2025

  • Kononovs, D., Rivard, C., Degenhardt, D., Snihur, K. N., Gutierrez-Rueda, D., Lazowski, C. N., Rozanitis, K. J., Coutret, B., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2025) Characterizing the impacts of seismic lines on the water budget of a boreal watershed in Alberta (Western Canada). Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 57: 102133.

  • Overduin, S. L., Killen, S. S., Zimmer, A. M., McCuaig, J. D., Cotgrove, L., Aragao, I., Rozanitis, K. J., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S., Blewett, T. A. (2025) Social context affects tissue-specific copper distribution and behaviour of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Ecotoxicity and Environmental Safety 289: 117432.

  • Lin, H., Zhong, C., Wen, R., Ma, T. H., He, D., Martin, J. W., Goss, G. G., Alessi, D. S., He, Y. (2025) Identification and hazard prioritization of hydrophobic organic chemicals in flowback and produced water particles: Implications for water management. Water Research 268(B): 122674.

2024

  • Liu, K., Xu, Z., Wang, M., Alessi, D. S., Tang, Y., Tsang, D. C. W. (2024) Mechanisms of thermal decomposition in spent NCM lithium-ion battery cathode materials with carbon defects and oxygen vacancies. Environmental Science & Technology 58(48): 21362–21373.

  • Sun, Y., Xu, Z., He, M., Alessi, D. S., Tsang, D. C. W. (2024) Unlocking the solution phase molecular transformation of biochar during intensive rainfall events: Implications for the long-term carbon cycle under climate change. Science of the Total Environment 954: 176708.

  • Smerdon, B. D., Gardner, W. P., von Gunten, K., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Downstream variation of environmental tracers in Strawberry Creek reveals potential interaction with a buried-valley aquifer (Alberta, Canada). Environmental Earth Sciences 83(18): 538.

  • Bishop, B. A., Shivakumar, K. R., Schmidt, J., Chen, N., Alessi, D. S., Robbins, L. J. (2024) Rare earth element speciation in coal and coal combustion by-products: A XANES and EXAFS study. Environmental Science & Technology 58(32): 14565-14574.

  • Zolfaghari, A., Gehman, J., Kondash, A. J., Konhauser, K. O., Ok, Y. S., Vengosh, A., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Wastewater production footprint of conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells in North America. Nature Water 2(8): 749-757.

  • Snihur, K. N., Soares, J. V., Oiffer, A., Reyes, A. V., Flynn, S. L., Smerdon, B. D., Konhauser, K. O., Froese, D. G., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Drivers of hydrologic budgets in small lakes in the Alberta prairies. Canadian Water Resources Journal 49(2): 253-267.

  • Li, Z., Konhauser, K. O., Zhou, Y., Adlakha, E., Button, M., Lazowski, C., Pecoits, E., Aubet, N. R., Lecumberri-Sanchez, P., Alessi, D. S., Robbins, L. J. (2024) How does weathering influence geochemical proxies in Paleoproterozoic banded iron formations? A case study from outcrop samples of the 2.46 Ga banded iron formation, Hamersley Basin, Western Australia. GSA Bulletin 136(7-8): 2735-2752.

  • Kim, H-. B., Kim, J.- G., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2024) Temporal changes in the mobility of As, Pb, Zn, and Cu due to differences in biochar stability caused by lignin content. Chemical Engineering Journal 493: 152567.

  • Dissanayake, P. D., Alessi, D. S., Yang, X., Kim, J. Y., Yeom, K. M., Roh, S. W., Noh, J. H., Shaheen, S. M., Ok, Y. S., Rinklebe, J. (2024) Redox-mediated changes in the release dynamics of lead and bacterial community composition in a biochar amended soil contaminated with metal halide perovskite solar panel waste. Science of the Total Environment 934: 173296.

  • Harindintwali, J. D., Wen, X., He, C., Zhao, M., Wang, J., Dou, Q., Xiang, L., Fu, Y., Alessi, D. S., Jiang, X., Jiang, J., Wang, F. (2024) Synergistic mitigation of atrazine-induced oxidative stress on soybeans in black soil using biochar and Paenarthrobacter sp. AT5. Journal of Environmental Management 359: 120951.

  • Bishop, B. A., Alam, M. S., Flynn, S. L., Chen, N., Hao, W., Shivakumar, K. R., Swaren, L., Gutierrez Rueda, D., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S., Robbins, L. J. (2024) Rare earth element adsorption to clay minerals: Mechanisitic insights and implications for recovery from secondary sources. Environmental Science & Technology 58(16): 7217-7227.

  • Li, Y., Sutherland, B. R., Ilin, A. M., Schad, M., Robbins, L. J., Kappler, A., Yusta, I., Sánchez-España, J., Owttrim, G. W., Dreher, C. L., Smith, A. J. B., Alessi, D. S., Gingras, M. K., Konhauser, K. O. (2024) Cyanobacteria-ferrihydrite aggregates, BIF sedimentation and implications for Archaean-Palaeoproterozoic seawater geochemistry. South African Journal of Geology 127(2): 359-378.

  • Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Geomicrobiology: present approaches and future directions. In: Staicu, L. C., Barton, L. L. (Eds.), Geomicrobiology: Natural and Anthropogenic Settings, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 1-7.

  • Wang, B., Zeyen, N., Wilson, S., Honda-McNeil, M. J., Hamilton, J. L., von Gunten, K., Alessi, D. S., Jones, T. R., Paterson, D. J., Southam, G. (2024) Migration of transition metals and potential for carbon mineralization during acid leaching of processed kimberlite from Venetia diamond mine, South Africa. Applied Geochemistry 166: 105986.

  • Wang, F., Xiang, L., Leung, K. S. -Y., Zhang, Y., Guo, Y., Pan, B., Elsner, M., Sun, H., An, T., Ying, G., Hou, D., Brooks, B. W., Sun, J., Vogel, T. M., Gao, Y., Luo, Y., Chang, S. X., Su, G., Wong, B. M., Fu, T-. M., Zhu, D., Jobst, K. J., Ge, C., Zeng, X., Wang, H., Wei, Z., Lohmann, R., Zhang, W., Chen, C., Song, Y., Simpson, M. J., Fu, Y., Harindintwali, J. D., Sanchez-Cid, C., Wang, Y., El-Naggar, A., Yao, Y., Huang, Y., Law, J. C-. F., Gu, C., Shen, H., Gao, Y., Qin, C., Li, H., Zhang, T., Coulon, F., Corcoll, N., Liu, M., Alessi, D. S., Li, H., Brandt, K. K., Pico, Y., Gu, C., Guo, J., Corvini, P., Ye, M., Rocha-Santos, T., He, H., Yang, Y., Tong, M., Zhang, W., Suanon, F., Brahushi, F., Hashsham, S. A., Virta, W., Yuan, Q., Jiang, G., Tremblay, L. A., Helbling, D. E., Bu, Q., Wu, J., Peijnenburg, W., Jiang, X., Zhang, T., Luo, Y., Zhu, L., Li, X., Barceló, D., Chen, J., Xing, B., Amelung, W., Cai, Z., Naidu, R., Shen, Q., Pawliszyn, J., Zhu, Y-. G., Schaeffer, A., Rillig, M. C., Wu, F., Yu, G., Tiedje, J. M. (2024) Emerging contaminants: A one health perspective. The Innovation 5(4): 100612.

  • Cheng, J., Raudsepp, M. J., Wilson, S., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Amorphous-to-crystalline transition of Ca-Mg-carbonates as a function of composition, time, and temperature. Crystal Growth & Design 24(6): 2349-2361.

  • Kehler, M. H., Rostron, B. J., Smerdon, B. D., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Can small buried-valley aquifers be an emergency water source on the Canadian Prairies? Hydrogeology Journal 32: 1331-1345.

