Arai Research Lab

2024

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99. Sheng, A., Deng, Y., Ding, Y., Cheng, L., Liu, Y.,  Li, X., Arai, Y., and Liu, J. 2024. Regulation of ferrihydrite biotransformation by Fe(II) supply rates and extracellular polymeric substances. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.08.029

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98. Tufail, S., Zhao, K., Chen, A., Muhmood, A., Atizaz Ali Shah, S., Kashif Irshad, M., Arai, Y., and Shang, J. 2024. Facilitated transport of ferrihydrite with phosphate under saturated flow conditions. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 265, 104384.

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97. *Li, Y., Zhang, C., Yang, M.,  Liu, J., He, H., Ma Y., and Arai, Y. 2024. Effects of carbonate on the ferrihydrite transformation in alkaline media. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts. DOI: 10.1039/D3EM00469D.

In press

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2023

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96. *Chen, A., Zhu, L., Han, H.S., and Arai, Y. 2023.Spectroscopic Investigation of phosphorus mineralization as affected by the calcite-water interfacial chemistry. Environmental Science & Technology. In press

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95. *Chen A. and Arai, Y. 2023. A review of the reactivity of phosphatase controlled by clays and clay minerals: Implications for understanding phosphorus mineralization in soils. Clays and Clay Minerals. 71, 2:119–142.

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94. *Chen, A., Zhu, L., and Arai, Y. 2023.  Enhanced and suppressed phosphorus mineralization by Ca complexation: NMR and CD spectroscopy investigation. Chemosphere. 330:138761.

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93. Liu, Y.,  Ding, Y., Sheng, A., Li, X., Chen, J., Arai, Y., and Liu, J. 2023. Fe(II)-catalyzed Transformation of Ferrihydrite with Different Degrees of Crystallinity. Environmental Science & Technology. 57, 6934−6943

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2022

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92. *Chen, A., Zhu, L., and Arai, Y. 2022. Solution NMR investigation of phytic acid adsorption mechanisms at the calcite-water interface.
Science of the Total Environment. 840:156700

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91. *Xu, S.,  and Arai, Y. 2022. Adsorption mechanisms of inositol hexakisphosphate in the presence of phosphate at the amorphous aluminum oxyhydroxide-water interface. Science of the Total Environment. 837:155525.

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90. *Li, Y., Zhang, C., *Yang, M., He, H., Arai, Y. 2022. Carbonate accelerated transformation of ferrihydrite in the presence of phosphate. Geoderma. 417(2):115811.

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89. Liu, J., Sheng, A.,  Li, X., Arai, Y.,  Ding, Y.,  Nie, M., Yan, M., Rosso, K. 2022. Understanding the importance of labile Fe(III) during Fe(II)-catalyzed transformation of metastable iron oxyhydroxides. Environmental Science and Technology. 56 (6), 3801-3811.

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88. *Xu, S., Martin, N.F., Matthews, J.W. and Arai, Y. 2022. Accumulation and release of organic phosphorus (P) from legacy P-affected soils to adjacent drainage water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(22):33885-33899.

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87. *Xu, S. and Arai, Y. 2022. Competitive sorption and accumulation of organic phosphorus in phosphate-rich soils and sediments.  Advances in Agronomy. vol. 173, 337-374.

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86. Zhao, K., Tufail, S., Arai, Y., Sharma, P., Zhang, Q., Chen, Y., Wang, X., Shang, J. 2022. Effect of phytic acid and morphology on Fe (oxyhydr)oxide transport under saturated flow condition. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424, Part D,, 127659.

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85. *Li, Y., Livi, K.J.T., *Arenberg, M.R., *Xu, S., Arai, Y. 2021. Depth sequence distribution of water-extractable colloidal phosphorus and phosphorus speciation in intensively managed agricultural soils. Chemosphere. 286, 131665.

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2021

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84. Elzinga, E.J. and Arai, Y. 2021. Sorption processes in soils and sediments. Soil Systems.  5(4), 70.

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83.  *Xu, S.,  *Chen, A., Arai, Y. 2021. Solution 31P NMR investigation of inositol hexakisphosphate surface complexes at the amorphous aluminum oxyhydroxide-water interface. Environmental Science & Technology. 55, 21, 14628–14638.

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82. *Ning, J., *Arenberg, M.R., Arai, Y., 2021. Phosphorus mineralization affected by urea in an intensively managed agricultural soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 85, 6, 2067-2076.

 

81. *Arenberg, M.R., Arai, Y., 2021. Nitrogen species-specific phosphorus mineralization in temperate floodplain soils. Scientific Report. 11.17430.

