Publications
*Corresponding author, † Student/Researcher supervised
<Submitted or In preparation>
Ham B.†, Jung J.H., Jung S.H., Kirk M.F., Kwon M.J.*, Effects of climate, plant growth, and edaphic factors on rhizobacterial community compositions using field and greenhouse experiments, in preparation
Kwon M.J.*, Ham B.†, Kwon J.-S., Spatial and vertical dynamics of microbial community and hydrogeochemistry in deep granitic groundwater, in preparation
Park K.†, Kim K.-Y., Kwon M.J.*, Biofilm development on fractured rock surface under oligotrophic groundwater environment: an experimental study using in-situ reactors, in preparation
Kim H.-S.†, Park K.†, Kwon M.J.*, Comparison of resident and active soil microbial community responding to environmental perturbactions in subsurface environment, in preparation
Kim H.S., Lee J., Kwon M.J., Ree J.-H., Fault-Controlled Accumulation of Natural Hydrogen on the Korean Peninsula: First Discovery and Analysis, submitted
Min H.†, O'Loughlin E.J., Kwon M.J.*, Anaerobic microbial metabolism in soil columns affected by highly alkaline pH: Implication for biogeochemistry near construction and demolition waste disposal sites , submitted
<2024>
Tran. T.H.H, Kim, S.H., Kim H.-B., Kwon M.J., Chung J., Lee S., Prediction of arsenic retention in vadose zone based on empirical relationship between soil properties and segmented retardation factors, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476, 134990
Park S.-Y.†, Zhang Y.†, Kwon J.-S., Kwon M.J.*, 2024, Multi-approach assessment of groundwater biogeochemistry: Implications for the site characterization of prospective spent nuclear fuel repository sites, Science of the Total Environment, 926, 171918
Anggraini T.M., An S., Kim S.H., Kwon M.J., Chung J., Lee S., 2024, Influence of iron (hydr)oxide mineralogy in aquifer sediments on organic carbon attenuation during aquifer storage and recovery, Chemosphere, 351, 141196
Park S.-Y.†, Zhang Y.†, O'Loughlin E.J., Jo H.Y., Kwon J.-S., Kwon M.J.*, 2024, Temperature-dependent microbial reactions by indigenous microbes in bentonite under Fe(III)- and sulfate- reducing conditions, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 465, 133318
Zhang Y.†, Boyanov M.I., O'Loughlin E.J., Kemner K.M., Sanford R.A., Kim H.-S.†, Park S.-C.†, Kwon M.J.*, 2024, Reaction pathways and Sb(III) minerals formation during the reduction of Sb(V) by Rhodoferax ferrireducens strain YZ-1, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 465, 133240
Anggraini T.M., An S., Chung J., Kim E.-J., Kwon M.J., Kim S.H., Lee S., 2024, Synergetic effect of nitrate on dissolved organic carbon attenuation through dissimilatory iron reduction during aquifer storage and recovery, Water Research, 249, 120954
Kim B., Jeong I., Yu H., Jeong J., Song S.Y., Son J., Yu Y., Shin J., Jo H.Y., Kwon M.J., Nam M.J., 2024, Delineation of LNAPL Plumes in a Clay-Rich Site in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea: Integration of Geophysical Surveys with Borehole Data and Soil Sampling, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196, 47
<2023>
Zhang Y.†, O'Loughlin E.J., Park S.-Y.†, Kwon M.J.*, 2023, Effects of Fe(III) (hydr)oxide mineralogy on the development of microbial communities originating from soil, surface water, groundwater, and aerosols, Science of the Total Environment, 905, 166993
Kang M.-J.†, Kim H.-S.†, Zhang Y.†, Park K.†, Jo H.Y., Finneran K.T., Kwon M.J.*, 2023, Potential Natural Attenuation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Fuel Contaminated Soils: Focusing on Anaerobic Fuel Biodegradation Involving Microbial Fe(III) Reduction, Chemosphere, 341, 140134
Kim H.-S.†, Park K.†, Jo H.Y., Kwon M.J.*, 2023, Weathering Extents and Anthropogenic Influences Shape the Soil Bacterial Community along a Subsurface Zonation, Science of the Total Environment, 876, 162570
Park K.†, Kim C.Y., Kirk M.F., Chae G.-T., Kwon M.J.*, 2023, Effects of natural non-volcanic CO2 leakage on soil microbial community composition and diversity, Science of the Total Environment, 862, 160754
Oh S., Cho K., Park S., Kwon M.J., Chung J., Lee S., 2023, Denitrification dynamics in unsaturated soils with different porous structures and water saturation degrees: A focus on the shift in microbial community structures, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 445, 130413
