BAOSHAN XING
Professor/Environmental & Soil Chemistry
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry
Department
Department of Plant, Soil and
Voice: (413) 545-5212
Fax: (413) 545-3958
Email bx@pssci.umass.edu
Education
Employment
Selected Awards/Honors:
2010: Selected as the Honorary
Chair of Humic Science & Technology Conference 14 (2011)
2009: Outstanding Reviewer Award
for Environmental Science and Technology
2007: Cheung Kong Scholar,
2006: Outstanding Research Award
from Soil Science Society of
2005: Outstanding Overseas Young
Scientist Award, National Science Foundation of
2005: Listed in "Who's Who in
2004: Overseas Young Scientist Award, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS.
2003: Outstanding Researcher
Award, the
2003: Early promotion to full professor; approved in 2004.
2000: Faculty Research Conference travel Awards (Twice).
1999: Early promotion to associate
professor; approved in 2000.
1995: CSSS Conference Travel Award, CSSS Meetings,
1992-94: The Queen Elizabeth II Doctoral Fellowships in Environmental Studies,
1993: Margaret (Peg) Brown Awards in Environmental Studies,
1992: Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize,
1992: MacAllister Scholarship
in Agriculture, University of
1992: Mary Lousie Imrie Graduate
Award,
1991-92: The
1990: Bentley Awards at the 36th Annual Mtgs of
1990: The Graduate Research Travel Awards,
Professional/Scientific Societies:
Technical Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality
Editorial Board, Environmental Pollution
Editorial Board, Chemosphere
Editorial Board, International Journal of Phytoremediation
Editorial Board, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
Editorial Board, Pedosphere
Editorial Board, Terrestrial Environmental Toxicology Domain of TheScientificWorld Journal
American Society of Agronomy
International
International Humic Substances Society
Soil Science Society of
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Environmental Chemistry Division,
ACS
International
Books:
Wu, F.C. and B.
Xing (ed). 2009. Natural
Organic Matter and its Significance in the Environment. Science Press,
Senesi,
N., B. Xing and P.M. Huang (Ed). 2009. Biophysico-Chemical
Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems.
Wiley, NJ; pages: 876.
Publications (ranked
in the top 1% of cited authors for journals in Environment and Ecology):
Yang K. and B.
Xing. 2010.
Adsorption of organic compounds by carbon nanomaterials in aqueous phase:
Polanyi theory and its application. Chemical
Review. 110(10): 5989–6008.
Pan, B. and B.
Xing. 2010.
Manufactured nanoparticles and their sorption of organic chemicals. Advances
in Agronomy. 108: 137-181.
Wang, F., J. Yao,
K. Sun and B. Xing. Adsorption
of dialkyl phthalate
esters on carbon nanotubes. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 44(18): 6985-6991.
Wang, H.H., X.M.
Kou, Z.G. Pei, J.Q. Xiao, X.Q. Shan and B. Xing. 2010.
Physiological effects of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
and pumpkin (Cucurbita mixta)
plants. Nanotoxicology. In
press.
Zhang, D., B.
Pan, H. Zhang, P. Ning and
B. Xing 2010. Contribution
of different sulfamethoxazole species
to their overall adsorption on functionalized carbon nanotubes. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 44(10): 3806–3811.
Lin, D.H., X.L. Tian,
F.C. Wu and B. Xing. 2010. Fate
and transport of engineered nanomaterials in the environment. J. Environ. Qual.
39:1896-1908.
Jiang, W., K.
Yang, R.W. Vachet and Xing. 2010.
Interaction between oxide nanoparticles and biomolecules of
bacterial cell envelope as examined by infrared spectroscopy. Langmuir. 26(23):
18071–18077.
Yang, Y., L. Shu,
X.L. Wang, B. Xing and S. Tao. 2010.
Effects of composition and domain arrangement of biopolymer components of soil
organic matter on the bioavailability of phenanthrene. Environ. Sci. Technol.
44(9): 3339–3344.
Wang, Z.Y., Y.D.
Yu, B. Pan and B. Xing. 2010. Norfloxacin sorption
and its thermodynamics on surface-modified carbon nanotubes. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 44(3): 978–984.
Yang, K. Q.F.
Jing, W.H. Wu, L.Z. Zhu and B. Xing. 2010.
Adsorption and conformation of a cationic aurfactant on
single-walled carbon nanotubes and their influence on naphthalene Sorption.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(2): 681–687.
