FIU Discovery

Innovative non-targeted screening approach using High-resolution mass spectrometry for the screening of organic chemicals and identification of specific tracers of soil and dust exposure in children.  JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.  469.

Unraveling the chemical fingerprint of the Miami River sources: Insights from high-resolution mass spectrometry and nontarget analysis.  CHEMOSPHERE.  349.

Comparing the response of the indigenous microbial community to crude oil amendment in oxic versus hypoxic conditions

Evaluating non-targeted analysis methods for chemical characterization of organic contaminants in different matrices to estimate children's exposure.  JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY.  33:589-601.

Non-targeted analysis for the screening and semi-quantitative estimates of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water samples from South Florida environments.  JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.  452.

The effects of soil properties and sorbent amendments on immobilization of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in contrasting soils: Experimental and numerical study

Detecting Water Constituents Unique to Septic Tanks as a Wastewater Source in the Environment by Nontarget Analysis: South Florida's Deering Estate Rehydration Project Case Study.  ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.  41:1165-1178.

Differential Organic Contaminant Ionization Source Detection and Identification in Environmental Waters by Non-targeted Analysis.  ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.  41:1154-1164.

The metabolism of valerylfentanyl using human liver microsomes and zebrafish larvae.  DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS.  14:1116-1129.

Elemental composition of airborne particulate matter from coastal South Florida area influenced by African dust events

An Introduction to the Benchmarking and Publications for Non-Targeted Analysis Working Group.  ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  93:16289-16296.

Nontargeted Analysis Study Reporting Tool: A Framework to Improve Research Transparency and Reproducibility.  ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  93:13870-13879.

Application of an Improved Chloroform-Free Lipid Extraction Method to Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) Lipidomics Assessments.  BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  107:92-99.

Understanding the occurrence and distribution of emerging pollutants and endocrine disruptors in sensitive coastal South Florida Ecosystems.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  757.

Occurrence and tissue distribution of organochlorinated compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) from the southeastern coast of Brazil.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  749.

Investigation of Ultrasonically Induced Degradation of Tris(2-chloroethyl) Phosphate in Water.  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING.  146.

Assessment of Sucralose, Caffeine and Acetaminophen as Anthropogenic Tracers in Aquatic Systems Across Florida.  BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  105:351-357.

Assessing accuracy, precision and selectivity using quality controls for non-targeted analysis.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  713.

A Comparative Assessment of the Aquatic Toxicity of Corexit 9500 to Marine Organisms.  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  77:40-50.

Oil Hydrocarbon Degradation by Caspian Sea Microbial Communities.  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY.  10.

Partitioning of PAHs between Crude Oil Microdroplets, Water, and Copepod Biomass in Oil-in-Seawater Dispersions of Different Crude Oils.  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  52:14436-14444.

Using Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Pellets to Create an Absorption Model for the Determination of Equilibrium Concentrations of Dissolved Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment.  BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  101:349-357.

Simulation of Deepwater Horizon oil plume reveals substrate specialization within a complex community of hydrocarbon degraders.  PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  114:7432-7437.

The Deep-Sea Microbial Community from the Amazonian Basin Associated with Oil Degradation.  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY.  8.

Analysis of Photoirradiated Water Accommodated Fractions of Crude Oils Using Tandem TIMS and FT-ICR MS.  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  51:5978-5988.

Chemical Analysis of Water-accommodated Fractions of Crude Oil Spills Using TIMS-FT-ICR MS.  JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 

Chemical Analysis of Water-accommodated Fractions of Crude Oil Spills Using TIMS-FT-ICR MS.  JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 

Characterization and environmental relevance of oil water preparations of fresh and weathered MC-252 Macondo oils used in toxicology testing.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  576:118-128.

Mineralizing urban net-zero water treatment: Phase II field results and design recommendations.  WATER RESEARCH.  105:496-506.

Understanding the atmospheric pressure ionization of petroleum components: The effects of size, structure, and presence of heteroatoms.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  568:1018-1025.

Characterization of a crude oil weathering series by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry using multiple ionization modes.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  563:600-610.

Biodegradation of dispersed Macondo crude oil by indigenous Gulf of Mexico microbial communities.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  557:453-468.

Chronic Toxicity of Unweathered and Weathered Macondo Oils to Mysid Shrimp (Americamysis bahia) and Inland Silversides (Menidia beryllina).  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  71:78-86.

