Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles


159. Angeles, L.F.; Halwatura, L.M.; Antle, J.P.; Simpson, S.; Jarula, C.M.B.; Aga, D.S. (2021) In Silico Supported Nontarget Analysis of Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Increasing Confidence in Unknown Identification in Wastewater and Surface Waters. ACS EST Water. 1, 8, 1765-1775.


158. Dickman, R.A.; Brunelle, L.D.; Kennedy, B.C.; Noe-Hays, A.; Love, N.G.; Aga, D.S. (2021) Increasing accuracy of field-scale studies to investigate plant uptake and soil dissipation of pharmaceuticals. Analytical Methods. 13, 3077–3085


157. Camdzic, D.; Dickman, R.A.; Aga, D.S. (2021) Total and class-specific analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in environmental samples using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters.


156. Masud, A.; Guardian, M.G.; Travis, S.C.; Chavez Soria, N.G.; Jarin, M.; Aga, D.S.; Aich, N. (2021) Redox-active rGO-nZVI nanohybrid-catalyzed chain shortening of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters. Vol 2.


155. Angeles, L.; Singh, R.R.; Vikesland, P.; Aga, D.S. (2021) Increased coverage and high confidence in suspect screening of emerging contaminants in global environmental samples. Journal of Hazardous Materials. Vol 414.


154. Guardian, M.; He, P.; Bermudez, A.; Duan, S.; Kaushal, S.; Rosenfeldt, E.; Aga, D.S. (2021) Optimized suspect screening approach for a comprehensive assessment of the impact of best management practices in reducing micropollutants transport in the Potomac River watershed. Water Research X. Volume 11.


153. Travis, S.C.; Kordas, K.; Aga, D.S. (2021) Optimized workflow for unknown screening using gas chromatography high‐resolution mass spectrometry expands identification of contaminants in silicone personal passive samplers. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 8, vol 35.


152. Gonzalez-Gil, L.; Fernandez-Fontaina, E.; Singh, R.R.; Lema, J.; Carballa, M.; Aga, D.S. (2021) Feeding composition and sludge retention time both affect (co-) metabolic biotransformation of pharmaceutical compounds in activated sludge systems. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 9, 2, 105123.


151. Duan, S.; Iwanowicz, L.; Noguera-Oviedo, K.; Kaushal, S.; Rosenfeldt, E.; Aga, D.S.; Murthy, S. (2021) Evidence that watershed nutrient management practices effectively reduce estrogens in environmental waters. Science of the Total Environment. 758, 143904.


150. Farhat, Z.; Hershberger, P.; Freudenheim, J.; Mammen, M.; Hageman Blair, R.; Aga, D.S.; Mu, L. (2021) Types of garlic and their anticancer and antioxidant activity: a review of the epidemiologic and experimental evidence. European Journal of Nutrition, p1-25


149. Guardian, M.G.E.; Antle, J.P.; Vexelman, P.A.; Aga, D.S.; Simpson, S.M. (2021) Resolving unknown isomers of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in environmental samples using COSMO-RS-derived retention factor and mass fragmentation patterns. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402, 123478.


148. Oliver, J.P.; Hurst, J.J.; Gooch, C.A.; Stappenbeck, A.; Sassoubre, L.; Aga, D.S. (2020) On-farm screw‐press/rotary drum treatment of dairy manure associated antibiotic residues and resistance, Journal of Environmental Quality, https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20161


147. Congilosi, J.; Aga, D.S. (2020)Review on the fate of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance genes, and other micropollutants in manure during enhanced anaerobic digestion and composting. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 123634. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123634


146. Travis, S.C.; Pérez-Fuentetaja, A.; Aga, D.S. (2020) Evidence of continued exposure to legacy persistent organic pollutants in threatened migratory common terns nesting in the Great Lakes. Environment International, 144, 106065.


145. Booth, A., Aga, D. S., Wester, A. (2020). Retrospective analysis of the global antibiotic residues that exceed the predicted no effect concentration for antimicrobial resistance in various environmental matrices. Environment International. 141:105796.


143. Masud, A., Chavez Soria, N., Aga, D. S. Aich, N. (2020). Adsorption and Advanced Oxidation of Diverse Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) from Water Using Highly Efficient rGO-nZVI Nanohybrids. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 6, 2223-2238.