Yang, K., W.H.
Wu, Q.F. Jing, W. Jiang and B. Xing. 2010.
Competitive adsorption of naphthalene with 2,4-dichlorophenol
and 4-chloroaniline on multiwalled carbon
nanotubes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(8): 3021–3027.
Tao, T., D.Y. Zhang,
Y. Lu, L. Li, J.N. Ding, Y. Yang, Y.F. Yang, X.L. Wang, W.L. Liu and B. Xing.
2010. Mobility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the gastrointestinal tract
assessed using an in vitro digestion model with sorption rectification. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 44(14): 5608–5612.
Arp, H.P., S.T.J. Droge,
S. Endo, W.Giger,
K.-U. Goss,
S.B. Hawthorne, S.A. Mabury,
P. Mayer, M.S. Mclachlan,
J.F. Pankow,
R.P. Schwarzenbach, F.Wania and
B. Xing. 2010. More of EPA’s SPARC online calculator−the need for high-quality
predictions of chemical properties. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(14): 4400–4401.
Wang, X.L., Y.
Liu, S. Tao and B. Xing. 2010. Relative
importance of multiple mechanisms in sorption of organic compounds by multiwalled carbon
nanotubes. Carbon, 48(13): 3721-3728.
Lin, D.H., N.
Liu, K. Yang, B. Xing and F.C. Wu. 2010.
Different stabilities of multiwalled carbon
nanotubes in fresh surface water samples. Environ. Pollut. 158:
1270-1274.
Hou,
J., B. Pan, X.K. Niu,
J.Z. Chen and B. Xing. 2010. Sulfamethoxazole sorption
by sediment fractions in comparison to pyrene and bisphenol A.
Environ. Pollut. 158:
2826-2832.
Sun , K.
B. Gao,
Z.Y. Zhang, G.X. Zhang, Y. Zhao and B. Xing. 2010. Sorption of atrazine and
phenanthrene by organic matter fractions in soil and sediment. Environ. Pollut. 158:
3520-3526.
Liu, W.X.,
W.B. Li, J. Hu, X.
Ling, B. Xing, J.L.
Chen and S. Tao.
2010. Sorption kinetic characteristics of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
on natural soils Environ. Pollut. 158:
2815-2820.
Pan, B. and B.
Xing. 2010.
Competitive and complementary adsorption of bisphenol A
and 17α-ethinyl estradiol on
carbon nanomaterials. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58(14): 8338–8343.
Bai,
Y.C., D.H. Lin, F.C. Wu, Z.Y. Wu and B. Xing. 2010.
Adsorption of Triton X-series surfactants and its role in stabilizing
multi-walled carbon nanotube suspensions.
Chemosphere, 79: 362-367.
Lowry, G.V., E.M. Hotze,
E.S. Bernhardt, D.D. Dionysiou,
J.A. Pedersen, M.R. Wiesner and
B. Xing. 2010. Environmental occurrences, behavior, fate, and ecological effects
of nanomaterials: An introduction to the special series. J.
Environ. Qual. 39:1867-1874.
Wang, Z.Y., K.
Zhang, J. Zhao, X.Y. Liu and B.
Xing. 2010. Adsorption and inhibition of butyrylcholinesterase by
different engineered nanoparticles. Chemosphere, 79 (2010) 86–92.
Ghosh,
S., Hamid Mashayekhi,
P. Bhowmik and
B. Xing. 2010.
Colloidal stability of Al2O3 nanoparticles as affected by coating of
structurally different humic acids. Langmuir, 26 (2): 873–879.
Liu, W.X., S.S. Xu,
B. Xing, B, Pan and S. Tao. 2010.
Nonlinear binding of phenanthrene to the extracted fulvic acid fraction in soil
in comparison with other organic matter fractions and to the whole soil sample.
Environ.
Yang, K., L.Z.
Zhu and B. Xing. 2010.
Sorption of phenanthrene by nanosized alumina
coated with sequentially extracted humic acids. Environ. Sci. Pollut.
Res. 17:410–419.
Sun, K. B. Gao,
Z.Y. Zhang, G.X. Zhang, X.T. Liu, Y. Zhao and B. Xing. 2010. Sorption of
endocrine disrupting chemicals by condensed organic matter in soils and
sediments. Chemosphere, 80(7): 709-715.
