Project Publications: Duke University: Analytical Chemistry Core

Superfund Research Program

Project Leader: P. Lee Ferguson
Co-Investigators: Heather M. Stapleton, Heileen Hsu-Kim
Grant Number: P42ES010356
Funding Period: 2011-2022

Habre R, Dorman DC, Abbat J, Bahnfleth WP, Carter E, Farmer D, Gawne-Mittelstaedt G, Grassian VH, Morrison G, Peccia JL, Poppendieck D, Prather KA, Shiraiwa M, Stapleton HM, Willilams H, Harries ME. 2022. Why indoor chemistry matters: A national academies consensus report. Environ Sci Technol doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c04163 PMID:35833728

Koenigsmark F, Weinhouse C, Berky AJ, Morales A, Ortiz EJ, Pierce EM, Pan WK, Hsu-Kim H. 2021. Efficacy of hair total mercury content as a biomarker of methylmercury exposure to communities in the area of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru. Int J Environ Res Public Health 18(24):doi:10.3390/ijerph182413350 PMID:34948962 PMCID:PMC8707462
Ulrich JC, Ferguson PL. 2021. Development of a sensitive direct injection LC-MS/MS method for the detection of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in hard waters. Anal Bioanal Chem 413(14):3763-3774. doi:10.1007/s00216-021-03324-5 PMID:33846826 PMCID:PMC8154743

Czaplicki LM, Redfern L, Cooper EM, Ferguson PL, Vilgalys R, Gunsch C. 2020. Investigating the mycobiome of the Holcomb Creosote Superfund Site. Chemosphere 252:9. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126208 PMID:32229362 PMCID:PMC7242165
Kassotis CD, Herkert N, Hammel SC, Hoffman K, Xia Q, Kullman SW, Sosa JA, Stapleton HM. 2020. Thyroid receptor antagonism of chemicals extracted from personal silicone wristbands within a papillary thyroid cancer pilot study. Environ Sci Technol 54:15296-15312. doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c05972 PMID:33185092 PMCID:PMC7819617
Phillips AL, Herkert N, Ulrich JC, Hartman JH, Ruis MT, Cooper EM, Ferguson PL, Stapleton HM. 2020. In vitro metabolism of isopropylated and tert-butylated triarylphosphate esters using human liver subcellular fractions. Chem Res Toxicol 33:1428-1441. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00002 PMID:32129605 PMCID:PMC7508416

Budarz JF, Cooper EM, Gardner CM, Hodzic E, Ferguson PL, Gunsch C, Wiesner MR. 2019. Chlorpyrifos degradation via photoreactive TiO2 nanoparticles: Assessing the impact of a multi-component degradation scenario. J Hazard Mater 372:61-68. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.028 PMID:29254886 PMCID:PMC5995634 (in press)
Redfern L, Gardner CM, Hodzic E, Ferguson PL, Hsu-Kim H, Gunsch C. 2019. A new framework for approaching precision bioremediation of PAH contaminated soils. J Hazard Mater 378:doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120859 PMID:31327574 PMCID:PMC6833951

Czaplicki LM, Dharia M, Cooper EM, Ferguson PL, Vilgalys R, Gunsch C. 2018. Evaluating the mycostimulation potential of select carbon amendments for the degradation of a model PAH by an ascomycete strain enriched from a Superfund site. Biodegradation 29(5):463-471. doi:10.1007/s10532-018-9843-z PMID:30003496 PMCID:PMC6330244
Kassotis CD, Kollitz EM, Ferguson PL, Stapleton HM. 2018. Nonionic ethoxylated surfactants induce adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. Toxicol Sci 162(1):124-136. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfx234 PMID:29106673 PMCID:PMC625695
Kollitz EM, De Carbonnel L, Stapleton HM, Ferguson PL. 2018. The affinity of brominated phenolic compounds for human and zebrafish thyroid receptor beta: Influence of chemical structure. Toxicol Sci doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfy028 PMID:29409039
Kollitz EM, Kassotis CD, Hoffman K, Ferguson PL, Sosa JA, Stapleton HM. 2018. Chemical mixtures isolated from house dust disrupt thyroid receptor beta signaling. Environ Sci Technol 52:11857-11864. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03283 PMID:30212187
Lefevre E, Bossa N, Gardner CM, Gehrke GE, Cooper EM, Stapleton HM, Hsu-Kim H, Gunsch C. 2018. Biochar and activated carbon act as promising amendments for promoting the microbial debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A. Water Res 128:102-110. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.047 PMID:29091801 PMCID:PMC5796758

Barzen-Hanson KA, Roberts SC, Choyke S, Oetjen K, McAlees A, Riddell N, McCrindle R, Ferguson PL, Higgins CP, Field JA. 2017. Discovery of 40 classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in historical aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) and AFFF-impacted groundwater. Environ Sci Technol 51(4):2047-2057. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b05843 PMID:28098989
Ferguson PL, Stapleton HM. 2017. Comment on: Mutagenic azo dyes, rather than flame retardants, are the predominant brominated compounds in house dust. Environ Sci Technol 51(6):3588-3590. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00372 PMID:28282131
Hollender J, Schymanski EL, Singer HP, Ferguson PL. 2017. Nontarget screening with high resolution mass spectrometry in the environment: ready to go?. Environ Sci Technol 51(20):11505-11512. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b02184 PMID:28877430

Cooper EM, Kroeger G, Davis K, Clark C, Ferguson PL, Stapleton HM. 2016. Results from screening polyurethane foam based consumer products for flame retardant chemicals: assessing impacts on the change in the furniture flammability standards. Environ Sci Technol 50(19):10653-10660. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b01602 PMID:27552529 PMCID:PMC5052662
Czaplicki LN, Cooper EM, Ferguson PL, Stapleton HM, Vilgalys R, Gunsch C. 2016. A new perspective on sustainable soil remediation-case study suggests novel fungal genera could facilitate in situ biodegradation of hazardous contaminants. Remediation (N Y) 26(2):59-72. doi:10.1002/rem.21458 PMID:27917031 PMCID:PMC5130160

Fang M, Getzinger GJ, Cooper EM, Clark BW, Garner LV, Di Giulio RT, Ferguson PL, Stapleton HM. 2014. Effect-directed analysis of Elizabeth River porewater: developmental toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environ Toxicol Chem 33(12):2767-2774. doi:10.1002/etc.2738 PMID:25196082 PMCID:PMC4393830