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2024
Gong, W.; He, D.; Wang, X.; Yan, Y.; Zhu, J.; Blaney, L.; Peng, G. (2024). The role of Fe(IV) in the zero-valent iron biochar activated persulfate system for treatment of contaminants of emerging concern. Chemical Engineering Journal 487, 150553.
Batista-Andrade, J.A.; Welty, C.; Iglesias Vega, D.; McClain, A.; Blaney, L. (2024). Geospatial variability of fluorescent dissolved organic matter in urban watersheds: relationships with land cover and wastewater infrastructure. Environmental Science & Technology, in press.
He, K.; Feerick, A.; Jin, H.; Batista-Andrade, J.A.; Duarte Batista, M.; Dugan, C.; Blaney, L. (2024). Retention of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by syringe filters. Environmental Chemistry Letters open access.
Farghal, H.; Nebsen, M.; Blaney, L.; El-Sayed, M. (2024). Treatment of carbamazepine and other structurally-related pharmaceuticals in water and wastewater by nanoporous adsorbents and photocatalysts: a critical review. Reviews in Chemical Engineering.
Fahrenfeld, N.L.; Blaney, L.; Good, K.D.; Liu, L.; Tehrani, R.; Selvaratnam, T. (2024). Lessons learned from a cross-institutional environmental engineering and science faculty-to-faculty mentoring program. Environmental Engineering Science 41(2), 43-47.
Batista-Andrade, J.A,; Iglesias Vega, D.; McClain, A.; Blaney, L. (2024). Using multilinear regressions developed from excitation-emission matrices to estimate the wastewater content in urban streams impacted by sanitary sewer leaks and overflows. Science of the Total Environment 906, 167736.
2023
Chen, H.; Souizi, S.; Stewart, K.; Blaney, L. (2023). Application of the Rd/w framework to assess Donnan dialysis performance. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 42, 100967.
Hain, E.; He, K.; Feerick, A.; Batista-Andrade, J.A.; Tarnowski, M.; Timm, A.; Blaney, L. (2023). Geospatial and co-occurrence analysis of antibiotics, hormones, and UV filters in the Chesapeake Bay (USA) to confirm inputs from wastewater treatment plants, septic systems, and animal feeding operations. Journal of Hazardous Materials 460, 132405.
Martin, P.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Hobbs, S. (2023). Advanced liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantifying glyphosate, glufosinate, and aminomethylphosphonic acid using pre-column derivatization. ACS ES&T Water 3, 2407-2414.
Wang, T.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Chung, S. (2023). Testosterone and steroidogenic genes in the male blue crab Callinectes sapidus and their relationship with insulin-like androgenic gland factor (IAG) and crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH). Aquaculture 568, 739297.
Chen, H.; Amurrio, F.; Stewart, K.; Shashvatt,U.; Blaney, L. (2023). Sustainable nutrient recovery from synthetic urine by Donnan dialysis with tubular ion-exchange membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal 460, 141625
Batista-Andrade, J.A.; Diaz, E.; Iglesias, D.; Hain, E.; Rose, M.R.; Blaney, L. (2023). Spatiotemporal analysis of fluorescent dissolved organic matter to identify the impacts of sewer exfiltration, sanitary sewer overflows, and septic systems on water quality in urban streams. Water Research 229, 119521.
Chen, H.; Rose, M.; Fleming, M.; Soueizi, S.; Shashvatt, U.; Blaney, L. (2023). Recent advances in Donnan dialysis technologies for contaminant treatment and resource recovery: a critical review. Chemical Engineering Journal 455, 140522.
Smalling, K.L.; Lorah, M.; Allen, G.; Blaney, L.; Cantwell, M.; Fowler, L.; Ihde, T.; Mank, M.; Majcher, E.; Onyullo, G.; Phillips, S. (2023). Improving understanding and coordination of science activities for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. STAC Publication Number 23-002, Edgewater, MD. 58 pp.
2022
Chen, J.; Wang, B.; Huang, J.; Deng, S.; Wang, Y.; Blaney, L.; Brennan, G.L.; Cagnetta, G.; Jia, Q.; Yu, G. (2022). A machine-learning approach clarifies interactions between contaminants of emerging concern. One Earth 5(11), 1239-1249.
Shashvatt, U.; Amurrio, F.; Blaney, L. (2022). Ligand-enabled Donnan dialysis for phosphorus recovery from alum-laden waste activated sludge. Environmental Science & Technology 56(19), 13945-13953.
Wang, T.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Chung, S. (2022). 17β-estradiol (E2) may be involved in the action mode of crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Frontiers in Endocrinology 13, 962576.