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80. *Yang, M., Liang, X., *Li, Y., He, H., Zhu, R., Arai, Y. 2021. Ferrihydrite transformation impacted by adsorption and structural incorporation of rare earth elements. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 5, 10, 2768–2777.

 

79. *Ning, J., Arai, Y., Shen, J., Wang, R. & Ai, S. 2021. Effects of phosphorus on nitrification process in a fertile soil amended with urea.
Agriculture. 11, 6, 523.

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78. *Arenberg, M.R., Arai, Y. 2021. Effects of native leaf litter amendments on phosphorus mineralization in temperate floodplain soils. Chemosphere. 266, 129210. 

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77. *Jiang, X., Livi, K.J.T. *Arenberg, M.R., *Chen, A., *Chen, K., Gentry, L., *Li, Z., *Xu, S., Arai, Y. 2021. High flow event induced the subsurface transport of particulate phosphorus and its speciation in agricultural tile drainage system. Chemosphere. 263,128147.

 

2020

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76. *Li, Y.,  *Yang, M., Pentrák, M., He, H., Arai, Y. 2020. Carbonate enhanced transformation of ferrihydrite to hematite. Environmental Science & Technology. 54, 21, 13701–13708.

 

75. *Li, Z., Chu, M., Gentry, L., *Li, Y., Mitchell, C., Arai, Y. 2020. Passive detection of phosphorus in agricultural tile waters using reactive hybrid anion exchange resins. Water. 12(10), 2808. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12102808

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74. *Arenberg, M.R., Liang, X., Arai, Y. 2020. Immobilization of agricultural phosphorus in temperate floodplain soils of Illinois, USA. Biogeochemistry. 150,3,257-278. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-020-00696-1

 

73. *Li, Z., Arai, Y. 2020. Comprehensive evaluation of mineral adsorbents for phosphate removal in agricultural water. Advances in Agronomy. 164, 93-159.

 

72. *Chen, A., *Li, Y., Shang, J., Arai, Y. 2020. Ferrihydrite transformation impacted by coprecipitation of phytic acid. Environmental Science and Technology. 14, 8837-8847.

 

71. *Li, Z., *Xu, S., *Li, Y., Arai, Y. 2020. Novel application of hybrid anion exchange resin for phosphate desorption kinetics in soils: Minimizing re-adsorption of desorbed ions. [Special Issue in Sorption process in Soils and Sediments] Soil Systems. 4(2), 36.

 

70. *Xu, S., Gentry, L., *Chen, K., Arai, Y. 2020. Intensive agricultural management induced subsurface accumulation of labile phosphorus in tile line dominated Midwestern agricultural soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 84, 4, 1094-1109.  https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20089

 

69. *Chen, A., Arai, Y. 2020. Current uncertainties in assessing the colloidal phosphorus loss from soil. Advances in Agronomy. 163, 117-151.

 

68. *Li, Y., Wei, G., Liang, X., Zhang, C., Zhu, J., Arai, Y. 2020. Metal substitution induced reducing capacity of magnetite coupled with aqueous Fe(II). ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 4, 6, 905–91. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00089

 

67. Sheng, A., Li, X., Arai, Y., Ding, Y., Rosso, K., Liu, J. 2020. Citrate controls Fe(II)-catalyzed transformation of ferrihydrite by complexation of the labile Fe(III) intermediate. Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 12, 7309–7319. https://doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c00996

 

2019

 

66. *Arenberg, M.R., Arai, Y. 2019. The effects of oxyanion adsorption on reactive oxygen species generation by titanium dioxide.  Clays and Clay Minerals. 67, 410-418.

 

65. *Chen, K., Arai, Y. 2019. X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopic investigation of hydroxyapatite formation under slightly acidic and neutral pH conditions. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3, 10, 2266-2275.

 

64. Li, F., Liang, X., Niyungeko, C., Sun, T., Liu, F., Arai, Y. 2019. Effects of biochar amendments on soil phosphorus transformation in agriculture soils. Advances in Agronomy. 158, 131-172.

 

63. *Chen, A., Arai, Y. 2019. Functional group specific phytic acid adsorption at ferrihydrite-water interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 11, 8205-8215.

 

62. *Li, Y., Han, D., Arai, Y., Fu, X., Li, X., Huang, W. 2019. Kinetics and mechanisms of debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A by Cu coated nano zerovalent iron. Chemical Engineering Journal. 373, 95-103.