  • Oxland, E., Hubmann, M., von Gunten, K., Alessi, D., Farrokhi, A. (2024) Finish investigations of second and third phase Ukrainian Settlement vernacular wood homes at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Alberta. In: M. Jablonski, B. Russell (Eds.), Examining the Built World through Architectural Finishes, Archetype Publications, London, UK, 114 pp.

  • Tang, W., Alessi, D. S., Wang, T., Wu, J., Li, S., Konhauser, K. O., Li, Z., Chen, J. (2024) Efficient removal of sulfonamides in complex aqueous environments by N, P-co-doped graphitic biochar: The crucial role of P2O5. Green Chemistry 26(6): 3229-3238.

  • Janot, N., Dunham-Cheatham, S. M., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Cerrato, J. M., Alessi, D. S., Noël, V., Lee, E., Pham, D. Q., Suvorova, E., Bernier-Latmani, R., Giammar, D. E., Williams, K. H., Long, P. E., Bargar, J. R. (2024) Reducing conditions influence U(IV) accumulation in sediments during in-situ bioremediation. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 8(2): 148-158.

  • Zhang, Q., Cao, Y., He, M., Lei, H., Song, H., Alessi, D. S., Tsang, D. C. W. (2024) Improved energy recovery from yard waste by water-starved hydrothermal treatment: Effects of process water and pressure. Bioresource Technology 394: 130211.

  • Shen, Z., Bian, R., von Gunten, K., Alessi, D., Al-Tabbaa, A. (2024) Biochar field cases at contaminated sites. In: Z. Shen (Ed.) Biochar Application in Soil to Immobilize Heavy Metals: Fundamentals and Case Studies, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 191-237.

  • Lee, S-. M., Kim, J-. G., Jeong, W-. G., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2024) Adsorption of antibiotics onto low-grade charcoal in the presence of high concentrations of organic matter: Batch and column tests. Chemosphere 346: 140564.

  • von Gunten, K., Hamilton, S. M., DiLoreto, Z. A., Alam, M. S., Snihur, K. N., Dittrich, M., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2024) Linking topographical ring features to geochemical and geophysical anomalies. Geomicrobiology Journal 41(2): 120-127.

  • Yuan, X., Li, J., Lim, J. Y., Zolfaghari, A., Alessi, D. S., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Ok, Y. S. (2024) Machine learning for heavy metal removal from water: recent advances and challenges. ACS ES&T Water 4(3): 820-836.

2023

  • Zhen, L., Wu, S., Yi, Q., Liu, Y., Wang, J., Nguyen, T., Yuanying, M., You, F., Chan, T-. S., Klein, A., Levett, A., Southam, G., Alessi, D. S., Huang, Y., Huang, L. (2023) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi drive organo-mineral association in iron ore tailings: Unravelling microstructure at submicron scale by synchrotron-based FTIR and STXM-NEXAFS. Environmental Science & Technology 57(51): 21779-21790.

  • Hao, W., Swaren, L., Wang, J., Baker, D., Melnyk, S., Owttrim, G. W., Zeng, H., Algeo, T. J., Gingras, M. K., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2023) The impact of aggregation between clay and phytoplanktonic cyanobacteria on trace elemental cycling in coastal environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 360: 68-80.

  • Stewart, C. B., Lowes, H. M., Mehler, W. T., Snihur, K. N., Flynn, S. L., Alessi, D. S., Blewett, T. A. (2023) Spatial and temporal variation in toxicity and inorganic composition of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. Journal of Hazardous Materials 460: 132490.

  • He, C., Harindintwali, J. D., Cui, H., Ciu, Y., Chen, P., Mo, C., Zhu, Q., Zheng, W., Alessi, D. S., Wang, F., Jiang, Z., Yang, J. (2023) Deciphering the dual role of bacterial communities in stabilizing rhizosphere priming effect under intra-annual change of growing seasons. Science of the Total Environment 903: 166777.

  • Zhang, W., Ashraf, W. M., Senadheera, S. S., Alessi, D. S., Tack. F. M. G., Ok, Y. S. (2023) Machine learning based prediction and experimental validation of arsenite and arsenate sorption on biochars. Science of the Total Environment 904: 166678.

  • Khalili, P., Razavi, S., Davies, E. G. R., Alessi, D. S., Faramarzi, M. (2023) Assessment of blue water-green water interchange under extreme warm and dry events across different ecoregions of western Canada. Journal of Hydrology 625(B): 130105.

  • Jędruchniewicz, K., Chańko, M., Bank, M. S., Alessi, D. S., Ok, Y. S., Oleszczuk, P. (2023) Extractability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals and essential elements from plastics in soil solutions and root exudates. Science of the Total Environment 905: 166100.

  • Wang, X., Utting, N., Reid, M. S., Jiang, C., Alessi, D. S., Han, J., Duffin, L., Sun, C. (2023) Spatial and temporal water chemistry variations of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced waters from the Duvernay Formation. Applied Geochemistry 155: 105704.

  • Bai, Y., Sun, T., Mansor, M., Prachi, J., Zhuang, Y., Haderlein, S. B., Fischer, S., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S., Kappler, A. (2023) Networks of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and organo-mineral associations (OMAs) stimulate electron transfer over cm distances. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 10(6): 493-498.

  • Zhang, X., Liu, Y., Zhou, Q., Bai, Y., Li, R., Li, T., Li, J., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2023) Exogenous electroactive microbes regulate soil geochemical properties and microbial communities by enhancing the reduction and transformation of Fe(III) minerals. Environmental Science & Technology 57(20): 7743-7752.

  • Kenney, J. P. L., Lezama-Pacheco, J., Fendorf, S., Alessi, D. S., Weiss, D. J. (2023) Uranium surface processes with sandstone and volcanic rocks in acidic and alkaline solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 645: 715-723.

  • Kim, H-. B., Kim, J-. G., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2023) Mitigation of arsenic release by calcium peroxide (CaO2) and rice straw biochar in paddy soil. Chemosphere 324: 138321.

  • Lowes, H. M., Eliason, E. J., Snihur, K. N., Alessi, D. S., Blewett, T. A. (2023) Copper toxicity does not affect low tide emersion tolerance of Mytilus galloprovincialis. Marine Pollution Bulletin 189: 114750.

  • Wang, M., Liu, K., Xu, Z., Dutta, S., Valix, M., Alessi, D. S., Huang, L., Zimmerman, J. B., Tsang, D. C. W. (2023) Selective extraction of critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. Environmental Science & Technology 57(9): 3940-3950.

  • Bishop, B. A., Shivakumar, K. R., Alessi, D. S., Robbins, L. J. (2023) Insights into the rare earth element potential of coal combustion byproducts from western Canada. Environmental Science: Advances 2: 529-542.

  • Lowes, H. M., Weinrauch, A. M., Bouyoucos, I. A., Griffin, R. A., Kononovs, D., Alessi, D. S., Blewett, T. A. (2023) Copper exposure does not alter the stability of intertidal sea cucumber Cucumaria miniata to tolerate emersion during low tide. Science of the Total Environment 872: 162085.

  • Boyd, A., Luu, I., Mehta, D., Myers, S. P., Stewart, C. P., Shivakumar, K. R., Snihur, K. N., Alessi, D. S., Rodriguez Gallo, M. C., Veilleux, H., Wiltse, M. E., Borch, T., Uhrig, R. G., Blewett, T. A. (2023) Persisting effects in Daphnia magna following an acute exposure to flowback and produced waters from the Montney Formation. Environmental Science & Technology 57(6): 2380-2392.

  • Zhong, C., Hou, D., Liu, B., Zhu, S., Wei, T., Gehman, J., Alessi, D. S., Qian, P-. Y. (2023) Water footprint of shale gas development in China in the carbon neutral era. Journal of Environmental Management 331: 117238.

