2021 - 2022

 

Ellepola, N.; Viera, T.; Patidar, P. L.; Rubasinghege, G. Fate, Transformation and Toxicological Implications of Environmental Diclofenac: Role of Mineralogy and Solar Flux, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022, 246, 114138.

 

Hettiarachchi, E.; Das, M.; Cadol, D.; Frey, B.A.; Rubasinghege, G.; The Fate of Inhaled Uranium-containing Particles Upon Clearance to Gastrointestinal Tract. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022, 24(8): 1257-1266.

 

Salinas, V.; Das, M.; Jacquez, Q.; Camacho, A.; Zychowski, K.; Hovingh, M.; Medina, A.; Rubasinghege, G.; Rezaee, M.; Baltrusaitis, J.; Fairley, N.; Roghanchi, P. Characterization and Toxicity Analysis of Lab-Created Respirable Coal Mine Dust from the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains Regions,  Minerals, 2022, 12(7): 898.

 

Ellepola, N.; Rubasinghege, G. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Amoxicillin under Natural Conditions and High-Intensity Light: Fate, Transformation, and Mineralogical Impacts. Environments, 2022,  9, 77. DOI: 10.3390/environments9070077.

 

Salvador, F.; Miller, V.; Shimada, K.; Wang, C-H.; Wright, J.; Das, M.; Chen, Y-P.; Chen, Y-S.; Sheehan, C.; Xu, W.; Rubasinghege, G.; Gao, W-Y, Mechanochemistry of Group 4 Element-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks, Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60 (21), 16079-16084. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02704.

 

2016 - 2020

 

Hettiarachchi, E.; Ivanov, S.; Kieft, T.L.; Reynolds, R.; Goldstein, H.; Moskowitz, B.; Rubasinghege, G.* Atmospheric Processing of Iron-Bearing Mineral Dust Aerosol and Its Effect on Growth of a Marine Diatom, Cyclotella meneghiniana, Environmental Science and Technology, 2020, 55, 871-881.

 

Thapa, S.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Dickie, D.A.; Rubasinghege, G.*; Qin, Y. A.* Charge-Separated and Lewis Paired Metal–Organic Framework for Anion Exchange and CO2, Chemistry-A European Journal, 2020, 26, doi:10.1002/chem.202002823.

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Hettiarachchi, E; Rubasinghege G.* Mechanistic Study on Iron Solubility in Atmospheric Mineral Dust Aerosol: Roles of Titanium, Acid Anion, Dissolved Oxygen, and Solar Flux. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2019, 4, 101-111.

 

Ellepola, N.;Ogas, T.; Turner, D.; Maldonaldo-Torres, S.; Gurung, R.; Tello-Arburto, R.; Patidar, P.; Rogelj, S.; Piyasena, M.; Rubasinghege, G.* A Toxicological study on Secondary Residues of Ibuprofen: Environmental and Human Health Implications. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019, 188, 109892.

 

Hettiarachchi, E.; Reynolds, R.; Goldstein, H.; Moskowitz, B.; Rubasinghege, G.* Bioavailable Iron Production in Airborne Mineral-Dust: Controls by Chemical Composition and Solar Flux. Atmospheric Environment, 2019, 15, 90-102.

 

Hettiarachchi, E.; Paul, S.; Cadol, D.; Frey, B.; Rubasinghege, G.* Mineralogy Driven Dissolution of Inhaled Uranium in Simulated Lung Fluids (SLFs) and Possible Toxic Effects, Environmental Science and Technology, 2018, 6, 62-67.

 

Thapa, S.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Dickie, D.; Rubasinghege, G.;* Qin, Y.* A Charge-separated diamondoid metal-organic framework. Chemical Communications, 2018, 54, 12654-12657.

 

Maldonado-Torres, S.; Gurung, R.; Rijal, H.; Chan, A.; Acharya, S.; Rogelj, S.; Piyasena, M.; Rubasinghege, G.* Fate, transformation, and toxicological impacts of pharmaceutical and personal care products in surface waters. Environmental Health Insights, 2018, 12(1-4).

 

Hettiarachchi, E.; Reynolds, R.; Goldstein, H.; Moskowitz, B.; Rubasinghege, G.* Iron dissolution and speciation in atmospheric mineral dust: Metal-metal synergistic and antagonistic effects. Atmospheric Environment, 2018, 187, 417-423.

 

Hettiarachchi, E.; Hurub, O; Rubasinghege, G.* Atmospheric processing and iron mobilization of ilmenite: An iron containing ternary oxide in mineral dust aerosol. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2018, 122 (5), 1291-1302.

 

Rubasinghege, G.*; Gurung, R.; Rijal, H.; Maldonado-Torres, S.; Chan, A.; Acharya, S.; Rogelj, S.; Piyasena, M. Abiotic Degradation and Environmental Toxicity of Ibuprofen: Roles of Mineral Particles and Solar Radiation, Water Research, Volume 131, 2017, 22-32.