Pan., B. and B.
Xing. 2010.
Adsorption kinetics of 17a-ethinyl estradiol and bisphenol A
on carbon nanomaterials:
Pan., B., K. Sun
and B. Xing. 2010.
Adsorption kinetics of 17a-ethinyl estradiol and bisphenol A
on carbon nanomaterials: II. Concentration-dependent
adsorption kinetics. Journal
of Soils and Sediments. 10:845–854.
Lin, D.R., L.J. Hu.,
H. You, D. Sarkar,
B. Xing and K. Shetty. 2010.
Initial screening studies on potential of high phenolic-linked
plant clonal systems
for nitrate removal in cold latitudes. Journal
of Soils and Sediments. 10:923–932.
Shechter,
M., B. Xing and B. Chefetz. 2010. Cutin and cutan biopolymers:
Their role as natural sorbents. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 74(4): 1139-1146.
Van Vleek,
B., D. Amarasiriwardena and
B. Xing. 2010.
Investigation of distribution of soil antimony using sequential extraction and
antimony complexed to
soil-derived humic acids molar mass fractions extracted from various depths in a
shooting range soil. Microchemical Journal, In press.
Wang, Z.Y., Y.Z. Xin,
D.M. Gao,
F.M. Li, J. Morgan and B. Xing. 2010. Microbial community characteristics in a
degraded wetland of the Yellow River Delta. Pedosphere,
20(4): 466-478.
Hou,
X.Y., X.Z. Han, H.B. Li and B Xing. 2010.
Composition and organic carbon distribution of organo-mineral
complex in Black soil under different land uses and management systems.Communications
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 41
(9): 1129 - 1143.
Oleszczuk,
P., B. Pan and B. Xing. 2009.
Adsorption and desorption of oxytetracycline and carbamazepine by multiwalled carbon
nanotubes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43 (24): 9167–9173.
Chefetz,
B. and B. Xing. 2009.
Relative role of aliphatic and aromatic moieties as sorption domains for organic
compounds: A review. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43(6): 1680-1688.
Yang, K. and B.
Xing. 2009.
Sorption of phenanthrene by humic acid-coated nanosized TiO2 and ZnO.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 43(6): 1845-1851.
Tao, S., J. Cao,
W.T. Wang, J.Y. Zhao, W. Wang, Z.H. Wang, H.Y. Cao and B. Xing. 2009. A passive
sampler with improved performance for collecting gaseous and particulate phase
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43(11):
4124–4129.
Yang, K., D.H.
Lin and B. Xing. 2009.
Interactions of humic acid with nanosized inorganic
oxides. Langmuir, 25(6): 3571-3576.
Pan, B., P. Ning and
B. Xing. 2009.
Humic substances. Part V: Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care
products. Environmental
Science and Pollution Research. 16:
106-116.
Tharayil,
N., P. Bhowmik,
P. Alpert, E. Walker, D. Amarasiriwardena and
B. Xing. 2009.
Dual purpose secondary compounds: phytotoxin of Centaurea diffusa also
facilitates nutrient uptake. NewPhytologist 181:
424–434.
Jiang, W., H. Mashayekhi and
B. Xing. 2009.
Bacterial toxicity comparison between nano-
and micro-scaled oxide particles. Environ. Pollut. 157:1619-1625.
Wang, H.H., R.L.
Wick and B. Xing. 2009.
Toxicity of nanoparticulate and
bulk ZnO,
Al2O3 and TiO2 to
the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Environ. Pollut. 157:
1171-1177.
Yang, K. and B.
Xing. 2009.
Adsorption of fulvic acid by carbon nanotubes from water. Environ. Pollut. 157:
1095-1100.
Plaza, C., B.
Xing, J.M. Fernandez, N. Senesi and
A. Polo. 2009.
Binding of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by humic acids formed during
composting. Environ. Pollut. 157:
257-263.
Ran, Y., K.
Sun, B. Xing and C.D. Shen.
2009. Characterization of condensed organic matter in soils and sediments. Soil
Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73(2): 351-359.
Zaman,
M.I., S. Mustafaa,
S. Khan and B. Xing. 2009.
Effect of phosphate complexation on
Cd2+ sorption by manganese
dioxide (β-MnO2). Journal
of Colloid and Interface Science. 330:
9–19.
