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Overview

James F. Ranville is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on pollution, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, materials chemistry, and geochemistry and petrology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on environmental risks and nanoparticle characterization. These publications include:

  • Hazard identification and risk assessment of groundwater inrush from a coal mine: a review, 2022, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Quantification and Characterization of Nanoparticulate Zinc in an Urban Watershed, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Exploring Nanogeochemical Environments: New Insights from Single Particle ICP-TOFMS and AF4-ICPMS, 2022, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Transitional dynamics from mercury to cyanide-based processing in artisanal and small-scale gold mining: Social, economic, geochemical, and environmental considerations, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Quantifying temporal and geographic variation in sunscreen and mineralogic titanium-containing nanoparticles in three recreational rivers, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The frequent co-authors in their research include Aaron Goodman, Shaun Bevers, Anthony J. Bednar, Jonathan O. Sharp, and Manuel D. Montaño.

The venues where James F. Ranville has often published reflect their interdisciplinary focus within environmental science and chemistry. These are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Environmental Science Nano
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Determining Transport Efficiency for the Purpose of Counting and Sizing Nanoparticles via Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

    Heather E. Pace;Nicola J. Rogers;Chad Jarolimek;Victoria A. Coleman

  • Nanoparticle analysis and characterization methodologies in environmental risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles

    Martin Hassellöv;James W. Readman;James F. Ranville;Karen Tiede;Karen Tiede

  • Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system

    Michael F. Hochella;Michael F. Hochella;David W. Mogk;James Ranville;Irving C. Allen

  • Potential scenarios for nanomaterial release and subsequent alteration in the environment

    Bernd Nowack;James F. Ranville;Stephen Diamond;Julian A. Gallego-Urrea

  • Nanoparticle size detection limits by single particle ICP-MS for 40 elements.

    Sungyun Lee;Xiangyu Bi;Robert B. Reed;James F. Ranville

  • Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of environmental risks.

    Rai S. Kookana;Alistair B. A. Boxall;Philip T. Reeves;Roman Ashauer

  • Release of TiO2 Nanoparticles from Sunscreens into Surface Waters: A One-Year Survey at the Old Danube Recreational Lake

    Andreas P. Gondikas;Frank von der Kammer;Robert B. Reed;Stephan Wagner

  • Detecting nanoparticulate silver using single-particle inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry

    Denise M. Mitrano;Emily K. Lesher;Anthony Bednar;Jon Monserud

  • Single Particle ICP-MS: Advances toward routine analysis of nanomaterials

    Manuel D. Montaño;John W. Olesik;Angela G. Barber;Katie Challis

  • Solubility of nano‐zinc oxide in environmentally and biologically important matrices

    Robert B. Reed;David A. Ladner;Christopher P. Higgins;Paul Westerhoff

  • Silver nanoparticle characterization using single particle ICP-MS (SP-ICP-MS) and asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation ICP-MS (AF4-ICP-MS)

    Denise M. Mitrano;Angela Barber;Anthony Bednar;Paul Westerhoff

  • Preserving the distribution of inorganic arsenic species in groundwater and acid mine drainage samples.

    A J Bednar;J R Garbarino;James F Ranville;T R Wildeman

  • Single particle inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: a performance evaluation and method comparison in the determination of nanoparticle size.

    Heather E. Pace;Nicola J. Rogers;Chad Jarolimek;Victoria A. Coleman

  • Extraction and analysis of silver and gold nanoparticles from biological tissues using single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

    Evan P. Gray;Jessica G. Coleman;Anthony J. Bednar;Alan J. Kennedy

  • Photodegradation of roxarsone in poultry litter leachates

    A.J. Bednar;J.R. Garbarino;I. Ferrer;I. Ferrer;D.W. Rutherford

  • Characterization of silver nanoparticles using flow-field flow fractionation interfaced to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    A.R. Poda;A.J. Bednar;A.J. Kennedy;A. Harmon

  • Field and laboratory arsenic speciation methods and their application to natural-water analysis.

    A.J Bednar;A.J Bednar;J.R Garbarino;M.R Burkhardt;J.F Ranville

  • Tracking dissolution of silver nanoparticles at environmentally relevant concentrations in laboratory, natural, and processed waters using single particle ICP-MS (spICP-MS)

    D. M. Mitrano;D. M. Mitrano;J. F. Ranville;A. Bednar;K. Kazor

  • Improvements in the detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles using spICP-MS with microsecond dwell times

    M. D. Montaño;H. R. Badiei;S. Bazargan;J. F. Ranville

  • Evidence for the aquatic binding of arsenate by natural organic matter-suspended Fe(III).

    Kaylene Ritter;George R. Aiken;James F. Ranville;Markus Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University
Christopher P. Higgins
Christopher P. Higgins Colorado School of Mines
D. Howard Fairbrother
D. Howard Fairbrother Johns Hopkins University
Brian P. Jackson
Brian P. Jackson Dartmouth College
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
Pierre Herckes
Pierre Herckes Arizona State University
David J. Chittleborough
David J. Chittleborough University of Adelaide
João Paulo Teixeira
João Paulo Teixeira University of Porto
Aaron D. Peacock
Aaron D. Peacock Microbac Laboratories

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