 

 

2011 - 2015

 

Borcherding, J.; Baltrusaitis, B.; Chen, H.; Stebounova, L. ; Wu, C-M.; Rubansinghege, G. ; Mudunkotuwa, I. ; Caraballo, J. ; Zabner, J. ; Grassian, V. H. ; Comellas, A. Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Growth, Biofilm Formation, and Inhibit Antimicrobial Peptide Function. Environmental Science: Nano, 2014, 1, 123-132.

 

Nanayakkara C. E.; Jayaweera P. M. Rubasinghege G.; Baltrusaitis J.; Grassian, V.H. Surface Photochemistry of Adsorbed Nitrate: The Role of Adsorbed Water in the Formation of Reduced Nitrogen Species on alpha-Fe₂O₃ Particle Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2014, 118, 158–166.

 

Rubasinghege G.; Ogden S.; Grassian, V.H. Heterogeneous Uptake and Adsorption of Gas-Phase Formic Acid on Oxide and Clay Particle Surfaces: The Roles of Surface Hydroxyl Groups and Adsorbed Water in Formic Acid Adsorption and the Impact of Formic Acid Adsorption on Water Uptake. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2013, 117, 11316–11327.

 

Rubasinghege G. and Grassian, V.H. Role(s) of Adsorbed Water in the Chemistry of Environmental Interfaces. Chemical Communications  2013, 49, 3071-3094.

 

Baltrusaitis, J.; Chen, H.; Rubasinghege G. and Grassian, V.H. Heterogeneous Chemistry of Lead Oxide Particles with Gas-phase Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Lead Solubility: Environmental and Health Implications. Environmental Science & Technology 2012, 46, 12806-13813.

 

Walker, R. A.; Wilson, K.; Lee, A. F.; Woodford, J.; Grassian, V. H.; Baltrusaitis, J.; Rubasinghege, G.; Cibin, G. and Dent, A. Preservation of York Minster historic limestone by hydrophobic surface coatings. Scientific Reports, 2012, 2, doi:10.1038/srep00880.

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Kyei, P.; Scherer, M.; Grassian, V. Proton-promoted Dissolution of alpha-FeOOH Nanorods and Microrods: Size Dependence, Anion Effects (carbonate and phosphate), Aggregation and Surface Adsorption. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012, 385, 15-23.

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Grassian, V. H. Surface-catalyzed Chlorine and Nitrogen Activation: Mechanisms for the Heterogeneous Formation of ClNO, NO, NO₂, HONO and N₂O from HNO₃ and HCl on Alumina. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2012, 116, 5180-5192.

 

Wijenayaka, L.; Rubasinghege, G.; Baltrusaitis, J; Grassian, V. Surface Chemistry of alpha-FeOOH Nanorods and Microrods with Gas-Phase Nitric Acid and Water Vapor: Insights into the Role of Particle Size, Surface Structure and Surface Hydroxyl Groups in the Adsorption and Reactivity of alpha-FeOOH With Atmospheric Gases. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 12566–12577.

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Spak, S.; Stanier, C. O.; Carmichael, G. R.; Grassian, V. H. An Abiotic Mechanism for the Formation of Atmospheric Nitrous Oxide from Ammonium Nitrate. Environmental Science & Technology 2011, 45, 2691-2697.

 

 

 

2006 - 2010

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Elzey, S.; Baltrusaitis, J.; Jayaweera. P. M.; Grassian, V. H. Reactions on Atmospheric Dusts: New Mechanisms and Pathways Identified in Laboratory Studies-Surface Photochemistry and Size-dependent Nanoscale Redox Chemistry. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2010, 1, 1729–1737.

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Lentz, R. W.; Scherer, M. M.; Grassian, V. H. Simulated Atmospheric Processing of Iron Oxyhydroxide Minerals at Low pH: Roles of Particle Size and Acid Anion in Iron Dissolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010, 107, 15 6628-6633.

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Lentz, R. W.; Park, H.; Scherer, M. M.; Grassian, V. H. Nanorod Dissolution Quenched in the Aggregated State. Langmuir 2010, 26, 1524-1527.

 

Rubasinghege, G.; Grassian, V. H. Photochemistry of Adsorbed Nitrate on Aluminum Oxide Particle Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2009, 113, 7818-7825.

 

Schuttlefield, J.; Rubasinghege, G.; El-Maazawi, M.; Bone, J.; Grassian, V. H. Photochemistry of Adsorbed Nitrate. Journal of American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 12210-12212.

 

Rubasinghege, G.;  Paranagama, P. A.;  Abeywickrama, K.  Physicochemical Changes of  Stored Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, treated with selected essential oils to control cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.). Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment 2006, 4: 41 – 44