  • Shaheen, S. M., Mosa, A., Natasha, N., Jeyasundar, P. G. S. A., Hassan, N. E. E., Yang, X., Antoniadis, V., Li, R., Wang, J., Zhang, T., Niazi, N. K., Shahid, M., Sharma, G., Alessi, D. S., Vithanage, M., Hseu, Z-. Y., Sarmah, A. K., Sarkar, B., Zhang, Z., Hou, D., Gao, B., Wang, H., Bolan, N., Rinklebe, J. (2023) Pros and cons of biochar to soil potentially toxic element mobilization and phytoavailability: Environmental implications - A review. Earth Systems and Environment 7: 321-345.

  • von Gunten, K., Trew, D., Smerdon, B., Alessi, D. S. (2023) Natural controls on phosphorus concentrations in small lakes in central Alberta, Canada. Canadian Water Resources Journal 48(1): 1-17.

  • Dissanayake, P. D., Yeom, K. M., Sarkar, B., Alessi, D. S., Hou, D., Rinklebe, J., Noh, J. H., Ok, Y. S. (2023) Environmental impact of metal halide perovskite solar cells and potential mitigation strategies: A critical review. Environmental Research 219: 115066.

  • Folkerts, E. J., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2023) Latent effects on juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cardio-respiratory function and swimming performance following embryonic exposures to hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. Aquatic Toxicology 254: 106372.

  • Luo, M., Zhu, C., Chen, Q., Song, F., Shen, Z., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S., Zhong, C. (2023) In-situ growth of ZIF-8 nanocrystals on biochar for boron adsorption. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 657(A): 130504.

2022

  • Zhang, Y., Cho, Y., Vithanage, M., Shaheen, S. M., Rinklebe, J., Alessi, D. S., Hou, C-. H., Hashimoto, Y., Withana, P. A., Ok, Y. S. (2022) Arsenic removal from water and soils using pristine and modified biochars. Biochar 4: 55.

  • Liu, Y., Cheng, S., Yang, X., Xue, A., Li, Z., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O., Zhao, H. (2022) Molecular dynamics simulation study of covalently bound hybrid coagulants (CBHyC): Molecular structure and coagulation mechanisms. Chemosphere 307(3): 135863.

  • Folkerts, E. J., Snihur, K. N., Zhang, Y., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2022) Embryonic cardio-respiratory impairments in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following exposure to hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. Environmental Pollution 310: 119886.

  • Zhu, B., Wilson, S. A., Raudsepp, M. J., Vessey, C. J., Zeyen, N., Safari, S., Snihur, K. N., Wang, B., Riechelmann, S., Paulo, C., Power, I. M., Rostron, B. J., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Accelerating mineral carbonation of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water using CO2-rich gas. Applied Geochemistry 143: 105380.

  • Zhu, B., Wilson, S. A., Zeyen, N., Raudsepp, M. J., Zolfaghari, A., Wang, B., Rostron, B. J., Snihur, K. N., von Gunten, K., Harrison, A. L., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Unlocking the potential of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water for CO2 removal via mineral carbonation. Applied Geochemistry 142: 105345.

  • Swaren, L., Safari S., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Pyrolyzed biomass-derived nanoparticles: A review of surface chemistry, contaminant mobility, and future research avenues to fill the gaps. Biochar 4: 33.

  • Wang, M., Liu, K., Dutta, S., Alessi, D. S., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W. (2022) Recycling of lithium iron phosphate batteries: Status, technologies, challenges, and prospects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 163: 112515.

  • Zolfaghari, A., Gehman, J., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Cost analysis of wastewater production from conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells. Fuel 323: 124222.

  • Zhong, C., Nesbø, C. L., von Gunten, K., Zhang, Y., Shao, X., Jin, R., Konhauser, K. O., Goss, G. G., Martin, J. W., He, Y., Qian, P-. Y., Lanoil, B. D., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Complex interactions of hydraulic fracturing return fluids on soil microbial community respiration, structure, and functional potentials. Environmental Microbiology 24(9): 4108-4123.

  • Zhang, W., Miao, A-. J., Wang, N-. X., Li, C., Sha, J., Jia, J., Alessi, D. S., Yan, B., Ok, Y. S. (2022) Arsenic bioaccumulation and biotransformation in aquatic organisms. Environment International 163: 107221.

  • Hao, W., Chen, N., Sun, W., Mänd, K., Kirsimäe, K., Teitler, Y., Somelar, P., Robbins, L. J., Babechuk, M. G., Planavsky, N. J., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2022) Binding and transport of Cr(III) by clay minerals during the Great Oxidation Event. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 584: 117503.

  • Zaremehrjardy, M., Victor, J., Park, S., Smerdon, B., Alessi, D. S., Faramarzi, M. (2022) Assessment of snowmelt and groundwater-surface water dynamics in mountainous, foothill and plain regions in northern latitudes. Journal of Hydrology 606: 127449.

  • Snihur, K. N., Swaren, L. R., von Gunten, K., Harris, N. B., Wilson, S. A., Gingras, M. K., Konhauser, K. O., Flynn, S. L., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Effects of salinity on the leaching of ionic species from hydrocarbon target formations during hydraulic fracturing. Chemical Geology 591: 120718.

  • Yang, X., Wang, L., Guo, J., Wang, H., Mašek, O., Wang, H., Bolan, N. S., Alessi, D. S., Hou, D. (2022) Aging features of metal(loid)s in biochar-amended soil: Effects of biochar type and aging method. Science of the Total Environment 815: 152922.

  • Bao, Y., Lai, J., Wang, Y., Fang, Z., Su, Y., Alessi, D. S., Bolan, N. S., Wu, X., Zhang, Y., Jiang, X., Tu, Z., Wang, H. (2022) Effect of fulvic acid co-precipitation on biosynthesis of Fe(III) hydroxysulfate and its adsorption of lead. Environmental Pollution 295: 118669.

  • Pratiwi, D. C., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2022) Biochar nanoparticles: Interactions with and impacts on soil and water microorganisms. In: D. C. W. Tsang, Y. S. Ok (Eds.), Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 139-154.

  • Boyd, A., Myers, S. P., Luu, I., Snihur, K. N., Alessi, D. S., Freitag, K., Blewett, T. A. (2022) A common well pad does not imply common toxicity: assessing the acute and chronic toxicity of flowback and produced waters from four Montney Formation wells on the same well pad to the freshwater invertebrate Daphnia magna. Science of the Total Environment 807(3): 150986.

  • Zhu, X., He, M., Sun, Y., Xu, Z., Wan, Z., Hou, D., Alessi, D. S., Tsang, D. C. W. (2022) Insights into the adsorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) on biochar and activated carbon with the aid of machine learning. Journal of Hazardous Materials 423(B): 127060.

  • Zhu, X., Xu, Z., You, S., Komárek, M., Alessi, D. S., Yuan, X., Palansooriya, K. N., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W. (2022) Machine learning exploration of the direct and indirect roles of Fe impregnation on Cr(VI) removal by engineered biochar. Chemical Engineering Journal 428: 131967.

  • Wang, L., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Rinklebe, J., Mašek, O., Bolan, N. S., Hou, D. (2022) Biochar composites: Emerging trends, field successes, and sustainability implications. Soil Use and Management 38(1): 14-38.

  • Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Khan, E., Alessi, D. S., Biswas, J. K., Manjaiah, K. M., Eguchi, M., Wu, K. C. W., Yamauchi, Y., Ok, Y. S. (2022) Nanomaterials for sustainable remediation of chemical contaminants in water and soil. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 52(15): 2611-2660.

