CURRICULUM VITAE

BAOSHAN XING
Professor/Environmental & Soil Chemistry

Adjunct Professor of Chemistry Department
 

Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Stockbridge Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
USA

 

Voice: (413) 545-5212
Fax: (413) 545-3958
Email bx@pssci.umass.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental & Soil Chemistry, University of Alberta, Canada
  • M.Sc., Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy, University of Alberta, Canada
  • B.Sc., Agronomy, Heilongjiang Agricultural Land Reclamation University, China

Employment

  • 2004- present: Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  • 2000-2003: Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  • 1996-1999: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts.
  • 2004- : Adjunct Professor, China Agricultural University
  • 1999- present: Adjunct Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts.
  • 1994-1995: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
  • 1990-1994: Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta.
  • 1987-1989: Research Assistant, University of Alberta.

Selected Awards/Honors:

2007: Cheung Kong Scholar, China’s Ministry of Education

2006: Outstanding Research Award from Soil Science Society of America and American Society of Agronomy (Northeast Branch).

2005: Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist Award, National Science Foundation of China.

2005: Listed in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in Science and Engineering".

2004: Overseas Young Scientist Award, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS.

2003: Outstanding Researcher Award, the College of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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, Quebec city.
1992-94: The Queen Elizabeth II Doctoral Fellowships in Environmental Studies, Canada.
1993: Margaret (Peg) Brown Awards in Environmental Studies, University of Alberta.
1992: Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize, University of Alberta.
1992: MacAllister Scholarship in Agriculture, University of Alberta.
1992: Mary Lousie Imrie Graduate Award, University of Alberta.
1991-92: The Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowships, University of Alberta.
1990: Bentley Awards at the 36th Annual Mtgs of Can. Soc. of Soil Sci., Penticton, B.C.
1990: The Graduate Research Travel Awards, University of Alberta.

 

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 Union of Soil Science

International Humic Substances Society

Soil Science Society of America

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Environmental Chemistry Division, ACS

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

 

Publications:

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. (in press).

Lin, D.H. and B. Xing. 2008. Root uptake and phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (n press).

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.

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 Beijing. Environ. Pollut. 151(1): 158-164.

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. (in press).

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 Yellow sea.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 27(1): 57-66.

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.

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, China. J. Environ. Sci. Health Part A - Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environ. Eng. 43(4): 382-389.

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 Beijing in winter. Atmospheric Environment. 41(40): 9594-9602.

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 Franklin County, MA and Surrounding Towns. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 38: 1087-1104.

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 Aspen wood fibers as affected by chemical alterations. Environ. Sci. Technol.  40: 3279-3284.

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: 24-33.

Newton, K., D. Amarasiriwardena and B. Xing.  2006. Distribution of soil arsenic species, lead and arsenic bound to humic acid molar mass fractions in a contaminated apple orchard. Environ. Pollut. 143: 197-205.

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 Beijing using an in vitro test. Environ. Pollut. 140: 279-285.

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, Oxford, U.K. 2005. p. 537-547.

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 China. Pedosphere, 15: 1-8.

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 Guangzhou, China Chemosphere, 60:879-890.

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 Tianjin, China via consumption of vegetables and fish. The science of the total environment. 350: 28-37.

Williams, A., B. Xing, and P. Veneman. 2005. Effect of cultivation on soil organic matter and aggregate stability. Pedosphere, 15 (2): 255-262.

Barzegar, R., A. Koochekzadeh, B. Xing and S.J. Herbert. 2005. Concentration Changes of Cd, Ni and Zn in Sugarcane Cultivated Soils. Water, Air, & Soil Pollut. 161(1-4): 97-112.

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 China. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.  36:  1229-1239.

Liu, X., B. Xing, G. Wang, and J. Liu. 2005. Phytoremediation and its mechanisms of polluted soils. Chinese J. Eco-Agriculture. 13: 134-138.

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 Kanazawa, Japan . Journal of Aerosol Science. 36: 197-210.

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.

Jeliazkova, E., L.E. Craker, B. Xing. 2003. Seed germination of Anise, Caraway, and Fennel in heavy metal contaminated solution. J. Herbs, Spices and Med. Plants. 10: 83-93.

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 Massachusetts. Soil Sci. 168: 880-887.

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.

Xing, B., X.B. Liu, Z.Y. Zhang, K. Wang, and K. Li. 2004. Evaluation of parent material uniformity of white clay soils in Heilongjiang province, china. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 35: 1829 - 1838.