Bae M.S., Kim M., Kim J., Lee S., Kwon M.J., Jo H.Y., 2023 Construction and Refinement of Conceptual Site Model Based on Scrutiny of Oil Contaminated Site Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 28(2), 12-29
Choi J., Son Y., Han Y.-S., Kwon M.J., Lee S., Baek K., Hong Y., 2023, Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Technology Innovations and Research Needs in the Division of Groundwater and Soil, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 28(S), 40-54
<2022>
Kim J., Bae M.S., Kwon M.J., Jo H.Y., Lee S., 2022, Construction of a Preliminary Conceptual Site Model Based on a Site Investigation Report for Area of Concerns about Groundwater Contamination, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 27(S), 64-74
Yu S., Kim H.-S., Jun S.-C., Yi J.H., Yun S.-T., Kwon M.J., Jo H.Y., 2022, Hydrochemical Investigation for Site Characterization: Focusing on the Application of Principal Component Analysis, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 27(S), 34-50
Bae M.S., Kim J., Lee S., Kwon M.J., Jo H.Y., 2022, Development and Enhancement of Conceptual Site Model for Subsurface Environment Management, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 27(S), 1-18
Ryu T., Na J., Kim J., Yoon T., Lee J., Kim H.-S. , Kwon M.J., Joo Y., Bayesian Penalized Splines for Predicting Concentrations of Soil Contaminant, Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society, 24(5), 1705-1717
Na J., Ryu T., Kim J., Kim H.-S.†, Kwon M.J., Joo Y., A Bayesian Spatial Contamination Model, Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society, 24(3), 919-931
Kwon M.J.*, Boyanov M.I., Mishra B., Kemner K., Jeon S-K., Hong J.K.†, Lee S., 2022, Zn speciation and fate in soils and sediments along the ground transportation route of Zn ore to a smelter, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 438, 129422
Zhang Y.†, O'Loughlin E.J., Kwon M.J.*, 2022, Antimony Redox Processes in the Environment: A Critical Review of Associated Oxidants and Reductants, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 431, 128607
Choi B., Park J., Ham B.†, Kirk M.F., Kwon M.J.*, 2022, Effect of CO2 on biogeochemical reactions and microbial community composition in bioreactors with deep groundwater and basalt, Science of the Total Environment, 807, 150803
Yang B., Suh S., Lee J.†, Ryoo H., Ham S., Kim J., Ko Y., Woo H., Oh H., Lee S., Park H., Kwon M.J., Lee H., Lee J., 2022, Peroxide Activation by Microbially Synthesized Sulfidated Iron: Comparison against Abiotic Iron-Based Materials in terms of Treatment Efficiency and Oxidative Degradation Pathway, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 303, 120884
Kim Y.C., Ham B.†, Kang K.D., Yun J.M., Kwon M.J., Kim H.S., Hwang H., 2022, Bacterial distribution on the ocular surface of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome, Scientific Reports, 12, 1715
<2021>
Kim H-S.†, Lee S-H., Jo H.Y., Finneran K., Kwon M.J.*, 2021, Diversity and composition of soil Acidobacteria and Proteobacteria communities as a bioindicator of past land-use change from forest to farmland, Science of the Total Environment, 797, 148944
Flynn T.M., Antonopoulos D.A., Skinner K.A., Brulc J.A., Johnston E., Boyanov M.I., Kwon M.J., Kemner K.M., O’Loughlin E.J., 2021, Biogeochemical dynamics and microbial community development under sulfate- and iron-reducing conditions based on electron shuttle amendment, PLoS ONE, 16(5), e0251883
Lee S.†, O'Loughlin E.J., Kwon M.J.*, 2021, Impact of organic acids and sulfate on the biogeochemical properties of soil from urban subsurface environments, Journal of Environmental Management, 292, 112756
Ham B.†, Kwon J-S., Boyanov M.I., O'Loughlin E.J., Kemner K., Kwon M.J.*, 2021, Geochemical and microbial characteristics of seepage water and mineral precipitates in a radwaste disposal facility impacted by seawater intrusion and high alkalinity, Journal of Environmental Management, 285, 112087
Lee J.†, Kim H-S.†, Jo H.Y., Kwon M.J.* 2021, Revisiting soil bacterial counting methods: optimal soil storage and pretreatment methods and comparison of culture-dependent and -independent methods, PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0246142
Kwon M.J.*, Hwang Y.†, Lee J.Y.†, Ham B.†, Arifur R., Azam H., Yang J.S., 2021, Waste nutrient solutions from full-scale open hydroponic cultivation: dynamics of effluent quality and removal of nitrogen and phosphorus using a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor, Journal of Environmental Management, 281, 111893
