Superfund Research Program

Experimental and Computational Engineering of Novel Optimized Multicomponent Sorbents for Toxic Mixtures

Project Leader: Timothy D. Phillips
Grant Number: P42ES027704
Funding Period: 2022-2027

Project-Specific Links

Publications

2024

• Rivenbark K, Fawkes L, Nikkhah H, Wang M, Sansom G, Beykal B, Wade TL, Phillips TD. 2024. Using L. minor and C. elegans to assess the ecotoxicity of real-life contaminated soil samples and their remediation by clay- and carbon-based sorbents. Environ Pollut 347:doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123762 PMID:38479705
• Rivenbark K, Lilly K, Wang M, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2024. Green-engineered clay- and carbon-based composite materials for the adsorption of benzene from air. J Environ Chem Eng 12(1):111836. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.111836
• Rivenbark K, Nikkhah H, Wang M, Beykal B, Phillips TD. 2024. Toxicity of representative organophosphate, organochlorine, phenylurea, dinitroaniline, carbamate, and viologen pesticides to the growth and survival of H. vulgaris, L. minor, and C. elegans. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int doi:10.1007/s11356-024-32444-5 PMID:38396181
• Wang M, Lilly K, Martin LM, Xu W, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2024. Adsorption and removal of polystyrene nanoplastics from water by green-engineered clays. Water Res 249:120944. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120944 PMID:38070346
• Wang M, Rivenbark K, Nikkhah H, Beykal B, Phillips TD. 2024. In vitro and in vivo remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by processed and amended clays and activated carbon in soil. Applied Soil Ecology 196:doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105285 PMID:38463139 PMCID:10919550
• Wang M, Rivenbark K, Phillips TD. 2024. Kinetics of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid sorption onto montmorillonite clays in soil and their translocation to genetically modified corn. J Environ Sci (China) 135:669-680. doi:10.1016/j.jes.2023.02.006 PMID:37778837 PMCID:PMC10542765

2023

• Perez Gomez AA, Wang M, Kochan K, Amstalden K, Young CR, Welsh CJ, Phillips TD, Brinkmeyer-Langford CL. 2023. C57BL/6J mice exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid demonstrate altered immune responses and increased seizures after Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus infection. Front Immunol 14:1228509. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1228509 PMID:37600798 PMCID:PMC10434537
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2023. Green-engineered barrier creams with montmorillonite-chlorophyll clays as adsorbents for benzene, toluene, and xylene. Separations 10(4):237. doi:10.3390/separations10040237 PMID:37251084 PMCID:PMC10214870
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2023. Lecithin-amended montmorillonite clays enhance the antibacterial effect of barrier creams. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 229:113450. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113450 PMID:37451226

2022

• Martin LM, Sheng J, Zimba PV, Zhu L, Fadare OO, Haley C, Wang M, Phillips TD, Conkle J, Xu W. 2022. Testing an iron oxide nanoparticle-based method for magnetic separation of nanoplastics and microplastics from water. Nanomaterials 12(14):PMID:35889573
• Rivenbark K, Wang M, Lilly K, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2022. Development and characterization of chlorophyll-amended montmorillonite clays for the adsorption and detoxification of benzene. Water Res 221:doi:10.1016/j.watres.2022.118788
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2022. Inclusion of montmorillonite clays in environmental barrier formulations to reduce skin exposure to water-soluble chemicals from polluted water. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces doi:10.1021/acsami.2c04676 PMID:35536196