Superfund Research Program

Understanding and Enhancing PFAS Phytoremediation Mechanisms Using Novel Nanomaterials

Project Leaders: Vasilis Vasiliou, Christy Haynes (University of Minnesota), Jason White (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)
Grant Number: R01ES032712
Funding Period: 2021-2026

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Publications

2024

• Bui T, Zuverza-Mena N, Dimkpa C, Nason S, Thomas SH, White JC. 2024. PFAS remediation in soil: An evaluation of carbon-based materials for contaminant sequestration. Environ Pollut 344:123335. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123335 PMID:38211874 PMCID:10922530
• Nason S, Thomas SH, Stanley C, Silliboy R, Blumenthal M, Zhang W, Liang Y, Jones J, Zuverza-Mena N, White JC, Haynes C, Vasiliou V, Timko M, Berger B. 2024. A comprehensive trial on PFAS remediation: hemp phytoextraction and PFAS degradation in harvested plants. Environ Sci Adv doi:10.1039/d3va00340j PMID:38322792 PMCID:10841816

2023

• Lewis RE, Huang C, White JC, Haynes C. 2023. Using 19F NMR to investigate cationic carbon dot association with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). ACS Nanosci Au 3(5):408-417. doi:10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.3c00022 PMID:37868224 PMCID:PMC10588439