Rocha-Santos, T.; Rodrigues, D.F.; Atkinson, J.D.; Lin, A.Y.C.; Blaney, L. (2022). Emerging contaminants: JHM current and future trends. Journal of Hazardous Materials 438, 129496.
Zhu, Y.; Ji, H.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Xu, T.; Zhao, D. (2022). Photocatalytic degradation of GenX in water using a new adsorptive photocatalyst. Water Research 220, 118650.
Priyadarshini, M.; Das, I.; Ghangrekar, M.M.; Blaney, L. (2022). Advanced oxidation processes: performance, advantages, and scale-up of emerging technologies. Journal of Environmental Management 316, 115295.
Mangalgiri, K.P.; Ibitoye, T.; Blaney, L. (2022). Molar absorption coefficients and acid dissociation constants for fluoroquinolone, sulfonamide, and tetracycline antibiotics of environmental concern. Science of the Total Environment 835, 155508.
Zhong, M.; Wang, T.; Zhao, W.; Huang, J.; Wang, B.; Hao, O.; Blaney, L.; Bu, Q.; Yu, G. (2022). Emerging organic contaminants in Chinese surface water: Identification of priority pollutants. Engineering 11, 111-125.
2021
Wang, T., Zhong, M., Lu, M., Huang, J., Blaney, L., Yu, G. (2021). Development of a high throughput multi-residue method for analysis of common pesticides in aquatic environment by automated online solid phase extraction coupled to LC-MS/MS. Analytical Methods 769, 144556.
Wang, T., Zhong, M., Lu, M., Xu, D., Xue, Y., Huang, J., Blaney, L., Yu, G. (2021). Occurrence, spatiotemporal distribution, and risk assessment of current-use pesticides in surface water: A case study near Taihu Lake, China. Science of the Total Environment 782, 146826.
Shashvatt, U.; Amurrio, F.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. (2021). Phosphorus recovery by Donnan dialysis: membrane selectivity, diffusion coefficients, and speciation effects. Chemical Engineering Journal 419, 129626.
Hain, E.; Adejumo, H.; Anger, B.; Orenstein, J.; Blaney, L. (2021). Advances in antimicrobial activity analysis of fluoroquinolone, macrolide, sulfonamide, and tetracycline antibiotics for environmental applications through improved bacteria selection. Journal of Hazardous Materials 415, 125686.
Zhao, W.; Yu, G.; Blaney, L.; Wang, B. (2021). Development of emission factors to estimate discharge of typical pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater treatment plants. Science of the Total Environment 769, 144556.
He, K.; Hain, E.; Timm, A.; Blaney, L. (2021) In vivo exposure and bioaccumulation of estrogenic hormones and UV-filters in red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Science of the Total Environment 764, 142871.
2020
Hopanna, M.; Kelly, L.; Blaney, L. (2020). Photochemistry of the organoselenium compound ebselen: direct photolysis and reaction with active intermediates of conventional reactive species sensitizers and quenchers. Environmental Science & Technology 54(18), 11271-11281.
Modiri Gharehveran, M.; Hain, E.; Blaney, L.; Shah, A.D. (2020). Influence of dissolved organic matter on carbonyl sulfide and carbon disulfide formation from cysteine during sunlight photolysis. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 22, 1852-1864.
Li, F.; Wei, Z.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Cheng, X.; Xu, T.; Liu, W.; Zhao, D. (2020). A concentrate-&-destroy technique for degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid in water using a new adsorptive photocatalyst. Water Research 185, 116219.
Zhang, Y.; Duan, L.; Wang, B.; Liu, C.S.; Jia, Y.; Zhai, N.; Blaney, L.; Yu, G. (2020). Efficient multiresidue determination method for 168 pharmaceuticals and metabolites: Optimization and application to raw wastewater, wastewater effluent, and surface water in Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution 261, 114113.
Majcher, E.; Smalling, K.; Blaney, L.; Harvey, A.; Phillips, S.L.; Blazer, V.; Pickney, A.; Brosch, C.; Allen, G. (2020). Integrating science and developing approaches to inform management for contaminants of concern in agricultural and urban settings. Chesapeake Bay Program, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Publication Number 20-001, Edgewater, MD. 51 pp.
2019
Hernandez-Maldonado, A.J.; Blaney, L. Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Water and Wastewater: Advanced Treatment Processes. Butterworth-Heinemann (Oxford, UK), October 18, 2019.
