Elizabeth Nichols

Rudd, H., Neal, A., Genereux, D. P., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2023). Vulnerability of wells in unconfined and confined aquifers to modern contamination from flood events. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165729

Brecht, S. A., Kong, X., Shea, D., Xia, X. R., & Nichols, E. G. (2022). Non-target and suspect-screening analyses of hydroponic soybeans and passive samplers exposed to different watershed irrigation sources. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153754

Neville, J. A., Emanuel, R. E., Nichols, E. G., & Vose, J. (2021). Extreme Flooding and Nitrogen Dynamics of a Blackwater River. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 57(12). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR029106

Ghezehei, S. B., Ewald, A. L., Hazel, D. W., Zalesny, R. S., Jr., & Nichols, E. G. (2021). Productivity and Profitability of Poplars on Fertile and Marginal Sandy Soils under Different Density and Fertilization Treatments. FORESTS, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070869

Hedgespeth, M. L., McCord, J. P., Phillips, K. A., Strynar, M. J., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2021). Suspect-screening analysis of a coastal watershed before and after Hurricane Florence using high-resolution mass spectrometry. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146862

Ghezehei, S. B., Wright, J., Zalesny, R. S., Jr., Nichols, E. G., & Hazel, D. W. (2020). Matching site-suitable poplars to rotation length for optimized productivity. Forest Ecology and Management, 457, 117670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117670

Gibson, N. E., Sun, G., & Nichols, E. G. (2020). Water balance of municipal wastewater irrigation in a coastal forested watershed. ECOHYDROLOGY, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2227

Ghezehei, S., Nichols, E., Maier, C., & Hazel, D. (2019). Adaptability of Populus to Physiography and Growing Conditions in the Southeastern USA. Forests, 10(2), 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10020118

Zalesny, R. S., Headlee, W. L., Gopalakrishnan, G., Bauer, E. O., Hall, R. B., Hazel, D. W., … Wiese, A. H. (2019). Ecosystem services of poplar at long‐term phytoremediation sites in the Midwest and Southeast, United States. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 8(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.349

Hedgespeth, M. L., & Nichols, E. G. (2019). Expanding phytoremediation to the realms of known and unknown organic chemicals of concern. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 21(14), 1385–1396. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2019.1633265

Zalesny, R. S., Jr, Berndes, G., Dimitriou, I., Fritsche, U., Miller, C., Eisenbies, M., … Zumpf, C. R. (2019). Positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 8(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/WENE.345

Ghezehei, S. B., Nichols, E. G., & Hazel, D. W. (2019). Productivity and cost-effectiveness of short-rotation hardwoods on various land types in the southeastern USA. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 22(1), 98–110. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2019.1647404

Hedgespeth, M. L., Gibson, N., McCord, J., Strynar, M., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2019). Suspect screening and prioritization of chemicals of concern (COCs) in a forest-water reuse system watershed. Science of The Total Environment, 694, 133378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.184

Maier, Burley, Cook, Ghezehei, Hazel, & Nichols. (2019). Tree Water Use, Water Use Efficiency, and Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Relation to Growth Potential in Populus deltoides and Hybrids under Field Conditions. Forests, 10(11), 993. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10110993

McEachran, A. D., Hedgespeth, M. L., Newton, S. R., McMahen, R., Strynar, M., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2018). Comparison of emerging contaminants in receiving waters downstream of a conventional wastewater treatment plant and a forest-water reuse system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(13), 12451–12463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1505-5

McEachran, A. D., Shea, D., & Nichols, E. G. (2017). Pharmaceuticals in a temperate forest-water reuse system. Science of The Total Environment, 581-582, 705–714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.185

Shifflett, S. D., Culbreth, A., Hazel, D., Daniels, H., & Nichols, E. G. (2016). Coupling aquaculture with forest plantations for food, energy, and water resiliency. Science of The Total Environment, 571, 1262–1270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.161

Nichols, E. G. (2016). Current and Future Opportunities for Forest Land Application Systems of Wastewater. In Phytoremediation (pp. 153–173). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41811-7_9

Ghezehei, S. B., Nichols, E. G., & Hazel, D. W. (2016). Early Clonal Survival and Growth of Poplars Grown on North Carolina Piedmont and Mountain Marginal Lands. BioEnergy Research, 9(2), 548–558. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-015-9707-x

Birch, A. L., Emanuel, R. E., James, A. L., & Nichols, E. G. (2016). Hydrologic Impacts of Municipal Wastewater Irrigation to a Temperate Forest Watershed. Journal of Environmental Quality, 45(4), 1303–1312. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2015.11.0577

Shifflett, S., Hazel, D., & Guthrie Nichols, E. (2016). Sub-Soiling and Genotype Selection Improves Populus Productivity Grown on a North Carolina Sandy Soil. Forests, 7(12), 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/f7040074

Nichols, E., DeLuca, V. W., & Ebersohl, R. (2015). Multi-Institutional Collaboration for a Shared Renewable Energy Assessment Curriculum. Natural Sciences Education, 44. https://doi.org/10.4195/nse2014.10.0023

