Superfund Research Program

Community Engagement Core

Project Leader: Yan Zheng
Co-Investigator: Sara V. Flanagan (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)
Grant Number: P42ES010349
Funding Period: 2012-2021

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Publications

2023

• O'Neill H, Flanagan SV, Gleason JA, Spayd SE, Schwartz RI, Procopio NA. 2023. Targeted private well outreach following a change in drinking water standard: arsenic and the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. J Public Health Manag Pract 29(1):E29-E36. doi:10.1097/PHH.0000000000001575 PMID:36070573 PMCID:PMC9712494
• Shen Y, Wiita E, Nghiem AA, Liu J, Haque E, Austin RN, Seng CY, Phan K, Zheng Y, Bostick BC. 2023. Zinc localization and speciation in rice grain under variable soil zinc deficiency. Plant Soil 102:doi:10.1007/s11104-023-06140-1

2021

• Sun Y, Sun J, Nghiem AA, Bostick BC, Ellis T, Han L, Li Z, Liu S, Han S, Zhang M, Xia Y, Zheng Y. 2021. Reduction of iron (hydr)oxide-bound arsenate: Evidence from high depth resolution sampling of a reducing aquifer in Yinchuan Plain, China. J Hazard Mater 406(14):124615. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124615 PMID:33310320 PMCID:PMC7937834

2020

• Flanagan SV, Braman S, Puelle R, Gleason JA, Spayd SE, Procopio NA, Prosswimmer G, Navas-Acien A, Graziano JH, Chillrud SN. 2020. Leveraging Health Care Communication Channels for Environmental Health Outreach in New Jersey. J Public Health Manag Pract doi:10.1097/PHH.0000000000001121 PMID:32011595
• Flanagan SV, Procopio NA, Spayd SE, Gleason JA, Zheng Y. 2020. Improve private well testing outreach efficiency by targeting households based on proximity to a high arsenic well. Sci Total Environ 738:139689. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139689 PMID:32559486 PMCID:PMC7429275
• Nigra AE. 2020. Environmental racism and the need for private well protections. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 117(30):doi:10.1073/pnas.2011547117 PMID:32641505 (ahead of print)
• Yang Q, Flanagan SV, Chillrud SN, Ross JM, Zeng W, Culbertson CW, Spayd SE, Backer L, Smith AE, Zheng Y. 2020. Reduction in drinking water arsenic exposure and health risk through arsenic treatment among private well households in Maine and New Jersey, USA. Sci Total Environ 738:139683. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139683 PMID:32535281 PMCID:PMC7429269
• Zheng Y. 2020. Global solutions to a silent poison. Science 368:818-819. doi:10.1126/science.abb9746 PMID:32439775

2018

• Flanagan SV, Gleason JA, Spayd SE, Procopio NA, Rockafellow-Baldoni M, Braman S, Chillrud SN, Zheng Y. 2018. Health protective behavior following required arsenic testing under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. Int J Hyg Environ Health 221(6):929-940. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.05.008 PMID:29884571 PMCID:PMC6219474
• Nachman KE, Punshon T, Rardin LR, Signes-Pastor AJ, Murray CJ, Jackson BP, Guerinot ML, Burke TA, Chen CY, Ahsan H, Argos M, Cottingham KL, Cubadda F, Ginsberg GL, Goodale BC, Kurzius-Spencer M, Meharg AA, Miller M, Nigra AE, Pendergrast CB, Raab A, Reimer K, Scheckel KG, Schwerdtle T, Taylor VF, Tokar EJ, Warczak TM, Karagas MR. 2018. Opportunities and challenges for dietary arsenic intervention. Environ Health Perspect 126(8):084503-1-6. doi:10.1289/EHP3997 PMID:30235424 PMCID:PMC6375412