Hopanna, M.; Mangalgiri, K.P.; Ocasio, D.; Ibitoye, T.; Blaney, L. UV-254 transformation of antibiotics in water and wastewater processes. Book chapter, in “Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Water and Wastewater: Advanced Treatment Processes” edited by Arturo Hernandez-Maldonado and Lee Blaney, Butterworth-Heinemann (Oxford, UK), October 18, 2019.
Zhong, M.; Wang, T.; Qi, C.; Peng, G.; Lu, M.; Huang, J.; Blaney, L.; Yu, G. (2019). Automated on-line solid- phase extraction- liquid chromatography -tandem mass spectrometry investigation for simultaneous quantification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and organophosphorus flame retardants in environmental waters. Journal of Chromatography A, 1602, 350-358.
Chen, S.; Blaney, L.; Chen, P.; Deng, S.; Hopanna, M.; Bao, Y.; Yu, G. (2019). Ozonation of the 5-fluorouracil anticancer drug and its prodrug capecitabine: Reaction kinetics, oxidation mechanisms, and residual toxicity. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering 13(4), 59-.
Mitchelmore, C.*; He, K.*; Gonsior, M.; Hain, E.; Heyes, A.; Clark, C.; Younger, R.; Schmitt-Kopplin, P.; Feerick, A.; Blaney, L. (2019). Occurrence and distribution of organic UV-filters in coastal surface waters, sediments, and coral tissue in Hawaii. Science of the Total Environment 670, 398-410 (* co-first authors).
Jepsen, R.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Swan, C. (2019). Effects of antimicrobial exposure on detrital biofilm metabolism in urban and rural stream environments. Science of the Total Environment 666, 1151-1160.
Seqqat, R.; Blaney, L.; Quesada, D.; Kumar, B.; Cumbal, L. (2019). Nanoparticles for environment, engineering, and nanomedicine. Journal of Nanotechnology
Aihemaiti, A.; Jiang, J.; Blaney, L.; Zou, Q.; Gao, Y.; Meng, Y.; Yang, M.; Xu, Y. (2019). The detoxification effect of liquid digestate on vanadium toxicity to seed germination and seedling growth of dog’s tail grass. Journal of Hazardous Materials 369, 456-464.
Adak, A.; Das, I.; Mondal, B.; Koner, S.K.; Datta, P.; Blaney, L. (2019). Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by UV 253.7 and UV-H2O2: Reaction kinetics and effects of interfering substances. Emerging Contaminants 5, 53-60.
Zhang, Y.; Duan, L.; Wang, B.; Du, Y.; Cagnetta, G.; Huang, J.; Blaney, L.; Yu, G. (2019). Wastewater-based epidemiology in Beijing, China: Prevalence of antibiotic use in flu season and association of pharmaceuticals and personal care products with socioeconomic characteristics. Environment International 125, 152-160.
Chen, P.*; Blaney, L.*; Cagnetta, G.; Huang, J.; Wang, B.; Wang, Y.; Deng, S.; Yu, G. (2019). Degradation of ofloxacin by perylene diimide supramolecular nanofiber sunlight-driven photocatalysis. Environmental Science & Technology 53(3), 1564-1575 (* co-first authors).
Wu, J.; Wang, B.; Blaney, L.; Peng, G.; Chen, P.; Cui, Y.; Deng, S.; Wang, Y.; Huang, J.; Yu, G. (2019). Degradation of sulfamethazine by persulfate activated with organo-montmorillonite supported nano-zero valent iron. Chemical Engineering Journal 361, 99-108.
Blaney, L.; Katz, L.E.; Lawler, D.F. (2019). Transformation kinetics of cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide by ozone and hydroxyl radicals using continuous oxidant addition reactors. Journal of Hazardous Materials 364, 752-761.
He, K.; Hain, E.; Timm, A.; Tarnowski, M.; Blaney, L. (2019). Antibiotics, estrogenic hormones, and UV-filters in water, sediment, and shellfish tissue along the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Science of the Total Environment 650(2), 3101-3109.
2018
Barbosa, M.O.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Ratola, N.; Hain, E.; Homem, V.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Blaney, L.; Silva, A.M.T. Spatial and seasonal occurrence of micropollutants in four Portuguese rivers and a case study for fluorescence excitation-emission matrices. Science of the Total Environment 644, 1128-1140.
Shashvatt, U.; Benoit, J.; Aris, H.; Blaney, L. CO2-assisted phosphorus extraction from poultry litter and selective recovery of struvite and potassium struvite. Water Research 143, 19-27.
Fu, Q.-L.; Blaney, L.; Zhou, D.-Z. (2018). Identifying plant stress responses to roxarsone in soybean root exudates: New insights from two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 66(1), 53-62.
