Ronald D. DeLaune

Position: Emeritus Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences

Phone: 225-578-6421

Fax: 225-578-6423

E-mail: rdelaun@lsu.edu

Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=J8TOPYYAAAAJ&hl=en

Office: 3171 Energy, Coast and Environment Building

Bachelor's Degree(s): B.S. Agronomy, Louisiana State University, 1965

Master's Degrees(s): M.S. Agronomy, Louisiana State University, 1968

Ph.D.(s): Ph.D. Soil Chemistry, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1988

Biosketch: Biosketch of Ronald D. DeLaune

Research Interests

Biogeochemical cycling, Wetland Biogeochemistry, coastal processes, non-point source pollution, coastal restoration, soil-plant interactions, coastal marsh stability, sedimentation processes, wetland plant ecology, degradation and bioremediation of toxic organics, heavy metal chemistry, ecotoxicology, greenhouse gases.

Awards & Honors

CCEER Distinguished Faculty Award, 1999
Fellow Soil Science Society of America 2001
Highly Citation Metrics -Research ID Labs 2012

Selected Publications

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Chaves, M.R.M., K.T. Valsaraj, R.P. Gambrell, R.D. DeLaune, and P.M. Buchler. 2012. Mercury uptake by modified Mackinawite. Journal of soil and sediment contamination: An international journal. (DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.714424. In Press

Day J., R. Hunter, R.E. Keim, R.D. DeLaune, G. Shaffer, E. Evers, D. Reed, C. Brantley, P. Kemp, J. Day, and M. Hunter. 2012. Ecological response of forested wetlands with and without large-scale Mississippi River input: Implications for management. Ecological Engineering. 46. 57-67.

Dodla, S.K., J.J. Wang, and R.D. DeLaune. 2012. Characterization of labile organic carbon in coastal wetland soils of the Mississippi River deltaic plain: Relationships to carbon functionalities. Science of The Total Environment. 435–436:151–158.

Nawaz, R., P. Parkpain, H. Garivait, P. Anurakponsatorn, R.D. DeLaune, and A. Jugsujinda. 2012. Impacts of acid rain on base cations, aluminum and acidity development in highly weathered soils of Thailand. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 43(10):1382-1400.

Noicharoen, D., P. Parkpain, O.V. Shipin, C. Polprasert, R.D. DeLaune, and M. Kongchum. 2012. Effect of salinity on adsorption and desorption of paraquat in Pak Phanang river sediment, Thailand. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 47(12):1897-1908.

Pezeshki S.R. and R.D. DeLaune. 2012. Soil oxidation-Reduction in Wetland and its Impact on Plant Functioning. Biology. 1(2):196-221. DOI:10.3390/biology1020196.

Seo, D.C., R. D. DeLaune, Robert R. Lane, and John W. Day. 2012. Determination of Initial Denitrification in Intact Cores under Various Freshwater Wetland Types. Korean J. Soil Sci. Fert. 45(1):20-24.

VanZomeren, C.M., J.R. White, and R.D. DeLaune. 2012. Fate of Nitrate in Vegetated Brackish Coastal Marsh. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 76(5): 1919-1927.

Yu, K. and R.D. DeLaune. 2012. A comparison analysis of edge-of-field run-off from two sugarcane fields. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 58(1):51-59.

Zhang Wen, J.R. White, and R.D. DeLaune. 2012. Diverted Mississippi River Sediment as a Potential Phosphorus Source to Coastal Louisiana Water Quality. J. Freshwater Ecology. DOI:10.1080/02705060.2012.687698.

Chaves, M.R.M., K.T. Valsaraj, R.D. DeLaune, R.P. Gambrell, and P.M. Buchler. 2011. Mercury uptake by biogenic silica modified with L-Cysteine. Environmental Technology. Environ. Techno. 32(14): 1615-1625.

DeLaune, R.D. and A. Wright. 2011. Projected Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on U.S. Gulf Coast Wetlands. SSSAJ.75(5): 1602-1612.

DeLaune, R.D. and J.R. White. 2011. Will coastal wetlands continue to sequester carbon in response to increase in global sea level? A case study of the rapidly subsiding Mississippi River Deltaic Plain. Climatic Change 110 (1-2):297-314.