 

61. *Arenberg, M.R., Arai, Y. 2019. Uncertainties in soil physicochemical factors controlling phosphorus mineralization and immobilization processes. Advances in Agronomy. 154, 153-200.

 

60. *VandeVoort, A.R., Arai, Y. 2019. Macroscopic observation of soil nitrification kinetics impacted by copper nanoparticles: Implications for micronutrient nanofertilizer. In a special issue entitled "Engineered Nanomaterials and Agriculture: Moving Towards their Contribution into Food Security" in Nanomaterials. 8, 11, 927.

 

2018

 

59.  *Jiang, X., Arai, Y. 2018. Effect of NaOH-EDTA extraction time on the degradation of phosphate compounds. Geoderma. 324:77-79.

 

58. Liang, X., Chen, L., Liu, Z., Jin, Y., He, M., Zhao, Z., Liu, C., Niyungeko, C., Arai, Y. Composition of Microbial Community in Swine-Manure Biochar Amended Soils and Linkage to Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice at Harvest. Land Degradation & Development. 29,7,.2189-2198.

 

57. Liang, X., Jin, Y.,  He, M., Niyungeko, C., Zhang, J., Liu, C., Tian, G., Arai, Y. 2018. Phosphorus speciation and release kinetics of swine manure biochar under various pyrolysis temperatures. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25: 25780-25788.  

 

56. Arai,  Y., Powell, B.A., Kaplan, D. I. 2018. Residence time effects on technetium reduction in slag-based cementitious materials.
Journal of Hazardous Materials. 342, 510-518.

 

55.  Arai, Y., *Dahle, J. T. 2018. Redox- Ligand Complexation Controlled Chemical Fate of Ceria nanoparticles in an Agricultural Soil.  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66: 6646–6653

 

2017

 

54. *Miller, A.P., Arai, Y. 2017. Investigation of acid hydrolysis reactions of polyphosphates and phytic acid in Bray and Mehlich III extracting solutions. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53, 732-742.

 

53. *Miller, A.P., Arai, Y. 2017. Effects of Extraction Time and Phosphorus Speciation on Soil Test Phosphorus Data: A Case Study of Illinois Agricultural Soils. Geoderma. 305:62-69.

 

52. Arai, Y., Powell, B.A., Kaplan, D.I. 2017. Sulfur Speciation in Untreated and Alkali Treated Ground-Granulated Blast Furnace Slag. Science of the Total Environment. 589:117-121.

 

51. Arai, Y., *Meena, A.H., *Lenell, B.A. Powell, D.I. Kaplan. 2017. Spatial Distribution, Chemical State, Solubility of Rhenium In a Reducing Cement Waste Form: Implications for Predicting Technetium Mobility in Saltstone. Applied Geochemistry. 85, Part B, 180-187.

 

50. * Meena, A.H., Arai, Y. 2017. Environmental geochemistry of technetium. Environmental Chemistry Letter. 15(2), 241-263. DOI 10.1007/s10311-017-0605-7.

 

49. *Lenell, B., Arai, Y. 2017. Perrhenate sorption kinetics in zerovalent iron in high pH and nitrate media. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 321: 335-343.

 

 

2016

 

48. *Miller, A.P., Arai, Y. 2016. Comparative evaluation of phosphate spectrophotometric methods in soil test phosphorus extracting solutions. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 80:1543-1550.

 

47. Arai, Y. 2016. Soil Chemistry. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1-37.

 

46. *Meena, A.H., Arai, Y. 2016. Effects of common groundwater ions on chromate removal by magnetite: Importance of chromate adsorption.
Geochemical Transactions. 17:1.

 

45. *Lenell, B., Arai, Y. 2016. Evaluation of perrhenate spectrophotometric methods in bicarbonate and nitrate media. Talanta. 150:690-698.

 

 

2015

 

44. *Meena, A.H., Kaplan,, D.I., Powell,, B.A., Arai, Y. 2015. Chemical stabilization of chromate in blast furnace slag mixed cementitious materials. Chemosphere. 138:247-252.
 

43. *Dahle, J.T., Arai, Y. 2015. Environmental geochemistry of cerium: Applications and toxicology of cerium oxide nanoparticle. In special issue: Environmental fate and effect of nanoparticles and nanomaterials)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(2), 1253-1278.

 

42. *Cox, E.M., Arai, Y. 2015 Environmental chemistry and toxicology of iodine. Advances in Agronomy. 128: 47-96.

 

41. Abdala, D.B., Northrup, P.A., Arai, Y., Sparks, D.L. 2015. Surface loading effects on orthophosphate surface complexation at the goethite/water interface as examined by extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. Journal of Collloid Interface Sciences. 437: 297–303.