Blaney, L.; Perlinger, J.A.; Bartelt-Hunt, S.L.; Kandiah, R.; Ducoste, J.J. (2018). Another Grand Challenge – Diversity in Environmental Engineering. Environmental Engineering Science 35(6), 568-572.
Hain, E.; Wammer, K.H.; Blaney, L. (2018). Comment on “Photodegradation of sulfathiazole under simulated sunlight: Kinetics, photo-induced structural rearrangement, and antimicrobial activities of photoproducts”. Water Research 131, 205-207.
2017
Mangalgiri, K.P.; Blaney, L. (2017). Elucidating the stimulatory and inhibitory effects of dissolved organic matter from poultry litter on photodegradation of antibiotics. Environmental Science & Technology 51(21), 12310-12320.
Fu, Q.-L.; Blaney, L; Zhou, D.-M. (2017). Natural degradation of roxarsone in contrasting soils: Degradation kinetics and transformation products. Science of the Total Environment, 607-608, 132-140.
He, K.; Timm, A.; Blaney, L. (2017). Simultaneous determination of UV-filters and estrogens in aquatic invertebrates by modified QuEChERS extraction and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1509, 91-101.
Mangalgiri, K.P.; Timko, S.A.; Gonsior, M.; Blaney, L. (2017). PARAFAC modeling of irradiation- and oxidation-induced changes in fluorescent dissolved organic matter extracted from poultry litter. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(14), 8036-8047.
Hopkins, Z.R.; Snowberger, S.; Blaney, L. (2017). Ozonation of the oxybenzone, octinoxate, and octocrylene UV-filters: Reaction kinetics, absorbance characteristics, and transformation products. Journal of Hazardous Materials 338(15), 23-32.
Blaney, L. There’s a new generation of water pollutants in your medicine cabinet. The Conversation, April 20, 2017.
2016
Shashvatt, U.; Aris, H.; Blaney, L. Evaluation of animal manure composition for protection of sensitive water supplies through nutrient recovery processes. Book chapter, in “Chemistry and Water: The Science Behind Sustaining the World’s Most Crucial Resource” edited by Satinder Ahuja (Elsevier), 2016.
Fu, Q.-L.; Blaney, L.; Zhou, D.-M. (2016). Phytotoxicity and uptake of roxarsone by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings. Environmental Pollution 219, 210-218.
Snowberger, S.; Adejumo, H.A.; He, K.; Mangalgiri, K.P.; Hopanna, M.; Soares, A.D.; Blaney, L. (2016). Direct photolysis of fluoroquinolone antibiotics at 253.7 nm: Specific reaction kinetics and formation of equally-potent fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Environmental Science & Technology 50(17), 9533-9542.
Fu, Q.-L.; He, J.-Z.; Blaney, L; Zhou, D.-M. (2016). Sorption of roxarsone onto soils with different physicochemical properties. Chemosphere 159, 103-112.
Blaney, L.; Kandiah, R.; Ducoste, J.J.; Perlinger, J.A.; Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. (2016). Trends in the population and demographics of U.S. environmental engineering students and faculty from 2005 to 2013. Environmental Engineering Science 33(8), 578-590.
Van Epps, A.; Blaney, L. (2016). Antibiotic residues in animal waste: Occurrence and degradation in conventional agricultural waste management practices. Current Pollution Reports 2(3), 135-155. (erratum)
Hopkins, Z.; Blaney, L. (2016). An aggregate analysis of personal care products in the environment: Identifying the distribution of environmentally-relevant concentrations. Environment International 92-93, 301-316.
Fu, Q.-L.; He, J.-Z.; Blaney, L; Zhou, D.-M. (2016). Binding of roxarsone to soil dissolved organic matter: Insights from multi-spectroscopic techniques. Chemosphere 155, 225-233.
Fu, Q.-L.; He, J.-Z.; Gong, H.; Blaney, L; Zhou, D.-M. Extraction and speciation analysis of roxarsone and its metabolites from soils with different physicochemical properties. Journal of Soils and Sediments 16(5), 1557-1568.
2015
Adak, A.; Mangalgiri, K.; Lee, J.; Blaney, L. (2015). UV irradiation and UV-H2O2 advanced oxidation of the roxarsone and nitarsone organoarsenicals. Water Research, 70(3), 74-85.
Mangalgiri, K.P.; He, K.; Blaney, L. (2015). Emerging contaminants: A potential human health concern for sensitive populations. PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, 69(2), 1-4.
He, K.; Soares, A.D.; Adejumo, H.; McDiarmid, M.; Squibb, K.; Blaney, L. (2015). Detection of a wide variety of human and veterinary fluoroquinolone antibiotics in municipal wastewater and wastewater-impacted surface water. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 106, 136-143.
