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D-Index
45
Citations
7292
World Ranking
6441
National Ranking
2311

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James A. Smith is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a total of 34 publications. Within this broad discipline, their work often focuses on Water Science and Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main research topics covered by Smith include Child Nutrition and Water Access, Fecal Contamination and Water Quality, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Smart Materials for Construction, Adsorption and Biosorption for Pollutant Removal, and Fluoride Effects and Removal.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Smith demonstrate a concentration on water treatment and environmental health issues. Notable publications include:

  • Evaluation of Methylene Blue Sorption onto Low-Cost Biosorbents: Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics, 2020, Journal of Chemistry
  • Green stormwater infrastructure redirects deicing salt from surface water to groundwater, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Modified Crushed Oyster Shells for Fluoride Removal from Water, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Seasonality of drinking water sources and the impact of drinking water source on enteric infections among children in Limpopo, South Africa, 2020, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • Green synthesis of AgMgOnHaP nanoparticles supported on chitosan matrix: Defluoridation and antibacterial effects in groundwater, 2020, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Frequent co-authors in Smith's collaborative network include Charles Burgis, Wuhuan Zhang, Joshua N. Edokpayi, Jamie D. Harris, and Gail M. Hayes. Collaborative work has been published most often in venues such as the Journal of Environmental Engineering and Water, which both house six publications each by Smith, as well as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Chemistry, and Scientific Reports.

Smith's contributions to environmental science have been recognized through fellowships with professional organizations. They were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Sustainable colloidal-silver-impregnated ceramic filter for point-of-use water treatment.

    Vinka A Oyanedel-Craver;James A Smith

  • Effect of ten quaternary ammonium cations on tetrachloromethane sorption to clay from water

    James A. Smith;Peter R. Jaffe;Cary T. Chiou

  • Toward Understanding the Efficacy and Mechanism of Opuntia spp. as a Natural Coagulant for Potential Application in Water Treatment

    Sarah M Miller;Ezekiel J Fugate;Vinka Oyanedel Craver;James A Smith

  • Sorption of nonionic organic contaminants to single and dual organic cation bentonites from water.

    James A. Smith;Adina. Galan

  • The effect of natural water conditions on the anti-bacterial performance and stability of silver nanoparticles capped with different polymers.

    Hongyin Zhang;James A. Smith;Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

  • Ceramic Filters Impregnated with Silver Nanoparticles for Point-of-Use Water Treatment in Rural Guatemala

    Erin N. Kallman;Erin N. Kallman;Vinka A. Oyanedel-Craver;Vinka A. Oyanedel-Craver;James A. Smith;James A. Smith

  • Benzene transport through landfill liners containing organophilic bentonite

    James A. Smith;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Incorporation of copper nanoparticles into paper for point-of-use water purification

    Theresa A. Dankovich;James A. Smith

  • Modeling the Desorption of Organic Contaminants from Long-Term Contaminated Soil Using Distributed Mass Transfer Rates

    Teresa B. Culver;Stephen P. Hallisey;Dipak Sahoo;James J. Deitsch

  • Effect of Soil Moisture on the Sorption of Trichloroethene Vapor to Vadose-Zone Soil at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

    James A. Smith;Cary T. Chiou;James A. Kammer;Daniel E. Kile

  • Nonionic organic solute sorption onto two organobentonites as a function of organic-carbon content.

    Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt;Susan E. Burns;James A. Smith

  • Challenges to Sustainable Safe Drinking Water: A Case Study of Water Quality and Use across Seasons in Rural Communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

    Joshua N. Edokpayi;Elizabeth T. Rogawski;David M. Kahler;Courtney L. Hill

  • Effect of triton x-100 on the rate of trichloroethene desorption from soil to water.

    James J. Deitsch;James A. Smith

  • Comparison of tetrachloromethane sorption to an alkylammonium-clay and an alkyldiammonium-clay

    James A. Smith;Peter R. Jaffe

  • Manmade organic compounds in the surface waters of the United States; a review of current understanding

    James A. Smith;Patrick J. Witkowski;Thomas V. Fusillo

  • Evaluating the Sustainability of Ceramic Filters for Point-of-Use Drinking Water Treatment

    Dianjun Ren;Lisa M. Colosi;James A. Smith

  • Sorption and permeability of gasoline hydrocarbons in organobentonite porous media.

    James A Smith;Shannon L Bartelt-Hunt;Susan E Burns

  • Effect of quaternary ammonium cation loading and pH on heavy metal sorption to Ca bentonite and two organobentonites.

    Vinka A. Oyanedel-Craver;James A. Smith

  • Quantification of bacterial chemotaxis in porous media using magnetic resonance imaging.

    Mira Stone Olson;Roseanne M Ford;James A Smith;Erik J Fernandez

  • Retention and transport of silver nanoparticles in a ceramic porous medium used for point-of-use water treatment.

    Dianjun Ren;James A. Smith

  • Nonionic Organic Solute Sorption to two Organobentonites as a Function of Organic-Carbon Content

    S. L. Bartelt-Hunt;S. E. Burns;J. A. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt
Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Peter R. Jaffé
Peter R. Jaffé Princeton University
Richard L. Guerrant
Richard L. Guerrant University of Virginia
Cary T. Chiou
Cary T. Chiou National Cheng Kung University
Martin Reinhard
Martin Reinhard Stanford University
Stephen A. Macko
Stephen A. Macko University of Virginia
Julie B. Zimmerman
Julie B. Zimmerman Yale University
David Rekosh
David Rekosh University of Virginia
Marie-Louise Hammarskjold
Marie-Louise Hammarskjold University of Virginia
Mark R. Conaway
Mark R. Conaway University of Virginia

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