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Benjamin C. Bostick is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on issues related to environmental chemistry, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and pollution. They have contributed to the understanding of arsenic contamination, heavy metal exposure, and environmental health disparities through extensive study of groundwater and related geochemical processes.

Their recent scholarly work includes publications such as:

  • Arsenic contamination of Bangladesh aquifers exacerbated by clay layers, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Spatial and temporal evolution of groundwater arsenic contamination in the Red River delta, Vietnam: Interplay of mobilisation and retardation processes, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Nationwide geospatial analysis of county racial and ethnic composition and public drinking water arsenic and uranium, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Associations between private well water and community water supply arsenic concentrations in the conterminous United States, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Lead (Pb) concentrations and speciation in residential soils from an urban community impacted by multiple legacy sources, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Bostick's frequent co-authors include:

  • Alexander van Geen
  • Brian J. Mailloux
  • Anne E. Nigra
  • Athena Nghiem
  • Ana Navas-Acién

The scientist's work has appeared prominently in publication venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Bostick's research spans several main fields and subfields, which include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Best Publications

  • Arsenic(III) Oxidation and Arsenic(V) Adsorption Reactions on Synthetic Birnessite

    Bruce A. Manning;Scott E. Fendorf;Benjamin Bostick;Donald L. Suarez

  • Arsenite sorption on troilite (FeS) and pyrite (FeS2)

    Benjamin C Bostick;Scott Fendorf

  • Iron solubility driven by speciation in dust sources to the ocean

    Andrew W. Schroth;John Crusius;Edward R. Sholkovitz;Benjamin C. Bostick

  • Cesium adsorption on clay minerals: an EXAFS spectroscopic investigation.

    Benjamin C. Bostick;Murthy A. Vairavamurthy;K. G. Karthikeyan;Jon Chorover

  • Kinetics of Arsenate Reduction by Dissolved Sulfide

    Elizabeth A. Rochette;Benjamin C. Bostick;Guangchao Li;Scott Fendorf

  • Differential adsorption of molybdate and tetrathiomolybdate on pyrite (FeS2).

    Benjamin N. C. Bostick;Scott Fendorf;George R. Helz

  • Retardation of arsenic transport through a Pleistocene aquifer

    Alexander van Geen;Benjamín C. Bostick;Pham Thi Kim Trang;Vi Mai Lan

  • Evidence for Microbial Fe(III) Reduction in Anoxic, Mining-Impacted Lake Sediments (Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)

    David E. Cummings;Anthony W. March;Benjamin Bostick;Stefan Spring

  • Landfill-stimulated iron reduction and arsenic release at the Coakley Superfund Site (NH).

    Jamie L. deLemos;Benjamin C. Bostick;Carl E. Renshaw;Stefan StÜrup

  • Changes in iron, sulfur, and arsenic speciation associated with bacterial sulfate reduction in ferrihydrite-rich systems.

    Samantha L. Saalfield;Benjamin C. Bostick

  • Seasonal fluctuations in zinc speciation within a contaminated wetland.

    Bostick Bc;Hansel Cm;La Force Mj;Fendorf S

  • Arsenic migration to deep groundwater in Bangladesh influenced by adsorption and water demand

    K. A. Radloff;Y. Zheng;Y. Zheng;H. A. Michael;M. Stute;M. Stute

  • Short-term soil mixing quantified with fallout radionuclides

    James M. Kaste;Arjun M. Heimsath;Benjamin C. Bostick

  • Inhibition of bacterially promoted uranium reduction: ferric (Hydr)oxides as competitive electron acceptors.

    B. Wielinga;B. Bostick;C. M. Hansel;R. F. Rosenzweig

  • Thermal history of the 3.5–3.2 Ga Onverwacht and Fig Tree Groups, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa, inferred by Raman microspectroscopy of carbonaceous material

    Michael M. Tice;Benjamin C. Bostick;Donald R. Lowe

  • Arsenite retention mechanisms within estuarine sediments of pescadero, CA

    Benjamin C. Bostick;Cynthia Chen;Scott Fendorf

  • Effect of groundwater iron and phosphate on the efficacy of arsenic removal by iron-amended BioSand filters.

    Hannah Chiew;M.L. Sampson;Sokhan Huch;Sreymom Ken

  • Identifying and Quantifying the Intermediate Processes during Nitrate-Dependent Iron(II) Oxidation.

    James Jamieson;James Jamieson;Henning Prommer;Henning Prommer;Anna H. Kaksonen;Anna H. Kaksonen;Jing Sun;Jing Sun

  • Megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality.

    Mahfuzur R. Khan;Mohammad Koneshloo;Peter Knappett;Kazi Matin Ahmed

  • Advection of surface-derived organic carbon fuels microbial reduction in Bangladesh groundwater

    Brian J. Mailloux;Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert;Jennifer Cheung;Marlena Watson

  • In situ analysis of thioarsenite complexes in neutral to alkaline arsenic sulphide solutions

    B. C. Bostick;B. C. Bostick;S. Fendorf;G. E. Brown

  • Uranyl Surface Complexes Formed on Subsurface Media from DOE Facilities

    Benjamin C. Bostick;Scott Fendorf;Mark O. Barnett;Phillip M. Jardine

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Mailloux
Brian J. Mailloux Barnard College
Kazi Matin Ahmed
Kazi Matin Ahmed University of Dhaka
Alexander van Geen
Alexander van Geen Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Scott Fendorf
Scott Fendorf Stanford University
Peter Schlosser
Peter Schlosser Arizona State University
Martin Stute
Martin Stute Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Henning Prommer
Henning Prommer University of Western Australia
Yan Zheng
Yan Zheng Southern University of Science and Technology
Holly A. Michael
Holly A. Michael University of Delaware

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