  • Gunarathne, V., Rajapaksha, A. U., Vithanage, M., Alessi, D. S., Selvasembian, R., Naushad, M., You, S., Oleszczuk, P., Ok, Y. S. (2022) Hydrometallurgical processes for heavy metals recovery from industrial sludges. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 52(6): 1022-1062.

2021

  • Swaren, L., Alessi, D. S., Owttrim, G. W., Konhauser, K. O. (2021) Acid-base properties of Synechococcus-derived organic matter. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 315: 89-100.

  • Xu, Z., Wan, Z., Sun, Y., Cao, X., Hou, D., Alessi, D. S., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W. (2021) Unraveling iron speciation on Fe-biochar with distinct arsenic removal mechanisms and depth distributions of As and Fe. Chemical Engineering Journal 425: 131489.

  • Zhang, Y., Alessi, D. S., Chen, N., Luo, M., Hao, W., Alam, M. S., Flynn, S. L., Kenney, J. P. L., Konhauser, K. O., Ok, Y. S., Al-Tabbaa, A. (2021) Lead (Pb) sorption to hydrophobic and hydrophilic zeolites in the presence and absence of MTBE. Journal of Hazardous Materials 420: 126528.

  • Hubmann, M., von Gunten, K., Alessi, D. S., Curtis, J. M. (2021) Epoxidized linseed lipids as a durable and fast-curing alternative to drying oils. Progress in Organic Coatings 159: 106406.

  • Lu, Y., Zhang, Y., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G., He, Y. (2021) Suspended solids-associated toxicity of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water on early life stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental Pollution 287: 117614.

  • Seip, A., Safari, S., Pickup, D. M., Chadwick, A. V., Ramos, S., Velasco, C. A., Cerrato, J. M., Alessi, D. S. (2021) Lithium recovery from hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water using a selective ion exchange sorbent. Chemical Engineering Journal 426: 130713.

  • Zhang, J., Zhang, N., Tack, F. M. G., Sato, S., Alessi, D. S., Oleszczuk, P., Wang., H., Wang., X., Wang., S. (2021) Modification of ordered mesoporous carbon for removal of environmental contaminants from aqueous phase: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials 418: 126266.

  • Kim, J-. G., Kim, H-. B., Shin, D-. H. Alessi, D. S., Kwon, E., Baek, K. (2021) In-situ generation of reactive oxygen species using combination of electrochemical oxidation and metal sulfide. Science of the Total Environment 789: 147961.

  • Zhong, C., Zolfaghari, A., Hou, D., Goss, G. G., Lanoil, B. D., Gehman, J., Tsang, D. C. W., He, Y., Alessi, D. S. (2021) Comparison of the hydraulic fracturing water cycle in China and North America: A critical review. Environmental Science & Technology 55(11): 7167-7185.

  • Hao, W., Mänd, K., Swaren, L., Myers, K. D., Lalonde, S., Wilmeth, D. T., Van Zuilen, M., Wilson, S. A., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2021) Trace elemental partitioning on clays derived from hydrothermal muds of the El Tatio Geyser Field, Chile. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth 126(5): e2020JB021422.

  • Hao, W., Mänd, K., Li, Y., Alessi, D. S., Somelar, P., Moussavou, M., Romashkin, A. E., Lepland, A., Kirsimäe, K., Planavsky, N. J., Konhauser, K. O. (2021) The kaolinite shuttle links the Great Oxidation and Lomagundi events. Nature Communications 12: 2944.

  • Kazemimanesh, M., Baldelli, A., Trivanovic, U., Popovicheva, O., Timofeev, M., Shonija, N., Obvintsev, Y., Kuang, C., Jefferson, A. M., Corbin, J. C., Goss, G. G., Alessi, D. S., Johnson, M. R., Rogak, S. N., Olfert, J. S. (2021) Particulate emissions from turbulent diffusion flames with entrained droplets: A simulation of flaring emissions. Journal of Aerosol Science 157: 105807.

  • Zhong, C., Kwan, Y. H., Goss, G. G., Alessi, D. S., Qian, P-. Y. (2021) Hydraulic fracturing return fluids from offshore hydrocarbon extraction present new risks to marine ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology 55(8): 4199-4201.

  • Hou, R., Wang, L., Shen, Z., Alessi, D. S., Hou, D. (2021) Simultaneous reduction and immobilization of Cr(VI) in seasonally frozen areas: Remediation mechanisms and the role of ageing. Journal of Hazardous Materials 415: 125650.

  • Mehler, W. T., Snihur, K. N., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2021) A complex bioaccumulation story in flowback and produced water from hydraulic fracturing: the role of organic compounds in inorganic accumulation in Lumbriculus variegatus. Journal of Hazardous Materials 414: 125525.

  • Kim, H- .B., Kim, J-. B., Kim, T., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2021) Interaction of biochar stability and abiotic aging: influences of pyrolysis reaction medium and temperature. Chemical Engineering Journal 411: 128441.

  • Blewett, T. A., Boyd, A., Folkerts, E. J., Snihur, K. N., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2021) Effect of temperature on phenanthrene accumulation from hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environmental Pollution 272: 116411.

  • von Gunten, K., Snihur, K. N., McKay, R. T., Serpe, M., Kenney, J. P. L., Alessi, D. S. (2021) Characterizing returning polymers in hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water: implications for colloid formation. SPE Journal 26(2): 563-590.

  • Weinrauch, A. M., Folkerts, E. J., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G., Blewett, T. A. (2021) Changes to hepatic nutrient dynamics and energetics in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following exposure to and recovery from hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. Science of the Total Environment 764: 142893.

  • Swaren, L., Hao, W., von Gunten, K., Wilson, S. A., Alessi, D. S., Planavsky, N., Tarhan, L., Gingras, M. K., Konhauser, K. O. (2021) The influence of invertebrate faecal pellets on compositional heterogeneity, diagenesis and trace metal distribution in the Ogeechee River estuary, Georgia, USA. Sedimentology 68(2): 788-804.

  • Lowes, H. M., Snihur, K. N., Alessi, D. S., Clements, J. C., Blewett, T. A. (2021) Group versus individual exposure: Do methodological decisions in aquatic toxicology alter experimental results? Science of the Total Environment 764: 144288.

  • Swaren, L., Hao, W., Melnyk, S., Baker, D., Li, Y., Owttrim, G. W., Zeng, H., Gingras, M. K., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2021) Surface reactivity of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 - Implications for trace metals transport to the oceans. Chemical Geology 562: 120045.

  • Zhang, Y., Alessi, D. S., Chen, N., Luo, M., Hao, W., Alam, M. S., Konhauser, K. O., Ok, Y. S., Al-Tabbaa, A. (2021) Spectroscopic and modelling investigation of Pb(II) sorption to ZSM-5 zeolite. ACS ES&T Water 1(1): 108-116.

2020

  • Alam, M. S., Bishop, B., Chen, N., Safari, S., Warter, V., Byrne, J. M., Warchola, T., Kappler, A., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2020) Reusable magnetite nanoparticles - biochar composites for the efficient removal of chromate from water. Scientific Reports 10: 19007.

  • Nazarova, T., Alessi, D. S., Janssen, D. J., Bernier-Latmani, R., Wanner, C. (2020) In situ biostimulation of Cr(VI) reduction in a fast-flowing oxic aquifer. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 4(11): 2018-2030.

  • Folkerts, E. J., Heuer, R. M., Flynn, S. L., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G., Grosell, M. (2020) Exposure to hydraulic fracturing flowback water impairs Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) cardiomyocyte contractile function and swimming performance. Environmental Science & Technology 54(21): 13579-13589.

  • Zhou, Q., Liu, Y., Li, T., Zhao, H., Alessi, D. S., Liu, W., Konhauser, K. O. (2020) Cadmium adsorption to clay-microbe aggregates: Implications for marine heavy metals cycling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 290: 124-136.