Kongchum, M., M.W. Wascom, M.A. Reams, and R.D. DeLaune. 2011. Water conservation practice for improving water-use policy in irrigated rice. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 57(3):261-271.

Kongchum, M., W.H. Hudnall, and R.D. DeLaune. 2011. Relationship between sediment clay minerals and total mercury. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A. 46(5):534-539.

Thuithaisong, C., P. Parkpian, O.V. Shipin, R.P. Shrestah, K. Naklang, R.D. DeLaune, and A. Jugsujinda. 2011. Soil Quality Indicators for Predicting Sustainable Organic Rice Production. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 42(5): 548-568.

Wang, J.J., S.K. Dodla, R.D. DeLaune, W.H. Hudnall, and R.L. Cook. 2011. Soil Carbon Characteristics in Two Mississippi River Deltaic Marshland Profiles. Wetlands. 31(1):157-166.

Jiamjitrpanich, W., C.Polprasert, P. Parkpian, R.D. DeLaune, and A. Jugsujinda. 2010. Environmental factors influencing remediation of TNT-contaminated water and soil with nanoscale zero-valent iron particles. J. Environ Sci. Health Part A. 45(3):263-274.

Nobuntou, W., P. Parkpian, N.T. Kim Oanh, A. Noomhorm, R.D. Delaune, and A. Jugsujinda. 2010. Lead distribution and its potential risk to the environment: Lesson learned from environmental monitoring of abandon mine. J. Environ. Sci. Health. Part A. 45(13):1702-1714.

Rivera-Monroy, V.H., P. Lenaker, R.R. Twilley, R.D. Delaune, C.W. Lindau, W. Nuttle, E. Habib, R.W. Fulweiler, and E. Castaneda-Moya. 2010. Denitrification in coastal Louisiana: A spatial assessment and research needs. J. Sea Research. 63(3-4):157-172.

Seo, D.C. and R.D. DeLaune. 2010. Effect of redox conditions on bacterial and fungal biomass and carbon dioxide production in Louisiana coastal swamp forest sediment. Science of Total Environment 408(17):3623-3631.

Seo, D.C. and R.D. DeLaune. 2010. Fungal and bacterial mediated denitrification in Wetlands: Influence of sediment redox condition. Water Research. 44(8):2441-2450.

Seo, D.C., R.D. DeLaune, M.J. Han, Y.C. Lee, S.B. Bang, E.J. Oh, J.H. Chae, K.S. Kim, J.H. Park, J.S. Cho. 2010. Nutrient uptake and release in ponds under long-term Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) cultivation: Influence of compost application. Ecological Engineering 36(10):1373-1382.

Tobias, V.D., J.A. Nyman, R.D. DeLaune, and J.D. Foret. 2010. Improving marsh restoration: Leaf tissue chemistry identifies factors limiting production in Spartina patens. Plant Ecology. 207(1): 141-148.

Yu, K., D.C. Seo, and R.D. DeLaune. 2010. Incomplete acetylene inhibition of nitrous oxide reduction in potential dentrification assay as revealed by using 15N-nitrated tracer. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 41(18):2201-2210.
Other

Recent Publications

Books

DeLaune, R.D., K.R. Reddy, C. J. Richardson, and J. P. Megonigal. Editors. SSSA Pulbication. 2013. Methods in Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. SSSA Book Series 10. (Book includes fifty chapters.)

Reddy, K.R. and R.D. DeLaune. 2008. Biogeochemistry of Wetlands: Science and Applications. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

This book includes 19 chapters (819 pp. ISBN: 978-156670-678-0) that are listed below:
Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Basic concept and technology

Chapter 3. Biogeochemical properties of wetlands

Chapter 4. Electrochemical properties

Chapter 5. Carbon

Chapter 6. Oxygen

Chapter 7. Adaptation of plants to wetland and soil conditions

Chapter 8. Nitrogen

Chapter 9. Phosphorus

Chapter 10. Manganese and iron

Chapter 11. Sulfur

Chapter 12. Trace metals

Chapter 13. Toxic organic compound

Chapter 14. Transport process

Chapter 15. Biogeochemical indicator

Chapter 16. Wetlands and global climate change

Chapter 17. Freshwater wetlands – The Evergladews

Chapter 18. Coastal wetlands – Louisiana Gulf Coast Wetlands

Chapter 19. Advances in biogeochemistry.