Potential Impacts of PCBs on Sediment Microbiomes in a Tropical Marine Environment.  JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.  4.

An Evaluation of Select Test Variables Potentially Affecting Acute Oil Toxicity.  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  70:392-405.

The use of ephyrae of a scyphozoan jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, in the aquatic toxicological assessment of Macondo oils from the Deepwater Horizon incident.  CHEMOSPHERE.  144:1893-1900.

Risk assessment of triazine herbicides in surface waters and bioaccumulation of Irgarol and M1 by submerged aquatic vegetation in Southeast Florida.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  541:1556-1571.

Increasing Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Molecular Coverage during Fossil Oil Analysis by Combining Gas Chromatography and Atmospheric-Pressure Laser Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FT-ICR MS).  ENERGY & FUELS.  30:196-203.

Suspect Screening of Pharmaceuticals and Related Bioactive Compounds, Their Metabolites and Their Transformation Products in the Aquatic Environment, Biota and Humans Using LC-HR-MS Techniques

Ferrate promoted oxidative cleavage of sulfonamides: Kinetics and product formation under acidic conditions.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.  279:307-316.

Rapid ultra-trace analysis of sucralose in multiple-origin aqueous samples by online solid-phase extraction coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  407:3717-3725.

Analysis of drugs of abuse by online SPE-LC high resolution mass spectrometry: Communal assessment of consumption.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  511:319-330.

Acute aquatic toxicity studies of Gulf of Mexico water samples collected following the Deepwater Horizon incident (May 12, 2010 to December 11, 2010).  CHEMOSPHERE.  120:131-137.

Understanding the magnitude of emergent contaminant releases through target screening and metabolite identification using high resolution mass spectrometry: Illicit drugs in raw sewage influents.  JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.  282:41-50.

Structure elucidation of phototransformation products of unapproved analogs of the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil in artificial freshwater with UPLC-Q Exactive-MS.  JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY.  49:1279-1289.

Oxidation of Microcystin-LR by Ferrate(VI): Kinetics, Degradation Pathways, and Toxicity Assessments.  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  48:12164-12172.

A simple method for routine monitoring of glyphosate and its main metabolite in surface waters using lyophilization and LC-FLD plus MS/MS. Case study: canals with influence on Biscayne National Park.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  496:389-401.

Identification of phase II pharmaceutical metabolites in reclaimed water using high resolution benchtop Orbitrap mass spectrometry.  CHEMOSPHERE.  107:65-73.

Stability of dioctyl sulfosuccinate (DOSS) towards hydrolysis and photodegradation under simulated solar conditions.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  481:260-265.

Photodegradation of sulfonamide antibiotics in simulated and natural sunlight: Implications for their environmental fate.  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMINANTS AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES.  49:200-211.

Photodegradation of antibiotics under simulated solar radiation: Implications for their environmental fate.  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.  470:299-310.

Fully automated trace level determination of parent and alkylated PAHs in environmental waters by online SPE-LC-APPI-MS/MS.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  406:329-344.

Occurrence and Distribution of Endosulfan in Water, Sediment, and Fish Tissue: An Ecological Assessment of Protected Lands in South Florida.  JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY.  61:11881-11892.

Online solid phase extraction liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (SPE-LC-MS/MS) method for the determination of sucralose in reclaimed and drinking waters and its photo degradation in natural waters from South Florida.  CHEMISTRY CENTRAL JOURNAL.  7.

Concentration of trace metals in sediments and soils from protected lands in south Florida: background levels and risk evaluation.  ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT.  185:6311-6332.

Uptake and depuration of pharmaceuticals in reclaimed water by mosquito fish (Gambusia holbrooki): A worst-case, multiple-exposure scenario.  ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.  32:1752-1758.

Detection and occurrence of microconstituents in reclaimed water used for irrigation - a potentially overlooked source.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  405:5925-5935.

Online solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry determination of multiple classes of antibiotics in environmental and treated waters.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  405:5953-5964.

Outcompeting GC for the detection of legacy chlorinated pesticides: online-SPE UPLC APCI/MSMS detection of endosulfans at part per trillion levels.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  405:5887-5899.

Baseline occurrence of organochlorine pesticides and other xenobiotics in the marine environment: Caribbean and Pacific collections.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  70:289-295.

High sensitivity liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric methods for the analysis of dioctyl sulfosuccinate in different stages of an oil spill response monitoring effort.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  405:4167-4175.

