Debra Phillips

Research output

Research output per year 1987 1996 1999 2000 2001 2003 2005 2006 2008 2010 2013 2014 2019

• 42 Article
• 36 Paper
• 9 Poster
• 8 Other report
• 9 More
  • 6 Chapter
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Conference contribution
  • 1 Web publication/site

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

  Uranium sequestration in sediment at an iron-rich contaminated site at Oak Ridge, Tennessee via bioreduction followed by reoxidation

  Li, P-S., Wu, W-M., Phillips, D., Watson, D., Kelly, S., Mehlhorn, T., Earles, J., Tao, H-C., Zhang, T. & Criddle, C., 02 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences. 85, p. 156-167 11 p.

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  • Sediment 100%
  • Sediments 100%
  • pH 77%
  • Sequestration 44%
  • Uranium 33%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  101 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Arsenic and Fluoride Removal from Contaminated Drinking Water with Haix-Fe-Zr and Haix-Zr Resin Beads

  Phillips, D. H., Sen Gupta, B., Mukhopadhyay, S. & Sen Gupta, A. K., 01 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 215, p. 132-142

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  • Shaking 100%
  • Diffusion 50%
  • Particle Diffusion 25%
  • Plant 25%
  • Adsorption 25%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  260 Downloads (Pure)

• Bacterial Community Shift and Coexisting/Coexcluding Patterns Revealed by Network Analysis in A Bioreduced Uranium Contaminated Site after Reoxidation

  Li, B., Wu, W-M., Watson, D. B., Cardenas, E., Chao, Y., Phillips, D., Mehlhorn, T., Lowe, K., Kelly, S. D., Li, P., Tao, H., Tiedje, J. M., Criddle, C. S. & Zhang, T., 16 Feb 2018, (Early online date) In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84, 9, e02885-17.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Desulfovibrio 100%
  • Oak 100%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

  266 Downloads (Pure)

• Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

  Shan, M. H., Yang, S., Wu, W-M., Fan, H-Q., Brandon, A. M., Receveur, J., Li, Y., Fan, R., Wang, Z-Y., Gao, S-H., McClellan, R., Daliang, N., Phillips, D., Wang, H., Peng, B-Y., Li, P., Cai, S-Y., Ding, L-Y., Cai, W-W., Yang, J., & 12 othersZheng, M., Ren, J., Zhang, Y-L., Gao, J., Xing, D., Ren, N-Q., Waymouth, R., Zhou, J., Tao, H-C., Picard, C., Benbow, M. & Criddle, C., 01 Dec 2018, In: Chemosphere. p. 262-272

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Frass 100%
  55 Citations (Scopus)

  1438 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  Mangrove density impacts on surface sediment accretion, belowground biomass and biogeochemistry in Puttalam Lagoon, Sri Lanka

  Phillips, D. H., Kumara, M. P., Jayatissa, L. P., Krauss, K. W. & Huxham, M., Jun 2017, In: Wetlands. 37, 3, p. 471-483 13 p.

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  • Belowground Biomass 100%
  • Sri Lanka 40%
  • Fine Root 40%
  • Sea Grasses 20%
  • Planting Density 20%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  496 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Contaminants in surface water and sediments around the Tynagh Mine, Galway, Ireland.

  O'Neill, A., Phillips, D. H., Bowen, J. & Sen Gupta, B., 15 Apr 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 512-513, p. 261-272 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Environmental Protection Agency 100%
  • Rehabilitation 50%
  • Off-Site 50%
  • Soil Quality 50%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  666 Downloads (Pure)

• Distribution of Uranium and Thorium in Dolomitic Gravel Fill and Shale Saprolite

  Phillips, D. H. & Watson, D. B., 21 Mar 2015, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 285, p. 474-482 9 p.

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  • Thorium 100%
  • Barite 33%
  • Barium 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  210 Downloads (Pure)

• Formation of soluble mercury oxide coatings: transformation of elemental mercury in soils

  Miller, C. L., Watson, D. B., Lester, B., Howe, J. Y., Phillips, D. H., He, F., Liang, L. & Pierce, E. M., 2015, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 49, 20, p. 12105–12111 7 p.

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  • Mercury 100%
  • Bead 62%
  • Soil 50%
  • Manganese Oxide 37%
  • Mobility 25%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  427 Downloads (Pure)

• Reducing SCADA System Nuisance Alarms in the Water Industry in Northern Ireland

  O'Donoghue, N., Phillips, D. H. & Nicell, C., 01 Aug 2015, In: Water Environment Research. 87, 8, p. 751-757 7 p.

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  • Telemetry 100%
  • Water Industry 100%
  • Alarm Management 50%
  • Monitoring System 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  763 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Distribution of arsenic and risk assessment of activities on a golf course fertilised with arsenic-containing Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed

  O'Neill, A., Sengupta, B. & Phillips, D., 01 Jun 2014, In: Science of the Total Environment. 482-483, 1, p. 252-259 8 p.

