carbon Types to Sequester PBDEs in Sediments

Hazardous Waste Sites

McGrath Lake

• University of California-Riverside: Exploring the Importance of Aging in Contaminant Bioavailability and Remediation

Palos Verdes Shelf

• University of California-Riverside: Development of Stable Isotope Based Methods to Predict Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Sediments
• University of California-Riverside: Exploring the Importance of Aging in Contaminant Bioavailability and Remediation

Publications

2023

• Taylor A, Wang J, Kaur D, Schlenk D, Gan J. 2023. Limited effectiveness of carbonaceous sorbents in sequestering aged organic contaminants in sediments. Environ Sci Technol 57(25):9385-9393. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c02309 PMID:37318754 PMCID:PMC10308819

2020

• Wang J, Coffin S, Schlenk D, Gan J. 2020. Accumulation of HOCs via precontaminated microplastics by earthworm Eisenia fetida in soil. Environ Sci Technol 54:11220-11229. doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c02922 PMID:32786560

2019

• Taylor A, Wang J, Liao C, Schlenk D, Gan J. 2019. Effect of aging on bioaccessibility of DDTs and PCBs in marine sediment. Environ Pollut 245:582-589. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.126 PMID:30471469 PMCID:PMC6349416

2018

• Wang J, Lin K, Taylor A, Gan J. 2018. In vitro assessment of pyrethroid bioaccessibility via particle ingestion. Environ Int 119:125-132. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.05.043 PMID:29957354

2016

• Crago J, Xu E, Kupsco A, Jia F, Mehinto AC, Lao W, Maruya K, Gan J, Schlenk D. 2016. Trophic transfer and effects of DDT in male hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) from Palos Verdes Superfund site, CA (USA) and comparisons to field monitoring. Environ Pollut 213:940-948. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.060 PMID:27049791 PMCID:PMC4879599

2014

• Jia F, Gan J. 2014. Comparing black carbon types in sequestering polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediments. Environ Pollut 184:131-137. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.08.009 PMID:24047549 PMCID:PMC3915297

2013

• Bao L, Jia F, Crago J, Zeng EY, Schlenk D, Gan J. 2013. Assessing bioavailability of DDT and metabolites in marine sediments using solid-phase microextraction with performance reference compounds. Environ Toxicol Chem 32(9):1946-1953. doi:10.1002/etc.2275 PMID:23661411 PMCID:PMC3899093
• Cui X, Bao L, Gan J. 2013. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) with stable isotope calibration for measuring bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants. Environ Sci Technol 47(17):9833-9840. doi:10.1021/es4022987 PMID:23930601 PMCID:PMC3923886
• Cui X, Mayer P, Gan J. 2013. Methods to assess bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants: Principles, operations, and limitations. Environ Pollut 172:223-234. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2012.09.013 PMID:23064200 PMCID:PMC3868337
• Delgado-Moreno L, Gan J. 2013. A stable isotope dilution method for measuring bioavailability of organic contaminants. Environ Pollut 176:171-177. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.036 PMID:23434573 PMCID:PMC3898628