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.

Liu, X.B., E.J. Johnson, P.L.M. Veneman, and B. Xing. 2003. Importance of hydrology, soil, and vegetation in wetland research. Wetland Sci. 1: 128-135.

Liu, X.B. and B. Xing. 2003. Phytoremediation: a cost-effective approach to metal-contaminated soils. Journal of Northeast Agricultural University (China, in English), 10(2): 182-187.

Wang, K., E. A. Ghabbour, G. Davies and B. Xing. 2003. Phenanthrene sorption by clay-humic complexes. In Humic Substances: Nature’s Most Versatile Materials.  Taylor & Francis, New York, p. 173-181.

Bell, J., D. Amarasiriwardena, A. Siripinyanond, B. Xing, and R.M. Barnes 2003. Investigation of colloidal properties and trace metal complexation characteristics of soil-derived fulvic acids by flow field-flow fractionation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (Flow FFF-ICP-MS). In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, E.A. Ghabbour and G. Davies, Eds., New York: Taylor and Francis, p. 229-262.

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., C.Y. Song, and X. B. Liu. 2002. Theory and methodology of nonideal sorption of organic contaminants in soil. Soil and Environ. Sci. 11:144-151.

Liu, X., C.Y. Song, S.J. Herbert., B. Xing. 2002. Ecological effect of cover crops. Chinese J. Applied Ecology. 13: 365-368.

Liu, X., B. Xing, and S.J. Herbert. 2002. Soil quality and its assessment indicators. Journal of System Sciences and Comprehensive Studies in Agriculture. 18: 107-110.

Xing, B. 2001. Sorption of anthropogenic organic compounds by soil organic matter: a mechanistic consideration. Can. J. Soil Sci. 81: 317-323.

Xing, B. 2001. Sorption of naphthalene and phenanthrene by soil humic acids. Environ. Pollut. 111:303-309.

Mayer, L.M. and B. Xing. 2001. Organic carbon-surface area relationships in acid soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 64: 250-258.

Yuan, G. and B. Xing. 2001. Effect of metal cations on sorption and desorption in soil humic acids. Soil Sci. 166: 107-115.

Mao, J.D., B. Xing, and K. Schmidt-Rohr. 2001. New information on a humic acid from two-dimensional 1H-13C correlation solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35: 1928-1934.

Gunasekara, A.S., L.C. Dickinson, B. Xing. 2001.  Solid state NMR evidence for multiple domains in humic substances. In: Humic Substances: structures, models and functions, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 63-71.

Ding, G., J. Mao, S. Herbert, D. Amarasiriwardena, and B. Xing. 2001. Spectroscopic evaluation of humin changes in response to soil managements. In: Humic Substances: Structures, Models and Functions, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 271-279.

Mitra, S., P.C. Bhowmik, and B. Xing. 2001. Physical and chemical properties of soil influence the sorption of the diketonitrile metabolite of RPA 201772. Weed Sci. 49: 423-430.

Ding, G., J. Mao, and B. Xing. 2001. Characteristics of amino acids in soil humic substances. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 32: 1991-2005.

Xing, B., X. Liu, and C. Song . 2001. Sorption of organic compounds in soil organic matter. Journal of Northeast Agricultural University (P.R. China, English Edition), 8: 72-80.

Kingery, W.L., A.J. Simpson, F. Han, and B. Xing. 2001. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of metal interactions with humic substances. in Humic Substances and Chemical Contaminants; C.E. Clapp et al.(ed); Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI, Chapter 20: pp. 307-426, 2001.

Wang, K., L.C. Dickinson, E.A. Ghabbour, G. Davies, and  B. Xing. 2001. Investigation of molecular motion of humic acids with 1D and 2D solution NMR. in Humic Substances: Structures, Models and Functions, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 69-78.

Xing, B. 2000. Processing of environmental samples containing organic chemicals using polymeric microfilters.  J. Environ. Qual. 29: 221-224.

Gunasekara, A.S., J.A. Donovan, and B. Xing. 2000. Ground discarded tires remove naphthalene, toluene, and mercury from water. Chemosphere, 41: 1155-1160.

Anderson, T., L. Shifley, D. Amarasiriwardena, A. Siripinyanond, B. Xing, and R. Barnes. 2001.  Characterization of trace metals complexed to humic acids derived from agricultural soils, composts and sediments by flow field-flow fractionation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (Flow FFF-ICP-MS). in Humic Substances: Structures, Models and Functions, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 165-177.