142. Travis, S., Aga, D. S., Queirolo, E., Olson, J., Daleiro, M., *Kordas, K. (2020). Catching flame retardants and pesticides in silicone wristbands: Evidence of exposure to current and legacy pollutants in Uruguayan children. Science of The Total Environment, 740, 140136.


141. Guardian, M.G.E.; Boongaling, E.G.; Bernardo-Boongaling, V.R.R.; Gamonchuang, J.; Boontongto, T.; Arnnok, P.; Burakham, R.; *Aga, D.S. (2020) Prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in bottled, drinking and source water in the Philippines and Thailand. Chemosphere, 256, 127115.


140. Izydorczak, A., Gross, M., Aga, D.S., Simpson, S. (2020). Accurate Prediction of Gas Chromatographic Retention Times via Density Functional Theory Calculations: A Case Study Using Brominated Flame Retardants. ChemistrySelect. 5. 2476-2481.


139. Fulong, C., Guardian, M. G., Aga, D. S., Cook, T. (2020). A Self-Assembled Iron(II) Metallacage as a Trap for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water. Inorganic Chemistry. 59.


138. Angeles, L. and Aga, D.S (2019). Catching the Elusive Persistent and Mobile Organic Compounds: Novel Sample Preparation and Advanced Analytical Techniques. Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 25.


137. Oliver, J., Gooch, C., Lansing, S., Schueler, J., Hurst, J., Sassoubre, L., Crossette, E., Aga, D.S. (2019). Invited review: Fate of antibiotic residues, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes in US dairy manure management systems. Journal of dairy science. 103.


136. Butryn, D., Chi, L., Gross, M., Mcgarrigle, B., Schecter, A., Olson, J., Aga, D.S. (2019). Retention of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Hydroxylated Metabolites in Paired Human Serum and Milk in Relation to CYP2B6 Genotype. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 386.


135. Angeles, L., Islam, S., Aldstadt, J., Saqeeb, K., & Alam, M., Khan, M. Johura, F., Ahmed, S., Aga, D. S. (2019). Retrospective suspect screening reveals previously ignored antibiotics, antifungal compounds, and metabolites in Bangladesh surface waters. Science of The Total Environment. 712. 136285.


134. Angeles, L., Mullen, R., Huang, I., Wilson, C., Khunjar, W., Sirotkin, H., Mcelroy, A., Aga, D.; (2019) "Assessing pharmaceutical removal and reduction in toxicity provided by advanced wastewater treatment systems" Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology

133. Khazaee, M., Guardian, M. G., Aga, D.,Ng, C.; (2019) "Impacts of sex and exposure duration on gene expression in zebrafish following perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure" Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry


132. Guardian, M., Aga, D. S.; (2019). Mineralization and Biotransformation of Estrone in Simulated Poultry Litter and Cow Manure Runoff Water. Journal of Environment Quality: 48


131. Chavez Soria, Nita, Bisson, M., Atilla-Gokcumen, G., Aga, D. S. (2019). High-resolution mass spectrometry-based metabolomics reveal the disruption of jasmonic pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana upon copper oxide nanoparticle exposure. Science of The Total Environment; 693


130. Singh, R. R., Angeles, L. F., Butryn, D. M., Metch, J. W., Garner, E., Vikesland, P. J., Aga, D. S. (2019). Towards a harmonized method for the global reconnaissance of multi-class antimicrobials and other pharmaceuticals in wastewater and receiving surface waters. Environ Int 124: 361-369.


129. Matich, E. K., Chavez Soria, N. G., Aga, D. S., Atilla-Gokcumen, G. E. (2019). Applications of metabolomics in assessing ecological effects of emerging contaminants and pollutants on plants. Journal of Hazard Materials 373: 527-535.


128. Islam, S., Aldstadt, J., Aga, D. S. (2019). Global antimicrobial resistance: a complex and dire threat with few definite answers. Trop Med Int Health 24(6): 658-662.


127. Hurst, J. J., Oliver, J. P., Schueler, J., Gooch, C., Lansing, S., Crossette, E., Wigginton, K., Raskin, L., Aga, D. S., Sassoubre, L. M. (2019). Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Manure Blend Pits and Long-Term Storage Across Dairy Farms with Comparisons to Antimicrobial Usage and Residual Concentrations. Environ Sci Technol 53(5): 2405-2415.


