Publication

• G. Nandikes, A.H. Nguyen, and S. Oh, Towards net-zero adsorbents: a multi-factor selection approach considering performance, life cycle assessment, and end-of-life scenarios, 2025, Front Environ Sci Eng, 19, 148.

• G. Nandikes, A.H. Nguyen, and S. Oh, Sustainable adsorbent selection through green design: Linking water treatment performance, environmental impacts and scale-up scenarios, 2025, Sustain Chem Pharm, 47, 102130.

• L. Goswami, P.K. Dikshit, A. Prakash, P.W. Vidanage, J.P. Verma, and S. Oh, A critical review on occurrence, speciation, mobilization, and toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the soil-microbe-plant system and bioremediation strategies, 2025, J Hazard Mater, 494, 138743.

• W. Song, L. Lin, S. Oh, H-P. Grossart, and Y. Yang, Tire wear particles in aquatic environments: From biota to ecosystem impacts, 2025, 388, 126059.

• S. Oh, H. Byeon, and J. Wijaya, Digital health framework for the predictive surveillance and diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, 2025, Water Res, 284, 124012.

• K.D. Bahukkhandi, S.K. Bartarya, V. Kamboj, U. Bhan, L. Goswami, A. Kushwaha, S. Oh, D. Thakur, V.K. Saini, N. Kamboj, B. Sharma, and P. Mewarguru, Assessment of Spring Water Hydrogeochemistry in the Intermountain Doon Valley of the Himalayan Region Using Water Quality Indexing and Multivariate Statistical Methods, 2025, Water Air Soil Pollut, 236, 308.

• S.I. Siddique, N.M. Alsebaii, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, R.H. Aldahiri, E.A. Alzahrani, S. Hafeez, S. Oh, and S.A. Chaudhry, Fe3O4/BC for Methylene Blue Removal from Water: Optimization, Thermodynamic, Isotherm, and Kinetic Studies, 2025, Materials, 18(9), 2049.

• H. Byeon, and S. Oh, Machine learning and Bayesian network probabilistic modeling using microbiome data provide diagnostic understanding of a full-scale sequencing batch reactor, 2025, J Water Process Eng, 72, 107599.

• N. Tara, E.A. Alzahrani, N.M. Alsebaii, P. Dwivedi, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, R.H. Aldahiri, H.T. Nguyen, S. Oh, and S.A. Chaudhry, Novel Hybrid rGO-BC@ZrO2 Composite: A Material for Methylene Blue Adsorption, 2025, Water, 17(5), 627.

• G. Nandikes, A.H. Nguyen, S.I. Siddiqui, S. Oh, Sustainable water treatment using agricultural residue Adsorbents: Evaluating Efficacy and life cycle impacts, 2025, J Ind Eng Chem, .

• R.H. Aldahiri, N.M. Alsebaii, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, M.K. Khanna, S. Hafeez, E.A. Alzahrani, and S. Oh, Natural Phenolic-Aromatic-Compound-Based Fe-Zr Binary Oxide Nanoparticles for Eosin Yellow Adsorption Application, 2025, Water, 17(4), 521.

• B. Fatima, R. Ahmad, N.M. Alsebaii, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, R.H. Aldahiri, E.A. Alzahrani, M.K. Khanna, S. Oh, and S.I. Siddiqui, The Synthesis of Functionalized W5O14 Nanorods for the Adsorption of Bismarck Brown R from Wastewater, 2025, Water, 17(2), 196.

• A.H. Nguyen, T. Gunawardhana, S.I. Siddiqui, K. Cho, S.K. Maeng, Y. Yang, and S. Oh, An enzymatically modified adsorbent derived from an agro-residue mitigates the environmental risks of toxic antibiotic mixtures, 2025, Environ Res, 270, 121038.

• L. Goswami, A. Kushwaha, M. Shabbir, P.K. Dikshit, S. Oh, and U. Bhan, Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and COFs-based hybrid architectonics: A promising material platform for organic micropollutants detection and removal from wastewater, 2025, Coord Chem Rev, 527, 216398.

• O.V. Obayomi, D.C. Olawoyin, O. Oguntimehin, L.S. Mustapha, S.O. Kolade, P.O. Oladoye, S. Oh, and K.S. Obayomi, Exploring emerging water treatment technologies for the removal of microbial pathogens, 2024, Curr Res Biotechnol, 2024, 8, 100252.