Hu, W.-G., J. Mao, B. Xing, and K. Schmidt-Rohr. 2000. Poly(methylene) crystallites in humic substances detected by nuclear magnetic resonance. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34: 530-534.

Mao, J., W.-G. Hu, K. Schmidt-Rohr, G. Davies, E.A. Davies, and B. Xing. 2000. Quantitative characterization of humic substances by solid-state 13C NMR. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 64: 873-884.

Li, K., W.A. Torello, and B. Xing. 2000. Retention of organic and inorganic chemicals by the drainage/supply piping material used for constructing encapsulated golf greens. Environ. Pollut. 108: 397-403.

Mao, M., K. Schmidt-Rohr, and B. Xing. 2000. Structural investigation of humic substances using 2D solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. in Humic Substances: Versatile Components of Plants, Soil and Water, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 53-61.

Ding, G., D. Amarasiriwardena, S. Herbert, J. Novak, and B. Xing. 2000. Effect of cover crop systems on the characteristics of soil humic substances. in Humic Substances: Versatile Components of Plants, Soil and Water, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 83-89.

Mitra, S., P.C. Bhowmik, and B. Xing. 2000. Sorption and desorption of the diketonitrile metabolite of isoxaflutole in soils. Environ. Pollut. 108: 183-190.

Bhandari, S., D. Amarasiriwardena, and B. Xing. 1999. Application of HPSEC with detection by ICP-MS for the study of metal complexation properties of soil humic acid molecular fractions. In: Understanding Humic Substances: Advanced Methods, Properties and Applications, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 203-221.

Chen, Z, B. Xing, and W.B. McGill. 1999. A unified sorption variable for environmental applications of the Freundlich equation. J. Environ. Qual. 28: 1422-1428.

Hu, W., J. Mao, K. Schmidt-Rohr, and B. Xing. 1999. NMR evidences of crystalline domains in humic substances. In: Understanding Humic Substances: Advanced Methods, Properties and Applications, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp.63-68.

Jin, Z., S. Simkins, and B. Xing. 1999. Bioavailability of freshly added and aged naphthalene in soils under simulated gastric pH conditions. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18: 2751-2758.

Mao, J. and B. Xing. 1999. Fractionation and distribution of selenium in soil. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 30:2437-2447.

Mitra, S., P.C. Bhowmik, and B. Xing. 1999. Sorption of isoxaflutole by five different soils varying in physical and chemical properties. Pesticide Sci. 55:935-942.

Pignatello, J.J. and B. Xing. 1999. Comment on ‘Evaluation of the glassy/rubbery model for soil organic matter’. Environ. Sci. Tehcnol. 33: 2837-2838.

Xing, B. and Z. Chen. 1999. Spectroscopic evidence for condensed domains in soil organic matter. Soil Sci. 164: 40-47.

Xing, B. and Z. Jin. 1999. Sorption of organic chemicals by microfilters. J Environ. Qual. 28: 350-353.

Xing, B., J. Mao, W. Hu, K. Schmidt-Rohr, G. Davies, and E.A. Ghabbour. 1999. Evaluation of solid-state 13C NMR techniques in characterization of humic acids. In: Understanding Humic Substances: Advanced Methods, Properties and Applications, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 49-62.

Yuan, G. and B. Xing. 1999. Site-energy distribution analysis of organic chemical sorption by soil organic matter. Soil Sci. 164: 503-509.

Mao, J. and B. Xing. 1998. Effect of soil amendments on fractionation of selenium in selenium-enriched soil. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 29:2917-2925.

Mao, J., W. Hu, K. Schimdt-Rohr, G. Davies, E. Ghabbour, and B. Xing. 1998. Structure and elemental composition of humic acids: comparison between solid-state 13C NMR and chemical analyses. In: G. Davies and E. Ghabbour (eds.) Humic Substances: Structures, properties, and uses, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 79-90.

Mitra, S., P.C. Bhowmik, and B. Xing. 1998. Synergistic effects of an oil and a surfactant in influencing the activity of rimsulfuron in weed control. Proc. of the 5th International Symp. on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals, pp. 298-304.

Ruiz-Haas, P., D. Amarasiriwardena, and B. Xing. 1998. Determination of trace metals bound to soil humic acid species by size exclusion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. In: G. Davies and E. Ghabbour (eds.) Humic Substances: Structures, properties, and uses, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 147-163.

