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Overview

George A. O'Connor is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on soil-related studies and environmental impacts.

Their main subfields of study include Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Molecular Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. The predominant research topics cover Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Ethics in Clinical Research, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, and Phosphorus and nutrient management.

Several recent papers reflect O'Connor's research interests and contributions:

  • Biochar impacts on nutrient dynamics in a subtropical grassland soil: 1. Nitrogen and phosphorus leaching (2020) - Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin Can Promote Antibiotic Resistance in Biosolids and Biosolids-Amended Soils (2021) - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Biochar impacts on nutrient dynamics in a subtropical grassland soil: 2. Greenhouse gas emissions (2020) - Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Biochar type and application methods affected nitrogen and phosphorus leaching from a sandy soil amended with inorganic fertilizers and biosolids (2022) - Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
  • Assessing the impacts of biochar and fertilizer management strategies on N and P balances in subtropical pastures (2021) - Geoderma

Frequent publication venues for O'Connor include:

  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
  • Geoderma

O'Connor has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Yanyan Lu
  • Maria L. Silveira
  • João Vendramini
  • Li Y
  • John E. Erickson

Best Publications

  • Plant uptake of non-ionic organic chemicals from soils

    J.A. Ryan;R.M. Bell;J.M. Davidson;G.A. O'Connor

  • Heavy metal sequential extraction methods—A modification for tropical soils

    M.L. Silveira;L.R.F. Alleoni;G.A. O’Connor;A.C. Chang

  • Influence of water treatment residuals on phosphorus solubility and leaching.

    H.A. Elliott;G.A. O'Connor;P. Lu;S. Brinton

  • Phosphorus Leaching from Biosolids‐Amended Sandy Soils

    H. A. Elliott;G. A. O'Connor;S. Brinton

  • Phosphorus Immobilization in Micropores of Drinking-Water Treatment Residuals: Implications for Long-Term Stability

    Konstantinos C. Makris;Willie G. Harris;George A. O'connor;Thomas A. Obreza

  • Phytoavailability of biosolids phosphorus.

    G. A. O'Connor;D. Sarkar;S. R. Brinton;H. A. Elliott

  • Physicochemical properties related to long-term phosphorus retention by drinking-water treatment residuals.

    Konstantinos C. Makris;Willie G. Harris;George A. O'Connor;Thomas A. Obreza

  • Use and misuse of the DTPA soil test

    G. A. O'Connor

  • Sustainable land application: an overview.

    GA O'Connor;HA Elliott;NT Basta;RK Bastian

  • Intraparticle phosphorus diffusion in a drinking water treatment residual at room temperature

    Konstantinos C Makris;Hassan El-Shall;Willie G Harris;George A O'Connor

  • Effect of exchangeable ions and ionic strength on boron adsorption by montmorillonite and illite

    R. Keren;G. A. O'Connor

  • Runoff phosphorus losses from surface-applied biosolids.

    H. A. Elliott;R. C. Brandt;G. A. O'Connor

  • Sorption and Degradation of Pentachlorophenol in Sludge-Amended Soils

    Cheryl A. Bellin;George A. O'Connor;Yan Jin

  • Long-term phosphorus immobilization by a drinking water treatment residual

    Sampson Agyin-Birikorang;George A. O'Connor;Lee W. Jacobs;Konstantinos C. Makris

  • Toxicity and bioaccumulation of biosolids-borne triclocarban (TCC) in terrestrial organisms

    Elizabeth Hodges Snyder;George A. O’Connor;Drew C. McAvoy

  • Organic compounds in sludge-amended soils and their potential for uptake by crop plants

    George A. O'Connor

  • Degraded water reuse: an overview.

    G. A. O'Connor;H. A. Elliott;R. K. Bastian

  • Biosolids effects on phosphorus retention and release in some sandy Florida soils.

    Peng Lu;George A. O'Connor

  • A modified risk assessment to establish molybdenum standards for land application of biosolids.

    George A. O'Connor;Robert B. Brobst;Rufus L. Chaney;Ron L. Kincaid

  • Lability of drinking water treatment residuals (WTR) immobilized phosphorus: aging and pH effects.

    Sampson Agyin-Birikorang;George A. O'Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee Russell McDowell
Lee Russell McDowell University of Florida
N.S. Wilkinson
N.S. Wilkinson University of Florida
Lynn E. Sollenberger
Lynn E. Sollenberger University of Florida
Willie G. Harris
Willie G. Harris University of Florida
Dibyendu Sarkar
Dibyendu Sarkar Stevens Institute of Technology
Rufus L. Chaney
Rufus L. Chaney US Department of Agriculture
James W. Jawitz
James W. Jawitz University of Florida
Gary A. Eiceman
Gary A. Eiceman New Mexico State University
Yuncong Li
Yuncong Li University of Florida
Yan Jin
Yan Jin University of Delaware

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