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Publications Details for Grant Number R831718

Adsorption and Release of Contaminants onto Engineered Nanoparticles

RFA: Exploratory Research to Anticipate Future Environmental Issues: Impacts of Manufactured Nanomaterials on Human Health and the Environment (2003)

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Abstract Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Nano-C60 fullerene particles and naphthalene adsorption-desorption and transport in soil. ACS Environmental Chemistry Preprints 2005;45(2):714-718. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Nano-C60 fullerene particles and naphthalene adsorption-desorption and transport in soil. Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 28-September 1, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Uptake and sequestration of environmental contaminants by C60 fullerene, activated carbon, and soil OC. Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Shipley HJ, Gao Y, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Mobilization of metals and inorganic compounds during resuspension of anoxic sediment. ACS Environmental Chemistry Preprints 2005;45(2):630-638. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Kinetics of arsenate and arsenite to nano-magnetite. In: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Abstract Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Yu WW, Falkner JC, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB, Colvin VL. Switchable magnetism for arsenic removal and biomagnetic separation. In: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 231st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Abstract Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Yu WW, Falkner JC, et al. Switchable magnetism for arsenic removal and biomagnetic separation. Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 28-September 1, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Yean S, Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Arsenate adsorption and desorption on magnetite nanoparticles: effect of time and pH. In: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Abstract Yean S, Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Arsenic removal from drinking water using nanoscale magnetite and iron salt. In: Preprints of Extended Abstracts Presented at the ACS National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 2007, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 1583-1587. R831718 (Final)
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Abstract Yean S, Cong L, Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, et al. Magnetite nanoparticles size effects on adsorption, desorption and magnetic separation of As(V) and As(III). Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 28-September 1, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Yean S, Cong L, Kan A, Colvin V, et al. Sorption/desorption of arsenic to magnetite nanoparticles. Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Zhang J, Tomson MB, Colvin VL. Protein crystals act as novel adsorbent for heavy metal ions removal. Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Abstract Zhang P, Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Transport of nano-C60 in environment: experimental approach. In: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, October 19-22, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Abstract Zhang P, Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Transport of nano-C60 in porous media: soil column experiment. In: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Book Chapter Auffan M, Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson M, Rose J, Bottero J-Y. Nanomaterials as adsorbants. In: Wiesner MR, Bottero J-Y, eds. Environmental Nanotechnology: Applications and Impacts of Nanomaterials. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2007, Chapter 10, pp. 371-389. R831718 (Final)
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Journal Article Chen W, Kan AT, Newell CJ, Moore E, Tomson MB. More realistic soil cleanup standards with dual-equilibrium desorption. Ground Water 2002;40(2):153-164. R826694C700 (Final)
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Journal Article Chen W, Lakshmanan K, Kan AT, Tomson MB. A program for evaluating dual-equilibrium desorption effects on remediation. Ground Water 2004;42(4):620-624. R825513C023 (Final)
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Journal Article Chen W, Cong L, Hu H, Zhang P, Li J, Feng Z, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Release of adsorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under cosolvent treatment: implications for availability and fate. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2008;27(1):112-118. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Cheng XK, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Uptake and sequestration of naphthalene and 1,2-dichlorobenzene by C60. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2005;7(4-5):555-567. R828773 (2004)
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Journal Article Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Naphthalene adsorption and desorption from aqueous C60 fullerene. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 2004;49(3):675-683. R828773 (2004)
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Journal Article Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Study of C60 transport in porous media and the effect of sorbed C60 on naphthalene transport. Journal of Materials Research 2005;20(12):3244-3254. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Gao Y, Wahi R, Kan AT, Falkner JC, Colvin VL, Tomson MB. Adsorption of cadmium on anatase nanoparticles-effect of crystal size and pH. Langmuir 2004;20(22):9585-9593. R828773 (2004)
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Journal Article Gao Y, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Response to comment on "Critical evaluation of desorption phenomena of heavy metals from natural sediments". Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(17):4703. R828773 (2004)