126. Chavez Soria, N. G., Aga, D. S., Atilla-Gokcumen, G.E. (2019). Lipidomics reveals insights on the biological effects of copper oxide nanoparticles in a human colon carcinoma cell line. Mol Omics 15(1): 30-38.


125. Ping He, Eryn K. Matich, Lance T. Yonkos, Alan E.Friedman, G. Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, Diana S. Aga. Mass spectrometry based detection of common vitellogenin peptides across fish species for assessing exposure to estrogenic compounds in aquatic environments. Science of The Total Environment, 2018, 646, 400-408.


124. Rachel A.Mullen, Jerod J.Hurst, Kayla M.Naas, Lauren M.Sassoubre, Diana S.Aga, Assessing uptake of antimicrobials by Zea mays L. and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in manure-fertilized soil. Science of The Total Environment, 2018, 646, 408-415.


123. Luisa F. Angeles and Diana S. Aga, “Establishing Analytical Performance Criteria for the Global Reconnaissance of Antibiotics and Other Pharmaceutical Residues in the Aquatic Environment Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry,” Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2018, 2018, 9 pages.


122. Fleming, S. M.; Santiago, N. A.; Mullin, E. J.; Pamphile, S.; Karkare, S.; Lemkuhl, A.; Ekhator, O. R.; Linn, S. C.; Holden, J. G.; Aga, D. S.; Roth, J. A.; Liou, B.; Sun, Y.; Shull, G. E.; Schultheis, P. J., The effect of manganese exposure in Atp13a2-deficient mice. NeuroToxicology 2018, 64, 256-266.


121. Hurst, J. J.; Wallace, J. S.; Aga, D. S., Method development for the analysis of ionophore antimicrobials in dairy manure to assess removal within a membrane-based treatment system. Chemosphere 2018, 197, 271-279.


120. Tejeda-Benitez, L.; Noguera-Oviedo, K.; Aga, D. S.; Olivero-Verbel, J., Toxicity profile of organic extracts from Magdalena River sediments. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2018, 25 (2), 1519-1532.


119. Wallace, J. S.; Garner, E.; Pruden, A.; Aga, D. S., Occurrence and transformation of veterinary antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in dairy manure treated by advanced anaerobic digestion and conventional treatment methods. Environ. Pollut. (Oxford, U. K.) 2018, 236, 764-772.


118. Arnnok, P.; Singh, R. R.; Burakham, R.; Perez-Fuentetaja, A.; Aga, D. S., Selective Uptake and Bioaccumulation of Antidepressants in Fish from Effluent-Impacted Niagara River. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51 (18), 10652-10662.


117. Chavez Soria, N. G.; Montes, A.; Bisson, M. A.; Atilla-Gokcumen, G. E.; Aga, D. S., Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to assess uptake of silver nanoparticles by Arabidopsis thaliana. Environ. Sci.: Nano 2017, 4 (10), 1944-1953.


116. Hammett, K. M.; Mullin, E. J.; Aga, D. S.; Felton, G. K.; Fisher, D. J.; Yonkos, L. T., In vitro and in vivo assessment of aqueously extractable estrogens in poultry manure after pilot-scale composting. J. Environ. Qual. 2017, 46 (3), 614-622.


115. Mullen, R. A.; Wigginton, K. R.; Noe-Hays, A.; Nace, K.; Love, N. G.; Bott, C. B.; Aga, D. S., Optimizing extraction and analysis of pharmaceuticals in human urine, struvite, food crops, soil, and lysimeter water by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal. Methods 2017, 9 (41), 5952-5962.


114. Wallace, J. S.; Aga, D. S., Enhancing extraction and detection of veterinary antibiotics in solid and liquid fractions of manure. J. Environ. Qual. 2016, 45 (2), 471-479.


113. Garner, E.; Wallace, J. S.; Argoty, G. A.; Wilkinson, C.; Fahrenfeld, N.; Heath, L. S.; Zhang, L.; Arabi, M.; Aga, D. S.; Pruden, A., Metagenomic profiling of historic Colorado Front Range flood impact on distribution of riverine antibiotic resistance genes. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 38432.