• K.D. Bahukkhandi, A. Kushwaha, G. Devi, L. Goswami, U. Bhan, S. Oh, S.K. Bartarya, V. Kamboj, V.K. Saini, N. Kamboj, and S.S. Sathe, Hydro-geochemistry of the Bindal River Catchment: water suitability for irrigation and drinking in the Doon Valley outer Himalaya, 2024, Int J Environ Anal Chem, 1-25.

• S.S. Sathe, U. Bhan, A. Kushwaha, M. Shabbir, S. Patil, V. Kamboj, L. Goswami, S. Oh, K.D. Bahukhandi, and A. Bind, Fluoride distribution, groundwater quality and health risk assessment for contaminated region near Krishna River (Maharashtra) India, 2024, Environ Nanotechnol Mon Manage, 101033.

• S. Oh, H. Byeon, and J. Wijaya, Machine learning surveillance of foodborne infectious diseases using wastewater microbiome, crowdsourced, and environmental data, 2024, Water Res, 265, 122282.

• R. Ahmad, E.A. Alzahrani, P. Dwivedi, S. Hafeez, J. Deswal, B. Fatima, S.I. Siddiqui, and S. Oh, Biodegradable Acid-Based Fe2MnO4 Nanoparticles for Water Remediation, 2024, molecules, 29(16), 3867.

• S. Oh, H.T. Nguyen, K.S. Obayomi, snd S.I. Siddiqui, Assessing the environmental risk potential of transformation byproducts formed during fungal enzymatic treatment of a pharmaceutical mixture, 2025, J Ind Eng Chem, 142:725-735.

• S. Oh, A.H. Nguyen, J-S. Kim, S-Y. Chung, S.K. Maeng, Y-H. Jung, and K. Cho, A microbiome-biochar composite synergistically eliminates the environmental risks of antibiotic mixtures and their toxic byproducts, 2024, J Hazard Mater, 478, 135474.

• N.K. Abdulla, E.A. Alzahrani, P. Dwivedi, S. Goel, S. Hafeez, M. Khulbe, S.I. Siddiqui, and S. Oh, MnO2 decoration onto the guava leaves: A sustainable and cost-effective material for methylene blue dye removal, 2024, Heliyon, 10(14), e34267.

• H.T. Nguyen, W. Choi, S. Jeong, H. Bae, S. Oh, and K. Cho, Comprehensive assessment of chlorination disinfection on microplastic-associated biofilms, 2024, J Hazard Mater, 474, 134751.

• S-E. Oh, J-S. Kim, S.K. Maeng, S. Oh, and S-Y. Chung, Influence of bacterial biomineralization conditions on the microstructural characteristics of cement mortar, 2024, J Build Eng, 91, 109455.

• J. Wijaya, J. Park, Y. Yang, S.I. Siddiqui, and S. Oh, A metagenome-derived artificial intelligence modeling framework advances the predictive diagnosis and interpretation of petroleum-polluted groundwater, 2024, J Hazard Mater, 472, 134513.

• E.A. Alzahrani, P. Dwivedi, B. Fatima, S. Hafeez, S.I. Siddiqui, and S. Oh, Cu-Zn coupled heterojunction photocatalyst for dye degradation: Performance evaluation based on the quantum yield and figure of merit, 2024, J Saudi Chem Soc, 28(3), 101858.

• M.P. Nyaga, S. Shabaka, S. Oh, D.M. Osman, W. Yuan, W. Zhang,  and Y. Yang, Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems of Africa: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis, 2024, Environ Res, 248, 118307.

• H.T. Nguyen,  S.K. Maeng, T.K. Lee, and S. Oh, Environmental consequences of transformation products from an antibiotic mixture and their mitigation in a wastewater microbiome using an HCl-modified adsorbent, 2024, Bioresour Technol, 395, 130402.

• A.H. Nguyen, S. Young, Y. Yang, and S. Oh, Alkaline-modified biochar and nitrifying microbiome synergistically mitigate the toxicity of oxytetracycline and its toxic by-products, 2024, Chem Eng J, 481, 148527.

• S-W. Yoon, S-Y. Kim, J-S. Jeon, S. Oh, S-Y. Chung, J-S. Kim, and S-K. Maeng, 3D-printed Chlorella vulgaris biocarriers: A novel approach to wastewater treatment, 2024, J Water Process Eng, 57, 104711.

• A.H. Nguyen and S. Oh, Side effects of the addition of an adsorbent for the nitrification performance of a microbiome in the treatment of an antibiotic mixture, 2024, J Hazard Mater, 133034.

