Wendell P Ela &ndash; Research Output

Article

Adsorption of arsenic on pre-treated zeolite at different ph levels

Mejia-Zamudio, F., Valenzuela-Garcia, J., Gomez-Alvarez, A., Meza-Figueroa, D. & Ela, W. P., Nov 2013, In : Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability. 25, 4, p. 280-284 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Zeolites

Arsenic

Adsorption

Metals

Water

51 Citations (Scopus)

A general water supply planning model: Evaluation of decentralized treatment

Chung, G., Lansey, K. E., Blowers, P., Brooks, P., Ela, W. P., Stewart, S. & Wilson, P. N., Jul 2008, In : Environmental Modelling and Software. 23, 7, p. 893-905 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Water supply

water supply

Planning

water demand

Water

12 Citations (Scopus)

Assessing the performance of solar thermal driven membrane distillation for seawater desalination by computer simulation

Duong, H. C., Xia, L., Ma, Z., Cooper, P., Ela, W. P. & Nghiem, L. D., Nov 15 2017, In : Journal of Membrane Science. 542, p. 133-142 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Distillation

distillation

Seawater

Desalination

Computer Simulation

46 Citations (Scopus)

Changes in estrogen/anti-estrogen activities in ponded secondary effluent

Conroy, O., Saez, A. E., Quanrud, D. M., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Sep 1 2007, In : Science of the Total Environment. 382, 2-3, p. 311-323 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Effluents

Estrogens

effluent

yeast

androgen

Comment on "the mechanisms of rate enhancing and quenching of trichloroethene photodecay in the presence of sensitizer and hydrogen sources"

Li, H., Arnold, R. G., Betterton, E., Ela, W. P., Barbaris, B. & Chu, W., Jun 2004, In : Water Research. 38, 11, p. 2791-2794 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Trichloroethylene

Hydrogen

1 Citation (Scopus)

Comparison of Alcian blue and total carbohydrate assays for quantitation of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in biofouling studies

Li, X., Skillman, L., Li, D. & Ela, W. P., Apr 15 2018, In : Water Research. 133, p. 60-68 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

transparent exopolymer particle

Xanthan gum

Biofouling

biofouling

Carbohydrates

19 Citations (Scopus)

Comparison of slow sand filtration and microfiltration as pretreatments for inland desalination via reverse osmosis

Corral, A. F., Yenal, U., Strickle, R., Yan, D., Holler, E., Hill, C., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Feb 3 2014, In : Desalination. 334, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Microfiltration

Reverse osmosis

Desalination

desalination

Sand

6 Citations (Scopus)

Convenient new chemical actinometer based on aqueous acetone, 2-propanol, and carbon tetrachloride

Li, H., Betterton, E., Arnold, R. G., Ela, W. P., Barbaris, B. & Grachane, C., Apr 1 2005, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 7, p. 2262-2266 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Carbon tetrachloride

2-Propanol

Carbon Tetrachloride

Propanol

Quantum yield

Corrigendum to 'Comparison of slow sand filtration and microfiltration as pretreatments for inland desalination via reverse osmosis' [Desalination 334 (2014) 1-9]

Corral, A. F., Yenal, U., Strickle, R., Yan, D., Holler, E., Hill, C., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Aug 1 2014, In : Desalination. 346, p. 79 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Microfiltration

Reverse osmosis

Desalination

Sand

corrigendum

2 Citations (Scopus)

Critical pollution levels in Umguza River, Zimbabwe

Chinyama, A., Ncube, R. & Ela, W. P., Mar 17 2015, (Accepted/In press) In : Physics and Chemistry of the Earth.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Zimbabwe

self purification

pollution

purification

rivers

15 Citations (Scopus)

Destruction of Aqueous-Phase Carbon Tetrachloride in an Electrochemical Reactor with a Porous Cathode

He, J., Saez, A. E., Ela, W. P., Betterton, E. & Arnold, R. G., Feb 18 2004, In : Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 43, 4, p. 913-923 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Carbon tetrachloride

Carbon Tetrachloride

Cathodes

carbon

Foams

3 Citations (Scopus)

Destruction of gas-phase trichloroethylene in a modified fuel cell

Ju, X., Hecht, M., Galhotra, R. A., Ela, W. P., Betterton, E., Arnold, R. G. & Saez, A. E., Jan 15 2006, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 40, 2, p. 612-617 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Trichloroethylene

fuel cell

trichloroethylene

Fuel cells

Gases

1 Citation (Scopus)

Development of a simulation system for a continuous flow, quiescent, aqueous environment