Ghosh,
S., Z.Y. Wang, S. Kang, P. Bhowmik and
B. Xing. 2009.
Sorption and fractionation of a peat derived humic acid by kaolinite,
montmorillonite, and goethite. Pedosphere,
19(1):21-30.
Ostendorf, D.W., B. Xing and N. Kallergis. 2009. Cation
exchange in a glacial till drumlin at a road salt storage facility. Journal
of Contaminant Hydrology. 106 (
3-4): 118-130.
Li, H.B., X.Z.
Han, Y.F. Qiao,
X.Y. Hou and
B. Xing. 2009.
Carbon dioxide emission from black soil as influenced by land-use change and
long-term fertilization. Communications
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 40
(7):1350 – 1368.
Pan, B. and B.
Xing. 2008.
Adsorption mechanisms of organic chemicals on carbon nanotubes: A critical
review. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (24): 9005-9013.
Pan, B., P. Ning and
B. Xing. 2008.
Humic substances. Part IV: Sorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants. Environmental
Science and Pollution Research. 15:554-564.
Marwani H.M.,
M. Lowry, B. Xing, I.M. Warner and R.L. Cook. 2009.
Frequency-domain fluorescence lifetime measurements via frequency segmentation
and recombination as applied to pyrene with dissolved humic materials. Journal
of Fluorescence. 19(1): 41-51.
Lin, D.H. and B.
Xing. 2008.
Tannic acid adsorption and its role for stabilizing carbon nanotube suspensions.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(15): 5917-5923.
Lin, D.H. and B.
Xing. 2008.
Root uptake and phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(15): 5580-5585.
Lin, D.H. and B.
Xing. 2008. Adsorption
of phenolic compounds
by carbon nanotubes: Role of aromaticity and substitution of hydroxyl groups.
Environ. Sci.
Technol. 42(19); 7254-7259.
Han, Z.T., F.
Zhang, D.H. Lin and B. Xing. 2008.
Clay minerals affect the stability of surfactant-facilitated carbon nanotube suspensions. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 42(18): 6869-6875.
Ghosh,
S., H. Mashayekhi,
B. Pan, P. Bhowmik and
B. Xing. 2008.
Colloidal behavior of aluminum oxide nanoparticles as affected by pH and natural
organic matter. Langmuir,
24(21): 12385-12391.
Pan, B. S. Ghosh and
B. Xing. 2008.
Dissolved organic matter conformation and its interaction with pyrene as
affected by water chemistry and concentration. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(5):
1594-1599.
Pan, B., D.H.
Lin, H. Mashayekhi and
B. Xing. 2008.
Adsorption and hysteresis of bisphenol A
and 17a-ethinyl estradiol on
carbon nanomaterials. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(15): 5480-5485.
Wang, X.L., J.L.
Lu and B. Xing. 2008.
Sorption of organic contaminants by carbon nanotubes: Influence of adsorbed
organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42:3207-3212.
Wang, X.L., J.L.
Lu, M. Xu and
B. Xing. 2008. Sorption
of pyrene by regular and nanoscaled metal
oxide particles: Influence of adsorbed organic matter. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 42(19); 7267-7272.
Sun, K. Y. Ran,
Y. Yang and B. Xing. 2008.
Sorption of phenanthrene by nonhydrolyzable organic
matter from different size sediment fractions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(6):
1961-1966.
Kang, S.H. and B.
Xing. 2008.
Humic acid fractionation upon sequential adsorption onto goethite. Langmuir, 24:
2525-2531.
Tharayil,
N., P.C. Bhowmik,
and B. Xing. 2008.
Bioavailability of allelochemicals as
affected by companion compounds in soil matrices. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56(10):
3706–3713.
Wang, Y.Q., S.
Tao, X.C. Jiao, R.M. Coveney,
S.P. Wu and B.S. Xing. 2008. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in leaf cuticles
and inner tissues of six species of trees in urban
Iorio,
M, B. Pan, R. Capasso and B. Xing. 2008. Sorption
of phenanthrene by dissolved organic matter and its complex with aluminum oxide
nanoparticles. Environ. Pollut. 156:
1021-1029.
Liu, W.X., J. Hu,
J.L. Chen, Y.S. Fan, B. Xing, and S. Tao. 2008.
Distribution of persistent toxic substances in benthic bivalves from the inshore
areas of the
Bai,
Y.C., F.C. Wu, C.Q. Liu, J. Guo,
P.Q. Fu, W. Li and B. Xing. 2008. Interaction between carbamazepine and
humic substances: a fluorescence spectroscopic study. Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
27(1): 95-102.