• T. Gunawardhana, H.G. Hong, Y. Choi, S.I. Siddiqui, H.T. Nguyen, and S. Oh, Water quality characteristics and reuse potential using adsorption as a post-treatment option for a full-scale hydrocyclone, coagulation, flocculation, and dissolved air flotation system, 2023, Environ Geochem Health, 45(11):8585-8598.

• T. Sharma, R. Jain, N. Ahmad, M. Ahmed, S. Oh, and S.I. Siddiqui, RKKY exchange interactions in two-dimensional Mn-doped ZnO dilute magnetic semiconductor, 2023, J Mater Res Technol, 26:7483-7489.

• K. Mandal, M.A. Abomuti, S.A. Al-Harbi, S. Tejasvi, S. Park, M.B. Raigar, and S. Oh, Sequestration of Toxic Metal Ions from Industrial Effluent Using the Novel Chelating Resin Tamarind Triazine Amino Propanoic Acid (TTAPA), 2023, Water, 15(16), 2924.

• S. Oh, and H.T. Nguyen, Activated sludge microbiome with H2O2-modified biochar enhances the treatment resilience and detoxification of oxytetracycline and its toxic byproducts, 2023, Environ Res, 236, 116832.

• N. Tara, M.A. Abomuti, F.M. Alshareef, O. Abdullah, E.S. Allehyani, S.A. Chaudhry, and S. Oh, Nigella sativa-Manganese Ferrite-Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Nanomaterial: A Novel Adsorbent for Water Treatment, 2023, Molecules, 28(13), 5007.

• Shehnaz, I.B. Prasher, N. Ahmad, M. Ahmed, S. Raghuwanshi, V. Kumar, S.I. Siddiqui, and S. Oh, Live biomass of Rigidoporus vinctus: A sustainable method for decoloration and detoxification of dyes in water, 2023, Microorganisms, 11(6), 1435.

• T.H. Duong, S-Y. Kim, S-Y. Chung, H. Son,  S. Oh, and S.K. Maeng., Biomass formation and organic carbon migration potential of microplastics from a PET recycling plant: Implication of biostability, 2023, J Hazard Mater, 455, 131645.

• A.H. Nguyen and S. Oh, Effect of antibiotic cocktail exposure on functional disturbance of nitrifying microbiome, 2023, J Hazard Mater, 455, 131571.

• H.T. Nguyen, T.H. Du, J.G. Hong, and S. Oh, Cometabolic biotransformation mediates the detoxification of oxytetracycline in Flavobacterium-enriched microbiome, 2023, J Environ Chem Eng, 11(3), 109932.

• S.I. Siddiqui, E.S. Allehyani, S.A. Al-Harbi, Z. Hasan, M.A. Abomuti, H.K. Rajor, and S. Oh, Investigation of Congo Red Toxicity towards Different Living Organisms: A Review, 2023, Processes, 11(3), 807.

• J. Wijaya, H. Byeon, W. Jung, J. Park, and S. Oh, Machine learning modeling using microbiome data reveal microbial indicator for oil-contaminated groundwater, 2023, J Water Process Eng, 53, 103610.

• J. Wijaya and S. Oh, Machine learning reveals the complex ecological interplay of microbiome in a full-scale membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant, 2023, Environ Res, 222, 115366.

• H.T. Nguyen,  S.I. Siddiqui,  S.K. Maeng, and S. Oh, Biological detoxification of oxytetracycline using Achromobacter-immobilized bioremediation system, 2023, J Water Process Eng, 52, 103491.

• S. Oh, Y. Kim, D. Choi, J.W. Park, J.H. Noh, S.Y. Chung, S.K. Maeng, and C.J. Cha, Effects of biochar addition on the fate of ciprofloxacin and its associated antibiotic tolerance in an activated sludge microbiome, 2022, Environ Pollut, 306, 119407.

• V. Kumar, S. K. Dwivedi, and S. Oh, A review on microbial-integrated techniques as promising cleaner option for removal of chromium, cadmium and lead from industrial wastewater, 2022, J Water Process Eng, 47, 102727.

• S. Oh and Y. Kim, Biochar enhance functional stability of ammonia-oxidizing bioprocess against toxic chemical loading, 2022, J Environ Chem Eng, 10(2), 107289.

• R. Ahmed, S.I. Siddiqui, B.A. Alwan, M. Almesfer, M.K. Khanna, B. Fatima, R. Mishra, M.A. Ansari, and S. Oh, Biodegradable acid based nanocomposite-CuO-ZnO-Ni(OH)2/PA: A novel material for water cleansing, 2022, J Cleaner Prod, 341, 130860.