 

40. *Dahle, J.T., Livi, K., Arai, Y. 2015. Effects of pH and phosphate on CeO2 nanoparticle dissolution. Chemosphere. 119: 1365-1371.

 

2014

 

39. Bogg, M.,  Kersting, A.B., Zavarin,M., Arai, Y., Powell, B.A., Mason, H. E. 2014. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of aqueous plutonium(IV) desferrioxamine B complexes. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 102(7) 629-643.

 

38. *VandeVoort, A.R., Skipper, H., Arai, Y. 2014. Macroscopic assessment of  nanosilver toxicity to soil denitrification kinetics. Journal of Environmental Quality. 43(4) 142-1430.

 

37. *Dahle, J.T., Arai, Y. 2014.  Effects of Ce(III) and CeO2 Nanoparticles on Soil Denitrification Kinetics. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 67, 4, 474-482.

 

36. *VandeVoort, A.R., Tappero, R., Arai, Y. 2014. Residence time effects on phase  transformation of nanosilver in reduced soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(13) 7828-7837.

 

35. Ghanashyam, N., Donahoe, R., Arai, Y. 2014. Kinetics of competitive adsorption-desorption of arsenate and phosphate at the ferrihydrite - water interface. Chemical Geology. 368: 31-38.

 

34. *Masrahi, A.,  *VandeVoort, A.R., Arai, Y. 2014. Effects of silver nanoparticle on soil nitrification processes. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.  66( 4), 504-513.

 

 

2013

 

33. Estes, S., Arai, Y., Becker, U., Fernando, S., Yuan, K.,  Zhang, J., ewing, R.,  Shibata, T., Powell, B. 2013.  A self-consistent model describing the thermodynamics of Eu(III) adsorption onto hematite. Geochimica Comochimica at Acta. 122: 430-447.

 

32. Hixon, A.R., Arai, Y., Powell, B. 2013.  Examination of the effect of alpha radiolysis onplutonium(V) sorption to quartz using multiple plutonium isotopes.  Journal of Colloid and interface Science. 403:105-112.

 

31. *VandeVoort, A.R., Livi, K., Arai, Y. 2013. Reaction conditions control soil colloid facilitated phosphorus release in agricultural ultisols. Geoderma. 206: 101-111.

 

 

2012

 

30. *VandeVoort, A.R., Arai, Y. 2012. Effects of silver nanoparticles on soil denitrification process. Industrial Biotechnology. 8 (6), 358-364.

 

29. Arai, Y. and Livi, K. 2012. Under assessed phosphorus fixation mechanisms in soil sand fractions.  Geoderma 192. 422-429.

 

28. Arai, Y. and Fuller, C.C. 2012. Effects of sulfate ligand on uranyl carbonato ternary Surface Species on Ferrihydrite Surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 365. 268- 274.

 

 

2011

 

27. *VandeVoort, A.R. and Arai, Y. 2011. Environmental soil chemistry of silver:  historic and current perspectives. Advances in Agronomy. 114. 61-92.

 

26. Arai, Y. 2011. Aqueous interfacial chemistry of kaolinite for the removal of Cu(II) in the presence of birnessite: Kinetic and spectroscopic studies. Applied Clay Science. 53, 572-580.

 

25. Arai, Y.,  *Rick, A.R., *Saylor, T., *Faas, E., Taperro, R. and Lanzirotti, A. 2011. Macroscopic and molecular-scale assessment of soil lead contamination impacted by seasonal dove hunting activities.  Journal of Soils and Sediments. 11. 968-979.

 

24. Shimizu, M., Arai, Y. and Sparks, D.L. 2011. Multi-scale assessment of methylarsenic reactivity in soil: 1. Sorption and Desorption on soils. Environmental Science and Technology.  45(10), 4293-4299.

 

23. Shimizu, M., Arai, Y. and Sparks, D.L. 2011. Multi-scale assessment of methylarsenic reactivity in soil: 2.Distribution and Speciation in soil. Environmental Science and Technology.  45(10), 4300-4306.

 

22. Warner, R., Arai, Y., Meadows, J., Sojda, S., Price, V., Temples, T., and Fleisher, C. 2011. Mineralogic investigation into occurrence of high uranium well waters in upstate South Carolina. Applied Geochemistry. 26. 777-788.

 

21. *Rick, A.R. and Arai, Y. 2011, Role of natural nanoparticles in phosphorus transport processes in ultisols. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 75:335-347.