Park S-C.†, Boyanov M.I., Kemner K.M., O’Loughlin E.J., Kwon M.J.*, 2021, Distribution and speciation of Sb and toxic metal(loid)s near an antimony refinery and their effects on indigenous microorganisms, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 403, 123625 (Highlighted in APS Science, the annual report to the US Department of Energy highlighting science done at the Advanced Photon Source; https://www.aps.anl.gov/APS-Science-Highlight/2022-01-04/the-effects-of-toxic-metalloids-on-indigenous-microorganisms-near)
<2020>
Jeon, S., Kwon, M.J., Yun, S., Yang J-S., Lee S., 2020, Modified approach for estimating geogenic Pb isotope ratios in soils for metal source apportionment. Environmental Earth Sciences, 79, 315
Kim B., Kim H.-S.†, Kwon M.J., Jo H.Y., 2020, Introduction to US EPA Smart Scoping Technical Guide for Improving Pollution Site Investigation, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 25(2), 70-85
Park H.J.†, Kim H.-S.†, Yun S.-T., Jo H.Y., Kwon M.J.* 2020, Introduction to the Strategic Sampling Approaches to Construct Optimal Conceptual Model of a Contaminated Site, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 25(2), 28-54
Song Y.S.†, Kim H.-S.†, Kwon M.J.* 2020, Review of Analytical and Assessment Techniques of Terminal Electron Accepting Processes (TEAPs) for Site Characterization and Natural Attenuation in Contaminated Subsurface Environments, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 25(2), 1-15
<2019>
Azam H., Alam S.T.†, Hasan M., Yameogo D.D., Kannan A.D., Rahman A., Kwon M.J.* 2019, Phosphorous in the environment: characteristics with distribution and effects, removal mechanisms, treatment technologies, and factors affecting recovery as minerals in natural and engineered systems, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(20), 20183-20207
Ham B.†, Kim M., Son Y., Chang S., Jung S.H., Nho C.W., Kwon M.J.* 2019, Inhibitory effects of Pterocarpus santalinus extract against IgE/antigen-sensitized mast cells and atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions, Planta Medica, 85(7), 599-607
<2018>
Hwang Y.†, Yun S., Lee S., Kwon M.J.* 2018, Photodegradation and microalgae-mediated biodegradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) under initially anaerobic condition, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Research, 37, 1677-1683
Ham B.†, Hwang H., Jung S.H., Chang S., Kang K.D., Kwon M.J.* 2018, Distribution and diversity of ocular microbial communities in diabetic patients compared with healthy subjects, Current Eye Research, 43, 314-324
Park S.C.†, Ham B.†, Kwon J.-S., Cho D.-K., Jeong J., Kwon M.J.* 2018, Review of Unplanned Release at Foreign Nuclear Power Plants and Radiological Monitoring at Korean Power Plants, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 23(4), 1-15
Kwon M.J.*, O’Loughlin E., Ham B.†, Hwang Y.H.†, Shim M.†, Lee S. 2018, Application of an in-situ soil sampler for assessing subsurface biogeochemical dynamics in a diesel-contaminated coastal site during soil flushing operations, Journal of Environmental Management, 206, 938-948
Lee J.Y.†, Rahman A., Behrens J., Brennan C., Ham B.†, Kim H.S., Nho J.W., Yun S., Azam H., Kwon M.J.* 2018, Nutrient removal from hydroponic wastewater by a microbial consortium and a culture of Paracercomonas saepenatans, New Biotechnology, 41, 15-24
<2017>
Ham B.†, Choi B.Y., Chae G.T., Kirk M.F., Kwon M.J.* 2017, Geochemical influence on microbial diversity at CO2-leakage analog sites, Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 2203
Kwon M.J., Lee J.Y.†, Hwang Y.H.†, Jeon S., Yang J.-S., Yun S.-T., Lee S. 2017, Spatial distribution, mineralogy, and weathering of heavy metals in soils along zinc-concentrate ground transportation routes: Implication for assessing heavy metal sources, Environmental Earth Sciences, 76, 802
Jeon, S., Kwon M.J., Yang, J., Lee, S., 2017, Identifying the source of Zn in soils around a Zn smelter using Pb isotope ratios and mineralogical analysis, Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 66-72
Kwon M.J.*, Yun S., Ham B.†, Lee J.H., Oh J.S., Jheong W.H., 2017, Impacts of Leachates from Livestock Carcasses Burial and Waste on Geochemistry and Microbial Community Compositions in Groundwater, PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0182579