• V. Kumar, S.K. Dwivedi, and S. Oh, A critical review on lead removal from industrial wastewater: Recent advances and future outlook, 2022, J Water Process Eng, 45, 102518.

• T. M. Do, D. Choi, S. Oh, and D.C. Stuckey, Anaerobic membrane bioreactor performance with varying feed concentrations of ciprofloxacin, 2022, Sci Total Environ, 803, 150108.

• Y. Kim and S. Oh, Machine-learning insights into nitrate-reducing communities in a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant, 2021, J Environ Manage, 300, 113795.

• J.W. Park, T.H. Duong, J.H. Noh, S-Y. Chung, H. Son, E. Prest, S. Oh, and S.K. Maeng, Occurrences and changes in bacterial growth-promoting nutrients in drinking water from source to tap: a review, 2021, Environ Sci Water Res Technol, 7(12):2206-2222.

• S. Oh and Y. Kim, Machine learning application reveal dynamic interaction of polyphosphate-accumulating organism in full-scale wastewater treatment plant, 2021, J Water Process Eng, 44, 102417.

• Y. Kim and S. Oh, Biochar addition into activated sludge mitigate antibiotic toxicity on nitrification performance, 2021, J Water Process Eng, 44, 102355.

• B. Fatima, B.A. Alwan, S.I. Siddiqui, R. Ahmad, M. Almesfer, M.K. Khanna, R. Mishra, R. Ravi, and S. Oh, Facile synthesis of cu-zn binary oxide coupled cadmium tungstate (Cu-znbo-cp-ct) with enhanced performance of dye adsorption, 2021, Water, 13(22), 3287.

• Y. Kim, S. Park, and S. Oh, Machine learning approach reveals the assembly of activated sludge microbiome with different carbon sources during microcosm startup, 2021, Microorganisms, 9(7), 1387.

• S. Park and S. Oh, Detoxification and bioaugmentation potential for acetaminophen and its derivatives using Ensifer sp. isolated from activated sludge, 2020, Chemosphere, 260, 127532.

• S. Park and S. Oh, Inhibitory mechanisms and fate of the analgesic drug acetaminophen in nitrifying activated sludge, 2020, J Hazard Mater, 399, 123104.

• S. Park and S. Oh, Activated sludge-degrading analgesic drug acetaminophen: Acclimation, microbial community dynamics, degradation characteristics, and bioaugmentation potential, 2020, Water Res, 182, 115957.

• S. Oh and D. Choi, Emerging Investigators Series: Activated sludge upon antibiotic shock loading: Mechanistic description of functional stability and microbial community dynamics, 2020, Environ Sci Water Res Technol, 6:1262-1271.

• L.N. Nguyen, A.S. Commault, D. Sutherland, G.U. Semblante, S. Oh, L.D. Nghiem, Contemporary Methods for Removal of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Water Reclamations, 2020, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Water, Springer, 217-239.

• P.W. Vidanage, S-O. Ko, and S. Oh, Metagenomics uncovers a core SAR11 population in brackish surface waters of the Baltic Sea, 2020, Water, 12(2), 501.

• D. Kim, D. Choi, S. Chun, S. Kang, S. Ko, and S. Oh, Addition of biochar into activated sludge improves removal of antibiotic ciprofloxacin, 2020, J Water Process Eng, 33:101019.

• D. Kim, L.N. Luong, and S. Oh, Ecological impact of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin on microbial community of aerobic activated sludge, 2020, Environ Geochem Hlth, 42:1531-1541.

• S. Oh, and D. Choi, Microbial community enhances biodegradation of bisphenol A through selection of Sphingomonadaceae. 2019, Microbial Ecol. 77:631-639.

• D. Choi and S. Oh, Removal of chloroxylenol disinfectant by activated sludge microbial community, 2019, Microbes and Environ, 34: 129-135.

• S. Oh, D. Choi, and C-J. Cha, Ecological processes underpinning microbial community structure during exposure to subinhibitory level of triclosan. 2019, Sci Rep. 5, 4598.

• T.P. Keerthisinghe, E.E. Kwon, and S. Oh, Antiseptic chlorhexidine in activated sludge: biosorption, antimicrobial susceptibility, and alteration of community structure. 2019, J Environ Manage. 237:629-635.

• A. Chapple, L.N. Nguyen, F. I. Hai, A. Dosseto, Md. H-O. Rashid, S. Oh, W.E. Price, and L.D. Nghiem, Impact of inorganic salts on degradation of bisphenol A and diclofenac by crude extracellular enzyme from Pleurotus ostreatus, 2019, Biocatal Biotransfor, 37:10-17.

