List of Publications

#student/postdoc advised,

*corresponding author

2025

2024

  • Shahriar, A., Timilsina, A., Voggenreiter, E., Mollenkopf, M., Lokesh, S., Radakovich, A., Numan, T., Stincone, P., Joshi, P., Petras, D. and Kappler, A., 2024, August. Reactive organic carbon governing the ecosystem functions of permafrost soil and their response to climate change. In 2024 Goldschmidt Conference. GOLDSCHMIDT.

  • Shahriar, A., Lokesh, S., Timilsina, A., Numan, T., Schramm, T., Stincone, P., Nyarko, L., Dewey, C., Petras, D., Boiteau, R. and Yang, Y., 2024. High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis of Model Lignin–Iron Complexes: Novel Pipeline and Complex Structures. Environmental Science & Technology.

2023

  • Timilsina, A., Lokesh, S., Shahriar, A., Numan, T., Stincone, P., Petras, D. and Yang, Y., 2023, November. Identifying Quinones in Complex Environmental Media through Tagging with Cysteine and Cysteine-Contained Peptides and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Analysis. In ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting. ASA-CSSA-SSSA.

  • Wu XY, Jia WY, Hu J, Yu XF, Yan CH, White JC, Liu JF, Yang Y, Wang XL. Simultaneous reduction of arsenic and lead bioaccumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by nano-TiO2: a mechanistic study. Environ Sci-Nano. 2023; 10(11):3084–100.

  • Lokesh S, Lard M, Cook R, Yang Y*. 2023. Critical role of semiquinones in the reductive dehalogenation. Environmental Science & Technology.

  • Timilsina A#$, Lokesh S#$, Shahriar A#, Numan T#, Yang Y*. 2023. Quantification of Quinones in Environmental Media by Chemical Tagging with Cysteine-containing Peptides Coupled to Size Exclusionary Separation. Analytical Chemistry. ($, equal contribution)

  • Lokesh S#, Arunthavabalan S, Hajj E, Yang Y*. 2023. Investigation of 6PPD-quinone in rubberized asphalt concrete mixtures. ACS Environmental Au.

  • Goli T, Jathan Y, Yang Y, Pagilla K, and Marchand E. 2023. Pilot-scale Demonstration of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Removal from an Advanced Water Reclamation Facility using Enhanced Coagulation. Science of the Total Environment

2022

  • Shahriar A#, Hanigan D, Verburg P, Pagilla K, Yang Y*. 2022. Modeling the fate of ionizable pharmaceutical and personal care products (iPPCPs) in soil-plant systems: pH and speciation. Environmental Pollution. 315, 120367

  • Dorner M, Lokesh S,# Yang Y, Behrens S. 2022. Biochar-mediated abiotic and biotic degradation of halogenated organic contaminants – A review. Science of the Total Environment. 852, 158381

  • Hu J, Jia WY, Wu XY, Zhang HY, Wang Y, Liu JF, Yang Y, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2022. Carbon dots can strongly promote the photosynthesis in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). 2022. Environmental Science: Nano 9, 1530-1540.

  • Zhang XY, Chu YY, Yu XF, Yan CH, Yang Y, Liu JF, Shen GF, Wagn XJ, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2022. Introduction of N-containing moieties by ammonia plasma technique can substantially improve ciprofloxacin removal by biochar and the associated mechanisms: Spectroscopic and site energy distribution analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424, Part B, 127438

2021

  • Chu YY, Zhang XY, Hu J, Yan CH, Yang Y, Shen GF, Wang XJ, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2021. Antimony removal by a magnetic TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4 nanomaterial and influence by the coexisting model dissolved organic matter with small molecules. Chemical Engineering Journal. 420, 19783.

  • Zhang XY, Chu YY, Hu J, Wu F, Wu XY, Wang B, Yang Y, Shen GF, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2021. A mechanistic study on removal efficiency of four antibiotics by animal and plant origin precursors-derived biochars. Science of the Total Environment. 772, 145468.