Book Chapters

Gedlik, K., R.D. DeLaune, M. Kongchum, and R.P. Gambrell. 2016. Physicochemical factors controlling stability of toxic heavy metals and metalloids in wetland soils and sediments. In: Rinkiebe J., editor. Trace elements in temporary waterlogged soils and sediments. Boca Raton, Fl.: CRC Press, pp. 17-25. ISBN: 978-1482240511.

Wang, J.J., S.K. Dolar, and R.D. DeLuane. 2015. Characteristics and Functions of Labile Organic Carbon in Coastal Wetland Soils of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain. In: Labile Organic Matter—Chemical Compositions, Function, and Significance in Soil and the Environment. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, pp. 315-336. ISBN: 978-0-89118-963-3.

Osborne, T. Z. and R.D. DeLaune. 2014. Soil and Sediment Sampling of Inundated Environments. In: DeLaune, R.D., K.R. Reddy, C.J. Richardson, and J.P. Megonigal, editors. Methods in Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. SSSA book series 10. Madison, WI: Soil Science Society of America. p. 21-40. ISBN: 978-0-89118-961-9.

Reddy, K.R., M.W. Clark, R.D. DeLaune and M. Kongchum. 2014. Physicochemical Characterization of Wetland Soils. In: DeLaune, R.D., K.R. Reddy, C.J. Richardson, and J.P. Megonigal, editors. Methods in Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. SSSA book series 10. Madison, WI: Soil Science Society of America. p. 41-53. ISBN: 978-0-89118-961-9. DOI:10.2136/sssabookser10.c3

Yu, K., A. Hiscox, and R.D. DeLaune. 2014. Greenhouse Gas Emission by Static Chamber and Eddy Flux Methods. In: DeLaune, R.D., K.R. Reddy, C.J. Richardson, and J.P. Megonigal, editors. Methods in Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. SSSA book series 10. Madison, WI: Soil Science Society of America. p. 427-437. ISBN: 978-0-89118-961-9. DOI:10.2136/sssabookser10.c22

Yu, K. and R.D. DeLaune. 2013. Chapter. A Brief History on Soil Microcosms as an Experimental Apparatus for Biogeochemical Research. In: Harris C.C., editors. Microcosms: Ecology, Biological Implications and Environmental Impact. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. p. 169-177.

Chaves, M.R.M., K.T. Valsaraj, R.D. DeLaune, R.P. Gambrell, and P.M. Buchler. 2011. Modification of Mackinawite with L-Cysteine: Synthesis, Characterization, and Implications to Mercury Immobilization in Sediment, In: Ginsberg S.S., editor. Sediment Transport. New York: InTech. p. 313-334. ISBN - 978-953-307-189-3 InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/sediment-transport/modification-of-mackinawite-with-l-cysteine-synthesis-characterization-and-implications-to-mercury-i. DOI: 10.5772/15041

DeLaune, R.D. and D.C. Seo. 2011. Heavy metals Transformation in Wetlands. In: Magdi S.H., editor. Dynamics and bioavailability of heavy metals in the rootzone. Boca Raton, Fl.: CRC Press. p. 219-244.

Reddy, K.R. and R.D. DeLaune. 2008. Biogeochemistry of Wetlands: Science and Applications. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

DeLaune, R.D. and K.R. Reddy. 2004. Soil chemistry and mineralogy: Redox potential. In: Hilled D., editor. Encyclopedia of soils in the Environment. Oxford: Elsevier Ltd. p. 366-371.

Pezeshki, S.R., R.D. DeLaune, J.A. Nyman, W.J. Catallo, C.A. Ochs, S.A. Milburn, J.M. Melack, L. Mertes, L. Hess, and B. Forsberg. 2003. Chapter 6. Wetland Biogeochemistry. In: Hoiland M., Blood E.R., Shaffer L.R., editors. Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: A Web of Connections. Washington (D.C.): Island Press. p. 125-156.