  • Ramanayaka, S., Vithanage, M., Alessi, D. S., Liu, W-. J., Jayasundera, A. C. A., Ok, Y. S. (2020) Nanobiochar: Production, properties, and multifunctional applications. Environmental Science: Nano 7(11): 3279-3302.

  • Loiselle, D., Du, X., Alessi, D. S., Bladon, K. D., Faramarzi, M. (2020) Projecting impacts of wildfire and climate change on streamflow, sediment, and organic carbon yields in a forested watershed. Journal of Hydrology 590: 125403.

  • Zhong, Y., Igalavithana, A. D., Zhang, M., Li, X., Rinklebe, J., Hou, D., Tack, F. M. G., Alessi, D. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S. (2020) Effects of aging and weathering on immobilization of trace metals/metalloids in soils amended with biochar. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 22(9): 1790-1808.

  • Hou, D., O’Connor, D., Igalavithana, A. D., Alessi, D. S., Luo, J., Tsang, D. C. W., Sparks, D. L., Yamauchi, Y., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y. S. (2020) Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 1: 366-381.

  • Hao, W., Kashiwabara, T., Jin, R., Takahashi, Y., Gingras, M., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2020) Clay minerals as a source of cadmium to estuaries. Scientific Reports 10: 10417.

  • Kang, S., Lee, J., Park, S-. M., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2020) Adsorption characteristics of cesium onto calcium-silicate-hydrate in concrete powder and block. Chemosphere 259: 127494.

  • Liu, Y., Han, J., Dong, S., Li, Y., Liu, S., Zhou, Q., Chen, C., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O., Zhao, H. (2020) Competitive adsorption of heavy metals by anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) consortia. Chemosphere 258: 127289.

  • Lee, T., Jung, S., Hong, J., Wang, C-. H., Alessi, D. S., Lee, S. S., Park, Y-. K., Kwon, E. E. (2020) Using CO2 as an oxidant in the catalytic pyrolysis of peat moss from the north polar region. Environmental Science & Technology 54(10): 6329-6343.

  • Rinklebe, J., Shaheen, S. M., El-Naggar, A., Wang, H., Du Laing, G., Alessi, D. S., Ok, Y. S. (2020) Redox-induced mobilization of Ag, Sb, Sn, and Tl in the dissolved, colloidal and solid phase of a biochar-treated and un-treated mining soil. Environment International 140: 105754.

  • Zhong, C., Nesbø, C. L., Goss, G. G., Lanoil, B. D., Alessi, D. S. (2020) Response of aquatic microbial communities and bioindicator modelling of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 96(5): fiaa068.

  • Wang, L., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Rinklebe, J., Wang, H., Mašek, O., Hou, R., O’Connor, D., Hou, D. (2020) New trends in biochar pyrolysis and modification strategies: Feedstock, pyrolysis conditions, sustainability concerns and implications for soil amendment. Soil Use and Management 36(3): 358-386.

  • Safari, S., Lottermoser, B. G., Alessi, D. S. (2020) Metal oxide sorbents for the sustainable recovery of lithium from unconventional resources. Applied Materials Today 19: 100638.

  • von Gunten, K., Seip, A., Hubmann, M., Snihur, K. N., Alessi, D. S. (2020) Production of a carbonaceous sorbent from the CO2 pyrolysis of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water solids. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8(4): 103862.

  • Kim, H-. B., Kim, J-. G., Kim, T., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2020) Mobility of arsenic in soil amended with biochar derived from biomass with different lignin contents: Relationships between lignin content and dissolved organic matter leaching. Chemical Engineering Journal 393: 124687.

  • Du, X., Loiselle, D., Alessi, D. S., Faramarzi, M. (2020) Hydro-climate and biogeochemical processes control watershed organic carbon inflows: development of an in-stream organic carbon module coupled with a process-based hydrologic model. Science of the Total Environment 718: 137281.

  • Wang, D., Sun, Y., Tsang, D. C. W., Hou, D., Khan, E., Alessi, D. S., Zhao, Y., Gong, J., Wang, L. (2020) The roles of suspended solids in persulfate/Fe2+ treatment of hydraulic fracturing wastewater: Synergistic interplay of inherent wastewater components. Chemical Engineering Journal 388: 124243.

  • Zhang, J., Hou, D., Shen, Z., Jin, F., O’Connor, D., Pan, S., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Bolan, N. S., Alessi, D. S. (2020) Effects of excessive impregnation, magnesium content, and pyrolysis temperature on MgO-coated watermelon rind biochar and its lead removal capacity. Environmental Research 183: 109152.

  • Robbins, L. J., Mänd, K., Planavsky, N. J., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2020) Trace Metals. In: M. Gargaud et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany.

  • Mehler, W. T., Nagel, A., Flynn, S. L., Zhang, Y., Sun, C., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2020) Understanding the effects of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water (FPW) to the aquatic invertebrate, Lumbriculus variegatus under various exposure regimes. Environmental Pollution 259: 113889.

  • Chen, N., Alam, M. S., Alessi, D. S. (2020) XAS characterization of nano-chromite particles precipitated on magnetite-biochar composites. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 175: 108544.

  • von Gunten, K., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2020) Potential of asphalt concrete as a source of trace metals. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 42: 397-405.

  • Konhauser, K. O., Hao, W., Li, Y., von Gunten, K., Bishop, B. A., Alessi, D. S., Tarhan, L. G., O’Connell, B., Robbins, L. J., Planavsky, N. J., Gingras, M. K. (2020) Diopatra cuprea worm burrow parchment: A cautionary tale of infaunal surface reactivity. Lethaia 53(1): 47-61.

2019

  • von Gunten, K., Bishop, B., Alam, M. S., Zhang, L., Muehlenbachs, K., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Biogeochemical behavior of metals along two permeable reactive barriers in a mining-affected wetland. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences 124(11): 3536-3554.

  • Hao, W., Pudasainee, D., Gupta, R., Kashiwabara, T., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2019) Effect of acidic conditions on surface properties and metal binding capacity of clay minerals. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 3(11): 2421-2429.

  • von Gunten, K., Bishop, B., Plata-Enriquez, I., Alam, M. S., Blanchard, P., Robbins, L. J., Feng, R., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Colloidal transport mechanisms and sequestration of U, Ni, and As in meromictic mine pit lakes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 265: 292-312.

  • Hao, W., Flynn, S. L., Kashiwabara, T., Alam, M. S., Bandara, S., Swaren, L., Robbins, L. J., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2019) The impact of ionic strength on the proton reactivity of clay minerals. Chemical Geology 529: 119294.

  • Gunarathne, V., Rajapaksha, A. U., Vithanage, M., Adassooriya, N., Cooray, A., Liyanage, S., Athapattu, B., Rajakaruna, N., Igalavithana, A. D., Hou, D., Alessi, D. S., Ok, Y. S. (2019) Heavy metal dissolution mechanisms from electrical industrial sludge. Science of the Total Environment 696: 133922.

  • Yue, T., Hu, Y., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O., Hao, W., Sun, W., Xu, Z. (2019) Mechanism of goethite precipitation on magnetite and maghemite nanoparticles studied by surface complexation/precipitation modeling. Langmuir 35(32): 10676.

  • Shi, J., Fan, X., Tsang, D. C. W., Wang, F., Shen, Z., Hou, D., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Removal of lead by rice husk biochars produced at different temperatures and implications for their environmental utilizations. Chemosphere 235: 825-831.

  • Shen, Z., Pan, S., Hou, D., O’Connor, D., Jin, F., Mo, L., Xu, D., Zhang, Z., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Temporal effect of MgO reactivity on the stabilization of lead contaminated soil. Environment International 131: 104990.

