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Journal articles and Ph.D. theses, from 2000 – 2004

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2004

Kim, C.S., J.J. Rytuba, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2004) EXAFS study of mercury(II) sorption to Fe- and Al-(hydr)oxides I. Effects of pH
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 271 (1): 1-15.

Kim, C.S., Rytuba, J.J., and Brown, G.E. Jr. (2004) EXAFS study of Hg(II) sorption to Fe- and Al-(hydr)-oxide surfaces: II. Effects of chloride and sulfate. J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 270: 9–20.

Kim, C. S.; Rytuba, J. J.; Brown, G. E. Geological and anthropogenic factors influencing mercury speciation in mine wastes: an EXAFS spectroscopy study. Appl. Geochem. 2004, 19, 379-393.

Tae Hyun Yoon, Stephen B. Johnson, Karim Benzerara,Colin S. Doyle, Tolek Tyliszczak, David Shuh, Gordon E. Brown, Jr. (2004) In-Situ Characterization of Aluminum-Containing Mineral-Microorganism Aqueous Suspensions Using Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy. Langmuir (In Press).

Tae Hyun Yoon , Stephen B. Johnson, Charles B. Musgrave, Gordon E. Brown, Jr (2004) Adsorption of Organic Matter at Mineral/Water Interfaces: I. ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Study of Oxalate Adsorbed at Boehmite/Water and Corundum/Water Interfaces. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (In Press)

Stephen B. Johnson, Tae Hyun Yoon, B. D. Kocar, Gordon E. Brown, Jr (2004) Adsorption of Organic Matter at Mineral/Water Interfaces: II. Outer Sphere Adsorption on Mineral Surfaces and Implications for Dissolution Processes. Langmuir, 20, 4996-5006.

Stephen B. Johnson, Tae Hyun Yoon, A. J. Slowey, Gordon E. Brown, Jr (2004) Adsorption of organic matter at mineral/water interfaces: III. Implications of surface dissolution for adsorption of oxalate. Langmuir (In Press).

Tae Hyun Yoon, Stephen B. Johnson, Gordon E. Brown, Jr (2004) Adsorption of organic matter at mineral/water interfaces : IV. Adsorption of Humic Substance at boehmite/ water interface and impact on mineral dissolution, Submitted to Langmuir.

Stephen B. Johnson, Tae Hyun Yoon, Gordon E. Brown, Jr (2004) Adsorption of organic matter at mineral/water interfaces: V. Effects of Adsorbed Natural Organic Matter Analogues on Mineral Dissolution. Submitted to Langmuir.

Tae Hyun Yoon , Stephen B. Johnson, Gordon E. Brown, Jr (2004) Adsorption of Suwannee River Fulvic Acid on Mineral Surfaces: An in-situ ATR-FTIR Study at the Boehmite/Water Interface. Langmuir 20, 5655-5658.

Kendelewicz, T.; Doyle, C. S.; Bostick, B. C.; Brown, G. E. Initial oxidation of fractured surfaces of FeS{sub 2}(100) by molecular oxygen, water vapor, and air. Surface Science 2004, 558, 80-88.

Doyle, C. S.; Kendelewicz, T.; Brown, G. E. Inhibition of the reduction of Cr(VI) at the magnetite-water interface by calcium carbonate coatings. Applied Surface Science 2004, 230, 260-271.

Catalano, J. G.; Heald, S. M.; Zachara, J. M.; Brown, G. E. Spectroscopic and diffraction study of uranium speciation in contaminated vadose zone sediments from the Hanford site, Washington state. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38, 2822-2828.

Catalano, J. G.; Brown, G. E. Analysis of uranyl-bearing phases by EXAFS spectroscopy: Interferences, multiple scattering, accuracy of structural parameters, and spectral differences. Am. Mineral. 2004, 89, 1004-1021.

Zachara, J. M.; Ainsworth, C. C.; Brown, G. E.; Catalano, J. G.; McKinley, J. P.; Qafoku, O.; Smith, S. C.; Szecsody, J. E.; Traina, S. J.; Warner, J. A. Chromium speciation and mobility in a high level nuclear waste vadose zone plume. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2004, 68, 13-30.

Bargar, J. R.; Trainor, T. P.; Fitts, J. P.; Chambers, S. A.; Brown, G. E. In situ grazing-incidence extended X-ray absorption fine structure study of Pb(II) chemisorption on hematite (0001) and (1-102) surfaces. Langmuir 2004, 20, 1667-1673.