Bai,
Y.C., F.C. Wu, C.Q. Liu, W. Li, J.Y. Guo,
P.Q. Fu, B.S. Xing and J. Zheng.
2008. Ultraviolet absorbance titration for determining stability constants of
humic substances with Cu(II)
and Hg(II).Analytica Chimica Acta 616:
115–121.
Zheljazkov,
V.D., L.E. Craker,
B. Xing, N.E. Nielsen and A. Wilcox. 2008.
Aromatic plant production on metal contaminated soils. Sci. Total Environ. 395:
51-62.
Kang, S. D. Amarasiriwardena and
B. Xing. 2008.
Effect of dehydration on dicarboxylic acid
coordination at goethite/water interface. Colloids and Surfaces A:
Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 318:275-284.
Kang, S.H. and
B.S. Xing. 2008.
“Relationship of polarity and structures of organic matter with sorption
capacity of hydrophobic organic compounds.” Chapter
5 (p. 125-143) In “Soil Mineral-Microbe-Organic Interactions: Theories and
Applications,” eds:
Huang, Q., P.M. Huang, and A. Violante.
Hu,
J., W.X. Liu, J.L. Chen, Y.S. Fan, B. Xing, H. Kang, and S. Tao. 2008.
Distribution and property of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in littoral
surface sediments from the Yellow Sea,
Wang,
X.L. and B. Xing. 2007.
Sorption of organic contaminants by biopolymers-derived chars. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 41 (24):
8342-8348.
Wang, X.L. and B.
Xing. 2007.
Importance of structural makeup of biopolymers for organic contaminant sorption.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41:
3559-3565.
Wang, X.L. and B.
Xing. 2007. Roles
of acetone-conditioning and lipid in sorption of organic contaminants.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(16):
5731-5737.
Pan, B., S. Ghosh and
B. Xing. 2007. Nonideal binding
between dissolved humic acids and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 41(18): 6472-6478.
Kang, S. and B.
Xing. 2007.
Adsorption of dicarboxylic acids
by clay minerals as examined by in situ ATR-FTIR and ex situ DRIFT. Langmuir,
23: 7024-7031.
Wang, X.L., K.
Yang, S. Tao and B. Xing. 2007.
Sorption of aromatic organic contaminants by biopolymers: effects of pH, copper
(II) complexation and
cellulose coating. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41: 185-191.
Ran, Y. K. Sun,
Y. Yang, B. Xing, and E. Zeng. 2007.
Strong sorption of phenanthrene by condensed organic matter in soils and
sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41: 3952-3958.
Zhang, L., E.J. LeBoeuf and
B. Xing. 2007.
Thermal analytical investigation of biopolymers and humic- and
carbonaceous-based soil and sediment organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(14):
4888-4894.
Wen,
B., J. Zhang, S.-Z. Zhang,
X.-Q. Shan,
S.U. Khan and B. Xing. 2007.
Phenanthrene sorption to soil humic acid and different humin fractions.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41:
3165-3171.
Lin, D.H., B.
Pan, L.Z. Zhu and B. Xing. 2007. Characterization
and phenanthrene sorption of tea leaf powders. J.
Agric. Food Chem. 55(14):
5718-5724.
Lin, D.H. and B. Xing 2007. Phytotoxicity of nanoparticles: inhibition on seed germination and root growth. Environ. Pollut. 150: 243-250.
Yang, K. and B.
Xing. 2007.
Desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from carbon nanomaterials in
water. Environ. Pollut. 145:
529-537.
Yang, K., L. Zhu
and B. Xing. 2007.
Sorption of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate by
montmorillonite. Environ. Pollut. 145:
571-576.
Steely, S., D. Amarasiriwardena and B.
Xing. 2007. An investigation of inorganic antimony species and antimony
associated with soil humic acid molar mass fractions in contaminated soils.
Environ. Pollut. 148(2):
590-598.
Wang, X.L., R.
Cook, S. Tao and B. Xing. 2007.
Sorption of organic contaminants by biopolymers: Role of polarity, structure and
domain spatial arrangement. Chemosphere. 66:
1476–1484.