  • Shahriar A#, Tan JW#, Sharma P, Hanigan D, Verburg P, Pagilla K, Yang Y*. 2021. Modeling the fate and human health impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in reclaimed wastewater irrigation for agriculture. Environmental Pollution. 276, 116532

  • Wu F, Jiao S, Hu J, Zhang XY, Wu XY, Wang B, Yang Y, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2021. Stronger Impacts of Long-Term Relative to Short-Term Exposure to Carbon Nanomaterials on Soil Bacterial Communities. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 410, 124550.

  • Nava V#, Das K#, Amin V, Gronstal S, Wang XL, Chow JC, Watson JG, Yang Y*. 2021. Quantification of carboxyl-functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes in plant tissues with programmed thermal analysis. Journal of Environmental Quality. 50, 278-285.

2020

  • Wu XY, Hu J, Wu F, Zhang XY, Wang B, Yang Y, Shen GF, Liu JF, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2020. Application of TiO2 nanoparticles to reduce bioaccumulation of arsenic in rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.): a mechanistic study. Journal of Hazard Materials. 124047.

  • Lokesh S#, Juhee K, Zhou YW, Wu DP, Pan B, Wang XL, Behrens S, Huang CH, Yang Y*. 2020. Anaerobic dehalogenation by reduced aqueous biochars. Environmental Science & Technology. 54, 15142–15150

  • Ji HJ, Chang CW, Nava V#, Yang Y, Chan JC*. 2020. Multifocal 1064 nm Raman imaging of carbon nanotubes. Optics Letters. 45, 5131-5135

  • Zhao Q#, Dunham-Cheatham S#, Adhikari D#, Chen CM, Patel A, Poulson SR, Obrist D, Verburg PSJ, Wang XL, Roden E, Thompson A, Yang Y*. 2020. Oxidation of Soil Organic Carbon during an Anoxic-Oxic Transition. Geoderma. 377, 114584

  • Sharma P, Poustie A, Verburg P, Pagilla K, Yang Y, Hanigan D. 2020. Trace Organic Contaminants in Field-scale Cultivated Alfalfa, Soil, and Pore Water after 10 Years of Irrigation with Reclaimed Wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 744, 140698.

  • Dunham-Cheatham S#, Zhao Q#, Obrist D, Yang Y*. 2020. Unexpected mechanism for glucose-primed soil organic carbon mineralization under an anaerobic-aerobic transition. Geoderma. 376, 114535.

  • Poustie A, Yang Y, Verburg P, Pagilla K. Hanigan D. 2020. Reclaimed Wastewater as a Viable Water Source for Agricultural Irrigation: A Review in the Context of Environmental Change. Science of the Total Environment. 739, 139756. 21. Howard D, Agnan Y, Helmig D, Yang Y, Obrist D. 2020. Environmental controls on ecosystem-scale cold season methane and carbon dioxide fluxes in an Arctic tundra ecosystem. Biogeoscience. 17, 4025–4042.

  • Hu J, Wu XY, Wu F, Chen WX, White JC, Yang Y, Wang B, Xing BS, Tao S, Wang XL. 2020. Potential application of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to improve the nutritional quality of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Journal of Hazard Materials. 389: 121837.

2019

  • Zhang M, Shen XF, Zhang HY, Werner D, Wang B, Yang Y, Tao S, Wang XL. 2019. Humic Acid can Enhance the Mineralization of Phenanthrene Sorbed on Biochars. Environmental Science & Technology. 53: 13201-13208.

  • Wang Y, Zhang ZY, Han LF, Sun K, Jin J, Yang Y, Yang Y, Hao ZN, Liu JF, Xing BS. 2019. Preferential molecular fractionation of dissolved organic matter by redox iron minerals. Chemical Geololgy 520: 69-76.