DeLaune, R.D., W.H. Patrick, Jr., and T. Guo. 1997. The redox-pH chemistry of chromium in water and sediment. In: Allen H.E., Garrison A.W., Luther G.W. III, editors. Metals in surface waters. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 241-257.

Crozier, C.R., R.D. DeLaune, and W.H. Patrick, Jr. 1995. Methane production in Mississippi deltaic plain freshwater wetland soils as a function of excess soil reduction. In: Lal R., Kimble J., Levine E., Stewart B.A., editors. Soils and Global Change. 1st ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC-Press. p. 247-255.

DeLaune, R.D. and S.R. Pezeshki. 1994. The influence of subsidence and salt water intrusion on coastal marsh stability: Louisiana Gulf coast, USA. C.W. Finkl, Jr. (ed.), Coastal Hazards: Perception, Susceptibility, and. Mitigation, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 12: 77-89.

DeLaune, R.D., S.R. Pezeshki, and W.H. Patrick, Jr. 1992. Response of coastal vegetation to flooding and salinity: A case study in the rapidly subsiding Mississippi River Deltaic plain, U.S.A. In: Jackson M.B., Black C. R., editors. Interacting Stresses on Plants in a Changing Climate. 1st. ed., Berlin: Springer- Verlag. p. 211–229.

Gambrell, R.P., R.D. DeLaune, and W.H. Patrick, Jr. 1991. Redox processes in soils following oxygen depletion. In: Jackson M.B., Davies D.D., Lumken H., editors. Plant life under oxygen deprivation. The Hague, Netherlands: SPB Academic Publishing. p. 101-117.

Referred Journal Articles
Wei, Zhuo, J.J. Wang, L.A. Gaston, J. Li, L.M. Fultz, R.D. DeLaune, and S. K. Dodla. 2020. Remediation of crude oil-contaminated coastal marsh soil: Integrated effect of biochar, rhamnolipid biosurfactant and nitrogen application. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 396: 122595.

Wei, Z., J.J. Wang, S.K. Dodla, L.M. Fultz, L.A. Gaston, J.H. Park, R.D. DeLaune, and Y. Meng. 2020. Exploring anaerobic CO2 production response to elevated nitrate levels in Gulf of Mexico coastal wetlands: Phenomena and relationships. Science of The Total Environment. 709: 136158.

Wei, Z., J.J. Wang, Y. Meng, J. Li, L.A. Gaston, L.M. Fultz, and R.D. DeLaune. 2020. Potential use of biochar and rhamnolipid biosurfactant for remediation of crude oil-contaminated coastal wetland soil: Ecotoxicity assessment. Chemosphere. 253: 126617.

Abbott, K.M., T. Elsey‐Quirk, and R.D. DeLaune. 2019. Factors influencing blue carbon accumulation across a 32‐year chronosequence of created coastal Marshes. Ecosphere. 10(8): e02828.

Bi, W., J.J. Wang, S. Dodla, L. Gaston, and R.D. DeLaune. 2019. Lignin chemistry of wetland soil profiles in two contrasting basins of the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Organic Geochemistry. 137:UNSP103902.

Dattamudi, S., J.J. Wang, S.K. Dodla, H.P. Vlator, R.D. DeLauene, A. Hiscox, M. Darapuneni, C. Jeong, and P. Colyer. 2019. Greenhouse Gas Emissions as Influenced by Nitrogen Fertilization and Harvest residue management in sugarcane production. Enviroment. 2(1):1-10.

Day J.W., G.P. Shaffer, D.R. Cahoon, R.D. DeLaune. 2019. Canals, backfilling and wetland loss in the Mississippi Delta. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 227:UNSP106325.

Gedik, K., M. Kongchum, and R.D. DeLaune. 2019. Arsenic Uptake and Depuration by Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 4(3): 332-337.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, B. Zhou, J.E.R. Mikhael, and R.D. DeLaune. 2019. Removing mercury from aqueous solution using sulfurized biochar and associated mechanisms. Environmental Pollution. Environmental Pollution. 244: 627-635.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, N. Tafti, and R.D. Delaune. 2019. Removal of Eriochrome Black T by sulfate radical generated from Fe-impregnated biochar/persulfate in Fenton-like reaction. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 71: 201-209.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, S.H. Kim, S.W. Kang, C.Y. Jeong, J.R. Jeon, K.H. Park, J.S. Cho, R.D. Delaune, and D.C. Seo. 2019. Cadmium adsorption characteristics of biochars derived using various pine tree residues and pyrolysis temperatures. Journal of colloid and interface science. 553:298-307.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, Y. Meng, Z. Wei, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2019. Adsorption/desorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes by biochars prepared at normal and high pyrolysis temperatures. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 572, pp.274-282.