Berrodier, I.; Farges, F.; Benedetti, M.; Winterer, M.; Brown, G. E.; Deveughele, M. Adsorption mechanisms of trivalent gold on iron- and aluminum-(oxy)hydroxides. Part 1: X-ray absorption and Raman scattering spectroscopic studies of Au(III) adsorbed on ferrihydrite, goethite, and boehmite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2004, 68, 3019-3042.


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A.L. Foster, G.E. Brown, Jr., and G.A. Parks (2003) XAFS study of As(V) and Se(IV) sorption complexes on hydrous Mn oxides. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67 (11): 1937-1953.

C.S. Kim, N.S. Bloom, J.J. Rytuba, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2003) Mercury speciation by X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and sequential chemical extractions: A comparison of speciation methods. Env. Sci Technol. 37(22), p.5102-5108.

Juillot, F, Morin, G, Ildefonse, P, Trainor, TP, Benedetti, M, Galoisy, L, Calas, G, and Brown, GE. (2003) Occurrence of Zn/Al hydrotalcite in smelter-impacted soils from northern France: Evidence from EXAFS spectroscopy and chemical extractions. Am. Mineral. 88(4): 509-52.

Templeton, AS, Trainor, TP, Spormann, AM, and Brown, GE. (2003) Selenium speciation and partitioning within Burkholderia cepacia biofilms formed on alpha-Al2O3 surfaces. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta. 67(19): 3547-3557.

Templeton, AS, Trainor, TP, Spormann, AM, Newville, M, Sutton, SR, Dohnalkova, A, Gorby, Y, and Brown, GE. (2003) Sorption versus biomineralization of Pb(II) within Burkholderia cepacia biofilms.Env. Sci. Technol. 37(2): 300-307.

Templeton, AS, Spormann, AM, and Brown, GE. (2003) Speciation of Pb(II) sorbed by Burkholderia cepacia/goethite composites. Env. Sci. Technol. 37(10): 2166-2172.


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T.P. Trainor, J.P. Fitts, A.S. Templeton, D. Grolimund, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2002) Grazing-incidence XAFS study of aqueous Zn(II) sorption on a-Al2O3 single crystals. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 244, 239-244.

T.P. Trainor, P. Eng, G.E. Brown, Jr., I.K. Robinson, and M. De Santis (2002) Crystal truncation rod diffraction study of the clean and hydrated a-Al2O3 (1-102) surface. Surf. Sci. 496, 238-250.

S.A. Chambers, R.F.C. Farrow, S. Maat, M. Toney, L. Folks, J.G. Catalano, T.P. Trainor, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2002) Molecular beam epitaxial growth and properties of CoFe2O4 on MgO(110). J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 246 (1-2): 124-139.

S. Rossano, F. Farges, A. Ramos, J.-M. Delaye, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2002) Bond valence in silicate glasses. J. Non-Crystal. Sol. 304 (1-3):167-173.

T.P. Trainor, A.S. Templeton, G.E. Brown, Jr., and G.A. Parks (2002) Application of the long-period x-ray standing wave technique to the analysis of surface reactivity: Pb(II) sorption at a-Al2O3/aqueous solution interfaces in the presence and absence of Se(VI). Langmuir 18(15): 5782-5791.

Juillot, F, Morin, G, Ponthieu, M, Benedetti, M, Trainor, T, Kinniburgh, D, Kretzschmar, R, Brown, GE, Ildefonse, P, and Calas, G. Zinc trapping in Layered Double Hydroxydes (LDHs) and phyllosilicates in contaminated soils from Western Europe. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta. 66(15A), suppl.1: A374-A374.


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Trainor, TP, Fitts, JP, Templeton, AS, Grolimund, D, and Brown, GE. Grazing-incidence XAFS study of aqueous Zn(II) sorption on alpha-Al2O3 single crystals, J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 244(2): 239-244.

G.E. Brown, Jr., S.A. Chambers, J.E. Amonette, J.R. Rustad, T. Kendelewicz, P. Liu, C.S. Doyle, D. Grolimund, N.S. Foster-Mills, S.A. Joyce, and S. Thevuthasan (2001) Interaction of water and aqueous chromium ions with iron oxide surfaces. Am. Chem. Soc. Symp. Ser. 778, Nuclear Site Remediation - First Accomplishments of the Environmental Management Science Program, Eds. P.G. Eller and W.R. Heineman, p. 212-246, Am. Chem. Soc., Columbus, OH.

