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2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
125
Citations
53700
World Ranking
97
National Ranking
42

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Gary L. Amy is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States and is active in research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work includes significant contributions to the subfields of Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

Gary L. Amy has published extensively in well-regarded journals, frequently appearing in these venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Recovery of Critical Metals from Aqueous Sources, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Preferential Halogenation of Algal Organic Matter by Iodine over Chlorine and Bromine: Formation of Disinfection Byproducts and Correlation with Toxicity of Disinfected Waters, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Toxicity of chlorinated algal-impacted waters: Formation of disinfection byproducts vs. reduction of cyanotoxins, 2020, Water Research
  • Inhibition of biofouling on reverse osmosis membrane surfaces by germicidal ultraviolet light side-emitting optical fibers, 2022, Water Research
  • Double-Network Hydrogel: A Potential Practical Adsorbent for Critical Metals Extraction and Recovery from Water, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology

Coauthorship collaborations are prominent in their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Tanju Karanfil
  • Chao Liu
  • Raina M. Maier
  • John C. Crittenden
  • David A. Ladner

In addition to journal articles, Gary L. Amy has contributed to book publications, notably:

  • Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Assessment and Pre-treatment of Fouling and Scaling, published by UWA Publishing in 2021

Best Publications

  • Determining the effectiveness of conventional and alternative coagulants through effective characterization schemes.

    Shahnawaz Sinha;Yeomin Yoon;Gary Amy;Jaekyung Yoon

  • Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability

    Noreddine Ghaffour;Thomas M. Missimer;Gary L. Amy

  • Factors affecting the rejection of organic solutes during NF/RO treatment—a literature review

    Christopher Bellona;Jörg E Drewes;Pei Xu;Gary Amy

  • Identification and understanding of fouling in low-pressure membrane (MF/UF) filtration by natural organic matter (NOM).

    NoHwa Lee;Gary Amy;Jean-Philippe Croué;Herve Buisson

  • Membrane-based seawater desalination: Present and future prospects

    Gary L. Amy;Gary L. Amy;Gary L. Amy;NorEddine Ghaffour;Zhenyu Li;Lijo Francis

  • Impact of colloidal and soluble organic material on membrane performance in membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment

    S. Rosenberger;C. Laabs;B. Lesjean;R. Gnirss

  • Characterization of DOM as a function of MW by fluorescence EEM and HPLC-SEC using UVA, DOC, and fluorescence detection.

    Namguk Her;Gary Amy;Diane McKnight;Jinsik Sohn;Jinsik Sohn

  • Irreversible membrane fouling during ultrafiltration of surface water.

    Katsuki Kimura;Yasushi Hane;Yoshimasa Watanabe;Gary Amy

  • Relationships between the structure of natural organic matter and its reactivity towards molecular ozone and hydroxyl radicals

    Paul Westerhoff;George Aiken;Gary Amy;Jean Debroux

  • Tracking natural organic matter (NOM) in a drinking water treatment plant using fluorescence excitation-emission matrices and PARAFAC

    S.A. Baghoth;S.A. Baghoth;S.K. Sharma;G.L. Amy;G.L. Amy;G.L. Amy

  • REJECTION OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS (DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS, AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS) BY NF/RO MEMBRANES

    Katsuki Kimura;Katsuki Kimura;Gary Amy;Jörg E. Drewes;Thomas Heberer

  • Effect of membrane fouling on transport of organic contaminants in NF/RO membrane applications

    Pei Xu;Jörg E. Drewes;Tae-Uk Kim;Christopher Bellona

  • Membrane filtration of natural organic matter: factors and mechanisms affecting rejection and flux decline with charged ultrafiltration (UF) membrane

    Jaeweon Cho;Gary Amy;John Pellegrino

  • NOM characterization and treatability

    Douglas M. Owen;Gary L. Amy;Zaid K. Chowdhury;Rajendra Paode

  • Impact of enhanced and optimized coagulation on removal of organic matter and its biodegradable fraction in drinking water

    Christian Volk;Kimberly Bell;Eva Ibrahim;Debbie Verges

  • Fouling characteristics of wastewater effluent organic matter (EfOM) isolates on NF and UF membranes

    Chalor Jarusutthirak;Gary Amy;Jean-Philippe Croué

  • Rejection of neutral endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) by RO membranes

    Katsuki Kimura;Shiho Toshima;Gary Amy;Yoshimasa Watanabe

  • Fundamental understanding of organic matter fouling of membranes

    Gary Amy

  • Role of soluble microbial products (SMP) in membrane fouling and flux decline.

    Chalor Jarusutthirak;Gary Amy

  • Exploration of polyelectrolytes as draw solutes in forward osmosis processes

    Qingchun Ge;Jincai Su;Gary L. Amy;Tai Shung Neal Chung

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria D. Kennedy
Maria D. Kennedy IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Noreddine Ghaffour
Noreddine Ghaffour King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
J.C. van Dijk
J.C. van Dijk Delft University of Technology
Jörg E. Drewes
Jörg E. Drewes Technical University of Munich
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
TorOve Leiknes
TorOve Leiknes King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Stuart W. Krasner
Stuart W. Krasner Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Tai-Shung Chung
Tai-Shung Chung National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Yeomin Yoon
Yeomin Yoon Ewha Womans University
Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University

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