  • Wu F, Zhang XY, Zhang HY, Chen WX, You YQ, Yang Y, Werner D, Tao S, Wang XL. 2019. Carbon nanotubes differently affect the soil bacterial community composition and structure. Environmental Science & Technology 53: 5707-5716

  • Chu YY, Zhang XY, Chen WX, Wu F, Wang P, Yang Y, Werner D, Tao S, Wang XL. 2019. Plasma assisted-synthesis of magnetic TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4-polyacrylic acid core-shell-shell structured microsphere and its application for lead removal from water. Science of the Total Environment. 681:124-132

  • Wordofa DN#, Dunham-Cheatham S#, Adhikari D#, Zhao Q#, Poulson S, Tang YZ, Yang Y*. 2019. Biogeochemical fate and stability of ferrihydrite-model organic matter complexes. Science of the Total Environment. 668: 216-223.

  • Das K#, Nava V#, Chang CW, Chan JW, Xing BS, Yang Y*. 2019. Coupling digestion with spectroscopy analysis for the quantification of carbon nanotube in plant tissues. Environmental Science: Nano. 6, 380-387. (Nominated for 2018 Best Paper)

  • Han LF, Sun K*, Keiluweit M, Yang Y, Yang Y, Wang Y, Wu FC, Xing BS. 2019. Mobilization of ferrihydrite-associated organic carbon induced by Fe reduction: Adsorption versus co-precipitation. Chemical Geology 503: 61-68.

  • Adhikari D#, Sowers T, Stuckey JW, Wang XL, Sparks DL, Yang Y*. 2019. Formation and redox reactivity of ferrihydrite-organic carbon-calcium co-precipitates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 244: 86-98.

  • Adhikari D#, Dunham-Cheatham SM#, Wordofa D, Verburg P, Poulson S, Yang Y*. 2019. Aerobic respiration of mineral-bound organic carbon in a soil. Science of the Total Environment. 651: 1253-1260.


2018

  • Mejia J, He SM, Yang Y, Ginder-Vogel M, Roden EE*. 2018. Stability of ferrihydrite-humic acid coprecipitates under iron-reducing conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 52: 13174-13183.

  • Zhang HY, Wu F, Chen WX, Zhang XY, Alvarez PJJ, Ortega-Calvo J, Yang Y, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2018. Carbon nanomaterials differentially impact mineralization kinetics of phenanthrene and indigenous microbial communities in a natural soil. NanoImpact. 11: 146-155.

  • Huang C, Xia T, Niu JF, Yang Y, Lin SJ, Wang XK, Yang GQ, Mao L*, Xing BS. 2018. Transformation of 14C-labeled Graphene to 14CO2 in the Shoots of Rice Plant. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57: 1-6. 35. Das K#, Bancroft L, Wang XL, Chow JC, Xing BS, Yang Y*. 2018. Digestion Coupled with Programmed Thermal Analysis for Quantification of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Plant Tissues. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 5: 442-447.

  • Sowers TD, Adhikari D#, Wang J, Yang Y, Sparks DL*. 2018. Spatial associations and chemical composition of organic carbon sequestered in Fe, Ca, and organic carbon ternary systems. Environmental Science & Technology. 52: 6936-6944.

  • Shen XL, Li SL, Zhang HY, Chen WX, Yang Y, Li JL, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2018. Effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on uptake of pyrene by cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): Mechanistic perspectives NanoImpact. 10: 168-176.

  • Yang Y, Sun K*, Han LF, Jin J, Sun HR, Yang Y, Xing BS. 2018. Effects of minerals on the stability of biochar. Chemosphere. 204: 310-317.

  • Stern N, Mejia J, He SM, Yang Y, Ginder-Vogel M, Roden EE*. 2018. Dual role of subsurface humic substances as electron donors and shuttles for dissimilatory iron reduction. Environmental Science & Technology. 52: 5691-5699.

  • Das K#, You YQ#*, Torres M, Barrios-Masias, Xing BS, Yang Y*. 2018. Detection of uptake of pristine and carboxyl functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube by lettuce. Environmental Science: Nano. 5: 659-668. (Cover Feature)

  • Chen Y, Gao Q, Chen WX, Wu F, Yang Y, Werner D, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2018. A mechanistical study on stable dispersion of titanium oxide nanoparticles by humic acid. Water Research. 135: 85-94.

