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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Removal of antibiotic resistance genes during swine manure composting is strongly impaired by high levels of doxycycline residues

    • Waste Management

    • Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging pollutants that enter the farm and surrounding environment via the manure of antibiotic-treated animals. Pretreatment of livestock manure by composting decreases ARGs abundance, but how antibiotic residues affect ARGs removal efficiency remains poorly understood.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Antibiotic residues

  2. Incorporation of lead into pyromorphite: Effect of anion replacement on lead stabilization

    • Waste Management

    • Previous studies demonstrate that the leaching of heavy metals in unreliable waste forms causes serious environmental pollution and health concerns. Thus, research is focused on identifying an effective, safe strategy for disposing of metal-laden solid waste such as lead (Pb).

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  3. Waste recycling policies and Covid-19 pandemic in an E-DSGE model

    • Waste Management
      • Viruses
      • COVID-19

  4. Environmental risk assessment and factors influencing heavy metal concentrations in the soil of municipal solid waste landfills

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Shuangchao Wang, Zhiyong Han, Jin Wang, Xiaosong He, Zhiqiang Zhou, Xinran Hu

  5. Influence of speciation distribution and particle size on heavy metal leaching from MSWI fly ash

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Davide Bernasconi, Caterina Caviglia, Enrico Destefanis, Angelo Agostino, Renato Boero, Nicoletta Marinoni, Costanza Bonadiman, Alessandro Pavese

  6. Physiochemical properties, heavy metal leaching characteristics and reutilization evaluations of solid ashes from municipal solid waste incinerator plants

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Heng Li, Jinging Sun, Hongjie Gui, Dong Xia, Yuanpeng Wang

  7. Biofuel characteristics of non-charred briquettes from dried fecal sludge blended with food market waste: Suggesting a waste-to-biofuel enterprise as a win–win strategy to solve energy and sanitation problems in slums settlements

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Simon Kizito, Joseph Jjagwe, Bruno Ssewaya, Lillian Nekesa, Peter Tumutegyereize, Ahamada Zziwa, Allan John Komakech

  8. Analysis of a more sustainable method for recycling waste lead batteries: Surface renewal promotes desulfurization agent regeneration

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Yang Ma, Peizhen Huang, Jing Cao, Junfeng Zhang, Yan Huang, Biao Chen

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Mechanochemical stabilization of heavy metals in fly ash from coal-fired power plants via dry milling and wet milling

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Qixin Yuan, Yongsheng Zhang, Tao Wang, Jiawei Wang, Carlos E. Romero

  10. Corrigendum to “Influence of operating conditions on the persistence of E. coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile in semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic reactors” [Waste Manage. 134 (2021) 32–41]

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Lorine Derongs, Céline Druilhe, Caroline Le Maréchal, Frédéric Barbut, Lorette Heurtevent, Julie Buffet, Laure Martin, Christine Ziebal, Typhaine Poezevara, Sandra Rouxel, Emmanuelle Houard, Syed Zaidi Rabab, Jeanne Couturier, Anne-Marie Pourcher

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  11. Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge/cotton stalks with K2CO3 for biochar production: Improved biochar porosity and reduced heavy metal leaching

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Zhipu Wang, Qingmei Tian, Jing Guo, Ruiqi Wu, Henan Zhu, Hongzhen Zhang

  12. Characterization of MSWI fly ashes along the flue gas cooling path and implications on heavy metal recovery through acid leaching

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): M. Wolffers, U. Eggenberger, S. Schlumberger, S.V. Churakov

  13. Multi-functional biochar preparation and heavy metal immobilization by co-pyrolysis of livestock feces and biomass waste

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Chunxing Li, Shengyu Xie, Yu Wang, Ruqing Jiang, Xingdong Wang, Nan Lv, Xiaofang Pan, Guanjing Cai, Guangwei Yu, Yin Wang

  14. Influence of operating conditions on the persistence of E. coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile in semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic reactors

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Derongs Lorine, Druilhe Céline, Le Maréchal Caroline, Barbut Frédéric, Heurtevent Lorette, Buffet Julie, Martin Laure, Ziebal Christine, Poezevara Typhaine, Rouxel Sandra, Houard Emmanuelle, Syed Zaidi Rabab, Couturier Jeanne, Pourcher Anne-Marie

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Bacterial pathogens

  15. An integrated and sustainable hydrometallurgical process for enrichment of precious metals and selective separation of copper, zinc, and lead from a roasted sand

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Gongqi Liu, De'an Pan, Yufeng Wu, Haoran Yuan, Lu Yu, Wei Wang

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by surfactant-modified clinoptilolites for landfill leachate treatment

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Monireh S. Hedayati, Otman Abida, Loretta Y. Li

      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Soil concentrations, compositional profiles, sources and bioavailability of polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins/furans, polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in open municipal dumpsites of Chennai city, India

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Sancho Rajan, K. Ronnie Rex, Mukesh Pasupuleti, Juan Muñoz-Arnanz, Begoña Jiménez, Paromita Chakraborty

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Integrated application effects of biochar and plant residue on ammonia loss, heavy metal immobilization, and estrogen dissipation during the composting of poultry manure

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Fengsong Zhang, Zhuo Wei, Jim J. Wang

  19. An integrated method to produce fermented liquid feed and biologically modified biochar as cadmium adsorbents using corn stalks

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Qi Tao, Bing Li, Yixuan Chen, Junwen Zhao, Qiquan Li, Yulan Chen, Quanhui Peng, Shu Yuan, Huanxiu Li, Rong Huang, Changquan Wang

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Performance and mechanism of mold-pressing alkali-activated material from MSWI fly ash for its heavy metals solidification

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Ningning Shao, Xuankun Wei, Manuel Monasterio, Zhijun Dong, Zuotai Zhang

  21. Design and simulation of a secondary resource recycling system: A case study of lead-acid batteries

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Xi Tian, He Xiao, Yaobin Liu, Weirong Ding

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  22. Water repellents for the leaching control of heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Narihito Ogawa, Takahito Amano, Yoshitaka Nagai, Kenta Hagiwara, Takayuki Honda, Yuya Koike

  23. Recycling salmon meat by decontamination under mild conditions using high-pressure carbon dioxide

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Tonghuan Yu, Shinichi Kuwahara, Tomoki Ohno, Hitoshi Iwahashi

  24. Alkaline modification of the acid residue of incinerated sewage sludge ash after phosphorus recovery for heavy metal removal from aqueous solutions

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Qiming Wang, Jiang-shan Li, Qiang Xue, Chi Sun Poon

  25. Effects of added calcium-based additives on swine manure derived biochar characteristics and heavy metals immobilization

    • Waste Management

    • Author(s): Yonggang Xu, Wei Qu, Baoyi Sun, Kai Peng, Xingzhou Zhang, Jianming Xu, Fan Gao, Yubo Yan, Tianxia Bai