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2009:

50) Guy, K.A., H. Xu, J.C. Yang, C.J. Werth, J.R. Shapley, Catalytic nitrate and nitrite reduction with Pd-Cu/PVP colloids in watewr: Composition, structure, and reactivity correlations, J. Phys. Chem. C., 113(19), 8177-8185, 2009.

49) Nellis, S.R., H. Yoon, C.J. Werth, M. Oostrom, A.J. Valocchi, Surface and interfacial properties of representative nonaqueous phase liquid mixtures released to the subsurface at the U.S. DOE Hanford site in Washington state, Vadose Zone J., 8, 343-351, 2009.

48) Gopalakrishnan, G., C.J. Werth, M.C. Negri, Mass recovery methods for trichloroethylene in plant tissue, Environ. Toxic. & Chem., DOI: 10.1897/08-420.1, 2009.

47) Chaplin, B.P., J.R. Shapley, C.J. Werth, Catalytic Nitrate Reduction Using Pd-In Catalysts in a Packed-Bed Reactor: The Effect of Solution Composition on Ammonia Production, Catalysis Letters, 130(1-2), 56-62, 2009.

2008:

46) Yoon, H., C. Zhang, C.J. Werth, A.J. Valocchi, A.G. Webb, Three Dimensional Characterization of Water Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Water Resour. Res., 44, W06405, doi:10.1029/2007WR006213, 2008.

45) Jeong, S., M.M. Wander, S. Kleineidam, P. Grathwohl, B. Ligouis, C.J. Werth, The Role of Condensed Carbonaceous Materials on the Sorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Sediments, Environ. Sci. Technol., 42(5); 1458-1464, 2008.

44) Willingham, T.M., C.J. Werth. A.J. Valocchi, Evaluation of the effects of porous media structure on mixing-controlled reactions using pore-scale modeling and micromodel experiments, Environ. Sci. Technol., 42(9); 3185-3193, 2008.

43) Zhang, C., C.J. Werth, A.G.. Webb, Investigation of Surfactant-Enhanced Mass Removal and Flux Reduction in 3D Correlated Permeability Fields Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, J. Contam. Hydrol, 100(3-4), 116-126, 2008.

42) Zhang, C., H. Yoon, C.J. Werth, A.J. Valocchi, N.B Basu, J.W Jawitz, Evaluation of Simplified Mass Transfer Models to Simulate the Impacts of Source Zone Architecture on Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Dissolution in Heterogeneous Porous Media, J. Contam. Hydrol., 102(1-2), 49-60, 2008.

41) Yoon, H., C.J. Werth, A.J. Valocchi, M. Oostron, Impact of Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Source Zone Architecture on Mass Removal Mechanisms in Strongly Layered Heterogeneous Porous Media during Soil Vapor Extraction, J. Contam. Hydrol., 100(1-2), 58-71, 2008.

40) Yoon, H., C.J. Werth, C.P.L. Barkan, D.J. Schaeffer, P. Anand, An Environmental Screening Model to Assess the Consequences to Soil and Groundwater From Railroad-Tank-Car Spills of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids, J. Haz. Materials, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.121, 2008.

2007:

39) Gopalakrishnan, G., C. M. Negri, B. S. Minsker, and C. J. Werth, Monitoring subsurface contamination using tree branches, Ground Water Monitoring Remediation, 27(1), 65-74, 2007.

38) Zhang, C., C.J. Werth, A.G. Webb, Characterization of NAPL Source Zone Architecture and Dissolution Kinetics in Heterogeneous Porous Media Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(10), 3672-3678, 2007.

37) Chaplin, B.P., J. Shapley, C.J. Werth, Regeneration of Sulfur Fouled Bimetallic Pd-based Catalysts, Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(15); 5491-5497, 2007.

36) Yoon, H., A.J. Valocchi, C.J. Werth, Effect of soil moisture dynamics on dense nonaqueous phase liquid spill zone architecture in heterogeneous porous media, J. Contam. Hydrol., 90(3-4), 159-183, 2007.