  • Dong, SP, Xia, T, Yang Y, Lin, SJ, Mao L*. 2018. Bioaccumulation of 14C-labled graphene in an aquatic food chain through direct uptake or trophic transfer. Environmental Science & Technology. 52: 541-549.

2017

  • Wang L, Li H, Yang Y, Zhang D, Wu M, Pan B*, Xing BS. 2017. Identifying Structural Contribution in Humic Acid to Static and Dynamic Fluorescence Quenching of Phenanthrene, 9-Phenanthrol, and Naphthalene. Water Research. 122: 337-344.

  • Chen WX, Wang H, Gao Q, Chen Y, Zhang HY, Yang Y, Werner D, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2017. Association of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with humic acid and humin fractions in a peat soil and implications for their long-term retention. Environmental Pollution. 230: 882-890.

  • Zhang HY, Chen WX, Shen XF, Yang Y, White JC, Lead J, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2017. Influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and fullerene on bioaccumulation and elimination kinetics of phenanthrene by geophagous earthworms (Metaphire guillelmi). Envronmental Science: Nano. 4, 1887-1899.

  • Adhikari D#, Zhao Q#, Das K#, Mejia J, Huang RX, Wang XL, Poulson S, Tang YZ, Roden E, Yang Y*. 2017. Dynamics of ferrihydrite-bound organic carbon during microbial Fe reduction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 212: 221-233.

  • Wang L#, Xu SN#, Pan B, Yang Y*. 2017. Dual role of organic matter in the anaerobic degradation of triclosan. Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts. 19: 499-506. (Front Cover Feature, Natural organic matter special theme collection)

  • You YQ#*, Das K#, Guo HY, Chang CW, Navas-Moreno M, Chan JW, Verburg P, Poulson SR, Wang XL, Xing BS, Yang Y*. 2017. Microbial Transformation of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1. Environmental Science & Technology. 51: 2068-2076.

  • Zhao Q#, Adhikari D#, Huang RX, Patel A#, Wang XL, Tang YZ, Obrist D, Roden E, Yang Y*. 2017. Coupled dynamics of iron and iron-bound organic carbon in forest soils during anaerobic reduction. Chemical Geology. 464: 118-126.

  • Zhang HY, Liu Y, Shen X, Zhang M, Yang Y, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2017. Influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate on bioaccumulation and translocation of pyrene and 1-methylpyrene in maize (Zea mays) seedlings. Environmental Pollution. 220: 1409-1417.

2016

  • Adhikari D#, Poulson S, Sumaila S, Dynes JJ, McBeth JM, Yang Y*. 2016. Reductive dissolution kinetics of iron and carbon from hematite-humic substances complexes. Chemical Geology. 430:13-20.

  • Xu SN#, Adhikari D#, Huang RX, Zhang H#, Tang YZ, Roden E, Yang Y*. 2016. Biochar-facilitated microbial reduction of hematite. Environmental Science & Technology. 50: 2389-2395.

  • Zhao Q#, Poulson S, Obrist D, Sumaila S, Dynes JJ, McBeth JM, Yang Y*. 2016. Iron oxide stabilized aliphatic organic carbon in forest soils: Quantification and characterization. Biogeosciences. 13: 4777-4788.

  • Gu HP, Lou J, Wang HZ*, Yang Y, Wu LS, Wu JJ, Xu JM. 2016. Biodegradation, biosorption of phenanthrene and its trans-membrane transport by Massilia sp. WF1 and Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. Article 38.

2015

  • Zhang M, Shu L, Guo X, Shen X, Zhang H, Liu Y, Cai F, Chen W, Gao Q, Shen G, Wang B, Yang Y, Tao S, Wang XL*. 2015. Impact of Humic Acid Coating on Sorption of Naphthalene by Biochars. Carbon. 94: 946-954.

