Dr. Lee Blaney

Presentations

• Adams, D.H.*; He, K.*; Hain, E.; Batista Andrade, J.A.; Feerick, A.; Blaney, L. Accumulation of organic sunscreen chemicals in sharks and teleost fishes. 2019 Indian River Lagoon Symposium (Fort Pierce, Florida), February 7-8, 2019. (* co-first authors) 2019
• Amurrio, F.; Shashvatt, U.; Raphael, M.; Blaney, L. Phosphorus recovery from poultry litter and wastewater sludge using Donnan dialysis. UMBC Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (Baltimore, MD), August 7, 2019. 2019
• Batista-Andrade, J.A.; Hain, E.; He, K.; Blaney, L. Determination of eight UV-filters in surface water samples using dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction with high performance liquid chromatography and UV detection. Spring ACS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (Baltimore, MD), May 30, 2019. 2019
• Batista-Andrade, J.A.; He, K.; Hain, E.; Feerick, A; Blaney, L. Determination of eight UV-filters in surface waters using dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction with high-performance liquid chromatography and UV detection. UMBC Graduate Experience, Achievements, and Research Symposium (Baltimore, MD), March 27, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Antibiotics in the aquatic environment: Sources, photodegradation, and photochemical treatment solutions. Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (Delhi, India), March 8, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the environment: accumulation and toxicity in aquatic organisms. University of Colombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka), March 5, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in the aquatic environment: “Unexpected” sources and generation of biologically-active transformation products during wastewater treatment. Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong), January 7, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and their degradation by light-driven engineered processes. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil Science (Nanjing, China), June 3, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and their degradation by light-driven engineered processes. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), June 7, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and their degradation by light-driven engineered processes. South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China), June 4, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and their degradation by light-driven engineered processes. Southern University of Science and Technology (Shenzhen, China), June 5, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and their degradation by light-driven engineered processes. University of the Philippines Diliman (Quezon City, Philippines), June 10, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Development and application of LC-MS/MS methods for measurement of UV-filters (sunscreen agents) in water, sediment, and tissue samples. XIV Latin American Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Bento Gonçalves-RS, Brazil), November 7, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Emerging contaminants and resources: Global challenges with environmental solutions. New York University (Brooklyn, NY), March 13, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. NSF CAREER workshop panel. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Meeting (Tempe, AZ), May 14, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Unexpected sources and concentrations of contaminants of emerging concern in the aquatic environment. Tsinghua University, Department of Hydraulic Engineering (Beijing, China), January 14, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Unexpected sources and concentrations of contaminants of emerging concern in the aquatic environment. Tsinghua University, School of Environment, Division of Environmental Chemistry (Beijing, China), January 18, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L. Urban sources of contaminants of emerging concern: what is getting into the Chesapeake Bay and how can we reduce that load. Chesapeake Bay Program, Integrating Science and Developing Approaches to Inform Management for Contaminants of Concern in Agricultural and Urban Settings Meeting (Annapolis, MD), May 22-23, 2019. 2019
• Blaney, L.; Bartelt-Hunt, S.; Ducoste, J.; Trotz, M. Contextualizing diversity in environmental engineering: Impact of local demographics, institution types, and program ranks. 2019 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Meeting (Tempe, AZ), May 16, 2019 2019
• Blaney, L.; Brown, M.; Trotz, M. Chats in 4D on Diversity in Environmental Engineering and Science. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Meeting (Tempe, AZ), May 16, 2019 2019
• Boby, A.; Shashvatt, U.; Blaney, L. Recovery of nutrients from human urine using Donnan dialysis. UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (Baltimore, MD), April 24, 2019. 2019
• Chen, P.; Blaney, L.; Cagnetta, G.; Huang, J.; Wang, B.; Wang, Y.; Deng, S.; Yu, G. Degradation of ofloxacin by perylene diimide supramolecular nanofiber sunlight-driven photocatalysis. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 2, 2019. 2019