Lee J.Y.†, Rahman A., Azam H., Kim H.S., Kwon M.J.* 2017, Characterizing nutrient uptake kinetics for efficient crop production during Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme Alef. growth in a closed indoor hydroponic system, PLoS ONE, 12(5), e0177041
Kwon M.J.*, Hwang Y.H.†, 2017, Assessing the potential of organic solvents on total petroleum hydrocarbons extraction from diesel contaminated soils, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 228, 189
Kwon M.J.*, Boyanov M., Yang J.S., Lee S., Hwang Y.H.†, Lee J.Y.†, Mishra B., Kemner K., 2017, Transformation of zinc concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications of zinc for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy, Environmental Pollution, 226, 346-355
<2016>
Kwon M.J.*, Lee G., Hwang Y.H.†, Lee M.†, J. Yang, 2016, Effects of soil microparticles and micropores on petroleum hydrocarbons release from contaminated soils during solvent extraction with ultrasound, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 227, 355
Kwon M.J., O’Loughlin E., Boyanov M., Brulc J., Johnston E., Kemner K., Antonopoulos D., 2016, Impact of Organic Carbon Electron Donors on Microbial Community Development under Iron- and Sulfate-Reducing Conditions, PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0146689 (Featured in ScienceDaily; https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170113194139.htm)
<2015>
Shim M.J.†, Lee G., Choi B.Y., Hwang Y.H.†, Yang J., O’Loughlin E.J., Kwon M.J.* 2015, Water quality changes in acid mine drainage streams in Gangneung, Korea, 10 years after limestone treatment, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 296, 147-157
Kwon M.J.*, Lee S., Lee G., Ham B.†, Boyanov M., O’Loughlin E., Kemner K., Yang J., 2015, Geochemical Characteristics and Microbial Community Compositions in Toxic Metal-rich Sediments Contaminated from Mine Tailings, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 296, 147-157
Kwon D., Ko M., Yang J., Kwon M.J., Lee S.W., Lee S., 2015, Identification of refined petroleum products in contaminated soils using an identification index for GC chromatograms, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22, 12029-12034
Yang J., Park Y., Kwon M.J., Choi J., 2015, Adsorption of Arsenic from Aqueous Solutions by Iron Oxide Coated Sand Fabricated with Acid Mine Drainage, Separation Science and Technology, 50(2), 267-275
Yang J., Park Y., Kwon M.J., Choi J., 2015, Comparison of Experimental and Simulated Adsorption of Binary Metal Ions using Sawdust Modified by Citric Acid, Separation Science and Technology, 50(2), 276-285
<2014>
Kim D., Yun S., Kwon M.J., Mayer B., Kim K., 2014, Assessing redox zones and seawater intrusion in a coastal aquifer in South Korea using hydrogeological, chemical and isotopic approaches. Chemical Geology, 390, 119-134
Ko M, Kwon D., Kwon M.J., Yang J., Lee S.W., Lee S., 2014, Identifying type of refined petroleum products in environmental media: thin-layer chromatography (TLC) as a quick methodology, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 225(10), 2149.
Namgung S., Kwon M.J., Qafoku N., Lee, G., 2014, Cr(OH)3(s) Oxidation Induced by Surface Catalyzed Mn(II) Oxidation, Environ Sci Technol, 48, 10760-10768
Kwon M.J.*, Yang J., Shim M.†, Boyanov M., Kemner K., O’Loughlin E., 2014, Acid extraction overestimates total Fe(II) in the presence of iron (hydr)oxide and sulfide minerals, Environ Sci Technol Letters, 1(7), 310-314
Yang J., Kwon M.J., Choi J., Baek K., O’Loughlin E., 2014, Transport behavior of As, Cu, Pb, and Zn during electrokinetic remediation of contaminated soil with electrolyte conditioning, Chemosphere, 117, 79-86
Bae S., Lee Y., Kwon M.J., Lee W., 2014, Riboflavin-mediated RDX transformation in the presence of Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 and lepidocrocite, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 274, 24-31
Reinauer K., Popovic J., Weber C., Millerick K.A., Kwon M.J., Wei N., Zhang Y., Finneran K.T., 2014, Hydrogenophaga carboriunda sp. nov., a tertiary butyl alchohol-oxidizing, psychrotolerant aerobe derived from granular activated carbon (GAC), Current Microbiology, 68(4), 510-517
Kwon M.J., N. Wei, K.A. Millerick, J. Popovic, and K.T. Finneran, 2014, Clostridium geopurificans strain MJ1 sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium that grows via fermentation and reduces the cyclic nitramine explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5- triazine. Current Microbiology, 68(6), 743-750