  • von Gunten, K., Hubmann, M., Ineichen, R., Gao, Y., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Biochar-induced changes in metal mobility and uptake by perennial plants in a ferralsol of Brazil’s Atlantic forest. Biochar 1(3): 309-324.

  • Safari, S., von Gunten, K., Alam, M. S., Hubmann, M., Blewett, T. A., Chi, Z., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Biochar colloids and their use in contaminants removal. Biochar 1(2): 151-162.

  • Sun, C., Zhang, Y., Alessi, D. S., Martin, J. W. (2019) Nontarget profiling of organic compounds in a temporal series of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced waters. Environment International 131: 104944.

  • Yee, R. A., Alessi, D. S., Ashbolt, N. J., Hao, W., Konhauser, K. O., Liu, Y. (2019) Nutrient recovery from source-diverted blackwater: Optimization for enhanced phosphorous recovery and reduced co-precipitation. Journal of Cleaner Production 235: 417-425.

  • Shen, Z., Fan, X., Hou, D., Jin, F., O’Connor, D., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Risk evaluation of biochars produced from Cd-contaminated rice straw and optimization of its production for Cd removal. Chemosphere 223: 149-156.

  • Folkerts, E. J., Blewett, T. A., Delompré, P., Mehler, W. T., Flynn, S. L., Sun, C., Zhang, Y., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2019) Toxicity in aquatic model species exposed to a temporal series of three different flowback and produced water samples collected from a horizontally fractured well. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 180: 600-609.

  • Bishop, B. A., Flynn, S. L., Warchola, T., Alam, M. S., Robbins, L. J., Liu, Y., Owttrim, G. W., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2019) Adsorption of biologically critical trace elements to the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002: Implications for marine trace metal cycling. Chemical Geology 525: 28-36.

  • Zhong, C., Li, J., Flynn, S. L., Nesbø, C. L., Sun, C., von Gunten, K., Lanoil, B. D., Goss, G. G., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Temporal changes in microbial community composition and geochemistry in flowback and produced water from the Duvernay Formation. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 3(6): 1047-1057.

  • Robbins, L. J., Funk, S. P., Flynn, S. L., Warchola, T. J., Li, Z., Rostron, B. J., Smith, A. J. B., Beukes, N. J., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2019) Hydrogeological constraints on the post-secondary oxidation of Paleoproterozoic iron formation. Nature Geoscience 12: 558-563.

  • Delompré, P. L. M., Blewett, T. A., Snihur, K. N., Flynn, S. L., Alessi, D. S., Glover, C. N., Goss, G. G. (2019) The osmotic effect of hyper-saline hydraulic fracturing fluid on rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquatic Toxicology 211: 1-10.

  • Park, S-. M., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2019) Selective adsorption and irreversible fixation behavior of cesium onto 2:1 layered clay: a mini review. Journal of Hazardous Materials 369: 569-576.

  • Wang, L., Cho, D-. W., Tsang, D. C. W., Cao, X., Hou, D., Shen, Z., Alessi, D. S., Ok, Y. S., Poon, C. S. (2019) Green remediation of As and Pb contaminated soil using cement-free clay-based stabilization/solidification. Environment International 126: 336-345.

  • Safari, S., Alam, M. S., von Gunten, K., Samborsky, S., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Inhibition of naphthalene leaching from municipal carbonaceous waste by a magnetic organophilic clay. Journal of Hazardous Materials 368: 578-583.

  • Sun, Y., Yu, I. K. M., Tsang, D. C. W., Cao, X., Lin, D., Wang, L., Graham, N. J. D., Alessi, D. S., Komárek, M., Ok, Y. S., Feng, Y., Li, X-. D. (2019) Multifunctional iron-biochar composites for the removal of potentially toxic elements, inherent cations, and hetero-chloride from hydraulic fracturing wastewater. Environment International 124: 521-532.

  • Shaheen, S. M., Alessi, D. S., Tack, F. M. G., Ok, Y. S., Kim, K-. H., Gustafsson, J. P., Sparks, D. L., Rinklebe, J. (2019) Redox chemistry of vanadium in soils and sediments: interaction with colloidal materials, mobilization, speciation, and relevant environmental implications - A review. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 265: 1-13.

  • Liu, Y., Xu, W., Bao, L., Li, Y., Liu, S., Zhang, Q., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O., Zhao, H. (2019) Cell surface characterization and trace metal adsorptive properties of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) consortia. Chemosphere 221: 11-20.

  • Funk, S. P., Duffin, L., He, Y., McMullen, C., Sun, C., Utting, N., Martin, J. W., Goss, G. G., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Assessment of impacts of diphenyl phosphate on groundwater and near-surface environments: Sorption and toxicity. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 221: 50-57.

  • Chunn, D., Faramarzi, M., Smerdon, B., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Application of an integrated SWAT-MODFLOW model to evaluate potential impacts of climate change and water withdrawals on groundwater-surface water interactions in west-central Alberta. Water 11(1): 110.

  • Robbins, L. J., Konhauser, K. O., Warchola, T. J., Homann, M., Thoby, M., Foster, I., Mloszewska, A. M., Alessi, D. S., Lalonde, S. V. (2019) A comparison of bulk versus laser ablation trace element analyses in banded iron formations: Insights into the mechanisms leading to compositional variability. Chemical Geology 506: 197-224.

  • Park, S-. M., Yang, J-. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2019) Enhanced irreversible fixation of cesium by wetting and drying cycles in soil. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 41(1): 149-157.

  • Alessi, D. S., Flynn, S. L., Alam, M. S., Robbins, L. J., Konhauser, K. O. (2019) Potentiometric titrations to characterize the reactivity of geo-microbial surfaces. In: Kenney, J. P. L., Veeramani, H., Alessi, D. S. (Eds.), Analytical Geomicrobiology: A Handbook of Instrumental Techniques, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 79-92.

  • Flynn, S. L., von Gunten, K., Warchola, T., Snihur, K., Forbes, T. Z., Goss, G. G., Gingras, M. K., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Characterization and implications of solids associated with hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water from the Duvernay Formation, Alberta, Canada. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 21(2): 242-255.

  • Shen, Z., Zhang, J., Hou, D., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Synthesis of MgO-coated corncob biochar and its application in lead stabilization in a soil washing residue. Environment International 122: 357-362.

  • Park, S-. M., Lee, J., Jeon, E-. K., Alam, M. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2019) Adsorption characteristics of cesium on the clay minerals: Structural change under wetting and drying condition. Geoderma 340: 49-54.

  • Shen, Z., Hou, D., Jin, F., Shi, J., Fan, X., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Effect of production temperature on lead removal mechanisms by rice straw biochars. Science of the Total Environment 655: 751-758.

  • Tasker, T. L., Burgos, W. D., Ajemigbitse, M. A., Lauer, N. E., Gusa, A. V., Kuatbek, M., May, D., Landis, J. D., Alessi, D. S., Johnsen, A. M., Kaste, J. M., Headrick, K. L., Wilke, F. D. H., NcNeal, M., Engle, M., Jubb, A. M., Vidic, R., Vengosh, A., Warner, N. R. (2019) Accuracy of methods for reporting inorganic element concentrations and radioactivity in oil and gas wastewaters from the Appalachian Basin, U.S. based on an inter-laboratory comparison. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 21(2): 224-241.

  • Alam, M. S., Alessi, D. S. (2019) Modeling the surface chemistry of biochars. In: Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Bolan, N., Novak, J. M. (Eds.), Biochar from Biomass and Waste, 1st Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 59-72.

  • Tang, Y., Alam, M. S., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S., Xu, S., Tian, W., Liu, Y. (2019) Influence of pyrolysis temperature on the production of digested sludge biochar and its application for ammonium removal from municipal wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production 209: 927-936.

