Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Dr. Thomas Borch, has won a Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Award from the National Science Foundation. The honor is considered one of the most prestigious for up-and-coming researchers in science and engineering. Read full story

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New Journal Articles

Borch, T.; Kretzschmar, R.; Kappler, A.; Cappellen, P. V.; Ginder-Vogel, M.; Voegelin, A.; Campbell, K., Biogeochemical Redox Processes and their Impact on Contaminant Dynamics. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 15-23 (pdf)

 

Borch, T.; Campbell, K.; Kretzschmar, R., How electron flow controls contaminant dynamics. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 3-6 (pdf)

 

Yang, Y.-Y.; Borch, T.; Young, R. B.; Goodridge, L. D.; Davis, J. G., Degradation Kinetics of Testosterone by Manure-Borne Bacteria: Influence of Temperature, pH, Glucose Amendments, and Dissolved Oxygen. J. Environ. Qual. 2010, (pdf)

 

Amstaetter, K., Borch, T., Larese-Casanova, P., Kappler, A. Redox transformation of arsenic by Fe(II)-activated goethite (α-FeOOH). Environmental Science & Technology,2010, 44, 102-108. (pdf)

 

Kocar, B.D., Borch, T., Fendorf, S. Arsenic Mobilization and Repartitioning during Biogenic Sulfidization and Transformation of Ferrihydrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,2010, 74, 980-994 (pdf)

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New Book Chapter

Young, R. B.; Borch, T., Sources, Presence, Analysis, and Fate of Steroid Sex Hormones In Freshwater Ecosystems - A Review. In Aquatic Ecosystem Research Trends, Nairne, G. H., Ed. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. : Hauppauge, New York, 2009; pp 103-164. Borch_Hormone_Review_2009 (pdf)