Reyes-Avila, A.D., E.A. Laws, A.D. Herrmann, R.D. DeLaune, and T.P. Blanchard. 2019. Mercury and selenium levels, and Se: Hg molar ratios in freshwater fish from South Louisiana. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 54(3):238-245.

Sasser, C.E., D. Elaine Evers-Hebert, G.O. Holm Jr, and R.D. DeLaune. 2019. Nitrogen Mineralization in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain Freshwater Floating Marshes. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 50(16): 1966-1974.

Suir, G.M., C.E. Sasser, R.D. DeLaune, and E.O. Murray. 2019. Comparing carbon accumulation in restored and natural wetland soils of coastal Louisiana. International Journal of Sediment Research. 34(6):600-607.

White, J.R., R.D. DeLaune, D. Justic, J.W. Day, J. Pahl, R.R. Lane, W.R. Boynton, and R.R. Twilley. 2019. Consequences of Mississippi River diversions on nutrient dynamics of coastal wetland soils and estuarine sediments: A review. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 224: 209-216.

Bae, H.S., L. Huang, J.R. White, J. Wang, R.D. DeLaune, and A. Ogram, 2018. Response of microbial populations regulating nutrient biogeochemical cycles to oiling of coastal saltmarshes from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental pollution. 241:136-147.

DeLaune, R.D., J.R. White, T. Elsey-Quirk, H.H. Roberts, and D.Q. Wang. 2018. Differences in long-term vs short-term carbon and nitrogen sequestration in a coastal river delta wetland: Implications for global budgets. Organic geochemistry. 123: 67-73.

Day, J.W., R.D. DeLaune, J.R. White, R.R. Lane, R.G. Hunter, and G.P. Shaffer. 2018. Can denitrification explain coastal wetland loss: a review of case studies in the Mississippi Delta and New England. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 213: 294-304.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, R. Xiao, B. Zhou, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2018. Effect of pyrolysis temperature on phosphate adsorption characteristics and mechanisms of crawfish char. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 525:143-151.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, R. Xiao, N. Tafti, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2018. Degradation of Orange G by Fenton-like reaction with Fe-impregnated biochar catalyst. Bioresour Technology 249:368-376.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, R. Xiao, S.M. Pensky, M. Kongchum, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2018. Mercury adsorption in the Mississippi River deltaic plain freshwater marsh soil of Louisiana Gulf coastal wetlands. Chemosphere. 195:455-462.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, S.H. Kim, S.W. Kang, J.S. Cho, R.D. Delaune, Y.S. Ok, and D.C. Seo. 2018. Lead sorption characteristics of various chicken bone part-derived chars. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-0067-7.

Zhang, Z., J.J. Wang, A. Ali, and R.D. DeLaune. 2018. Physico-chemical forms of copper in water and sediments of Lake Pontchartrain basin, USA. Chemosphere. 195:448-454.

Chaves, M.R., K.T. Valsaraj, R.P. Gambrell, R.D. DeLaune, and P.M. Buchler. 2017. Mackinawite Modified with L-Cysteine as an Active Material in In-Situ Sediment Capping for Mercury Containment. Environmental Research Science & Technolog. 1(1): 16-29.

Gedik, K., M. Kongchum, R. D. DeLaune, and J.J. Sonnier. 2017. Distribution of Arsenic and Other Metals in Crayfish Tissues (Procambarus Clarkii) Under Different Production Practices. Science of the Total Environment. 574(5): 322-331.

Latuso, K.D., R.F. Keim, S.L. King, D.C. Weindorf, and R.D. DeLaune. 2017. Sediment deposition and sources into a Mississippi River floodplain lake; Catahoula Lake, Louisiana. CATENA, 156: 290-297.

