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:
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 (in press).
Publications:
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,
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.,
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 in Ceratophyllum 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
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: 24-33.
Pan, B., B. Xing,
W. Liu, and S. Tao. 2006. Two-compartment sorption of phenanthrene
on eight soils with various organic carbon contents. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and
Agricultural Wastes. 41(8): 1333 – 1347.
Dai, J., Ran, W., and B. Xing. 2006.
Characterization of fulvic acid fractions obtained by sequential extractions
with pH buffers, water, and ethanol from paddy soils. Geoderma, 135: 284-295.
Mashayekhi, H., P. Veneman and B. Xing. 2006. Phenanthrene sorption by compost humic acids. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 42: 426-431.
Ran, Y., B. Xing,
P.S.C. Rao, G. Sheng, and
J. Fu. 2006.
Response to Comment on “Sorption Kinetics of Organic Contaminants by Sandy
Aquifer and Its Kerogen Isolate”. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 40: 2491-2492.
Tang, X.Y., L. Tang, Y.-G. Zhu, B. Xing. 2006. Assessment of the bioaccessibility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in
soils from
Nascimento, C.W., D. Amarasiriwardena
and B. Xing. 2006. Comparison
of natural organic acids and synthetic chelates at
enhancing phytoextraction of metals from a
multi-metal contaminated soil. Environ. Pollut. 140(1): 114-123.
Nascimento, C.W. and
B. Xing. 2006. Phytoextraction: a
review on enhanced metal availability and plant accumulation. Scientia Agricola, 63(3): 299-311.
Zheljazkov, V.D., L.E. Craker and B. Xing. 2006. Effects
of Cd, Pb, and Cu on growth
and essential oil contents in dill, peppermint, and basil. Environ. Exp.
Botany. 58(1-3): 9-16.
Ding, G., X. Liu,
S. Herbert, J. Novak, D. Amarasiriwardena, and B.
Xing. 2006. Effect of cover crop management on soil organic matter. Geoderma, 130: 229-239.
Han, X., S. Wang,
P. Veneman and B. Xing. 2006. Change of organic carbon
content and its fractions in black soil under long-term application of chemical
fertilizers and recycled organic manure. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.
37 (7&8): 1127-1137.
Wang, K. and B. Xing. 2005. Chemical extractions affect the structure and
phenanthrene sorption of soil humin. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 39: 8333-8340.
Wang, X.L., T. Sato and B. Xing. 2005. Sorption and displacement of
pyrene in soils and sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 8712-8718.
Xing, B. and J.J. Pignatello. 2005. Sorption of organic
chemicals. In Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment.
Elsevier Ltd., Editor-in-Chief: Daniel Hillel,
Xing, B., J.D. Liu, X.B. Liu and X.Z. Han. 2005.
Extraction and characterization of humic acids and humins
from a black soil of
Kang, S. and B.
Xing. 2005.
Phenanthrene sorption to sequentially extracted soil humic acids and humin. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:
134-140.
Chen, L. and B. Xing. 2005. Sorption and conformational characteristics of reconstituted plant cuticular waxes on montmorillonite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 8315-8323.
Ran, Y., B. Xing,
P.S.C. Rao, G. Sheng, and
J. Fu. 2005.
Sorption kinetics of organic contaminants by sandy aquifer and its kreogen isolate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:
1649-1657.
Chen, B., L. Zhu, J. Zhu, and B. Xing. 2005. Configurations of the bentonite-sorbed
myristylpyridinium cation and their influences on the
uptake of organic compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 6093 – 6100.
Chen, B., E.J. Johnson, B. Chefetz, L. Zhu,
and B. Xing. 2005. Sorption of polar and nonpolar aromatic organic
contaminants by plant cuticular materials: role of
polarity and accessibility. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:
6138 – 6146.
Wang, K. and B. Xing. 2005. Structural and sorption characteristics
of adsorbed humic acid on clay minerals. J. Environ. Qual. 34: 342-349.
Chen, L., Y. Ran,
B. Xing, B. Mai, J. Fu and G. Sheng. 2005. Contents and sources of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine
pesticides in vegetable soils of
Heymann, K., H. Mashayekhi, and B. Xing. 2005.
Spectroscopic analysis of sequentially extracted humic acid from compost.
Spectroscopy Letters, 39(3): 293-302.
Li, K., B. Xing, and W.A. Torello. 2005. Effect of organic fertilizers derived dissolved organic matter on pesticide sorption and leaching. Environ. Pollut. 134: 187-194.
Wang, X.L., T. Sato, B. Xing, S. Tao. 2005. Health risks of heavy metals to the
general public in
Williams, A., B.
Xing, and P. Veneman. 2005. Effect of cultivation on soil
organic matter and aggregate stability. Pedosphere,
15 (2): 255-262.
Ding, G., J. Mao, S. Herbert, B.
Xing and D. Amarasiriwardena. 2005. Spectroscopic
characterization of fulvic acid under different cover crop systems. Commun.
Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 36: 2101-2111.
Liu, X.B., Liu,
J.D., B. Xing, S.J. Herbert, and X.Z. Han. 2005. Effects
of long-term continuous cropping, tillage, and fertilization on soil organic
carbon and nitrogen of black soils in
Wong, J.W.C., M. Fang,
Z. Zhao, and B. Xing. 2004. Effect of surfactants on solubilization
and degradation of phenanthrene under thermophilic
conditions. J. Environ. Qual. 33:2015-2025.
Wang,
X., T. Sato, B. Xing, S. Tamamura and S. Tao. 2005. Source
identification, size distribution and indicator screening of airborne trace
metals in
Chun, Y., G. Sheng, C.T. Chiou,
and B. Xing. 2004. Compositions and sorptive properties of crop residue-derived chars. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 4649-4655.
Kong, C., W. Liang, F. Hu, X.
Xu, P. Wang, Y. Jiang, and B. Xing. 2004. Allelochemicals and their transformations
in the Ageratum conyzoides intercropped citrus orchard soils. Plant and Soil. 264: 149-157.
Ran, Y., B. Xing,
P.C. Rao, and J. Fu. 2004. Importance of adsorption
(hole-filling) mechanism for hydrophobic organic contaminants on an aquifer kerogen isolate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38:
4340 - 4348.
Wang, K.J. and B.
Xing. 2004.
Mutual effects of cadmium and phosphate on their adsorption and desorption by
goethite. Environ. Pollut. 127: 13-20.
Wang, K.J. and B.
Xing. 2004.
Proton correlation times and segmental mobility of humic acids in two solvents.
Soil Sci. 169: 168-175.
Gunasekara, A.S. and B.
Xing. 2003.
Sorption and desorption of naphthalene by soil organic matter: Importance of
aromatic and aliphatic components. J. Environ. Qual. 32: 240-246.
Gunasekara, A.S. M.J.
Simpson, and B. Xing. 2003. Identification and characterization of sorption domains in soil
organic matter using structurally modified humic acids. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 37: 852-858.
Kang, S.H., D. Amarasiriwardena, P.L. Veneman,
and B. Xing.
2003. Characterization of ten sequentially extracted humic acids and a humin from a soil in western
Xing, B., X.B.
Liu, J.D. Liu and X.Z. Han. 2004. Physical and
chemical characteristics of a typical Mollisol in
china. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 35: 1839 -
1850.
Braida, W., J. Pignatello, Y. Lu, P. Ravikovitch,
A. Neimark, and B. Xing. 2003. Sorption hysteresis of
benzene in charcoal particles. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 37: 409-417.
Woodard, T.L., R.J. Thomas, and B. Xing. 2003. Potential for phytoextraction of cobalt by tomato. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.
34: 645-654.
Mitra, S, P.C. Bhowmik, B. Xing, 2003. Effect of soil physical and chemical properties on the
sorption-desorption hysteresis of the diketonitrile
metabolite of isoxaflutole. Weed Biology and Management, 3: 128-136.
Wang, K., L.C. Dickinson, E.A. Ghabbour,
G. Davies, and B. Xing. 2003. Proton spin-lattice relaxation times of humic acids as determined
by solution NMR. Soil Sci. 168: 128-136.
Liu, B., X. Han, C. Song, S. Herbert, B. Xing. 2003. Soil
organic carbon dynamics in black soils of china under different agricultural
management systems. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.
34: 973-984.
Wang, K.J. and B. Xing. 2002. Adsorption and desorption of cadmium by
goethite pretreated with phosphate. Chemosphere. 48:
665-670.
Ding,
G., J.M. Novak, S. Herbert and B. Xing. 2002. Long-term tillage effect on soil metolachlor sorption and desorption behavior. Chemosphere,
48: 897-904.
Ding,
G., J.M. Novak, D. Amarasiriwardena, P.G. Hunt, and B.
Xing. 2002. Soil Organic matter characteristics as affected by tillage
management. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:
421-429.
Mao, J., G. Ding, B. Xing. 2002. Domain mobility of humic acids
investigated with one-and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR):
Support for dual-mode sorption model. Commun.
Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 33: 1679-1688.
Liu, X., C.Y. Song, and B. Xing. 2002. Characteristics of natural
organic matter affect sorption of organic contaminants. J. Environ. Sci. 14:
351-356.
Mao,
J., W.G. Hu, G. Ding, K. Schmidt-Rohr, G. Davies,
E.A. Ghabbour, and B. Xing. 2002. Suitability of
different C-13 solid-state NMR techniques in the characterization of humic
acids. Intern.
J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 82: 183-196.
Xing, B. 2001. Sorption of anthropogenic organic compounds by soil organic
matter: a mechanistic consideration.
Xing, B. 2001. Sorption of naphthalene and phenanthrene
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Xing, B., W.B. McGill, and M.J. Dudas. 1994. Soprtion
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Xing, B. and M.J. Dudas. 1993. Trace and rare element
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