Xing, B. 1998. Reaction of toluene with soil organic matter. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. 33: 293-305.

Xing, B. 1998. Nonlinearity and competitive sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds in humic substances. In: G. Davies and E. Ghabbour (eds.) Humic Substances: Structures, properties, and uses, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp. 173-183.

Xing, B. and J.J Pignatello, 1998. Competitive sorption between 1,3-dichlorobenzene or 2,4-dichlorophenol and natural aromatic acids in soil organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32: 614-619.

Xing, B. and P.L.M. Veneman. 1998. Microwave digestion for analysis of metals in soil. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 29: 923-930.

Davies, G., A. Fataftah, A. Cherkassky, E. Ghabbour, A. Radwan, S. Jansen, S. Kolla, M. Paciolla, L. Sein, W. Buermann, J. Budnick, and B. Xing. 1997. Tight metal binding by humic acids and its role in biomineralization. J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 1997:4047-4060.

Xing, B. 1997. The effect of the quality of soil organic matter on sorption of naphthalene. Chemosphere 35:633-642.

Xing, B. and J.J. Pignatello. 1997. Dual-mode sorption of low-polarity compounds in glassy polyvinychloride and soil organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31: 792-799.

Xing, B., J.J. Pignatello, and B. Gigliotti. 1997. Response to Comments on Competitive bisolute sorption between atrazine and other compounds on soils, humic acid and microporous silica. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31:1578-1579.

Chen, Z., B. Xing, W.B. McGill, and M.J. Dudas. 1996. a-Naphthol sorption as regulated by structure and composition of organic substances in soils and sediments. Can. J. Soil Sci. 76: 513-522.

Janzen, R.A., B. Xing, and W.B. McGill. 1996. Compost extract enhances desorption of a-naphthol and naphthalene from pristine and contaminated soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 28: 1089-1098.

Pignatello, J.J. and B. Xing. 1996. Mechanisms of slow sorption of organic chemicals to natural particles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30: 1-11.

Xing, B. and J.J. Pignatello. 1996. Increasing isotherm nonlinearity with time for organic compounds in natural organic matter: Implications for sorption mechanisms. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 15:1282-1288.

Xing, B., J.J. Pignatello, and B. Gigliotto. 1996. Competitive sorption between atrazine and other compounds in soils and model sorbents. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30:2432-2440.

Xing, B. and M.J. Dudas. 1994.  Identification and characterization of clay minerals of white clay soils of the Three River Plain, P.R. China. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 58:1253-1259.

Xing, B., W.B. McGill, and M.J. Dudas. 1994. Cross-correlation of polarity curves to predict partition coefficients of nonionic organic contaminants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 28: 1929-1934.

Xing, B., M.J. Dudas, Z. Zhang, and Q. Xu. 1994. Pedogenetic characteristics of albic soils, China. Acta Pedologica Sinica 31: 95-104.

Xing, B., W.B. McGill, and M.J. Dudas. 1994. Sorption of benzene, toluene, and o-xylene by collagen compared with non-protein organic sorbents. Can. J. Soil Sci. 74: 465-469.

Xing, B., W.B. McGill, and M.J. Dudas. 1994. Soprtion of -naphthol onto organic sorbents varying in polarity and aromaticity, Chemosphere 28: 145-153.

Xing, B., W.B. McGill, M.J. Dudas, L.G. Hepler, and Y. Maham. 1994. Sorption of phenol by biopolymers: Isotherms, energetics, and mechanisms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 28: 466-473.

Xing, B. and M.J. Dudas. 1993. Trace and rare element content of white clay soils of the Three River Plain, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China. Geoderma 58:181-199.

Xing, B., M.J. Dudas, Z. Zhang, and Q. Xu. 1993. Geochemical characteristics of trace elements and rare earth elements in albic soils, China. Acta Pedologica Sinica 30: 158-172.

Xing, B., W.B. McGill, M.J. Dudas, L.G. Hepler, and C. Dobrogowska. 1993. Thermodynamic parameters for pentachlorophenol adsorption on montmorillonite in aqueous suspensions. Chemosphere 26:1311-1324.

Xing B., and M.J. Dudas. 1992. Pedogenic properties of white clay soils of the Three River Plain, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China. Geoderma 54:189-211.

Warren, C.J., B. Xing, and M.J. Dudas. 1990. Simple microwave digestion technique for elemental analysis of mineral soil samples. Can. J. Soil Sci. 70:617-620.