Levine, B. M., J.R. White, and R.D. DeLaune. 2017. Impacts of the Long-Term Presence of Buried Crude Oil on Salt Marsh Soil Denitrification in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Ecological Engineering. 99: 454-461.

Levine, B.M., J.R. White, R.D. DeLaune, and K. Maiti. 2017. Impacts of Crude Oil Treatments on Oxidation-Reduction Status in Soil Cores from a Spartina Alterniflora Dominated Salt Marsh in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Soil Science Society of America Journal 81: 647-653. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2016.12.0398.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, R. Xiao, N. Tafti, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2017. Degradation of Orange G by Fenton-like reaction with Fe-impregnated biochar catalyst. Bioresour Technol. 249: 368-376.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, S.H. Kim, J.S. Cho, S.W. Kang, R.D. Delaune, and D.C. Seo. 2017. Phosphate removal in constructed wetland with rapid cooled basic oxygen furnace slag. Chemical Engineering Journal. 327: 713-724.

Park, J.H., J.J. Wang, S.H. Kim, J.S. Cho, S.W. Kang, R.D. Delaune, K.J. Han, and D.C. Seo. 2017. Recycling of rice straw through pyrolysis and its adsorption behaviors for Cu and Zn ions in aqueous solution. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 533: 330-337.

Parkinson, R.W., C. Craft, R.D. DeLaune, J.F. Donoghue, M. Kearney, J.F. Meeder, J. Morris, and R.E. Turner. 2017. Correspondence: Marsh vulnerability to sea-level rise. 2017. Nature Climate Change. 7: 756. DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3424

Sasser, C.E., E. Evers-Hebert, G.O. Holm, B. Milan, J.B. Sasser, E.F. Peterson, and R.D. DeLaune. 2017. Relationships of Marsh Soil Strength to Belowground Vegetation Biomass in Louisiana Coastal Marshes. Wetlands (2017): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-017-0977-2

Shaheen, S.M., T. Frohne, J.R. White, R.D. DeLaune, and J. Rinklebe. 2017. Redox-induced Mobilization of Copper, Selenium, and Zinc in Deltaic Soils Originating from Mississippi (U.S.A.) and Nile (Egypt) River Deltas: A Better Understanding of Biogeochemical Processes for Safe Environmental Management. Jr. Environmental Management, Part 2. 186: 131-140.

Starr, A.V., S. Bargu, K. Maiti, and R.D. DeLaune. 2017. The Effect of Atrazine on Louisiana Gulf Coast Estuarine Phytoplankton. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 72(2): 178-188.

Binh, N.D, C. Imsapsangwom, N.T.K. Oanh, P. Parkpian, K. Karstensen, P.H. Giao, and R.D. DeLaune. 2016. Sequential anaerobic-aerboic biodegradation of 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD contaminated soil in the presence of CMC-coated nZVI and surfactant. Environmental Technology. 37(3): 388-398.

DeLaune, R.D., C.E. Sasser, E. Evers-Hebert, J.R. White, and H.H. Roberts. 2016. Influence of the Wax Lake Sediment Diversion on Aboveground Plant Productivity and Carbon Storage in Deltaic Island and Mainland Coastal Marshes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 177: 83-89.

DeLaune, R.D., J. Rinklebe, H.H. Roberts, and J.R. White. 2016. Trace metal concentrations in marsh profiles under the influence of an Emerging Delta (Atchafalaya River and Wake Lake Delta) over lying a former several thousand-year-old Mississippi River Delta Lobe. Soil and Sediment Contamination. 25(5): 552-562.

Gedik, K., M. Kongchum, M. Boran, and R.D. Delaune. 2016. Adsorption and Desorption of Arsenate in Louisiana Rice Soils. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 62(6): 856-864.

Kim, S.H., J.S. Cho, J.H. Part, J.S. Heo, Y.S. Ok, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2016. Long-term performance of vertical-flow and horizontal-flow constructed wetlands as affected by season, N load, and operating stage for treating nitrogen from domestic sewage. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(2): 1108-1119.