 

 

2010

 

20. Arai, Y. 2010. X-ray Absorption spectroscopic investigation of molybdenum multi-nuclear sorption mechanism at the goethite-water interface. Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 8491-8496.

 

19. Cammack, J.A., P.H. Adler, J.K. Tomberlin, Yuji Arai and W.C. Bridges, Jr. 2010. Effects of parasitism and soil compaction on pupation of the green bottle fly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Entomologia experimentalis et Applicata. 136, 2, 134-141.

 

18. Arai, Y. 2010. Effects of dissolved calcium on arsenate sorption at the kaolinite-water interface. Soil Sci. 175, 207-213.

 

 

2008-2009

 

17. Arai, Y. 2009. Arsenic and Antimony. In Trace Elements in Soils, editor Hooda, Peter., Blackwell publisher, pp. 383-407.

 

16. Arai, Y. 2008. Spectroscopic Evidence for Multi-Ni(II) Surface speciation at the iron oxyhydroxide-water interface. Environmental Science and Technology. 42, 1151–1156

 

 

2007

 

15. Arai, Y., M. Marcus, N. Tamura, J. A. Davis, and J. M. Zachara. 2007. Spectroscopic evidence foruranium copper bearing minerals in vadose zone sediments at Hanford DOE Site, Washington.  Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 13, 4633-4639.

 

14. Arai, Y., P. Moran, B. D. Honeyman, and J. A. Davis. 2007. In situ spectroscopic evidence for neptunium(V)-carbonate inner- and outer-sphere ternary surface species on hematite surfaces. Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 11, 3940-3944.

 

13. Kuwabara, J. S., Y. Arai, B.R.. Topping, I. J. Pickering, and G. N. George. 2007. Mercury speciation in piscivorous fish from mining-impacted reservoirs. Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 8, 2745-2749.

 

12. Arai, Y. and D. L. Sparks. 2007. Phosphate reaction dynamics in soils and soil minerals: A multiscale approach. Advances in Agronomy. 94, 135-179. 

 

 

2006

 

11. Arai, Y., M. McBeath, J. R, Bargar, J. Joye and J. A. Davis. 2006. Uranyl adsorption and surface speciation at the imogolite-water interface: Self-consistent spectroscopic and surface complexation models. 70, 10, 2492-2509. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Act.

 

10. Arai, Y., A. Lanzirotti, S. Sutton, M. Newville, J. Dyer, and D. L. Sparks. 2006. Spatial and temporal variability of arsenic solid-state speciation in historically lead arsenate contaminated soils. Environmental Science and Technology. 40, 673-679.

 

 

2005

 

9. Arai, Y., D. L. Sparks and J. A. Davis. 2005. Arsenate adsorption mechanisms at the allophane-water interface: Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 2537-2544.

 

8. Arai, Y., K. Livi and D. L. Sparks. 2005. Phosphorus reactivity in long-term poultry litter amended Southern Delaware sandy soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal.69, 616-629.

 

7. Power, L., Y. Arai, and D. L. Sparks. 2005. Zinc adsorption effects on arsenite oxidation kinetics at the birnessite-water interface. Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 181-187.

 

 

2004

 

6. Statts, K. E., Yuji Arai, and D. L. Sparks. 2004.  Alum amendment effects on phosphorus release and distribution in poultry manure amended sandy soils. Journal of Environmental Quality. 33, 1904-1911.

 

5. Arai, Y., D. L. Sparks and J. A. Davis. 2004. Effects of dissolved carbonate on arsenate surface speciation and reactivity at the hematite-water interface. Environmental Science and Technology. 38, 817-824.

 

 

2002-2003

 

4. Arai, Y., A. Lanzirotti, S. Sutton, J. A. Davis, and D. L. Sparks. 2003. Arsenic speciation and reactivity in poultry litter. Environmental Science and Technology. 37, 4083-4090.

 

3. Arai, Y. and D. L. Sparks. 2002. Residence time effects on arsenate surface speciation at the aluminum oxide-water interface. Soil Science, 167, 303-314.

 

 

2001

 

2. Arai, Y. and D. L. Sparks. 2001. ATR-FTIR spectroscopic investigation on phosphate adsorption mechanisms at the ferrihydrite-water interface. Journal of Colloid Interface Science, 241, 317-326.

 

1. Arai, Y., E. J. Elzinga, and D. L. Sparks. 2001. X-ray absorption spectroscopic investigation of arsenite

and arsenate adsorption at the aluminum oxide – water interface. Journal of Colloid Interface Science, 235, 80-88.