35) Acharya, R.C., A.J. Valocchi, C.J. Werth, T.W. Willingham, Pore-scale simulation of dispersion and reaction along a transverse mixing zone in two-dimensional porous media, Water Resour. Res., 43, W10435, doi:10.1029/2007WR005969, 2007.

2006:

34) Brennan, R. A., R. A. Sanford, C. J. Werth, Biodegradation of Tetrachloroethene by Chitin Fermentation Products in a Continuous Flow Column System, J. Environ. Eng, ASCE., 132, 664, 2006.

33) Werth, C.J., O. Cirpka, P. Grathwohl, Enhanced mixing and reaction through flow focussing in heterogeneous porous media, Water Resour. Res., 42, W12414, 2006.

32) Knutson, C., A. J. Valocchi, and C. J. Werth, Comparison of continuum and pore-scale models of nutrient biodegradation under transverse mixing conditions, Adv. Water Resour., doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.05.012, 2006, 2006.

31) Brennan, R. A., R. A. Sanford, C. J. Werth, Chitin and corncobs as electron donor sources for the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene, Water Res., 40(11), 2125-2134, 2006.

30) Chaplin, B. P., E. Roundy, K. A. Guy, J. R. Shapley, C. J. Werth, The Effects of Natural Water Ions and Humic Acid on Nitrate Reduction Using an Alumina Supported Pd-Cu Catalyst, Environ. Sci. Technol., 40(9); 3075-3081, 2006.

2005:

29) Baumann, T., C. J. Werth, Visualization of Colloid Transport Through Heterogeneous Porous Media Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Colloids and Surfaces A., 265(1-3), 2-10, 2005.

28) Jeong, S., C.J. Werth, Evaluation of methods to obtain geosorbent fractions enriched in carbonaceous materials that affect hydrophobic organic chemical sorption, Environ. Sci. Technol., 39(9), 3279-3288, 2005.

27) Knutson, C., C. J. Werth, and A. J. Valocchi, Pore scale simulations of biomass growth along the transverse mixing zone of a model 2D porous medium, Water Resour. Res., 41, W07007, 2005.

2004:

26) Li, J., C. J. Werth, Slow desorption mechanisms of volatile organic chemical mixtures in soil and sediment micropores, Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(2), 440-448, 2004.

25) Valocchi, A. J., C. J. Werth, Web-based interactive simulation of groundwater pollutant fate and transport, Computer Appl. Engineer. Education, 12(2), 75-84, 2004.

24) Baumann, T., C. J. Werth, Visualisation and modelling of polystyrol colloid transport in a silicon micromodel, Vadose Zone J., 3 (2), 434, 2004.

23) Chu, Y., C. J. Werth, A. J. Valocchi, H. Yoon, A. G. Webb, Magnetic resonance imaging of nonaqueous phase liquid during soil vapor extraction in heterogeneous porous media, J. Contam. Hydrol., 73, 15-37, 2004, 2004.

22) Willingham, T., C. J. Werth, A. J. Valocchi, I. Krapac, T. Stark, D. Daniel, Evaluation of multi-dimensional transport through a field-scale compacted soil liner, J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 130(9), 887-895, 2004.

2003:

21) Nambi, I., C. J. Werth, R. A. Sanford, A. J. Valocchi, Pore-scale analysis of anaerobic halorespiring bacterial growth along the transverse mixing zone of an etched silicon pore network, Environ. Sci. Technol., 37(24), 5617-5624, 2003.

20) Chomsurin, C., C. J. Werth, Analysis of pore-scale nonaqueous phase liquid dissolution in etched silicon pore networks, Water Resour. Res., 39(9), 1265, 2003.

19) Yoon, H., A. J. Valocchi, C. J. Werth, The influence of water content on soil vapor extraction, Vadose Zone J., 2, 368-381, 2003.