G. Morin, F. Juillot, P. Ildefonse, G. Calas, J.-C. Samama, P. Chevallier, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2001) Mineralogy of lead in a soil developed on a Pb-mineralized sandstone (Largentiére, France). Am. Mineral. 86, 92-104.

M. Wilke, F. Farges, P-E. Petit, G.E. Brown, Jr., and F. Martin (2001) Oxidation state and coordination of Fe in minerals: an Fe K-XANES study. Am. Mineral. 86, 714-730.

F. Farges, G.E. Brown, Jr., P.-E. Petit, and M. Munoz (2001) Transition elements in water-bearing silicate glasses/melts. Part I. A high resolution and anharmonic EXAFS analysis of Ni coordination environments in crystals, glasses, and melts. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65, 1665-1678.

F. Farges, M. Munoz, R. Siewert, V. Malavergne, G.E. Brown, Jr., H. Behrens, M. Nowak, and P.-E. Petit (2001) Transition elements in water-bearing silicate glasses/melts. Part II. Ni in water-bearing glasses. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65, 1679-1693.

G.E. Brown, Jr. (2001) How minerals react with water, Science 294, 67-69.

A.S. Templeton, T.P. Trainor, S.J. Traina, A.M. Spormann, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2001) Pb(II) distribution at biofilm-metal oxide interfaces. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 11897-11902.

G.E. Brown, Jr. and G.A. Parks (2001) Sorption of trace elements from aqueous media: Modern perspectives from spectroscopic studies and comments on adsorption in the marine environment. Int. Geol. Rev. 43, 963-1073.

F. Farges, M. Harfouche, P-E. Petit, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2001) Actinides in earth materials: The importance of natural analogues. Proceedings of the Euroconference and NEA Workshop on Speciation, Techniques, and Facilities for Radioactive Materials at Synchrotron Light Sources, Grenoble, France, Sept. 10-12, 2000, NEA/OECD 2002, Paris, p. 13-29.

J.R. Bargar, G.E. Brown, Jr., I. Evans, T. Rabedeau, M. Rowen, and J. Rogers (2001) A new hard x-ray XAFS spectroscopy facility for environmental samples, including actinides, at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. Proceedings of the Euroconference and NEA Workshop on Speciation, Techniques,and Facilities for Radioactive Materials at Synchrotron Light Sources,Grenoble, France, Sept. 10-12, 2000, NEA/OECD 2002, Paris, p. 57-68.

G.E. Brown, Jr., F. Farges, J.R. Bargar, and H.T. Berbeco (2001) Actinides in silicate glasses and melts and on mineral surfaces: Information on local coordination environments from XAFS spectroscopy and bond valence theory. Proceedings of the Euroconference and NEA Workshop on Speciation, Techniques, and Facilities for Radioactive Materials at Synchrotron Light Sources, Grenoble, France, Sept. 10-12, 2000 NEA/OECD 2002, Paris, p. 141-148.


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H.A. Thompson, G.A. Parks, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2000) Formation and release of cobalt(II) sorption and precipitation products in aging kaolinite-water slurries. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 222, 241-253.

S.-F. Cheah, G.E. Brown, Jr., and G.A. Parks (2000) XAFS study of copper model compounds and copper(II) sorption on amorphous SiO2, g-Al2O3, and anatase. Am. Mineral. 85, 118-132.

J. Biener, M. Bäumer, R.J. Madix, P. Liu, E. Nelson, T. Kendelewicz, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2000) Growth and electronic structure of vanadium on a-Al2O3 (0001). Surf. Sci. 449, 50-60.

T. Kendelewicz, P. Liu, C.S. Doyle, G.E. Brown, Jr., E.J. Nelson, and S.A. Chambers (2000) Reaction of water with the (100) and (111) surfaces of Fe3O4. Surf. Sci. 453, 32-46.

P.J. Eng, T.P. Trainor, G.E. Brown, Jr., G.A. Waychunas, M. Newville, S.R. Sutton, and M.L. Rivers (2000) Structure of the hydrated a-Al2O3 (0001) surface. Science 288, 1029-1033.