  • Adhikari D#, Yang Y*. 2015. Selective stabilization of aliphatic organic matter by iron oxide. Scientific Reports. 5. Article Number: 11214.

  • Yang Y, Li YQ, Walse S, Mitch WA*. 2015. Degradation of Methyl Bromide by Reaction with Thiosulfate and Electrolysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 49: 4515-4521.

  • Wang L, Liang N, Li H, Yang Y, Zhang D, Liao S, Pan B*. 2015. Quantifying the dynamic fluorescence quenching of phenanthrene and ofloxacin by dissolved humic acids. Environmental Pollution, 196: 379-385.

2014

  • Yang Y*, Wang S, Albrecht-Schmitt TE. 2014. Bioavailability of crystalline-phase uranium to the microbial reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Chemical Geology, 387: 59-65.

2013

  • Yang Y*, Saiers JE, Barnett MO. 2013. Impact of interactions between colloidal humic acid and metal oxides on the sorption-desorption kinetics of uranium. Environmental Science & Technology 47:2661-2669.

  • Yang Y, Wang S, Polinski MJ, Liu Y, Barnett MO, Albrecht-Schmitt TE*. 2013. Dissolution of uranyl and plutonyl borates: Influences of crystalline structures and aqueous ligands. Chemical Geology 357: 67-74.

2012

  • Yang Y, Shu L, Wang XL*, Xing BS, Tao S. 2012. Mechanisms regulating bioavailability of phenanthrene sorbed on humic substances extracted from a peat soil. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 31: 1431-1437.

  • Yang Y*, Saiers JE, Xu N, Minasian SG, Kozimor SA, Tyliszczak T, Shuh DK, Barnett MO. 2012. Impact of natural organic matter on uranium transport through saturated geologic materials: From molecular to column scale. Environmental Science & Technology 46: 5931-5938.

2011

  • Yang Y, Shu L, Wang XL, Xing BS, Tao S*. 2011. Impact of de-ashing humic acid and humin on organic matter structural properties and sorption mechanisms of phenanthrene. Environmental Science & Technology 45: 3996-4002.

  • Yang Y, Zhang N, Xue M, Lu ST, Tao S*. 2011. Effects of soil organic matter on the development of the microbial polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degradation potentials. Environmental Pollution 159: 591-595.

  • Zhang N, Yang Y, Tao S*, Liu Y, Shi KL. 2011. Sequestration of organochlorine pesticides in soils of distinct organic carbon content. Environmental Pollution 159: 700-705.

  • Cui XY, Hunter W, Yang Y, Chen YX, Gan J*. 2011. Biodegradation of pyrene in sand, silt and clay fractions of sediment. Biodegradation 22: 297-307.

  • Wang XL*, Guo XY, Yang Y, Tao S, Xing BS. 2011. Sorption mechanisms of phenanthrene, lindane, and atrazine with various humic acid fractions from a single soil sample. Environmental Science & Technology 45: 2124-2130.

  • Wang B, Xue M, Lv Y, Yang Y, Zhong JJ, Su YH, Wang R, Shen GF, Wang XL, Tao S*. 2011. Cell absorption induced desorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants from digested soil residue. Chemosphere 83: 1461-1466.

2010

  • Yang Y, Shu L, Wang XL, Xing BS, Tao S*. 2010. Effects of composition and domain arrangement of biopolymer components of soil organic matter on the bioavailability of phenanthrene. Environmental Science & Technology 44: 3339-3344.

  • Yang Y, Zhang N, Xue M, Tao S*. 2010. Impact of soil organic matter on the fractionation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils. Environmental Pollution 158: 2170-2174.

  • Yang Y, Tao S*, Zhang N, Zhang DY, Li XQ. 2010. The effect of soil organic matter on fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil: a microcosm study. Environmental Pollution 158: 1768-1774.

  • Cui XY, Hunter W, Yang Y, Chen YX, Gan J*. 2010. Bioavailability of sorbed phenanthrene and permethrin in sediments to chironomus tentans. Aquatic Toxicology 98: 83-90.