Mangalgiri, K.; Adak, A.; Blaney, L. (2015). Organoarsenicals in poultry litter: Detection, fate, and toxicity. Environment International 75(2), 68-80.
He, K.; Blaney, L. (2015). Systematic optimization of an SPE with HPLC-FLD method for fluoroquinolone detection in wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 282, 96-105.
Van Epps, A.; Blaney, L. “Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in wastewater: Implications for urban water reuse” in Handbook of Urban Water Reuse edited by Saeid Eslamian. Francis and Taylor (CRC Group), 2015.
Ramakrishnan, A.; Blaney, L.; Kao, J.; Tyagi, R.D.; Zhang, T.C.; Rao, S. (2015). Emerging contaminants in landfill leachate and their sustainable management. Environmental Earth Sciences, 73, 1357-1368.
Hernandez-Maldonado, A.J.; Blaney, L. (2015). Advances in analysis, treatment technologies, and environmental fate of emerging contaminants. Editorial for special issue of Journal of Hazardous Materials 282, 1.
2014
Hopkins, Z.; Blaney, L. (2014). A novel approach to modeling the reaction kinetics of tetracycline antibiotics with aqueous ozone. Science of the Total Environment 468-469(1), 337-344.
Blaney, L. “Ozone treatment of antibiotics in water” in Water Reclamation and Sustainability, edited by Satinder Ahuja. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014.
2013
Blaney, L.; Snowberger, S.; He, K. (2013). Determination of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in wastewater and transformation by UV and UV-H2O2 processes. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference. Chicago, IL, October 5-9, 2013.
2011
Blaney L.M. (2011). Oxidation of pharmaceuticals: Impact of natural organic matter on elimination of pharmacological activity. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Tenorio, R.; Lawler, D.; Blaney, L. (2011). Water treatment of pharmaceuticals: Reaction kinetics of ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide with ozone and hydroxyl radicals. In Proceedings of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Conference. Anaheim, CA, October 26-30, 2011.
2010
Sarkar, S.; Greenleaf, J.E.; Gupta, A.; Ghosh, D.; Blaney, L.M.; Bandyopadhyay, P.; Biswas, R.K.; Dutta, A.K.; SenGupta, A.K. (2010). Evolution of community-based arsenic removal systems in remote villages in West Bengal, India: Assessment of decade-long operation. Water Research 44(19), 5813-5822.
2008
Sarkar, S.; Blaney, L.M.; Gupta, A.; Ghosh, D.; SenGupta, A.K. (2008). Arsenic removal from groundwater and its safe containment in a rural environment: Validation of a sustainable approach. Environmental Science & Technology 42(12), 4268-4273.
Sarkar, S.; Gupta, A.; Blaney, L.M.; Greenleaf, J.E.; Ghosh, D.; Biswas, R.K.; SenGupta, A.K. “Community-based wellhead arsenic removal units in remote villages of West Bengal, India” in Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Mechanism, Analysis, and Remediation edited by Satinder Ahuja. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008.
2007
Sarkar, S.; Blaney, L.M.; Gupta, A.; Ghosh, D.; SenGupta, A.K. (2007). Use of ArsenXnp, a hybrid anion exchanger, for arsenic removal in remote villages in the Indian subcontinent. Reactive and Functional Polymers 67(12), 1599-1611.
Blaney, L.M.; Cinar, S.; SenGupta, A.K. (2007). Trace phosphate removal with a hybrid anion exchanger (HAIX). Water Research 41(7), 1603-1613.
Blaney, L.M. (2007). Removal of natural organic matter through employment of anion exchange fibers impregnated with hydrous ferric and zirconium oxide nanoparticles towards reduction of disinfection by-product formation potential in water treatment. M.S. Thesis, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
Sarkar, S.; Gupta, A.; Deb, A.K.; Blaney, L.M.; SenGupta, A.K. Arsenic removal using well-head units in India: A sustainable solution. In Proceedings of Bengal Engineering and Science University International Arsenic Conference. Howrah, India, January 2007.
Blaney, L.M.; SenGupta, A.K. (2007). Comment on “Arsenic removal from groundwater by household sand filters: Comparative field study, model calculations, and health benefits”. Environmental Science & Technology 41(3), 1051-1052.
2006
Blaney, L.M.; SenGupta, A.K. (2006). Comment on "Landfill-stimulated iron reduction and arsenic release at the Coakley superfund site (NH)". Environmental Science & Technology 40(12), 4037-4038.