2018

  • Alam, M. S., Gorman-Lewis, D., Chen, N., Safari, S., Baek, K., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Mechanisms of the removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution using biochar: A combined spectroscopic and modeling approach. Environmental Science & Technology 52(22): 13057-13067.

  • He, Y., Zhang, Y., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Giesy, J. P., Goss, G. G. (2018) In vitro assessment of endocrine disrupting potential of organic fractions extracted from hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water (HF-FPW). Environment International 121(1): 824-831.

  • Warchola, T., Lalonde, S. V., Pecoits, E., von Gunten, K., Robbins, L. J., Alessi, D. S., Philippot, P., Konhauser, K. O. (2018) Petrological and geochemical analyses of the Boolgeeda Iron Formation, Hamersley Basin, Western Australia. Precambrian Research 316: 155-173.

  • von Gunten, K., Hamilton, S. M., Zhong, C., Nesbø, C., Li, J., Muehlenbachs, K., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Electron donor-driven bacterial and archaeal community patterns along forest ring edges in Ontario, Canada. Environmental Microbiology Reports 10(6): 663-672.

  • Hao, W., Flynn, S. L., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2018) Change of the point of zero net proton charge (pH PZNPC) of clay minerals with ionic strength. Chemical Geology 493: 458-467.

  • Shen, Z., Hou, D., Xu, W., Zhang, J., Jin, F., Zhao, B., Pan, S., Peng, T., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Assessing long-term stability of cadmium and lead in a soil washing residue amended with MgO-based binders using quantitative accelerated ageing. Science of the Total Environment 643: 1571-1578.

  • Alam, M. S., Gorman-Lewis, D., Chen, N., Flynn, S. L., Ok, Y. S., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Thermodynamic analysis of nickel(II) and zinc(II) adsorption to biochar. Environmental Science & Technology 52(11): 6246-6255.

  • Kim, H-. B., Kim, S-. H., Jeon, E-. K., Kim, D-. H., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Kwon, E. E., Baek, K. (2018) Effect of dissolved organic carbon from sludge, rice straw and spent coffee ground biochar on the mobility of arsenic in soil. Science of the Total Environment 636: 1241-1248.

  • Shen, Z., Zhang, Y., Jin, F., Alessi, D. S., Zhang, Y., Wang, F., McMillan, O., Al-Tabbaa, A. (2018) Comparison of nickel adsorption on biochars produced from softwood and Miscanthus straw. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(15): 14626-14635.

  • von Gunten, K., Warchola, T., Donner, M. W., Cossio, M., Hao, W., Boothman, C., Lloyd, J., Siddique, T., Partin, C. A., Flynn, S. L., Rosaasen, A., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Biogeochemistry of U, Ni, and As in two meromictic pit lakes at the Cluff Lake uranium mine, northern Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 55(5): 463-474.

  • Yoon, G. S., Park, S-. M., Yang, H., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Baek, K. (2018) Selection criteria for oxidation method in total organic carbon measurement. Chemosphere 199: 453-458.

  • Shen, Z., Li, Z., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Stabilization-based soil remediation should consider long-term challenges. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 12(2): 16.

  • Liu, Y., Alessi, D. S., Flynn, S. L., Alam, M. S., Hao, W., Gingras, M., Zhao, H., Konhauser, K. O. (2018) Acid-base properties of kaolinite, montmorillonite and illite at marine ionic strength. Chemical Geology 483: 191-200.

  • Rajapaksha, A. U., Alam, M. S., Chen, N., Alessi, D. S., Igalavithana, A. D., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S. (2018) Removal of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solutions using biochar: Chemical and spectroscopic investigations. Science of the Total Environment 625: 1567-1573.

  • O'Connor, D., Peng, T., Zhang, J., Tsang, D. C. W., Alessi, D. S., Shen, Z., Bolan, N. S., Hou, D. (2018) Biochar application for the remediation of heavy metal polluted land: A review of in situ field trials. Science of the Total Environment 619-620: 815-826.

  • Shen, Z., Hou, D., Zhao, B., Xu, W., Ok, Y. S., Bolan, N. S., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Stability of heavy metals in soil washing residue with and without biochar addition under accelerated ageing. Science of the Total Environment 619-620: 185-193.

  • Alam, M. S., Swaren, L., von Gunten, K., Cossio, M., Bishop, B., Robbins, L. J., Hou, D., Flynn, S. L., Ok, Y. S., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2018) Application of surface complexation modeling to trace metals uptake by biochar-amended agricultural soils. Applied Geochemistry 88: 103-112.

  • Konhauser, K. O., Robbins, L. J., Alessi, D. S., Flynn, S. L., Gingras, M. K., Martinez, R. E., Kappler, A., Swanner, E. D., Li, Y-. L., Crowe, S. A., Planavsky, N. J., Reinhard, C. T., Lalonde, S. V. (2018) Phytoplankton contributions to the trace-element composition of Precambrian banded iron formations. GSA Bulletin 130(5-6): 941-951.

2017

  • Funk, S. P., Hnatyshin, D., Alessi, D. S. (2017) HYDROSCAPE: A new versatile program for evaluating contaminant transport in groundwater. SoftwareX 6: 261-266.

  • Blewett, T. A., Newton, D., Flynn, S. L., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G., Hamilton, T. J. (2017) Cadmium bioaccumulates after acute exposure but has no effect on locomotion or shelter-seeking behaviour in the invasive green shore crab (Carcinus maenas). Conservation Physiology 5(1): cox057.

  • Hughes, A. T., Smerdon, B. D., Alessi, D. S. (2017) Hydraulic properties of the Paskapoo Formation in west-central Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 54(8): 883-892.

  • von Gunten, K., Alam, M. S., Hubmann, M., Ok, Y. S., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2017) Modified sequential extraction method for biochar and petroleum coke: metal release potential and its environmental implications. Bioresource Technology 236: 106-110.

  • He, Y., Flynn, S. L., Folkerts, E., Zhang, Y., Ruan, D., Alessi, D. S., Martin, J. W., Goss, G. G. (2017) Chemical and toxicological characterizations of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. Water Research 114: 78-87.

  • Blewett, T. A., Delompre, P. L. M., He, Y., Folkerts, E. J., Flynn, S. L., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2017) The sub-lethal and reproductive effects of acute and chronic exposure to flowback and produced water from hydraulic fracturing on the water flea Daphnia magna. Environmental Science & Technology 51(5): 3032-3039.

  • Flynn, S. L., Gao, Q., Robbins, L. J., Warchola, T., Weston, J. N. J., Alam, M. S., Liu, Y., Konhauser, K. O., Alessi, D. S. (2017) Measurements of bacterial mat metal binding capacity in alkaline and carbonate-rich systems. Chemical Geology 451: 17-24.

  • Warchola, T. J., Flynn, S. L., Robbins, L. J., Liu, Y., Gauger, T., Kovalchuk, O., Alam, M. S., Wei, S., Myers, R., Bishop, B., Lalonde, S. V., Gingras, M. K., Kappler, A., Alessi, D. S., Konhauser, K. O. (2017) Field- and lab-based potentiometric titrations of microbial mats from the Fairmont Hot Spring, Canada. Geomicrobiology Journal 34(10): 851-863.

  • He, Y., Folkerts, E. J., Zhang, Y., Martin, J. W., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2017) Effects on biotransformation, oxidative stress and endocrine disruption in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water. Environmental Science & Technology 51(2): 940-947.

  • Alessi, D. S., Zolfaghari, A., Kletke, S., Gehman, J., Allen, D. M., Goss, G. G. (2017) Comparative analysis of hydraulic fracturing wastewater practices in unconventional shale development: Water sourcing, treatment, and disposal practices. Canadian Water Resources Journal 42(2): 105-121.

