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Gregory V. Lowry

Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals

  • Barbara G. Kutchko, Brian R. Strazisar, Nicolas Huerta, Gregory V. Lowry, David A. Dzombak, Niels Thaulow.  CO2 Reaction with Hydrated Class H Well under Geologic Sequestration Conditions: Effect of Admixtures.  Environ. Sci. Technol. (submitted)
  • Kim, H-J., Phenrat, T., Tilton, R. D., Lowry, G. V.  Desorption of Anionic Polyelectrolyte Coatings from Nanoscale Fe0 Used for Environmental Remediation. Environ. Sci. Technol. (submitted)
  • Fairey, J., Lowry, G. V.  Sorption of PCBs to activated carbon: The importance of PCB complexes with natural organic matter at low flow velocities applicable in sediment capping.  Environ. Sci. Technol. (submitted)
  • Phenrat, T., Long, T., Lowry, G., Veronesi, B.  Partial oxidation (“aging”) and surface modification decrease the toxicity of nano-sized zero valent iron.  Environ. Sci. Technol. (in press)
  • Phenrat, T., Liu, Y., Tilton, R. D., Lowry, G. V.  Adsorbed Polyelectrolyte Coatings Decrease Fe0 Nanoparticle Reactivity with TCE in Water: Conceptual Model and Mechanisms.  Environ. Sci. Technol. (in revision)
  • Khaitan, S., Dzombak, D., Lowry, G. Mechanisms of Neutralization of Bauxite Residue by Carbon Dioxide, J. Environ. Eng. (in revision)
  • Khaitan, S., Lowry, G., Dzombak, D.  Neutralization of Bauxite Residue with Acidic Fly Ash.  Environ. Eng. Sci. (in press)
  • Khaitan, S., Lowry, G., Dzombak, D.  Identifying the solid and dissolved species responsible for the acid neutralizing capacity of Bauxite residue (Red Mud).  Environ. Eng. Sci. (in press)
  • Kutchko, B., Strazisar, B., Lowry, G., Dzombak, D., Thaulow, N. (2008).  “Rate of CO2 Attack on Class H Well Cement under Geologic Sequestration Conditions”. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (16) 6237-6242.
  • Veronesi, B., Tajuba, J., Saleh, N., Ward, W., Hester, S., Carter, J., Lowry, G. V.  (2008).  Functionally Charged Polystyrene Particles Activate Immortalized Mouse Microglia (BV2): Cellular and Genomic Response, Nanotoxicology 2 (3) 130-143.
  • Stolaroff, J. K., Keith, D. W., Lowry, G. V.  (2008). Carbon dioxide capture from atmospheric air using sodium hydroxide spray. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (8) 2728-2735. pdf (additional info)
  • Navid Saleh, Hye-Jin Kim, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Robert D. Tilton, and Gregory V. Lowry.  (2008).  Ionic Strength and Composition affect the mobility of surface-modified NZVI in water-saturated sand columns.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (9) 3349-3355. pdf (additional info)
  • Phenrat, T., Saleh, N., Sirk, K., Kim, H., Matyjaszewski, K., Titlton, R., Lowry, G.V.  (2008).  Stabilization of Aqueous Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Dispersions by Anionic Polyelectrolytes: Adsorbed anionic polyelectrolyte layer properties and their effect on aggregation and sedimentation. J Nanoparticle Res. vol. 10 p.795-814. pdf
  • McDonough, K., Fairey, J., Lowry, G.  (2008).  Adsorption of polychlorinated biphenyls to activated carbon: equilibrium isotherms and a preliminary assessment of the effect of dissolved organic matter and biofilm loadings.  Water Research 42 (3) 575-584. pdf
  • Long, Thomas C, Tajuba, Julianne, Saleh, Navid, Sama, Preethi, Parker, Joel, Swartz, Carol, Lowry, Gregory V, and Veronesi, Bellina. (2007).  Nanosize Titanium Dioxide Stimulates Reactive Oxygen Species In Brain Microglia And Damages Neurons In Vitro, Environmental Health Perspectives 115 (11) 1631-1637.pdf
  • Liu, Y., Phenrat, T., Lowry, G. V.  (2007).  Effect of TCE concentration and dissolved groundwater solutes on NZVI-promoted TCE dechlorination and H2 evolution. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (22); 7881-7887. pdf (additonal info)
  • Kutchko, B., Strazisar, B., Dzombak, D., Lowry, G., Thaulow, N. (2007).  “Degradation of Wellbore Cement by CO2 under Geologic Sequestration Conditions”. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41 (13) 4787-4792.pdf (additional info)