Pan, B., B. Xing,
S. Tao, W. Liu, X. Lin, Y. Xiao, H. Dai, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang and H. Yuan. 2007.
Effect of physical forms of soil organic matter on phenanthrene sorption.
Chemosphere, 68: 1262–1269.
Pan, B., B. Xing,
W.X. Liu, G.H. Xing and S. Tao. 2007.
Investigating interactions of phenanthrene with dissolved organic matter:
Limitations of Stern–Volmer plot. Chemosphere, 69:
1555-1562.
Tao, S., Y. Wang,
S. Wu, S. Liu, H. Dou, Y. Liu, C. Lang, F. Hu and
B. Xing. 2007. Vertical distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in
atmospheric boundary layer of
Chen, D.Y., B.
Xing and W.B. Xie. 2007.
Sorption of phenanthrene, naphthalene and o-xylene by
soil organic matter fractions. Geoderma. 139:
329-335.
Bunluesin,
S., P. Pokethitiyook,
G.R. Lanza,
J.F. Tyson, M. Kruatrachue, B.S.
Xing, and S. Upatham.
2007. Influences of cadmium and zinc interaction and humic acid on metal
accumulation inCeratophyllum demersum.
Water Air and Soil Pollution 180 (1-4): 225-235.
Woodard, T.L., D. Amarasiriwardena,
K. Shrout and
B. Xing. 2007.
Roadside Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Soils in
Johnson, B.J., O. Dorot,
J.D. Liu, B. Chefetz and
B. Xing. 2007. Spectroscopic Characterization of Aliphatic Moieties in Four
Plant Cuticles. Commun. Soil
Sci. Plant Anal. 38: 2461-2478.
He, Z.Q., C.W.
Honeycutt, B. Xing, R.W. McDowell, P.J. Pellechia and
T.Q. Zhang. 2007.
Solid state Fourier transform infrared
and 31P nuclear magnetic
resonance spectral features of phosphate compounds. Soil Sci. 172:501-515.
Sun, K., Y. Ran,
Y. Yang, E.Y. Zeng,
and B. Xing. 2007.
Characterization of condensed organic matter in soils and sediments. Chinese J.
Analytical Chem. 35 (8): 1164-1167.
Wang, X.L., T.
Sato and B. Xing. 2006.
Competitive sorption of pyrene on wood chars. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 40:
3267-3272.
Yang, K., L. Zhu
and B. Xing. 2006.
Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by carbon nanomaterials. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 40: 1855-1861.
Yang, K., X.L.
Wang, L. Zhu and B. Xing. 2006.
Competitive sorption of pyrene, phenanthrene, and naphthalene on multiwalled carbon
nanotubes. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 40:
5804-5810.
Yang, K., L. Zhu
and B. Xing. 2006.
Enhanced soil washing of phenanthrene by mixed solutions of TX100 and SDBS.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 40:
4274-4280.
Huang, L., T. Boving and
B. Xing. 2006.
Sorption of PAHs by
Shechter,
M., B. Xing, F-D. Kkopinke and
B. Chefetz. 2006.
Competitive sorption-desorption behavior of triazine herbicides
with plant cuticular fractions.
J. Agric. Food Chem. 54: 7761-7768.
Wang, X., T.
Sato, and B. Xing. 2006.
Size distribution and anthropogenic sources apportionment of airborne trace
metals in Kanazawa,
Japan. Chemosphere 65(11): 2440-2448.
Tharayil,
N., P. C. Bhowmik and
B. Xing. 2006.
Preferential sorption of phenolic phytotoxins to
soil: Implications for altering the availability of allelochemicals.
J. Agric. Food Chem. 54: 3033-3040.
Stimler,
K., B. Xing and B. Chefetz. 2006
. Transformation of plant
cuticles in soil: effect on their sorptive capabilities. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.
70: 1101-1109.
Pignatello, J.J.,
Y. Lu, E.J. LeBoeuf,
W. Huang, J. Song and B.
Xing. 2006. Nonlinear and competitive sorption of apolar compounds in black
carbon-free natural organic materials. J. Environ. Qual. 35: 1049-1059.
Pan, B., B.S.
Xing, W.X. Liu, S. Tao, X.M. Lin, X.M. Zhang, Y.X. Zhang, Y. Xiao, H.C. Dai and H.S.Yuan.
2006. Distribution of sorbed phenanthrene
and pyrene in different humic
fractions of soils and importance of humin.
Environ. Pollut. 143:
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