Ela, W. P. & Leckie, J. O., Apr 2000, In : Water Research. 34, 5, p. 1734-1750 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Agglomeration

Sedimentation

Fluids

fluid

sedimentation

1 Citation (Scopus)

Economics of ion exchange versus vibratory shear enhanced processing for minimization of reverse osmosis concentrate volume

Yenal, U., Corral, A. F., Nixon, J., Hill, C., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Jun 1 2014, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 140, 6, 05014001.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Reverse osmosis

ion exchange

Ion exchange

Economics

Processing

69 Citations (Scopus)

Effect of pH, competitive anions and NOM on the leaching of arsenic from solid residuals

Ghosh, A., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., May 15 2006, In : Science of the Total Environment. 363, 1-3, p. 46-59 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Arsenic

Biological materials

Leaching

Anions

anion

35 Citations (Scopus)

Effect of silicic acid on arsenate and arsenite retention mechanisms on 6-L ferrihydrite: A spectroscopic and batch adsorption approach

Gao, X., Root, R. A., Farrell, J., Ela, W. P. & Chorover, J., Nov 2013, In : Applied Geochemistry. 38, p. 110-120 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Silicic Acid

silicic acid

ferrihydrite

arsenite

arsenate

16 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of membrane structure and operational variables on membrane distillation performance

Karanikola, V., Corral, A. F., Jiang, H., Saez, A. E., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Feb 15 2017, In : Journal of Membrane Science. 524, p. 87-96 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

membrane structures

Membrane structures

Distillation

distillation

membranes

42 Citations (Scopus)

Electrolytic reduction of trichloroethylene and chloroform at a Pt- or Pd-coated ceramic cathode

Chen, G., Betterton, E., Arnold, R. G. & Ela, W. P., Feb 2003, In : Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 33, 2, p. 161-169 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Electrolytic reduction

Trichloroethylene

Palladium

Chloroform

Chlorine compounds

Environmental engineering: Training for the next round

Ela, W. P., Jun 2005, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 131, 6, p. 831-832 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Environmental engineering

environmental engineering

8 Citations (Scopus)

Estrogenic activity and volume fraction of waste water origin in monitoring wells along the Santa Cruz River, Arizona

Quanrud, D. M., Quast, K., Conroy, O., Karpiscak, M. M., Gerba, C. P., Lansey, K. E., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Mar 2004, In : Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 24, 2, p. 86-93 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Volume fraction

Wastewater

Rivers

well

Monitoring

4 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluating the mobility of arsenic in synthetic iron-containing solids u sing a modified sequential extraction method

Shan, J., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., 2010, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 136, 2, p. 238-245 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Arsenic

extraction method

arsenic

Iron

iron

16 Citations (Scopus)

Fate of effluent organic matter during soil aquifer treatment: Biodegradability, chlorine reactivity and genotoxicity

Quanrud, D. M., Arnold, R. G., Lansey, K. E., Begay, C., Ela, W. P. & Gandolfi, A. J., 2003, In : Journal of Water and Health. 1, 1, p. 33-44 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chlorine

genotoxicity

Groundwater

soil organic matter

chlorine

5 Citations (Scopus)

Fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, nonylphenol, and estrogenic activity during managed infiltration of wastewater effluent

Zhang, J., Tomanek, M., Dong, H., Arnold, R. G., Ela, W. P., Quanrud, D. M. & Saez, A. E., 2008, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 134, 6, p. 433-442 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers

PBDE

Aquifers

Infiltration

Groundwater

26 Citations (Scopus)

Fate of wastewater effluent hER-agonists and hER-antagonists during soil aquifer treatment

Conroy, O., Quanrud, D. M., Ela, W. P., Wicke, D., Lansey, K. E. & Arnold, R. G., Apr 1 2005, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 7, p. 2287-2293 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Aquifers

Effluents

Estrogens

Wastewater

aquifer

60 Citations (Scopus)

Fenton-driven chemical regeneration of MTBE-spent GAC

Huling, S. G., Jones, P. K., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., May 2005, In : Water Research. 39, 10, p. 2145-2153 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

MTBE

Activated carbon

activated carbon

Ethers

regeneration

17 Citations (Scopus)

Laboratory dust generation and size-dependent characterization of metal and metalloid-contaminated mine tailings deposits

Gonzales, P., Felix, O., Alexander, C., Lutz, E. A., Ela, W. P. & Saez, A. E., Sep 15 2014, In : Journal of Hazardous Materials. 280, p. 619-626 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Metalloids

Tailings

Dust

tailings

Deposits

46 Citations (Scopus)

Leaching of arsenic from granular ferric hydroxide residuals under mature landfill conditions