2017

• Nigra AE, Sanchez TR, Nachman KE, Harvey DE, Chillrud SN, Graziano JH, Navas-Acien A. 2017. The effect of the Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant level on arsenic exposure in the USA from 2003 to 2014: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Lancet Public Health 2:e513-e521. doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30195-0 PMID:29250608 PMCID:PMC5729579
• Zheng Y. 2017. Lessons learned from arsenic mitigation among private well households. Curr Environ Health Rep 4:373-382. doi:10.1007/s40572-017-0157-9 PMID:28741248 PMCID:PMC5970274
• Zheng Y, Flanagan SV. 2017. The case for universal screening of private well water quality in the US and testing requirements to achieve it: evidence from arsenic. Environ Health Perspect 125:6. doi:10.1289/ehp629 PMID:28893720

2016

• Flanagan SV, Spayd SE, Procopio NA, Chillrud SN, Braman S, Zheng Y. 2016. Arsenic in private well water part 1 of 3: Impact of the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act on household testing and mitigation behavior. Sci Total Environ 562:999-1009. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.196 PMID:27118151 PMCID:PMC5204457
• Flanagan SV, Spayd SE, Procopio NA, Chillrud SN, Ross JM, Braman S, Zheng Y. 2016. Arsenic in private well water part 2 of 3: Who benefits the most from traditional testing promotion?. Sci Total Environ 562:1010-1018. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.199 PMID:27142115 PMCID:PMC5191845
• Flanagan SV, Spayd SE, Procopio NA, Marvinney RG, Smith AE, Chillrud SN, Braman S, Zheng Y. 2016. Arsenic in private well water part 3 of 3: Socioeconomic vulnerability to exposure in Maine and New Jersey. Sci Total Environ 562:1019-1030. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.217 PMID:27118035 PMCID:PMC5204458

2015

• Flanagan SV, Marvinney RG, Johnston RA, Yang Q, Zheng Y. 2015. Dissemination of well water arsenic results to homeowners in Central Maine: influences on mitigation behavior and continued risks for exposure. Sci Total Environ 505:1282-1290. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.079 PMID:24726512 PMCID:PMC4192113
• Flanagan SV, Marvinney RG, Zheng Y. 2015. Influences on domestic well water testing behavior in a Central Maine area with frequent groundwater arsenic occurrence. Sci Total Environ 505:1274-1281. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.017 PMID:24875279 PMCID:PMC4245378
• O'Shea B, Stransky M, Leitheiser S, Brock P, Marvinney RG, Zheng Y. 2015. Heterogeneous arsenic enrichment in meta-sedimentary rocks in central Maine, United States. Sci Total Environ 505:1308-1319. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.032 PMID:24861530 PMCID:PMC4241390
• Yang Q, Culbertson CW, Nielsen MG, Schalk CW, Johnson CD, Marvinney RG, Stute M, Zheng Y. 2015. Flow and sorption controls of groundwater arsenic in individual boreholes from bedrock aquifers in central Maine, USA. Sci Total Environ 505:1291-1307. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.089 PMID:24842411 PMCID:PMC4233206
• Zheng Y, Ayotte JD. 2015. At the crossroads: Hazard assessment and reduction of health risks from arsenic in private well waters of the northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada. Sci Total Environ 505:1237-1247. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.089 PMID:25466685 PMCID:PMC4386837

2014

• Wasserman GA, Liu X, LoIacono NJ, Kline JK, Factor-Litvak P, van Geen AF, Mey JL, Levy D, Abramson R, Schwartz A, Graziano JH. 2014. A cross-sectional study of well water arsenic and child IQ in Maine schoolchildren. Environ Health 13:23. doi:10.1186/1476-069x-13-23 PMID:24684736 PMCID:PMC4104994
• Yang Q, Smitherman P, Hess CT, Culbertson CW, Marvinney RG, Smith AE, Zheng Y. 2014. Uranium and radon in private bedrock well water in Maine: Geospatial analysis at two scales. Environ Sci Technol 48:4298-4306. doi:10.1021/es405020k PMID:24655434 PMCID:PMC3993615

2013

• Li S, Wang M, Yang Q, Wang H, Zhu J, Zheng B, Zheng Y. 2013. Enrichment of arsenic in surface water, stream sediments and soils in Tibet. J Geochem Explor 135:104-116. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.08.020 PMID:24367140 PMCID:PMC3869406