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Journal Article Kan AT, Fu G, Tomson MB. Adsorption and precipitation of an aminoalkylphosphonate onto calcite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2005;281(2):275-284. R828773 (2004)
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Journal Article Lubick N. Tiny filters fix big water problems. Environmental Science & Technology 2007;41(13):4495-4496. R831718 (Final)
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Journal Article Mayo JT, Yavuz C, Yean S, Cong L, Shipley H, Yu W, Falkner J, Kan A, Tomson M, Colvin VL. The effect of nanocrystalline magnetite size on arsenic removal. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 2007;8(1-2):71-75. R831718 (Final)
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Journal Article Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. A sorption kinetics model for arsenic adsorption to magnetite nanoparticles. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2010;17(5):1053-1062. R831718 (Final)
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Journal Article Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G. Inhibition of barite scale in the presence of hydrate inhibitors. SPE Journal 2005;10(3):256-266. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Al-Thubaiti M, Shen D, Shipley HJ. Scale formation and prevention in the presence of hydrate inhibitors. SPE Journal 2006;11(2):248-258. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Cong L. Measurement of total alkalinity and carboxylic acid and their relation to scaling and corrosion. SPE Journal 2006;11(1):103-110. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G. Control of inhibitor squeeze through mechanistic understanding of inhibitor chemistry. SPE Journal 2006;11(3):283-293. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Shen D, Nasr-El-Din HA, Al-Saiari H, Al-Thubaiti MM. Mechanistic understanding of rock/phosphonate interactions and effect of metal ions on inhibitor retention. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal 2008;13(3):325-336. R831718 (Final)
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Journal Article Yang W, Duan L, Zhang N, Zhang C, Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB, Chen W. Resistant desorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants in typical Chinese soils: implications for long-term fate and soil quality standards. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2008;27(1):235-242. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Yu WW, Prakash A, Falkner JC, Yean S, Cong L, Shipley HJ, Kan A, Tomson M, Natelson D, Colvin VL. Low-field magnetic separation of monodisperse Fe3O4 nanocrystals. Science 2006;314(5801):964-967. R828773 (Final)
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Journal Article Yean S, Cong L, Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Yu WW, Kan AT, Colvin VL, Tomson MB. Effect of magnetite particle size on adsorption and desorption of arsenite and arsenate. Journal of Materials Research 2005;20(12):3255-3264. R828773 (2004)
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Patent/Patent Application Yean S, Tomson MB, Kan AT, Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Colvin VL. Arsenic removal in drinking water system using engineered magnetite nanoparticles with a simple magnetic separation. U.S. Patent Application, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Al-Saiari H, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Iron (II)-calcium carbonate: precipitation interaction. Presented at the SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 28-29, 2008 (SPE-114064). R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Cheng X, Kan A, Tomson M. Transport of C60 nanoparticles in soil. Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 16, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Transport of C60 nanoparticles in soil. Presented at the 12th International Petroleum and Environmental Conference, Houston, TX, November 9-10, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Fu G, Shen D, Al-Saiari H, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Enhanced inhibitor treatments with the addition of transition metal ions. Presented at the SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 28-29, 2008 (SPE 114060). R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Kan AT, Fu G, Tomson MB. Prediction of scale inhibitor squeeze and return in calcite-bearing formation. Presented at the 2005 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, TX, February 2-4, 2005 (SPE 93265). R828773 (Final)
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Presentation Kan AT, Wu X, Fu G, Tomson MB. Validation of scale prediction algorithms at oilfield conditions. Presented at the 2005 Society of Petroleum Engineers International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, TX, February 2-4, 2005. R828773 (Final)
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Presentation Kan AT, Tomson MB. China-U.S. Center for Environmental Remediation and Sustainable Development. Presented at the Industrial Research Institute China Forum Meeting, Beijing, China, September 10-12, 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation McElhiney J, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Design of low sulfate seawater injection based upon kinetic limits. Presented at the 2006 SPE International Oilfield Scale Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 30-June 1, 2006 (SPE 100480). R828773 (Final)
