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2005 Publications

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Books Edited

Hillel, D., J.L.. Hatfield, D.S. Powlson, C. Rosenweig, K.M. Scow, M.J. Singer and D.L. Sparks. Editors. 2005. Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Elsevier Ltd., Oxford UK. Fact Sheet

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Tabatabai, M.A. and D.L. Sparks. Editors. 2005. Chemical Processes in Soils. No. 8 Soil Science Society of America Book Series. Soil Science Society of America, Madison WI.
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Chapters in Books

Matocha, C.J., K.G. Scheckel and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Kinetics and mechanisms of soil biogeochemical processes, p. 309-342. In Chemical Processes in Soils. M.A. Tabatbai and D.L. Sparks, eds. Soil Science Society of America, Madison WI.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Sorption | Metals. In Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, p. 532-537. D. Hillel, J.L. Hatfield, D.S. Powlson, C. Rosenweig, K.M. Scow, M.J. Singer and D.L. Sparks, eds. Elsevier Ltd., Oxford UK.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Sorption-desorption,kinetics. In Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, p. 556-561. D. Hillel, J.L. Hatfield, D.S. Powlson, C. Rosenweig, K.M. Scow, M.J. Singer and D.L. Sparks, eds. Elsevier Ltd., Oxford UK.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Metal and oxyanion sorption on nautrally occurring oxide and clay mineral surfaces, p. 3-36. In Environmental Catalysis. V.H. Grassian, ed. Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL.
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Roberts, D., M. Nachtegaal and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Speciation of metals in soils, p.619-654. In Chemical Processes in Soils. M.A. Tabatbai and D.L. Sparks, eds. Soil Science Society of America, Madison WI.

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Refereed Publications

Arai, Y., D. L. Sparks and J. A. Davis 2005. Arsenate adsorption mechanisms at the allophane-water interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:2537 - 2544.

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Arai, Y., K. Livi and D. L. Sparks. 2005. Phosphate reactivity in long-term poultry litter amended Southern Delaware sandy soils. Soil Sci. Soc. of Am. J. 69: 616-629.

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Dowding, C.E., M.J. Borda, M.V. Fey and D. L. Sparks. 2005. A new method for gaining insight into the chemistry of drying mineral surfaces using ATR-FTIR. J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 292:148-151.

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Gräfe, M. and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Kinetics of zinc and arsenate co-sorption at the goethite–water interface. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69:4573-4595.

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Hunger, S., J. T. Sims, and D. L.. Sparks. 2005. How accurate is the assessment of phosphorus pools in poultry litter by sequential extraction? J. Environ. Qual. 34:382-389.

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McNear, D.H. Jr., E. Peltier, J. Everhart, R. L. Chaney, S. Sutton, M. Newville, M. Rivers and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Application of quantitative fluorescence and absorption-edge computed microtomography to image metal compartmentalization in Alyssum murale. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:2210 -2218.

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McNear, D.H. Jr., R. Tappero and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Shining light on metals in the environment. Elements 1:211-216.

 

Nachtegaal, M., M.A. Marcus, J.E. Sonke, J. Vangronsveld, K.J.T. Livi, D. van Der Lelie and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Effects of in situ remediation on the speciation and bioavailability of zinc in a smelter contaminated soil. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69:4649-4664.

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Paul, K. W., M. J. Borda, J. D. Kubicki, and D. L. Sparks. 2005. Effect of dehydration on sulfate coordination and speciation at the Fe-(Hydr)oxide-water interface: A molecular orbital/density functional theory and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic investigation. Langmuir 21:11071-11078.

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Power, L. E., Y. Arai, and D. L. Sparks. 2005. Zinc adsorption effects on arsenite oxidation kinetics at the birnessite-water interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:181 - 187.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Advances in elucidating biogeochemical processes in soils: It is about scale and interfaces. J Geochem. Explor. 88:243-245.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Toxic metals in the environment: The role of surfaces. Elements 1:193-197.

 

Usher, C. R. K. W. Paul, J. Narayansamy, J. D. Kubicki, D. L.. Sparks, M. A. A. Schoonen, and D. R. Strongin. 2005. Mechanistic aspects of pyrite oxidation in an oxidizing gaseous environment: An in situ HATR-IR isotope study Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:7576 -7584.

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Presentations

Borda, M.J., K.W. Paul, J.D. Kuibicki and D.L. Sparks. 2005. Effect of drying on mineral surface chemistry using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and quantum mechanical modeling. The 15th Annual Goldschmidt Conference: A voyage of discover ,Moscow, Idaho, May 21-25.

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McNear, D. H. Jr., R. L. Chaney, D.L. Sparks. 2005. The Plant-Soil Interface: Soil Nickel Speciation and the Mechanisims of Nickel Hyperaccumulation. The ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 6-10.

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Paul K.W., M.J. Borda , J.D.Kubicki and D.L. Sparks. 2005. How Dehydration Affects SO42- Adsorption at the Fe-(Hydr)oxide-H2O Interface. IUSS Symposium Advances of Molecular Modeling – Perspectives for Soil Research. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, Oct. 21-22.

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Seiter, J. and D.L. Sparks 2005. Fate and Transport of Arsenic in Delaware Soils. The ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 6-10.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Kinetics of Chemical Reactions in Environmental Systems: Research Needs and Challenges. Keynote Talk. NSLS Users' Meeting, In-situ Analyses in Environmental Systems, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, May 23-25. (Meeting summary)

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. The Role of XAFS in Advancing the Frontiers of Molecular Environmental Science. Keynote Talk. 4th Summer School on Condensed Matters Research, Zuoz, Switzerland, August 14-21.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Advances in Elucidating Biogeochemical Processes in Soils: It's About Scale and Interfaces. Keynote Talk. 7th International Symposium on Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface (GES-7), Aix-en-Provence, August 23-27.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Grand Challenges and Opportunities in the Environmental Sciences: The Importance of Basic Research and Technology. 2005 Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecture, American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, August 31.


Sparks, D.L. 2005. Frontiers in Contaminant Speciation and Reactivity in Terrestrial Environments: The Role of Synchrotron Radiation. Plenary Talk. Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Meeting, Matuse, Japan, September 6-8.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Frontiers in Soil Science: Technology and the Information Age. Plenary Talk. Frontiers of Soil Science- Messages from Soil Scientists in Asia, Japan Council of Science, Tokyo, Japan, September 12.

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Sparks, D.L. 2005. Future Directions in Basic Soil Science Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Plenary Talk. International Symposium 2005, Application of Emerging Soil Science Research and its Role in the Conservation of Agricultural Ecosystems. Seoul, Korea, September 28-29.

Sparks, D.L. 2005. Complex Environmental Systems/Ecosystem Health. Governor Minner's Council on Science and Technology, DBI, Newark, DE, October 4.

Tappero, R., M. Marcus, E. Peltier, R.L. Chaney, and D.L. Sparks.  2005.  Plant-Metal-Soil Interactions: Results from synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence (SXRF), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), and computed microtomography (CMT).  Synchrotron Environmental Sciences III (SES III) Workshop, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY, September 19-21. (Meeting summary)

Tappero, R., E. Peltier, R. L. Chaney, D.L. Sparks 2005. In situ Speciation of Cobalt in Ni/Co Hyperaccumulator Alyssum Murale Using Bulk and Micro-Focused X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy. The ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 6-10.

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