2002:

18) Werth, C. J., K. M. Hansen, Modeling the effects of concentration history on the slow desorption of trichloroethene from a soil, J. Contam. Hydrol., 54, 307-327, 2002

17) Li, J., C. J. Werth, Modeling sorption isotherms of volatile organic chemical mixtures in model and natural solids, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 21, 7, 1377-1383, 2002.

16) Toupiol, C., T. Willingham, A. J. Valocchi, C. J. Werth, I. G. Krapac, T. D. Stark, D. E. Daniel, Long-Term Tritium Transport Through a Field-Scale Compacted Soil Liner, J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 128, 640-650, 2002.

15) Zhang, C., C. J. Werth, A. G. Webb, A magnetic resonance imaging study of dense nonaqueous phase liquid dissolution from angular porous media, Environ. Sci. Technol., 36, 3310-3317, 2002.

2001:

14) Grens, B. K. and C. J. Werth, Durability of wood-based versus coal-based granular activated carbon, J. American Water Works Assocation, 175-181, April, 2001.

13) Li, J. and C. J. Werth, Evaluating competitive sorption mechanisms of volatile organic compounds in soils and sediments using polymers and zeolites, Environ. Sci. Technol., 35, 568-574, 2001.

12) Vera, S. M., C. J. Werth, and R. A. Sanford, Evaluation of different polymeric organic materials for creating conditions that favor reductive processes in groundwater, Bioremediation J., 5(3), 169-181, 2001.

11) Knutson, C. E., C. J. Werth, and A. J. Valocchi, Pore-scale modeling of dissolution from variably distributed nonaqueous phase liquid blobs, Water Resour. Res., 37(12), 2951-2963, 2001.

2000:

10) Schaefer, C. E., C. Schuth, C. J. Werth, and M. Reinhard, Binary desorption isotherms of TCE and PCE from silica gel and natural solids, Environ. Sci. Technol., 34, 4341-4347, 2000.

9) Castilla, H. J., Werth, C. J., and S. A. McMillan, Structural evaluation of slow-desorbing sites in model and natural solids using temperature stepped desorption profiles. 2. Column results, Environ. Sci. Technol., 34, 2966-2972, 2000.

8) Werth, C. J., S. A. McMillan, and H. J. Castilla, Structural evaluation of slow-desorbing sites in model and natural solids using temperature stepped desorption profiles. 1. Model development, Environ. Sci. Technol., 34, 2959-2965, 2000.

1999:

7) Hollenbeck, K. J., C. F. Harvey, R. Haggerty, C. J. Werth, Estimation of continuous mass-transfer rate distributions, J. Contam. Hydrol., 37, 367-388, 1999.

6) Werth, C. J. and M. Reinhard, Sterically-hindered counter-diffusion of isotopically-labeled trichloroethylene in silica gel and geosorbent micropores. Column results, Environ. Sci. Technol., 33, 730-736, 1999.

5) McMillan, S. A. and C. J. Werth, Sterically-hindered counter-diffusion of trichloroethylene isotopes in silica gel and geosorbent micropores. Model Development, Environ. Sci. Technol., 33, 2178-2185, 1999.

1997:

4) Werth, C.J. and M. Reinhard, Effects of temperature on trichloroethylene desorption from silica gel and natural sediments. 1. Isotherms. Environ. Sci. & Technol., 31(3), 689-696, 1997.

3) Werth, C.J. and M. Reinhard, Effects of temperature on trichloroethylene desorption from silica gel and natural sediments. 2. Kinetics. Environ. Sci. & Technol., 31(3), 697-703, 1997.

2) Cunningham, J., C. J. Werth, M. Reinhard, and P. V. Roberts, Effects of grain-scale mass transfer on the transport of volatile organics through sediments: 1. Model development, Water Resour. Res., 30, 12, 2713-2726, 1997.

1) Werth, C. J., J. Cunningham, P. V. Roberts, and M. Reinhard, Effects of grain-scale mass transfer on the transport of volatile organics through sediments: 2. Column results, Water Resour. Res., 30, 12, 2727-2740, 1997.