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Presentation McElhiney J, Kan AT, Tomson MB. SPE 100480 design of low sulfate seawater injection based upon kinetic limits. Presented at the 2006 SPE International Oilfield Scale Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 30-June 1, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shen D, Zhang P, Farrell J, Fu G, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Control placement of scale inhibitors in the formation with stable Ca-DTPMP nanoparticle suspension and its transport in porous media. Presented at the SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 28-29, 2008 (SPE 114063). R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shen D, Fu G, Al-Saiari H, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Seawater injection, inhibitor transport, rock-brine interactions, and BaSO4 scale control during seawater injection. Presented at the SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 28-29, 2008 (SPE 114062). R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Gao Y, Kan AT, Tomson MB. The mobilization of metals and inorganic compounds during resuspension of anoxic sediment. Presented at the 11th Annual International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, NM, October 12-15, 2004. R828773 (2004)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Fu G, Shen D, Tomson MB. Effect of hydrate inhibitors on calcite, sulfates and halite scale formation. Presented at the 2006 SPE International Oilfield Scale Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 30-June 1, 2006. R828773 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Kinetics of arsenate and arsenite to nano-magnetite (Fe3O4). Presented at the 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Research opportunities with nanotechnology: removal of arsenic with magnetite nanoparticles. Seminar presented at Baylor University, Waco, TX, April 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Magnetite nanoparticles for the treatment of arsenic from the drinking water. Presented at the 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Magnetite nanoparticles for treatment of arsenic in drinking water. Presented at the 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Research opportunities with nanotechnology: removal of arsenic with magnetite nanoparticles. CBEN short course presented at Rice University, Houston, TX, March 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB. The new DRET test to predict heavy metal release during a resuspension of anoxic sediments. Presented at the 12th International Petroleum and Environmental Conference, Houston, TX, November 9-10, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Al-Thubaiti M. Scale formation and prevention in the presence of hydrate inhibitors. Presented at the SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, TX, February 5-8, 2003 (SPE Paper Number: 80255). R828773 (Final)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G. Inhibition of barite scale in the presence of hydrate inhibitors. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Oilfield Scale, Aberdeen, UK, May 26-27, 2004 (SPE Paper 87437). R828773 (2004)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Cong L. Measurement of total alkalinity and carboxylic acid and their relation to scaling and corrosion. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Oilfield Scale, Aberdeen, UK, May 26-27, 2004 (SPE Paper 87449). R828773 (2004)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Wu X, Al-Thubaiti M, Kirk J, Martin R, Prukop G, Inan EE, Davis ST. Simultaneous analysis of total alkalinity and organic acid in oilfield brine. Presented at the 2005 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, TX, February 2-4, 2005 (SPE 93266). R828773 (Final)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Shen D, Nasr-El-Din H, Saiari H, Al-Thubaiti M. Mechanistic understanding of rock/phosphonate interaction and effect of metal ions on inhibitor retention. Presented at the 2006 SPE International Oilfield Scale Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 30-June 1, 2006 (SPE Paper 100494). R828773 (Final)
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Presentation Tomson MB. Use of nano-iron oxides for arsenate removal from drinking water. Presented at the International Water Association 4th IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water & Wastewater Technologies, Singapore, June 3-6, 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Cheng X, Chen W, Kan AT, et al. A rapid approach to predicting bioavailable fraction of adsorbed organic contaminants. Presented at the First Groundwater Protection Technical Exchange Meeting, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, December 4-5, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Tomson MB, Kan AT. Contaminant removal and water reuse: research opportunities. Presented to the Nankai and Rice University Alliance for Sustainable Urban Environment, Tianjin, China, March 6, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Yean S, Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB. The effect of citric acid on arsenic removal by magnetite nanoparticles in the presence of iron (II or III). Presented at the 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, October 19-23, 2006. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Yean S, Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Arsenic removal from drinking water using nanoscale magnetite and iron salt. Presented at the 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Yean S, Al Saiari H, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Ferrous carbonate nucleation and inhibition. Presented at the SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, May 28-29, 2008 (SPE Paper 114124). R831718 (Final)
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Presentation Yean S, Cong L, Yavuz C, Kan AT, et al. Arsenic removal using magnetite nanoparticles and magnetic separation. Presented at the 12th International Petroleum and Environmental Conference, Houston, TX, November 9-10, 2005. R831718 (2005)
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Presentation Zhang P, Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Limited mobility of fullerene in the environment:sorption behavior and transport ability. Presented at the Third International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, American Academy of Sciences, Houston, TX, August 6-9, 2007. R831718 (Final)
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