• Diaz, E.; Batista-Andrade, J.A.; Hain, E.; He, K.; Blaney, L. Optimization of excitation-emission fluorescence spectroscopy for characterization of dissolved organic matter in Baltimore streams. UMBC Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (Baltimore, MD), August 7, 2019. 2019
• Feerick, A.; Hain, E.; He, K.; Blaney, L. Detection of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water and Oysters from the Potomac River. 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting (Washington, DC), Poster Presentation, February 14-17, 2019. 2019
• Feerick, A.; Hain, E.; He, K.; Blaney, L. Spatiotemporal analysis of contaminants of emerging concern in the Choptank River. Spring ACS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (Baltimore, MD), May 30, 2019. 2019
• Feerick, A.; Hain, E.; He, K.; Blaney, L. Spatiotemporal analysis of contaminants of emerging concern in the Choptank River. UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (Baltimore, MD), April 24, 2019. 2019
• Fleming, M.; Ndalamba, O.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. Improving phosphate recovery from poultry litter extracts through chitosan and bentonite addition during struvite precipitation. 2019 CWEA/CSAWWA Joint Spring Meeting (Crofton, MD), May 9, 2019. 2019
• Fleming, M.; Ndalamba, O.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. Improving phosphate recovery from poultry litter extracts through chitosan and bentonite addition during struvite precipitation. 2019 Mid-Atlantic Prep & IMSD Research Symposium Annual Meeting (Wake Forest University, NC), May 22-23, 2019. 2019
• Fleming, M.; Ndalamba, O.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. Improving phosphate recovery from poultry litter extracts through chitosan and bentonite addition during struvite precipitation. UMBC Graduate Experiences, Achievements, and Research Symposium (Baltimore, MD), March 27, 2019. 2019
• Fleming, M.; Ndalamda, O.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. Improving phosphate recovery from poultry litter extracts through chitosan and bentonite addition during struvite precipitation. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 2, 2019. 2019
• Hain, E.; He, K.; Batista Andrade, J.A.; Feerick, A.; Timm, A.; Tarnowski, M.; Blaney, L. Contaminants of emerging concern in Chesapeake Bay rivers fed by urban and agricultural areas. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 2, 2019. 2019
• Hain, E.; He, K.; Batista Andrade, J.A.; Feerick, A.; Timm, A.; Tarnowski, M.; Blaney, L. Occurrence and distribution of UV-filters in water, sediment, and oysters from Chesapeake Bay rivers fed by urban and agricultural areas. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Toronto, Canada), November 3-7, 2019. 2019
• Hain, E.; He, K.; Batista-Andrade, J. A.; Feerick, A.; Timm, A.; Tarnowski, M.; Blaney L. Contaminants of emerging concern and source-tracking in Chesapeake Bay rivers. UMBC Graduate Experiences, Achievements, and Research Symposium (Baltimore, MD), March 27, 2019. 2019
• Harris, L.; Hopanna, M.; Blaney, L. Photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics at UV-254: Influence of pH and divalent cations. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (Anaheim, CA), November 13, 2019. 2019
• Harris, L.; Hopanna, M.; Blaney, L. Photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics at UV-254: Species-specific reaction kinetics. UMBC Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (Baltimore, MD), August 7, 2019. 2019
• Harris, L.; Hopanna, M.; Ibitoye, T.; Blaney, L. Photodegradation of sulfonamide antibiotics: Apparent reaction kinetics and identification of transformation products. Spring ACS Middle Atlantic Region Meeting (Baltimore, MD), May 30, 2019. 2019
• Harris, L.; Hopanna, M.; Ibitoye, T.; Blaney, L. Photodegradation of sulfonamide antibiotics: Apparent reaction kinetics and identification of transformation products. UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (Baltimore, MD), April 24, 2019. 2019
• He, K.; Feerick, A.; Blaney, L. Sorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances onto anion exchange passive samplers. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Toronto, Canada), November 3-7, 2019. 2019
• He, K.; Feerick, A.; Jin, H.; Blaney, L. Retention of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during filtration: Implications for proper sample pretreatment. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 1, 2019. 2019
• He, K.; Hain, E.; Feerick, A.; Timm, A.; Tarnowski, M.; Blaney, L. Occurrence of antibiotics, estrogenic hormones, and UV-filters in water, sediment, and oyster tissue from the Chesapeake Bay. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Seminars (Silver Spring, MD), November 20, 2019. 2019
• He, K.; Hain, E.; Feerick, A.; Timm, A.; Tarnowski, M.; Blaney, L. Spatially-resolved occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern in Chesapeake Bay (USA) water, sediment, and oysters. Croucher Advanced Study Institute on Global Water Security: Integrated Modeling and Adaptive Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong), January 8-11, 2019. 2019