Lane, R.R., S.K. Mack, J.W. Day, R.D. DeLaune, M.J. Madison, and P.R. Precht. 2016. Fate of Soil Organic Carbon during Wetland Loss. Wetlands: The Journal of the Society of the Wetlands Scientists. 36(6): 1167-1181.

Park, J.H., J.S. Cho, Y.S. Ok, S.H. Kim, J.S. Heo, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2016. Comparison of single and competitive metal adsorption by pepper stem biochar. Archives of Agronomy of Soil Sciences. 62(5): 617-632.

Park, J.H., Kim, S.H., Kang, S.W., Kang, B.H., Cho, J.S., Heo, J.S., Delaune, R.D., Ok, Y.S. and Seo, D.C. 2016. Adsorption of Cd, Cu and Zn from aqueous solutions onto ferronickel slag under different potentially toxic metal combination. Water Science and Technology. 73(5): 993-999.

Park, J.H., R.D. DeLaune, S.H. Kim, B.H. Kang, S.W. Kang, J.S. Cho, J.S. Heo, Y.S. Ok, and D.C. Seo. 2016. Enhancement of phosphorus removal with near-neutral pH utilizing steel and ferronickel slags for application of constructed wetlands. Ecological Engineering. 95: 612-621.

Shaheen, S., J. Rinklebe, T. Frohne, J.R. White, and R.D. DeLaune. 2016. Redox effects on release kinetics of arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, and vanadium in Wax Lake Deltaic freshwater marsh soils. Chemosphere. 150: 740-748.

Zhang, Z., J.J. Wang, A. Ali, and R.D. DeLaune. 2016. Heavy metals and metalloids contamination in Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain Estuary along I-10 Bridge. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 44: 66-77.

Zhang, Z.Q., J.J. Wang, A. Ali, and R.D. DeLaune. 2016. Heavy Metal Distribution and Water Quality Characterization of Water Bodies in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain Basin, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188(11): 628.

Lane, R.R, H. Huang, J. W. Day, D. Justic and R.D. DeLaune. 2015. Water Quality of a Coastal Louisiana Swamp and How Dredging Is Undermining Restoration Efforts. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 152(8): 23-32.

Park, J.H., J.S. Cho, Y.S. Ok, S.H. Kim, S.W. Kang, I.W. Choi, J.S. Heo, R.D. DeLaune, and D.C. Seo. 2015. Competitive adsorption and selectivity sequence of heavy metals by chicken bone derived biochar: Batch and column experiment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 50(11): 1194-1204.

Pietroski, J.P., J.R. White and R.D. DeLaune. 2015. Effect of Dispersant Used for Oil Spill Remediation on Critical N Cycling Processes in Louisiana Coastal Salt Marsh Soil. Chemosphere. 119: 562-567.

Pietroski, J.P., J.R. White, and R.D. DeLaune. 2015. Effects of dispersant used for oil spill remediation on nitrogen cycling in Louisiana coastal salt marsh soil. Chemosphere. 119: 562-567. DOI: 10.1016/j. Chemosphere. 2014.07.050.

Pietroski, J.P., J.R. White, R.D. DeLaune, J.J. Wang, and S.K. Dodla. 2015. Fresh and weathered crude oil effects on potential denitrification rates of coastal marsh soil. Chemosphere 134: 120-126. DOI: 10.1016/j. Chemosphere. 2015.03.056.

Roberts, H.H., R.D. DeLaune, J.R. White. C. Li, C.E. Sasser, D. Braud, E. Weeks, and S. Khalid. 2015. Floods and Cold Front Passages: Impacts on Coastal Marshes in a River Diversion Setting (Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana). Journal of Coastal Research. 31(5): 1057-1068.

Ye, S., E.A. Laws, N. Yuknis, X. Ding, H. Yuan, G. Zhao, J. Wang, X. Yu, S. Pei, and R.D. DeLaune. 2015. Carbon Sequestration and Soil Accretion in Coastal Wetland Communities of the Yellow River Delta and Liaohe Delta, China. Estuaries and Coasts. 38(6): 1885-1897. DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9927-x.

Zhang, Z., J.J. Wang, C. Tang, and R.D. DeLaune. 2015. Heavy metals and metalloids content and enrichment in Gulf Coast sediments in the vicinity of an oil refinery. 159: 93-100.