  • Notte, C., Allen, D. M., Gehman, J., Alessi, D. S., Goss, G. G. (2017) Comparative analysis of hydraulic fracturing wastewater practices in unconventional shale development: Regulatory and policy regimes. Canadian Water Resources Journal 42(2): 122-137.

2016

  • Robbins, L. J., Lalonde, S. V., Planavsky, N. J., Partin, C. A., Reinhard, C. T., Kendall, B., Scott, C., Hardisty, D. S., Gill, B. C., Alessi, D. S., Dupont, C. L., Saito, M. A., Poulton, S. W., Bekker, A., Lyons, T. W., Konhauser, K. O. (2016) Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution. Earth-Science Reviews 163: 323-348.

  • Alam, M. S., Cossio, M., Robinson, L., Wang, X., Kenney, J. P. L., Konhauser, K. O., MacKenzie, M. D., Ok, Y. S., Alessi, D. S. (2016) Removal of organic acids from water using biochar and petroleum coke. Environmental Technology & Innovation 6: 141-151.

  • Martinez, R. E., Konhauser, K. O., Paunova, N., Alessi, D. S., Kappler, A. (2016) Surface reactivity of the anaerobic photoferrotrophic bacterium Rhodovulvum iodosum: implications for trace metal budgets in ancient oceans and banded iron formations. Chemical Geology 442: 113-120.

  • Gehman, J., Thompson, D. Y., Alessi, D. S., Allen, D. M., Goss, G. G. (2016) Comparative analysis of hydraulic fracturing wastewater practices in unconventional shale development: Newspaper coverage of stakeholder concerns and social license to operate. Sustainability 8(9): 912.

  • Liu, Y., Alessi, D. S., Owttrim, G. W., Kenney, J. P. L., Zhou, Q., Lalonde, S. V., Konhauser, K. O. (2016) Cell surface acid-base properties of cyanobacterium Synechococcus: Influences of nitrogen source, growth phase, and N:P ratios. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 187: 179-194.

2015

  • Komárek, M., Koretsky, C. M., Stephen, K. J., Alessi, D. S., Chrastný, V. (2015) Competitive adsorption of Cd(II), Cr(VI), and Pb(II) onto nanomaghemite: A spectroscopic and modeling approach. Environmental Science & Technology 49(21): 12841-12859.

  • Liu, Y., Alessi, D. S., Owttrim, G. W., Petrash, D. A., Mloszewska, A. M., Lalonde, S. V., Martinez, R. E., Zhou, Q., Konhauser, K. O. (2015) Cell surface reactivity of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002: Implications for metal sorption from seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 169: 30-44.

  • Stylo, M., Alessi, D., Shao, P., Bargar, J., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2015) Geochemical controls on U immobilization in the subsurface. In: Merkel, B., Arab, A. (Eds.), Uranium - Past and Future Challenges, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 477-485.

  • Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Cerrato, J. M., Veeramani, H., Alessi, D. S., Suvorova, E. I., Bernier-Latmani, R., Giammar, D. E., Long, P. E., Williams, K. H., Bargar, J. R. (2015) Long-term in-situ oxidation of biogenic uraninite in an alluvial aquifer: impact of dissolved oxygen and calcium. Environmental Science & Technology 49(12): 7340-7347.

  • Vithanage, M., Rajapaksha, A. U., Ahmad, M., Uchimiya, M., Dou, X., Alessi, D. S., Ok, Y. S. (2015) Mechanisms of antimony adsorption onto soybean stover-derived biochar in aqueous solution. Journal of Environmental Management 151: 443-449.

2014

  • Alessi, D. S., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Janot, N., Suvorova, E. I., Cerrato, J. M., Giammar, D. E., Fox, P. M., Davis, J. A., Williams, K. H., Long, P. E., Handley, K. M., Bernier-Latmani, R., Bargar, J. R. (2014) Speciation and reactivity of uranium products formed during in situ bioremediation in a shallow alluvial aquifer. Environmental Science & Technology 48(21): 12842-12850.

  • Alessi, D. S., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Stubbs, J. E., Janousch, M., Bargar, J. R., Persson, P., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2014) The product of microbial uranium reduction includes multiple species with U(IV)-phosphate coordination. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 131: 115-127.

2013

  • Stylo, M., Alessi, D. S., Shao, P. P., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Bargar, J. R., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2013) Biogeochemical controls on the product of microbial U(VI) reduction. Environmental Science & Technology 47(21): 12351-12358.

  • Cerrato, J. M., Ashner, M. N., Alessi, D. S., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Bernier-Latmani, R., Bargar, J. R., Giammar, D. E. (2013) Relative reactivity of biogenic and chemogenic uraninite and biogenic noncrystalline U(IV). Environmental Science & Technology 47(17): 9756-9763.

  • Bargar, J. R., Williams, K. H., Cambell, K. M., Long, P. E., Stubbs, J. E., Suvorova, E., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Alessi, D. S., Stylo, M., Webb, S. M., Davis, J. A., Giammar, D. E., Blue, L. Y., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2013) Uranium redox transition pathways in acetate-amended sediments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110(12): 4506-4511.

  • Alessi, D. S., Uster, B., Borca, C., Grolimund, D., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2013) Beam induced oxidation of monomeric U(IV) species. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 20(1): 197-199.

  • Alessi, D. S., Szymanowski, J. E. S., Forbes, T. Z., Quicksall, A. N., Sigmon, G. E., Burns, P. C., Fein, J. B. (2013) Mineralogic controls on aqueous neptunium(V) concentrations in silicate systems. Journal of Nuclear Materials 433(1-3): 233-239.

2012

  • Alessi, D. S., Uster, B., Veeramani, H., Suvorova, E. I., Stubbs, J. E., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Bargar, J. R., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2012) Quantitative separation of monomeric U(IV) from UO2 in products of U(VI) reduction. Environmental Science & Technology 46(11): 6150-6157.

2011

  • Veeramani, H., Alessi, D. S., Suvorova, E. I., Lezama-Pacheco, J. S., Stubbs, J. E., Sharp, J. O., Dippon, U., Kappler, A., Bargar, J. R., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2011) Products of abiotic U(VI) reduction by biogenic magnetite and vivianite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75(9): 2512-2528.

  • Alessi, D. S., Walsh, D. M., Fein, J. B. (2011) Uncertainties in determining microbial biomass C using the chloroform fumigation-extraction method. Chemical Geology 280(1-2): 58-64.

2010

  • Alessi, D. S., Henderson, J. M., Fein, J. B. (2010) Experimental measurement of monovalent cation adsorption to Bacillus subtilis cells. Geomicrobiology Journal 27(5): 464-472.

  • Alessi, D. S., Fein, J. B. (2010) Cadmium absorption onto mixtures of soil components: Testing the component additivity approach. Chemical Geology 270(1-2): 186-195.

pre-2010

  • Alessi, D. S., Grundl, T. (2008) Reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine by hydroxyl-complexed Fe(II). Journal of Environmental Engineering 134(12): 937-943.

  • Li, Z, Alessi, D., Allen, L. (2002) Influence of quaternary ammonium on sorption of selected metal cations onto clinoptilolite zeolite. Journal of Environmental Quality 31(4): 1106-1114.

  • Li, Z., Alessi, D., Zhang, P., Bowman, R. S. (2002) Organo-illite as a low permeability sorbent to retard migration of anionic contaminants. Journal of Environmental Engineering 128(7): 583-587.

  • Alessi, D. S., Li, Z. (2001) Synergistic effect of cationic surfactants on perchloroethylene degradation by zero-valent iron. Environmental Science & Technology 35(18): 3713-3717.

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Alessi Research Group at the University of Alberta