Ghosh, A., Mukiibi, M., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., Oct 1 2006, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 40, 19, p. 6070-6075 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Arsenic

Land fill

Leaching

hydroxide

arsenic

2 Citations (Scopus)

Leach resistance of encapsulated salts in polymeric waste forms fabricated using an aqueous-based route

Quach, A., Xia, G., Evans, R., Saez, A. E., Zelinski, B. J., Smith, H., Smith, G., Birnie, D. P. & Ela, W. P., 2004, In : Ceramic Transactions. 155, p. 341-349 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Salts

Leaching

Porosity

Epoxy Resins

Polystyrenes

19 Citations (Scopus)

Microscale speciation of arsenic and iron in ferric-based sorbents subjected to simulated landfill conditions

Root, R. A., Fathordoobadi, S., Alday, F., Ela, W. P. & Chorover, J., Nov 19 2013, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 22, p. 12992-13000 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Waste Disposal Facilities

Arsenic

Sorbents

Land fill

Sulfates

2 Citations (Scopus)

Microstructure and leaching behavior of polymer composites for encapsulating toxic solid wastes

Rengifo, F., Saez, A. E., Ela, W. P., Quach, A., Garbo, B., Franks, C., Zelinski, B. J. J., Birnie, D. P., Smith, H. D. & Smith, G. L., Nov 10 2004, In : Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 43, 23, p. 7492-7499 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Poisons

Solid wastes

solid waste

Leaching

microstructure

1 Citation (Scopus)

Microstructure of emulsion-based polymeric waste forms for encapsulating low-level, radioactive and toxic metal wastes

Evans, R., Quach, A., Xia, G., Zelinski, B. J. J., Ela, W. P., Birnie, D. P., Saez, A. E., Smith, H. D. & Smith, G. L., 2004, In : Ceramic Transactions. 155, p. 331-340 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Poisons

Emulsions

Salts

Metals

Microstructure

28 Citations (Scopus)

NDMA treatment by sequential GAC adsorption and fenton-driven destruction

Kommineni, S., Ela, W. P., Arnold, R. G., Huling, S. G., Hester, B. J. & Betterton, E., 2003, In : Environmental Engineering Science. 20, 4, p. 361-373 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dimethylnitrosamine

Carbon

adsorption

Adsorption

carbon

28 Citations (Scopus)

Nitrogen transformations during soil-aquifer treatment of wastewater effluent - Oxygen effects in field studies

Miller, J. H., Ela, W. P., Lansey, K. E., Chipello, P. L. & Arnold, R. G., Oct 2006, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 132, 10, p. 1298-1306 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Aquifers

Effluents

Wastewater

Nitrogen

Ammonia

Phenol Molecular Sheets Woven by Water Cavities in Hydrophobic Slit Nanospaces

Kowalczyk, P., Wiśniewski, M., Deditius, A., Włoch, J., Terzyk, A. P., Ela, W. P., Kaneko, K., Webley, P. A. & Neimark, A. V., Dec 18 2018, In : Langmuir. 34, 50, p. 15150-15159 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Phenol

phenols

Phenols

slits

cavities

1 Citation (Scopus)

Reconciling PM₁₀ analyses by different sampling methods for Iron King Mine tailings dust

Li, X., Félix, O. I., Gonzales, P., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., Mar 1 2016, In : Reviews on Environmental Health. 31, 1, p. 37-41 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Iron mines

Tailings

Dust

Iron

Sampling

23 Citations (Scopus)

Reductive dehalogenation of aqueous-phase chlorinated hydrocarbons in an electrochemical reactor

He, J., Ela, W. P., Betterton, E., Arnold, R. G. & Saez, A. E., Dec 8 2004, In : Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 43, 25, p. 7965-7974 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dehalogenation

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Carbon tetrachloride

Carbon Tetrachloride

chlorinated hydrocarbon

4 Citations (Scopus)

Release of arsenic from metal oxide sorbents under simulated mature landfill conditions

Guzmán, H. M., Li, J., Keshta, M., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., May 1 2016, In : Chemosphere. 151, p. 84-93 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

6 Citations (Scopus)

Removal of aqueous phase trichloroethylene using membrane air stripping contactors

He, J., Arnold, R. G., Saez, A. E., Betterton, E. & Ela, W. P., Nov 2004, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 130, 11, p. 1232-1241 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Trichloroethylene

trichloroethylene

membrane

Membranes

air

20 Citations (Scopus)

Repeated reductive and oxidative treatments of granular activated carbon

Huling, S. G., Jones, P. K., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Feb 2005, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 131, 2, p. 287-297 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Activated carbon

activated carbon

Oxidation

Microporosity

Hydroxylamine

12 Citations (Scopus)

Scoping candidate minerals for stabilization of arsenic-bearing solid residuals

Raghav, M., Shan, J., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., Dec 15 2013, In : Journal of Hazardous Materials. 263, p. 525-532 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bearings (structural)