• L.N. Luong, L.N. Nghiem, B.K. Pramanik, and S. Oh, Cometabolic biotransformation and impacts of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac on activated sludge microbial communities, 2019, Sci Total Environ, 657:739-745.

• L.N. Luong and S. Oh, Impacts of antiseptic cetylpyridinium chloride on microbiome and its removal efficiency in aerobic activated sludge, 2019, Int Biodeterior Biodegradation, 137:23-29.

• L.N. Luong, L.N. Nghiem, and S. Oh, Aerobic biotransformation of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin by Bradyrhizobium sp. isolated from activated sludge, 2018, Chemosphere, 211:600-607.

• T.M. Do, D.C. Stuckey, and S. Oh, Effect of ciprofloxacin on methane production and anaerobic microbial community, 2018, Bioresour Technol, 261:240-248.

• S. Oh, F. Hammes, and WT. Liu, Metagenomic characterization of biofilter microbial communities in a full-scale water treatment plant, 2018, Water Res, 128:278-285.

• S. Oh, P-Y. Hong, G. C. Yap, M. Aw, L. P. C. Shek, WT. Liu, B. W. Lee, Immunostimulatory and modulatory genomic properties differentiate gut microbiota of infants with and without eczema, 2017. PLoS ONE, 12: e0184955.

• Y. Zhang, S. Oh, and WT. Liu, Impact of drinking water treatment and distribution on the microbiome continuum: an ecological disturbance's perspective, 2017, Environ Microbiol, 19:3163-3174.

• Y. Wu, X. Wang, M.Q.X. Tay, S. Oh, L. Yang, C. Tang, and B. Cao, Metagenomic insights into the influence of salinity and cytostatic drugs on the composition and functional genes of microbial community in forward osmosis anaerobic membrane bioreactors, 2017, Chem Eng J. 326:462-469.

• S. Oh, D. Yoo, and WT. Liu, Metagenomics reveals a novel virophage population in a Tibetan mountain lake. 2016. Microbes and Environ. 31:173-177. 

• S. Oh, R. Zhang, Q. Wu, and WT. Liu, Evolution and adaptation of SAR11 and Cyanobium in a saline Tibetan lake. 2016. Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 8:595-604

• NK. Kim, S. Oh, and WT. Liu, Enrichment and characterization of microbial consortia degrading soluble microbial products discharged from anaerobic methanogenic bioreactors. 2016. Water Res. 90: 395-404.

• S. Oh, R. Zhang, Q. Wu, and WT. Liu, Draft genome sequence of a novel SAR11 clade species abundant in a high-altitude mountain lake on the Tibetan Plateau. 2014. Genome Announc. 2(6):e01137-14.

• S. Oh, Z. Kurt, D. Tsemenzi, M.R. Weigand, M. Kim, J.K. Hatt, M. Tandukar, S.G. Pavlostathis, J.C. Spain, and K.T. Konstantinidis, Microbial community degradation of widely used quaternary ammonium disinfectants. 2014. Appl Environ Microbiol. 80:5892-5900. 

• S. Oh, M. Tandukar, S.G. Pavlostathis, P.S.G. Chain, and K.T. Konstantinidis, Microbial community adaptation to quaternary ammonium biocides as revealed by metagenomics. 2013. Environ Microbiol. 15: 2850-2864. 

• M. Tandukar, S. Oh, U. Tezel, K.T. Konstantinidis and S.G. Pavlostathis, Long-term exposure to benzalkonium chlorides results in change of microbial community structure and increased antimicrobial resistance. 2013. Environ Sci Technol. 47: 9730-9738.

• S. Oh, S. Buddenborg, D.R. Yoder-Himes, J. Tiedje, and K.T. Konstantinidis, Genomic diversity of Escherichia isolates from diverse habitats. 2012. PLoS ONE 7: e47005. 

• S. Oh, A. Caro-Quintero, N. DeLeon-Rodriguez, C. Luo, R. Portesky, and K.T. Konstantinidis, Metagenomic insights into the evolution, function, and complexity of the planktonic microbial community of Lake Lanier, a temperate freshwater ecosystem. 2011. Appl Environ Microbiol, 77: 6000-6011.      

• S. Oh, D.R. Yoder-Himes, J. Tiedje, J. Park, and K.T. Konstantinidis, Evaluating the performance of oligonucleotide microarrays for bacterial strains of increasing genetic divergence to the reference strain. 2010. Appl Environ Microbiol. 76:2980-2988.