  • Wang R, Tao S*, Wang B, Yang Y, Lang C, Zhang YX, Hu J, Ma JM, Hung H. 2010. Sources and pathways of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons transported to Alert, the Canadian high Arctic. Environmental Science & Technology 44: 1017-1022.

  • Tao S*, Zhang DY, Lv Y, Li L, Ding JN, Yang Y, Yang YF, Wang XL, Liu WX, Xing BS. 2010. Mobility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the gastrointestinal tract assessed using an in vitro digestion model with sorption rectification. Environmental Science & Technology 44: 5608-5612.

2009

  • Yang Y, Hunter W, Tao S, Gan J*. 2009. Effect of activated carbon on microbial bioavailability of phenanthrene in soils. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 28: 2283-2288.

  • Yang Y, Hunter W, Tao S, Gan J*. 2009. Microbial availability of different forms of phenanthrene in soils. Environmental Science & Technology 43: 1852-1857.

  • Yang Y, Hunter W, Tao S, Gan J*. 2009. Effects of black carbon on pyrethroid availability in sediment. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry 57: 232-238.

  • Hunter W, Yang Y, Reichenberg F, Mayer P, Gan J*. 2009. Measuring pyrethroids in sediment pore water suing matrix-solid phase microextraction. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 28: 36-43.

  • Zhang N, Yang Y, Liu Y, Tao S*. 2009. Determination of octanol-air partition coefficients and supercooled liquid vapor pressures of organochlorine pesticides. Journal of Environmental Science & Health, Part B 44: 649-656.

  • Tao S*, Lu Y, Zhang DY, Yang YF, Yang Y, Lu XX, Sai DJ. 2009. Assessment of oral bioaccessibility of organochlorine pesticides in soil using an in vitro gastrointestinal model. Environmental Science & Technology 43: 4254-4259.

2008

  • Yang Y, Hunter W, Tao S, Gan J*. 2008. Relationships between desorption intervals and availability of sediment-associated hydrophobic contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology 42: 8446-8451.

  • Xing GH, Yang Y, Chan JKY, Tao S, Wong MH*. 2008. Bioaccessibility of polychlorinated biphenyls in different foods using an in vitro digestion method. Environmental Pollution 156: 1218-1226.

  • Tao S*, Liu WX, Li Y, Yang Y, Zuo Q, Li BG, Cao J. 2008. Organochlorine pesticides contaminated surface soil as reemission sources in the Haihe Plain, China. Environmental Science & Technology 42: 8395-8440.

2007

  • Zuo Q, Duan YH, Yang Y, Wang XJ, Tao S*. 2007. Source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface soil in Tianjin, China. Environmental Pollution 147: 303-310.

  • Liu YN, Tao S*, Yang YF, Dou H, Yang Y, Coveney RM. 2007. Inhalation exposure of traffic police officers to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the winter in Beijing, China. Science of the Total Environment 383: 95-105.

2006

  • Yang Y, Shi X, Wong PK, Dawson R, Xu FL, Liu WX, Tao S*. 2006. An approach to assess ecological risk for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface water from Tianjin. Journal of Environmental Science & Health, Part A 41: 1463-1482.

  • Tao S*, Yang Y, Cao HY, Liu WX, Coveney RM, Xu FL, Cao J, Li BG, Wang XJ, Hu JY, Fang JY. 2006. Modeling the dynamic changes in concentrations of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH) in Tianjin region from 1953 to 2020. Environmental Pollution 139: 183-193.

  • Tao S*, Li XR, Yang Y, Coveney RM, Lu XX, Chen HT, Shen WR. 2006. Dispersion modeling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from combustion of biomass and fossil fuels and production of coke in Tianjin, China. Environmental Science & Technology 40: 4586-4591.

2005

  • Yang Y, Tao S*, Wong PK, Hu JY, Guo M, Cao HY, Coveney RM, Zuo Q, Li BG, Liu W, Cao J, Xu FL. 2005. Human exposure and health risk of alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCHs) in Tianjin, China. Chemosphere 60: 753-761.

