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2026

2025

  • Abeysinghe, U., Balkissoon, S., & Aloysius, N. (2025). Assessment of hydroclimatic variability and aridity trends in the Mississippi River Basin using parametric and non-parametric techniques. Frontiers in Climate7, 1481926. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2025.1481926
  • Catalano, A. J., Hall, D. M., & Gentil, G. M. (2025). Examining Truth Regimes Reveals How Local Communities View Flooding and River Management in the Lower Missouri River Basin, USA. Environmental Management, 75(4), 982-995.  https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5278335/v1
  • Earwood, J., & Deng, B. (2025). Controlled Surface Engineering of Chitosan Hydrogels: Alkali/Urea Dissolution for Ratio-Specific Neodymium and Praseodymium Recovery. Polymers17(19), 2567. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17192567
  • Earwood, J., Henke, L., & Deng, B. (2025). Selective dysprosium/terbium recovery from mine waste using ion-specific alkali/urea chitosan hydrogels. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 100864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2025.100864
  • Earwood, J., Snider, P., Henke, L., & Deng, B. (2025). Recovery of neodymium (III) from mine waste by chitosan-based ion imprinted polymeric hydrogels. Separation and Purification Technology, 361, 131356.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.131356
  • Gentil, G. M., Hall, D. M., & Gilbertz, S. J. (2025). Bridging Waters: Mapping Socio-Cultural Indicators in the St. Mary and Milk River Basins. Bridging-Waters-Mapping-Socio-Cultural-Indicators-in-the-St-Mary-and-Milk-River-Basins.pdf
  • Hernandez, N. F., Youmans, D., Brander, S. M., & Hasenmueller, E. A. (2025). Evaluation of Corbicula fluminea as a biomonitor of microplastics and other anthropogenic microparticles in an urban stream. Environmental Pollution, 127381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127381
  • Hernandez, N. F., & Hasenmueller, E. A. Land use and meteorologic influences on atmospheric deposition of microplastics in urban watersheds. hernandez.pdf
  • Mirza, N., Hadiuzzaman, M., Ladner, D. A., Salehi, M., & Brown, S. P. (2025). Candidate biomarkers of lead-exposed municipal water biofilms provide insights into lead monitoring potential. Journal of Applied Microbiology136(10), lxaf247. https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf247
  • Ni, P., Earwood, J., & Deng, B. (2025). Application of ion imprinted polymers (IIPs) for rare earth elements recovery from secondary aqueous sources—A data-based review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology55(20), 1559-1577. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2025.2553281
  • Ni, P., He, X., Xiao, F., & Deng, B. (2025). A new method for synthesizing ordered microporous carbons with tunable pore size and their application in pollutant removal. Environmental Science: Advances10.1039/D4VA00414K
  • Salehi, M. (2025). Surface Complexation at Charged Organic Surfaces. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 91(1), 149-173. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2025.91A.05
  • Stavinski, N., Sun, R., Arhami Dolatabad, A., Ateia, M., Xiao, F., & Velarde, L. (2025). Unraveling Hidden Infrared Spectral Signatures in PFAS Thermal Degradation with Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 12(5), 668-676. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00192
  • Sun, R., Cao, J., Dolatabad, A. A., Zhao, L., Mai, J., Zhang, X., & Xiao, F. (2025). Structure dependent removal and transformation of more than 50 polyfluoroalkyl substances during drinking water treatment. npj Emerging Contaminants1(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44454-025-00008-y
  • Sun, Q., Wang, B., Sansom, B. J., Trauth, K., Brown, H., Zhu, W., … & Deng, B. (2025). Evaluating episodic sediment deposition zones in freshwater mussel habitats across Missouri, USA. Journal of Ecohydraulics, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2025.2462298
  • Sun, R., Bhat, A. P., Arnold, W. A., & Xiao, F. (2025). Investigation of transformation pathways of polyfluoroalkyl substances during chlorine disinfection. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(3), 1756-1768. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c05059
  • Xu, R., Sun, Q., Deng, B., & Wang, B. (2025). Process-based modeling and machine learning approach to understand sediment deposition for freshwater mussel protection. Journal of Ecohydraulics, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2025.2562062
  • Xu, R., & Wang, B. (2025). Assessing Deep Learning Techniques for Remote Gauging and Water Quality Monitoring Using Webcam Images. Hydrology, 12(4), 65.  https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12040065
  • Xu, R., Wang, B., & Jacobson, R. B. (2025). Jet-stirred turbulence under grid modulation. Fluid Dynamics Research57(3), 035506. https://doi.org/10.1088/1873-7005/ade3fb
  • Ying, X., Reasad, M., & Wang, B. (2025). Development and laboratory assessment of a subsea particle image velocimetry system for bubble and turbulence measurements in marine seeps. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 23(3), 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10670

2024

  • Bonyadinejad, G., & Salehi, M. (2024). A simple methodology for in situ study of microplastics’ aggregation. CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, 52(6), 2300378. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.202300378
  • Datta, D. K., Biswas, T., Castonguay, E., & Ni, P. (2024). Sustainable Stabilizer Derived from Calcium-and Phosphorus-Rich Biowaste for Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil: A Critical Review. Sustainability, 16(20), 8841. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16208841
  • Deng, B. (2024). A bio-inspired membrane for arsenic removal. Nature Water, 2(4), 310-311. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00233-6
  • Dolatabad, A. A., Sun, R., Cao, J., Mai, J., Zhang, X., Lei, Z., … & Xiao, F. (2024). Thermal Degradation of Long-Chain Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases: Stability, Byproducts, and Remediation Approaches. ACS ES&T Engineering, 5(2), 389-401. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.4c00535
  • Duan, Y., Wu, K., Serrat, C., Arteaga-Larios, F., Brown, H., DuBois, C. J., … & Deng, B. (2024). Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 202, 107329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107329
  • Faraji Dizaji, F., Wang, B., Sullivan, L. L., & Kellogg, E. A. (2024). Drag coefficient of bent-awn plumegrass (Saccharum contortum) seeds in wind. Physics of Fluids, 36(10) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0231717
  • Gopakumar, A. N., Ccanccapa‐Cartagena, A., Bell, K., & Salehi, M. (2024). Development of crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol nanofibrous membrane for microplastic removal from water. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 141(22), e55428. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.55428
  • Hall, D. M., Catalano, A. J., & Gentil, G. M. (2024, December). Flood Resiliency Engagement in Repetitive-Loss Missouri River Communities: Jefferson City, MO, USA.
  • Salehi, M., Pincus, L. N., Deng, B., & Peters, C. A. (2024). Microplastics: From intrinsic properties to environmental fate. Environmental Engineering Science, 41(11), 425-435. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2024.0232
  • Sun, R., Alinezhad, A., Altarawneh, M., Ateia, M., Blotevogel, J., Mai, J., … & Xiao, F. (2024). New insights into thermal degradation products of long-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their mineralization enhancement using additives. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(50), 22417-22430. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c05782
  • Xu, R., Chapman, D. C., Elliott, C. M., Call, B. C., Jacobson, R. B., & Wang, B. (2024). Ecological inferences on invasive carp survival using hydrodynamics and egg drift models. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 9556. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60189-1

2023

2022

  • Sarfaraz, M. U., Hall, D. M., & Rotman, R. M. (2022). Data sharing in transboundary water management. Frontiers in Water, 4, 982605. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.982605
  • Wan, P., Yang, X., Feng, Q., Shi, S., Deng, B., & Zhang, L. (2022). Biodegradable chitosan-based membranes for highly effective separation of emulsified oil/water. Environmental Engineering Science, 39(12), 907-917. https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2022.0254

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