Ferrate(VI) oxidation of propranolol: Kinetics and products.  CHEMOSPHERE.  91:105-109.

Ambient iron-mediated aeration (IMA) for water reuse.  WATER RESEARCH.  47:850-858.

Analysis of selected pharmaceuticals in fish and the fresh water bodies directly affected by reclaimed water using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.  ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.  404:2711-2720.

Comparison of multiple API techniques for the simultaneous detection of microconstituents in water by on-line SPE-LC-MS/MS.  JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY.  47:1255-1268.

Kinetic model for the radical degradation of tri-halonitromethane disinfection byproducts in water.  RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY.  81:1646-1652.

Identification of phototransformation products of sildenafil (Viagra) and its N-demethylated human metabolite under simulated sunlight.  JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY.  47:701-711.

Oxidation of Trimethoprim by Ferrate(VI): Kinetics, Products, and Antibacterial Activity.  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  45:10575-10581.

Bioconcentration and depuration of endosulfan sulfate in mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis).  CHEMOSPHERE.  84:538-543.

Acute Toxicity and Effects Analysis of Endosulfan Sulfate to Freshwater Fish Species.  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  60:281-289.

Variability in Road Runoff Pollution by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Urbanized Area Adjacent to Biscayne Bay, Florida

Assessment of Silicone Polymer Composites for Environmental Forensic Applications: A Proof of Concept Study.  JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES.  55:1245-1250.

Endosulfan and its metabolite, endosulfan sulfate, in freshwater ecosystems of South Florida: a probabilistic aquatic ecological risk assessment.  ECOTOXICOLOGY.  19:879-900.

UV and solar TiO2 photocatalysis of brevetoxins (PbTxs).  TOXICON.  55:1008-1016.

Occurrence and distribution of steroids, hormones and selected pharmaceuticals in South Florida coastal environments.  ECOTOXICOLOGY.  19:338-350.

Free-Radical Chemistry of Disinfection Byproducts. 3. Degradation Mechanisms of Chloronitromethane, Bromonitromethane, and Dichloronitromethane.  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A.  114:117-125.

Analysis of Soils and Sediments by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS): An Innovative Tool for Environmental Forensics.  ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS.  11:315-327.

The relationship of Irgarol and its major metabolite to resident phytoplankton communities in a Maryland marina, river and reference area.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  58:803-811.

Ecological risk of Irgarol 1051 and its major metabolite in coastal California marinas and reference arease.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  58:702-710.

Optimization and validation of a Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry method for the routine analysis of soils and sediments.  SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY.  64:16-25.

Copper desorption in flooded agricultural soils and toxicity to the Florida apple snail (Pomacea paludosa): Implications in Everglades restoration.  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.  154:338-347.

Free radical chemistry of disinfection byproducts. 2. Rate constants and degradation mechanisms of trichloronitromethane (chloropicrin).  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  41:863-869.

Assessing the effects of Irgarol 1051 on marine phytoplankton populations in Key Largo Harbor, Florida.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  52:935-941.

Free radical chemistry of disinfection-byproducts. 1. Kinetics of hydrated electron and hydroxyl radical reactions with halonitromethanes in water.  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A.  110:2176-2180.

Trace determination of 1-aminopropanone, a potential marker for wastewater contamination by liquid chromatography and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry.  WATER RESEARCH.  40:588-594.

Pesticides of potential ecological concern in sediment from south Florida canals: An ecological risk prioritization for aquatic arthropods.  SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION.  15:21-45.

Monitoring of Irgarol 1051 concentrations with concurrent phytoplankton evaluations in East Coast areas of the United States.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  50:668-681.

Occurrence and transport of Irgarol 1051 and its major metabolite in coastal waters from South Florida.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  49:1072-1083.

Ecological risk assessment for Irgarol 1051 and its major metabolite in United States surface waters.  HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT.  10:525-542.

Comparison of two sites in mobile bay using in vivo biomarkers in largemouth bass, sediment bioassays, and sediment contaminant analysis.  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  46:502-510.

Occurrence of Irgarol 1051 and its major metabolite in Maryland waters of Chesapeake Bay.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  48:554-562.

Brevetoxin Degradation and By-Product Formation via Natural Sunlight.

Uptake and depuration of toxic halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons by the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica): a field study.  CHEMOSPHERE.  54:61-70.

Organic compounds and trace metals of anthropogenic origin in sediments from Montego Bay, Jamaica: assessment of sources and distribution pathways.  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.  123:291-299.