J.D. Ostergren, T.P. Trainor, J.R. Bargar, G.E. Brown, Jr., and G.A. Parks (2000) Inorganic ligand effects on Pb(II) sorption to goethite (a-FeOOH): I. Carbonate. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 225, 466-482.

J.D. Ostergren, G.E. Brown, Jr., G.A. Parks, and P. Persson (2000) Inorganic ligand effects on Pb(II) sorption to goethite (a-FeOOH): II. Sulfate. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 225, 483-493.

C.S. Kim, G.E. Brown, Jr., and J.J. Rytuba (2000) Characterization and speciation of mercury-bearing mine wastes using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Science of the Total Environment 261, 157-168.

T.P. Trainor, G.E. Brown, Jr., and G.A. Parks (2000) Adsorption and precipitation of aqueous Zn(II) on alumina powders. J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 231, 359-372.

T. Kendelewicz, P. Liu, C.S. Doyle, and G.E. Brown, Jr. (2000) Spectroscopic study of the reaction of Cr(VI)aqueous with Fe3O4 (111) surfaces. Surf. Sci. 469, 144-163.

J.P. Fitts, G.E. Brown, Jr., and G.A. Parks (2000) Structural evolution of Cr(III) polymeric species at the g-Al2O3-water interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34, 5122-5128.

R. Astheimer, B. Kristin, G.E. Brown, Jr., J. Hoy, K.W. Jones, N.C. Sturchio, S.R. Sutton, G.A. Waychunas, and N.B. Woodward (2000) Inside rocks. Geotimes, American Geological Institute, 20-23.


Ph.D. Theses (1992-2004)

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Cristopher S. Kim (Ph. D., 2002) : " Mercury Speciation and Sorption Processes in Mining Environments"

Alexis S. Templeton ( Ph. D., 2002) : "Lead and Selenium distribution and speciation at biofilm-metal oxide interfaces"

Tom Trainor (Ph. D., 2001): " X-ray Scattering and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy studies of the Structures and Reactivity of Alumiunum Oxide Surfaces".

Jeffrey P. Fitts (Ph.D., 1999): "Molecular-Scale Characterization of Sorption reactions for Copper (II), Copper (II) and Glutamate, and Chromium (III) at the Aluminum Oxide-Water Interface".

John D. Ostergren (Ph.D. 1999) "Molecular-Scale Studies of Lead Speciation in Mine Tailings and Related Model Systems".

Andrea L. Foster (Ph.D. 1999): "Partitioning and Transformation of Arsenic and Selenium in Natural and Laboratory Systems".

Hillary A. Thompson (M.S., 1994; Ph.D., 1998): "Dynamic Ion Partitioning among Dissolved, Adsorbed, and Precipitated Phases in Aging Cobalt (II)/Kaolinite/Water Systems".

Sing-Foong Cheah (Ph.D., 1997): "Sorption of Aqueous Copper(II) and 2,2'-Bipyridine on Amorphous Silica and Alumina: A Solution and Spectroscopic Study".

Ping Liu (Ph.D., 1997): "Reaction of Water with UHV-Cleaved MgO and CaO(100) Surfaces: Microscopic, Spectroscopic, and X-ray Standing Wave Studies".

Maria L. Peterson (Ph.D., 1996): "Chromium(VI) Reduction by Magnetite: Spectroscopic Evidence of Sorption, Precipitation, and Heterogeneous Oxidation-Reduction Reactions".

William B. Labiosa (M.S., 1996): "Stability Constants for Aqueous Divalent Cations on Oxides Derived From a Two-Layer Surface Complexation Model".

Steven N. Towle (Ph.D., 1996): "Adsorption and Coprecipitation of Aqueous Cobalt(II) on Aluminum Oxide and Titanium Dioxide".

John R. Bargar (Ph.D., 1996): "Structures and Compositions of Lead(II) Sorption Products and Surface Sites on Aluminum and Iron Oxides".

Ning Xu (Ph.D., 1993): "Spectroscopic and Solution Chemistry Studies of Cobalt(II) Sorption Mechanisms at the Calcite-Water Interface".

Peggy A. O'Day (Ph.D., 1992): "Structure, Bonding, and Site Preference of Cobalt(II) Sorption Complexes on Kaolinite and Quartz From Solution and Spectroscopic Studies"