Paul Bertsch

Professor

University of Kentucky

Contact Information

Office Address:

Ag. Science Bldg. North

1100 Nicholasville Road (Office:N-212M)

Lexington, KY 40546-0091

(859) 257-1651

J. D. Judy, McNear, D. H. , Chen, C. , Lewis, R. W. , Tsyusko, O. V. , Bertsch, P. M. , Rao, W. , Stegemeier, J. , Lowry, G. V. , McGrath, S. P. , Durenkamp, M. , and Unrine, J. M. , “Nanomaterials in Biosolids Inhibit Nodulation, Shift Microbial Community Composition, and Result in Increased Metal Uptake Relative to Bulk/Dissolved Metals”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 49, no. 14, pp. 8751 - 8758, 2015.

D. L. Starnes, Unrine, J. M. , Starnes, C. P. , Collin, B. E. , Oostveen, E. K. , Ma, R. , Lowry, G. V. , Bertsch, P. M. , and Tsyusko, O. V. , “Impact of sulfidation on the bioavailability and toxicity of silver nanoparticles to Caenorhabditis elegans”, Environmental Pollution, vol. 196, pp. 239 - 246, 2015.

S. Rathnayake, Unrine, J. M. , Judy, J. , Miller, A. - F. , Rao, W. , and Bertsch, P. M. , “Multitechnique Investigation of the pH Dependence of Phosphate Induced Transformations of ZnO Nanoparticles”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 48, no. 9, pp. 4757 - 4764, 2014.

J. D. Judy and Bertsch, P. M. , “Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials in Terrestrial Ecosystems”, in Advances in Agronomy, vol. 123, Elsevier, 2014, pp. 1 - 64.

A. R. Whitley, Levard, C. , Oostveen, E. , Bertsch, P. M. , Matocha, C. J. , von der Kammer, F. , and Unrine, J. M. , “Behavior of Ag nanoparticles in soil: Effects of particle surface coating, aging and sewage sludge amendment”, Environmental Pollution, vol. 182, pp. 141 - 149, 2013.

J. M. Unrine, Shoults-Wilson, A. W. , Zhurbich, O. , Bertsch, P. M. , and Tsyusko, O. V. , “Trophic Transfer of Au Nanoparticles from Soil along a Simulated Terrestrial Food Chain.”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 17, pp. 9753 - 9760, 2012.

O. V. Tsyusko, Unrine, J. M. , Spurgeon, D. , Blalock, E. , Starnes, D. , Tseng, M. , Joice, G. , and Bertsch, P. M. , “Toxicogenomic Responses of the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans to Gold Nanoparticles”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 7, pp. 4115 - 4124, 2012.

J. D. Judy, Unrine, J. M. , Rao, W. , Wirick, S. , and Bertsch, P. M. , “Bioavailability of Gold Nanomaterials to Plants: Importance of Particle Size and Surface Coating”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 15, pp. 8467 - 8474, 2012.

M. R. Wiesner, Lowry, G. V. , Casman, E. A. , Bertsch, P. M. , Matson, C. W. , Di Giulio, R. T. , Liu, J. , and Hochella, M. F. , “Meditations on the Ubiquity and Mutability of Nano-Sized Materials in the Environment”, Acs Nano, vol. 5, pp. 8466-8470, 2011.

W. A. Shoults-Wilson, Reinsch, B. C. , Tsyusko, O. V. , Bertsch, P. M. , Lowry, G. V. , and Unrine, J. M. , “Role of particle size and soil type in toxicity of silver nanoparticles to earthworms”, Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol. 75, pp. 365-377, 2011.

J. D. Judy, Unrine, J. M. , and Bertsch, P. M. , “Evidence for Biomagnification of Gold Nanoparticles within a Terrestrial Food Chain”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 45, pp. 776-781, 2011.

N. J. Kabengi, Turcotte, K. , and Bertsch, P. M. , “Molar enthalpy of ion exchange comparisons between bulk and nano-crystalline TiO₂. ”, Annual . San Antonio, Texas, 2011.

N. J. Kabengi, Woodson, M. , Karathanasias, T. , and Bertsch, P. M. , “The Role of Water Dispersible Clays in the Transport of Silver Nanoparticles from Terrestrial Ecosystems.”, Annual Meetings of the Soil Science Society of America. Long Beach, CA, 2010.

W. A. Shoults-Wilson, Reinsch, B. C. , Tsyusko, O. V. , Bertsch, P. M. , Lowry, G. V. , and Unrine, J. M. , “Effect of silver nanoparticle surface coating on bioaccumulation and reproductive toxicity in earthworms (Eisenia fetida)”, Nanotoxicology, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 432-444, 2010.