McEachran, A. D., Shea, D., Bodnar, W., & Nichols, E. G. (2015). Pharmaceutical occurrence in groundwater and surface waters in forests land-applied with municipal wastewater. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 35(4), 898–905. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3216

Steelman, T., Nichols, E. G., James, A., Bradford, L., Ebersöhn, L., Scherman, V., … McHale, M. R. (2015). Practicing the science of sustainability: the challenges of transdisciplinarity in a developing world context. Sustainability Science, 10(4), 581–599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-015-0334-4

Ghezehei, S. B., Shifflett, S. D., Hazel, D. W., & Nichols, E. G. (2015). SRWC bioenergy productivity and economic feasibility on marginal lands. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 160, 57–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.05.025

Wilcox, E., & Guthrie Nichols, E. (2014). Pharmaceuticals in the environment: Review of current disposal practices for medications and the influence of public perception on environmental risks. NC AWWA-WEA Annual Conference.

Nichols, E. G., Cook, R. L., Landmeyer, J. E., Atkinson, B., Malone, D. R., Shaw, G., & Woods, L. (2014). Phytoremediation of a Petroleum-Hydrocarbon Contaminated Shallow Aquifer in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA. Remediation Journal, 24(2), 29–46. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21382

Shifflett, S. D., Hazel, D. W., Frederick, D. J., & Nichols, E. G. (2013). Species Trials of Short Rotation Woody Crops on Two Wastewater Application Sites in North Carolina, USA. BioEnergy Research, 7(1), 157–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-013-9351-2

Cook, R. L., Landmeyer, J. E., Atkinson, B., Messier, J.-P., & Nichols, E. G. (2010). Field Note: Successful Establishment of a Phytoremediation System at a Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Shallow Aquifer: Trends, Trials, and Tribulations. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION, 12(7), 716–732. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226510903390395

Nichols, E., & Musella, J. (2009). Differences in PAH desorption and sediment organic matter composition between non-vegetated and recently vegetated fuel-oiled sediments. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 11, 463–478. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226510802656128

Gregory, S. T., III, & Nichols, E. G. (2008). Differences in sediment organic matter composition and PAH weathering between non-vegetated and recently vegetated fuel oiled sediments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION, 10(6), 473–485. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226510802114862

Nichols, E. G., Gregory, S. T., & Musella, J. S. (2008). The impact of vegetation on sedimentary organic matter composition and PAH desorption. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, 156(3), 928–935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.05.011

Sharpe, A. J., & Nichols, E. G. (2007). Use of stable nitrogen isotopes and permeable membrane devices to study what factors influence freshwater mollusk survival in the Conasauaga river. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, 132(1-3), 275–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9533-x

Gregory, S. T., Shea, D., & Guthrie-Nichols, E. (2005). Impact of vegetation on sedimentary organic matter composition and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon attenuation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 39(14), 5285–5292. https://doi.org/10.1021/es048028o

Guthrie-Nichols, E., Grasham, A., Kazunga, C., Sangaiah, R., Gold, A., Bortiatynski, J., … Hatcher, P. (2003). The effect of aging on pyrene transformation in sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 22(1), 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620220106

Greenwood, P. F., van Heemst, J. D. H., Guthrie, E. A., & Hatcher, P. G. (2002). Laser micropyrolysis GC–MS of lignin. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 62(2), 365–373. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-2370(01)00135-8

Chefetz, B., Deshmukh, A. P., Hatcher, P. G., & Guthrie, E. A. (2000). Pyrene Sorption by Natural Organic Matter. Environmental Science & Technology, 34(14), 2925–2930. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9912877

Greenwood, P. F., Guthrie, E. A., & Hatcher, P. G. (2000). The in situ analytical pyrolysis of two different organic components of a synthetic environmental matrix doped with [4,9-13C] pyrene. Organic Geochemistry, 31(7-8), 635–643. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0146-6380(00)00048-6

Guthrie, E. A., Bortiatynski, J. M., van Heemst, J. D. H., Richman, J. E., Hardy, K. S., Kovach, E. M., & Hatcher, P. G. (1999). Determination of [13C]Pyrene Sequestration in Sediment Microcosms Using Flash Pyrolysis−GC−MS and13C NMR. Environmental Science & Technology, 33(1), 119–125. https://doi.org/10.1021/es980515e

Guthrie, E. A., & Pfaender, F. K. (1998). Reduced Pyrene Bioavailability in Microbially Active Soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 32(4), 501–508. https://doi.org/10.1021/es970670d

Walton, B. T., Anderson, T. A., & Guthrie, E. A. (1995). Letter to the Editor. Environmental Science & Technology.

Anderson, T. A., Guthrie, E. A., & Walton, B. T. (1993). Bioremediation in the rhizosphere. Environmental Science & Technology, 27(13), 2630–2636. https://doi.org/10.1021/es00049a001