  • Zhang XL, Tao S*, Liu WX, Yang Y, Zuo Q, Liu SZ. 2005. Source diagnostics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons based on species ratios: A multimedia approach. Environmental Science & Technology 39: 9109-9114.

In review

Wu XY, Jia WY, Hu J, Yu XF, Yan CH, White JC, Liu JF, Yang Y, Wang XL. Simultaneous reduction of arsenic and lead bioaccumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by nano-TiO2: A mechanistic study

In preparation

  • Timilsina A#, Lokesh S#, Shahriar A#, Yang Y*. Development of tagging method for identifying quinone in aqueous pyrogenic carbon media.

  • Timilsina A#, Lokesh S#, Shahriar A#, Yang Y*. Metabolomic analysis of organic carbon in aqueous biochars linked to their redox functions.

  • Shahriar A#, Lokesh S#, Yang Y*. Stability constant of lignin-derived small compounds and structure identification for their complexes with Fe.

  • Shahriar A#, Lokesh S#, Yang Y*. Structures of lignin-derived ligands produced in microbial degradation.

  • Numan T#, Lokesh S#, Shahriar A#, Yang Y*. Pyrogenic carbon produced during wildfire and impact on watershed functions.

  • You YQ#*, Das K#, Xing BS, Yang Y*. Critical genes for the microbial degradation of carbon nanotube.

  • Adhikari D#, Tfaily M, Kukkadapu RV, Hess N, Yang Y*. Fractionation of organic carbon during co-precipitation with Fe oxide and reduction release.

  • Yang Y. Organic ligands in permafrost soils crossing melting gradients with implications on the carbon stability under climate change.

  • Lokesh. Click reactions to generate nano biochar with greater redox reactivity

Journal Special Issue Edited-Invited Guest editor

  • Yang Y, Fein JB. Chemical Geology Special Volume-Sorption of Metals on Geomedia III 2017.

  • Nico P, Keiluweit M, Hall S, Yang Y. Soil System Special Volume-Soil Organic Matter Dynamics 2018

  • Moran JJ, Zhao Q, Yang Y. Soil System Special Volume-Systematic Investigation of Coupled Abiotic and Biotic Controls on Soil Biogeochemistry 2020

Book Edited-Invited Editor

  • Yang Y, Keiluweit M, Senesi N, Xing BS. 2022. Multi-scale Biogeochemical Processes in Soil Ecosystems: Critical Reactions and Resilience to Climate Changes. IUPAC-Wiley Book Series. 14 chapters, 352 pages. ISBN: 978-1-119-48034-1.

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publication

  • Yang Y, Fein JB. Introduction for the Chemical Geology Special Volume: Importance and Implication of Metal Sorption. Chemical Geology, 2017, p464.

Technical Report

  • Lokesh S#, Arunthavabalan S, Hajj EY, Yang Y. 2022. Fate of 6PPD-quinone at rubberized asphalt concrete-water interface. For Granite Construction Inc.

Extension/Outreach publication

  • Busse, G., Verburg, P., Hanigan, D., Sharma, P., Yang, Y., Pagilla, K., & Singletary, L. (2021). The fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in reclaimed water used for irrigation of agricultural crops in Nevada. University of Nevada, Reno, Extension Special Publication SP-21-07.

  • Sterle K, Ormerod KJ, Singletary L, Pagilla K, Verburg P, Yang Y. (2019). Reclaiming Water for Urban Foodsheds: State of Nevada Regulations and Permitting. UNR. FS-19-XX

  • Pagilla K, Hanigan D, Yang Y, Verburg P, Sterle K, Singletary L. (2019). Reclaiming Water for Urban Foodsheds: Program Overview. UNR. FS-19-XX

  • Yang Y, Das K, Barrioas-Massias FH, Singletary L. (2018). Detecting Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Uptake and Translocation in Lettuce to Enhance Food Safety Assessment. UNR. FS-18-03