• Hopanna, M.; Blaney, L. Assessing the suitability of traditionally employed reactive species sensitizers and probes to study photochemical reaction kinetics of ebselen, an organoselenium compound. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 1, 2019. 2019
• Hopanna, M.; He, K.; Jones, L.; Blaney, L. Residual toxicity of triphenyltin hydroxide and its transformation products in UV-254 and UV-H2O2 processes. Chesapeake Section of the American Water Works Association spring meeting (Crofton, MD), May 9, 2019. 2019
• Hopanna, M.; He, K.; Jones, L.; Blaney, L. Residual toxicity of triphenyltin hydroxide and its transformation products in UV-254 and UV-H2O2 processes. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 2, 2019. 2019
• Hopanna, M.; He, K.; Mikal, C.; Blaney, L. Phototransformation of organometallics, an understudied class of increasingly important biologically-active molecules. 2019 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Meeting (Tempe, AZ), May 14-16, 2019 2019
• Hopanna, M.; He, K; Jones, L; Blaney, L. Triphenyltin hydroxide degradation in the UV-254 and UV-H2O2 processes produce toxic transformation products. UMBC Graduate Experience, Achievements & Research Symposium, (Baltimore, MD), March 27, 2019. 2019
• Ibitoye, T.; Anger, B.; Hain, E.; Hopanna, M.; Blaney, L. Phototransformation of macrolide antibiotics in UV-254 systems and characterization of residual antimicrobial activity. UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (Baltimore, MD), April 24, 2019. 2019
• Ibitoye, T.; Anger, B.; Hopanna, M.; Hain, E.; Harris, L.; He, K.; Blaney, L. Phototransformation and residual antimicrobial activity of five macrolide antibiotics in UV-254 engineered systems. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 2, 2019. 2019
• Mikal, C.; Hopanna, M.; Blaney, L. Sorption of organometallic compounds to dissolved organic matter. UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (Baltimore, MD), April 24, 2019. 2019
• Mitchelmore, C.L.; Heyes, A.; Gonsior, M.; He, K.; Blaney, L.; Conway, A. Evaluating the toxicological risk of UV filters to coral species. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Toronto, Canada), November 3-7, 2019. 2019
• Ndalamba, O.; Fleming, M.; Blaney, L. The effects of ferric chloride, chitosan, and aluminum sulfate coagulants on struvite particle size. UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (Baltimore, MD), April 24, 2019. 2019
• Oliver, Z.; Fleming, M.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. Using chitosan and potato starch to improve separation of nutrient-deficient poultry litter solids from nutrient-enriched water in the Phosphorus Extraction and Recovery System (PEARS). Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (Anaheim, CA), November 13, 2019. 2019
• Oliver, Z.; Fleming, M.; Portner, C.; Blaney, L. Using chitosan to improve separation of nutrient-deficient poultry litter solids and nutrient-enriched water in the phosphorus extraction and recovery system. 2019 SURF Conference (Baltimore, MD), August 7, 2019. 2019
• Portner, C.; Fleming, M.; Shashvatt, U.; Musa, S.; Blaney, L. Optimization of an automated, pilot-scale reactor for struvite recovery from poultry litter. 2019 CWEA/CSAWWA Joint Spring Meeting (Crofton, MD), May 9, 2019. 2019
• Portner, C.; Fleming, M.; Shashvatt, U.; Musa, S.; Blaney, L. Optimization of an automated, pilot-scale reactor for struvite recovery from poultry litter. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 1, 2019. 2019
• Raphael, M.; Shashvatt, U.; Amurrio, F.; Blaney, L. Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by Donnan dialysis with reverse osmosis concentrate draw solutions. UMBC Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (Baltimore, MD), August 7, 2019. 2019
• Shashvatt, U.; Boby, A.; Blaney, L. Modeling transport of P(V) ions across anion exchange membranes for nutrient recovery via electrochemical potential gradients in Donnan dialysis. Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting (Orlando, FL), April 4, 2019. 2019
• Shashvatt, U.; Boby, A.; Blaney, L. Nutrient recovery from anthropogenic waste streams using Donnan dialysis. Chesapeake Section of the American Water Works Association spring meeting (Crofton, MD), May 9, 2019. 2019
• Shashvatt, U.; Boby, A.; Blaney, L. Potential of Donnan dialysis for the recovery of ammonium, potassium and phosphorus from source-separated urine. 2019 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Meeting (Tempe, AZ), May 14-16, 2019 2019
• Shashvatt, U.; Portner, C.; Benoit, J.; Fleming, M.; Aris, H.; Musa, S.; Boby, A.; Blaney, L. Novel processes to recover nutrients from human urine and poultry litter and ensure resource sustainability in urban systems. International Conference on Resource Sustainability (Adelaide, Australia), July 1, 2019. 2019
• Sloan, C.; Oliver, Z.; Portner, C.; Shashvatt, U.; Fleming, M.; Blaney, L. Pressurized carbon dioxide reactor for nutrient extraction from poultry litter. UMBC Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (Baltimore, MD), August 7, 2019. 2019