Trace determination of caffeine in surface water samples by liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS).  ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL.  28:521-528.

Occurrence of IRGAROL 1051 in coastal waters from Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  44:781-788.

Comparative metabolism and excretion of benzo(a)pyrene in 2 species of ictalurid catfish.  TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES.  58:68-76.

Environmental contaminants in blood, hair, and tissues of ocelots from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, 1986-1997.  ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT.  64:477-492.

Baseline study on the levels of organic pollutants and heavy metals in bivalves from the Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  36:925-929.

Contribution of PAHs, PCBs, and PCDD/PCDFs to the Total Induction Equivalents (Sigma IEs) in mollusks.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  37:27-31.

NOAA's 'Mussel Watch' Project: Current use organic compounds in bivalves.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  37:20-26.

Characterization of the H4IIE rat hepatoma cell bioassay for evaluation of environmental samples containing polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).  ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  32:442-448.

NIST SRM 1945, whale blubber, NIST SRM 1974a, organics in mussel tissue, and NIST SRM 1941a, organics in marine sediment as certified reference materials for polychlorinated dioxins and furans in marine ecosystems.  CHEMOSPHERE.  32:25-30.

Pollution effects of the Tuy River on the Central Venezuelan coast: Anthropogenic organic compounds and heavy metals in Tivela mactroidea.  MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.  30:820-825.

POLLUTION CHRONOLOGY OF LAKE VALENCIA, VENEZUELA.  BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.  54:930-936.

EVOLUTION OF ALKANES AND CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS IN ANCIENT SEDIMENTS FROM THE MARACAIBO BASIN.  ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY.  18:195-201.

GENERATION AND MATURATION OF CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS IN ANCIENT SEDIMENTS FROM THE MARACAIBO BASIN, VENEZUELA.  ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY.  16:211-218.

Toxaphene, PCB, DDT, and chlordane analyses of beluga whale blubber.  CHEMOSPHERE.  34:1351-1357.

Development of a Management Tool for Environmental Assessment of Organo-nitrogen Pesticides: In Surface Water from Everglades and Biscayne National Parks and Big Cypress National Preserve, South Florida, USA.  170-184.

Chapter 12 Suspect Screening of Pharmaceuticals and Related Bioactive Compounds, Their Metabolites and Their Transformation Products in the Aquatic Environment, Biota and Humans Using LC-HR-MS Techniques.  357-378.

A Water Quality Research Platform for the Near-real-time Buoy Sensor Data.  287-294.

Advanced oxidation-based net-zero water technology: Opportunities for percent-level national energy demand reductions.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Caffeine analysis of wastewater using online SPE-LC high resolution mass spectrometry.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Detection of designer drugs and relevant metabolites in raw sewage samples using high resolution mass spectrometry.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Understanding the atmospheric pressure ionization of petroleum components: The effects of size, structure, and presence of heteroatoms.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Communal assessment of drugs of abuse and identification of their transformation products by online SPE-LC-HRMS.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Cost effective and high throughput Online SPE-LC-HRMS method for ultra-trace level quantitation of sucralose in aqueous matrices.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Influence of Deepwater Horizon field-collected oil characteristics and exposure conditions on aquatic toxicity test results.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

ANYL 161-Trace-level determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in aqueous samples with minimum pretreatment, followed by liquid chromatography with simultaneous fluorescence and mass spectrometry detection.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

ENVR 162-Free radical chemistry of the mono- and dihalonitromethanes.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Photodegradation of caffeine, coprostanol and cephalexin by simulated solar radiation: Implications for environmental fate.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Photodegradation of caffeine in natural waters: Assessing the environmental persistence of a wastewater tracer.  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. U217-U217.

Phototransformation of Irgarol 1051, a new antifouling agent under natural environmental conditions..  ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. U484-U484.

A complete method for the quantitative analysis of planar, mono, and diortho PCB's, polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins, and furans in environmental samples.  CHEMOSPHERE. 1-11.

PCDD/PCDF sediment concentration distribution: Casco Bay, Maine, USA.  CHEMOSPHERE. 1359-1367.

First issue ENMM.  1.

South Florida ecosystems.  ECOTOXICOLOGY. 179-184.

Application of Sorbent Amendments in Pfas Immobilization in Two Contrasting Soils

The Effects of Soil Properties and Sorbent Amendments on Immobilization of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (Pfos) in Contrasting Soils: Experimental and Numerical Study