Kwon M.J., M. Boyanov, D. Antonopoulos, J. Brulc, E. Johnston, K. Skinner, K. Kemner, and E. O’Loughlin, 2014, Effects of Dissimilatory Sulfate Reduction on FeIII(hydr)oxide Reduction and Microbial Community Development. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 129, 177-190
Hwang Y.H.†, Shim M.†, Oh D.H.†, Yang J., Kwon M.J.* 2014, Effects of Extracellular Electron Shuttles on Microbial Iron Reduction and Heavy Metals Release from Contaminated Soils, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 19(2), 16-24
Kwon M.J.*, Yang J., Shim M.†, S. Lee, Boyanov M., Kemner K., O’Loughlin E., 2014, Biotic and abiotic reduction of goethite (a-FeOOH) by subsurface microorganisms in the presence of electron donor and sulfate, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 19(1), 54-62
Shim M.†, Yang J., Lee M.†, Lee G., Park J., Kim G., Min S., Kim J., Choi M., Kim M., Lim J., Kwon M.J.* 2014, Effect of soil micro-environments on the remediation efficiency of contaminated soil and groundwater: Review and case study, Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 19(1), 34-45
<Prior to 2013>
Rui X.#, Kwon M.J.#(#equally contributed), E. O’Loughlin, S. Dunham-Cheatham, J. Fein, B. Bunker, K. Kemner, M. Boyanov, 2013, Bioreduction of hydrogen uranyl phosphate: mechanisms and U(IV) products. Environ Sci Technol, 47(11), 5668-5678
Yang J.S., Hwang J., Baek K., Kwon M.J., 2013, Soil Washing and Effluent Treatment for Contaminated Soil with Hazardous Elements. Korean Chemical Engineering Research,51(6), 745-754
Park Y.T., Yang J.S., Kwon M.J., Yun H.S., Ji M.K., Jee E.D., Lee W.R., Ji W.H., Kwon H.H., Choi J.Y., 2012, Inhibition of Growth and Activity of Iron Oxidizing Bacteria for the Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage Production. Geotechnical Engineering, 13(4), 5-11
Boyanov M.I., Fletcher K.E., Kwon M.J., Rui X., O’Loughlin E.J., Löffler F.E., Kemner K.M., 2011. Solution and microbial controls on the formation of reduced U(IV) phases. Environ Sci Technol, 45(19), 8336-8344
Kwon M.J.*, E.J. O’Loughlin, D. Antonopoulos and K.T. Finneran, 2011. Geochemical and Microbiological processes contributing to the transformation of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro -1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in Aquifer Sediment. Chemosphere, 84(9), 1223-1230
Kwon M.J., S.T. Yun, S.J. Doh, B.K. Son, K.S. Choi, and W.N. Kim, 2011. Metal Enrichment and Magnetic Properties of Core Sediment from the Eastern Yellow Sea: Implications for paleo-depositional change during the late Pleistocene/Holocene transition. Quaternary International, 230(1-2), 95-105
Kwon M.J., and Finneran K.T., 2010. Electron Shuttle-Stimulated RDX Mineralization and Biological Production of 4-nitro-2,4-diazabutanal (NDAB) in RDX-Contaminated Aquifer Material. Biodegradation, 21(6), 923-937
Kwon M.J., and Finneran K.T., 2009. Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) Reduction is Concurrently Catalyzed by Direct Electron Transfer from Hydroquinones and from the Hydroquinone-Fe(III)/Fe(II) Couple During Electron Shuttle-Amended Biodegradation. Environmental Engineering Science, 26(5), 961-971
Kwon M.J., and Finneran K.T., 2008. Biotransformation Products and Mineralization Potential for Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in Abiotic versus Biological Degradation Pathways with Anthraquinone-2,6-Disulfonate (AQDS) and Geobacter metallireducens, Biodegradation, 19(5), 705-715
Kwon M.J., R.A. Sanford, J. Park, M.F. Kirk, and C.M. Bethke, 2008. Microbiological Response to Well Pumping, Ground Water, 46(2), 286-294
Kwon M.J., and Finneran K.T., 2008. Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine(RDX) and Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) Biodegradation Kinetics Amongst Several Fe(III)-Reducing Genera, Soil Sediment Contamination, 17(2), 189-203
Kwon M.J., and Finneran K.T., 2006. Microbially-Mediated Biodegradation of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine by Extracellular Electron Shuttling Compounds, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(9), 5933-5941
Chae G.T., Yun S.T., Kwon M.J., Kim Y.S., and Mayer B., 2006. Batch Dissolution of Granite and Biotite in Water: Implication for Fluorine Geochemistry in Groundwater, Geochemical Journal, 40, 95-102