Arsenic

Leaching

Minerals

arsenic

4 Citations (Scopus)

Solar-driven membrane distillation demonstration in Leupp, Arizona

Ravisankar, V. A., Seaman, R., Mirchandani, S., Arnold, R. G. & Ela, W. P., Mar 1 2016, In : Reviews on Environmental Health. 31, 1, p. 79-83 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Distillation

Demonstrations

Membranes

water

Drought

4 Citations (Scopus)

Solar membrane distillation: Desalination for the navajo nation

Karanikola, V., Corral, A. F., Mette, P., Jiang, H., Arnoldand, R. G. & Ela, W. P., 2014, In : Reviews on Environmental Health. 29, 1-2, p. 67-70 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Distillation

Desalination

Groundwater

Osmosis

Membranes

1 Citation (Scopus)

Stabilization of arsenic-bearing iron hydroxide solid wastes in polymeric matrices

Rengifo, F., Garbo, B., Quach, A., Ela, W. P., Saez, A. E., Bimie, D. P., Franks, C., Zelinski, B. J. J., Smith, H. & Smith, G., 2005, In : Ceramic Transactions. 168, p. 99-108 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bearings (structural)

Arsenic

Solid wastes

Iron

Stabilization

12 Citations (Scopus)

Stabilization of arsenic-bearing solid residuals in polymeric matrices

Shaw, J. K., Fathordoobadi, S., Zelinski, B. J., Ela, W. P. & Saez, A. E., Apr 15 2008, In : Journal of Hazardous Materials. 152, 3, p. 1115-1121 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bearings (structural)

Arsenic

arsenic

stabilization

Stabilization

6 Citations (Scopus)

Super-sieving effect in phenol adsorption from aqueous solutions on nanoporous carbon beads

Kowalczyk, P., Deditius, A., Ela, W. P., Wiśniewski, M., Gauden, P. A., Terzyk, A. P., Furmaniak, S., Włoch, J., Kaneko, K. & Neimark, A. V., Aug 1 2018, In : Carbon. 135, p. 12-20 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Phenol

Phenols

Carbon

Adsorption

Pore size

345 Citations (Scopus)

Surface complexation models: An evaluation of model parameter estimation using FITEQL and oxide mineral titration data

Hayes, K. F., Redden, G., Ela, W. P. & Leckie, J. O., Mar 15 1991, In : Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 142, 2, p. 448-469 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Oxide minerals

Complexation

Titration

titration

Parameter estimation

24 Citations (Scopus)

Sweeping gas membrane distillation: Numerical simulation of mass and heat transfer in a hollow fiber membrane module

Karanikola, V., Corral, A. F., Jiang, H., Saez, A. E., Ela, W. P. & Arnold, R. G., Jun 1 2015, In : Journal of Membrane Science. 483, p. 15-24 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Distillation

distillation

mass transfer

hollow

Mass transfer

125 Citations (Scopus)

TCLP underestimates leaching of arsenic from solid residuals under landfill conditions

Ghosh, A., Mukiibi, M. & Ela, W. P., Sep 1 2004, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 38, 17, p. 4677-4682 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Arsenic

Land fill

Leaching

Toxicity

arsenic

18 Citations (Scopus)

Toward identifying the next generation of superfund and hazardous waste site contaminants

Ela, W. P., Sedlak, D. L., Barlaz, M. A., Henry, H. F., Muir, D. C. G., Swackhamer, D. L., Weber, E. J., Arnold, R. G., Ferguson, P. L., Field, J. A., Furlong, E. T., Giesy, J. P., Halden, R. U., Henry, T., Hites, R. A., Hornbuckle, K. C., Howard, P. H., Luthy, R. G., Meyer, A. K., Saez, A. E. & 3 others, vom Saal, F. S., Vulpe, C. D. & Wiesner, M. R., Jan 2011, In : Environmental Health Perspectives. 119, 1, p. 6-10 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hazardous Waste Sites

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.)

Research

Education

Poisons

Understanding abiotic ferrihydrite re-mineralization by ferrous ions

Raghav, M., Saez, A. E. & Ela, W. P., Jun 1 2015, In : International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 12, 6, p. 1945-1956 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Ferrosoferric Oxide

ferrihydrite

magnetite

remineralization

Magnetite