  • Phenrat, T., Saleh, N., Sirk, K., Tilton, R., Lowry, G. V. (2007) “Aggregation and Sedimentation of Aqueous Nanoiron Dispersions” Environ. Sci. Technol., 41 (1)  284-290.pdf
  • McDonough, K., Murphy, P. J., Olsta, J., Zhu, Y., Reible, D., Lowry, G. V. (2007).  Development and Placement of an “Active” Sorbent-amended Thin Layer Sediment Cap in the Anacostia River. Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination, an International Journal 16 (3) 313-322.pdf
  • Saleh, N., Sirk, K., Liu, Y., Phenrat, T., Dufour, B., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R., Lowry, G. V. (2007) “Surface Modifications Enhance Nanoiron Transport and DNAPL Targeting in Saturated Porous Media.”  Environ. Eng. Sci. 24 (1) 45-57.pdf
  • Liu, Y., Lowry, G.V. (2006) “Effect of Particle Age (Fe0 content) and Solution pH on NZVI Reactivity: H2 Evolution and TCE Dechlorination”.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 40 (19) 6085-6090. pdf (additional Info.)
  • M. R. Wiesner, G. V. Lowry, P. Alvarez, D. Dionysiou, and P. Biswas. (2006) “Progress and research needs towards assessing the risks of manufactured nanomaterials.”  Environ. Sci. Technol., 40 (14) 4336-4345.pdf
  • Long, T., Saleh, N., Tilton, R., Lowry, G. V., Veronesi, B. (2006) “Titanium Dioxide (P25) Produces Oxidative Stress in Immortalized Brain Microglia (BV2): Implication of Nanoparticle Neurotoxicity”  Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 (14)  4346-4352.pdf (additional Info.)
  • Murphy, P., Marquette, A., Reible, D., Lowry, G. V. (2006). “Predicting the Performance of Sediment Caps Amended with Sorbing Media”, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132 787-794.pdf
  • Saleh, N., Phenrat, T., Sirk, K., Dufour, B., Ok, J., Sarbu, T., Matyjaszewski, K., Tilton, R., Lowry, G. V. (2005).  “Adsorbed Triblock Copolymers Deliver Reactive Iron Nanoparticles to the Oil/Water Interface.”  Nano Lett. 5 (12) 2489-2494.pdf
  • Liu, Y., Choi C., Dionysiou, D., Lowry, G. V. (2005) “TCE Hydrodechlorination by Amorphous Monometallic Nanoiron.” Chem. Mat. 17, 5315-5322.pdf
  • Saleh, N., Traian Sarbu, Kevin Sirk, Gregory V. Lowry, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Robert D. Tilton (2005).  Oil-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized by Polyelectrolyte-Grafted Nanoparticles. Langmuir 21, 9873-9878.pdf
  • Liu Y., Majetich, S. A., Tilton, R. D., Sholl, D. S., Lowry, G.V. (2005). “TCE Dechlorination Rates, Pathways, and Efficiency of Nanoscale Iron Particles with Different Properties”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (5) 1338-1345.pdf
  • Stolaroff, J. K., Lowry, G. V., Keith, D. (2005).  “Using CaO- and MgO-rich Industrial Waste Streams for Carbon Sequestration”, Energy Conversion and Management, 46 (5) pp 687-699.pdf
  • Lowry, G.V., Shaw, S., Kim, C., Rytuba, J., Brown, Jr., G. E. (2004).  “Macroscopic and Microscopic Observations of Particle-Facilitated Mercury Transport from New Idria and Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Tailings”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(19) 5101-5111.pdf
  • Lowry, G. V., Johnson, K. M. (2004).  “Congener-Specific Dechlorination of Dissolved PCBs by Microscale and Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron in a Water/Methanol Solution”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(19) 5208-5216.pdf
  • Lowry, G.V., Reinhard, M. (2001).  "Pd Catalyzed TCE Dechlorination in Groundwater: Effect of [H2](aq) and H2-Utilizing Competitive Solutes on the TCE Dechlorination Rate and Product Distribution", Environ. Sci. Technol. 35 (4), 696. pdf
  • Lowry, G.V., Reinhard, M. (2000).  "Pd Catalyzed TCE Dechlorination in Groundwater: Solute Effects, Biological Control, and Oxidative Catalyst Regeneration", Environ. Sci. Technol. 34 (15), 3217. pdf
  • Lowry, G.V., Reinhard, M. (1999). "Hydrodehalogenation of 1- to 3-Carbon Halogenated Organic Compounds in Water Using Palladium Catalyst and Hydrogen Gas", Environ. Sci. Technol. 33 (11), 1905.pdf

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