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  • Ascophyllum 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  411 Downloads (Pure)

• Landfill cap models under simulated climate change precipitation: Impacts of cracks and root growth

  Sinnathamby, G., Phillips, D., Sivakumar, V. & Paksy, A., Mar 2014, In: Geotechnique. 64, 2, p. 95-107 13 p.

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  • Precipitation 100%
  • Crack 100%
  • Cap Model 50%
  • Hydraulic Conductivity 33%
  • Crack Formation 16%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  639 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  Arsenic in groundwater and its influence on exposure risks through traditionally cooked rice in Prey Vêng Province, Cambodia

  O'Neill, A., Phillips, D. H., Kok, S., Chea, E., Seng, B. & Sen Gupta, B., 15 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 262, p. 1072-1079 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prey 100%
  • Cambodia 50%
  • Geostatistics 50%
  • Rain Water 50%
  • Ground Water 50%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Removal of natural hormones in dairy farm wastewater using reactive and sorptive materials

  Cai, K., Phillips, D. H., Elliott, C. T., Muller, M., Scippo, M-L. & Connolly, L., 01 Sep 2013, In: The Science of the total environment. 461-462, p. 1- 9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Zerovalent Iron 100%
  • Hormone 100%
  • Hormones 100%
  • Androgen 75%
  • Estrogen 75%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Sediment changes upstream and downstream of the Altnahinch Dam in the River Bush in Northern Ireland: A preliminary study

  O'Flynn, K., Phillips, D. H. & Toland, M., 01 Nov 2013, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 70, 6, p. 2645-2657 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Impoundment 100%
  • Water Storage 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Treatment of estrogens and androgens in dairy wastewater by a constructed wetland system.

  Cai, K., Elliott, C., Phillips, D., Scippo, M. L., Muller, M. & Connolly, L., 01 May 2012, In: Water Research. 46, 7, p. 2333-2343 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Constructed Wetland 100%
  • Concentration 44%
  • Wastewater 27%
  • Sewage 27%
  • Hormone 22%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

  14 Downloads (Pure)
• 2011

  Mineralogy of selected geological deposits from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland as possible capping materials for low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities

  Phillips, D., Sinnathamby, G., Russell, M. I., Anderson, C. & Pasky, A., Sep 2011, In: Applied Clay Science. 53, 3, p. 395-401 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Clay 100%
  • Belfast 100%
  • Capping 83%
  • Sediment 66%
  • Fraction 66%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Phosphorus Retention in a Constructed Wetland System used to Treat Dairy Wastewater

  O'Neill, A., Foy, R. H. & Phillips, D., Apr 2011, In: Bioresource Technology. 102, 8, p. 5024-5031 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ponds 100%
  • Constructed Wetland 60%
  • Temperature 40%
  • Dairies 40%
  • Nutrients 20%
  26 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  High density mangrove plantation enhances surface accretion, surface elevation change, and tree survival in coastal areas susceptible to sea-level rise

  Kumara, M. P., Jayatissa, L. P., Krauss, K. W., Phillips, D. & Huxham, M., 2010, In: Oecologia. 164, 2, p. 545-553 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Seedling 100%
  • Elevation 83%
  • Mangrove 83%
  • Survival 83%
  • Accretion 83%
  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Removal of androgens and estrogens from water by reactive materials

  Cai, K., Phillips, D. H., Elliott, C., Van Der Heiden, E., Scippo, M-L., Muller, M. & Connolly, L., 01 Nov 2010, In: Journal of Water Research and Protection. 2, 11, p. 990-993 4 p.

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  • Water Type 100%
  • Estrogen 100%
  • Concentration 66%
  • Wastewater 66%
  • Androgen 66%
  236 Downloads (Pure)

• Retrospective assessment of dryland soil stability in relation to grazing and climate change

  Washington-Allen, R. A., West, N. E., Ramsey, R. D., Phillips, D. & Shugart, H. H., Jan 2010, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 160, 1-4, p. 101-121 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Soil Stability 100%
  • Landsat Satellite 16%
  • Catastrophe Theory 16%
  • Dryland Soil 16%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Ten Year Performance Evaluation of a Field-Scale Zero-Valent Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier Installed to Remediate Trichloroethene Contaminated Groundwater

  Phillips, D. H., Van Nooten, T., Bastiaens, L., Russell, M. I., Dickson, K., Plant, S., Ahad, J. M. E., Newton, T., Elliot, T. & Kalin, R. M., 26 Apr 2010, In: Environmental science & technology. 44, 10, p. 3861-3869 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Groundwater 100%
  • Trichloroethylene 100%
  • Life Span 66%
  • Datum 33%
  • Network 33%
  187 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Permeable Reactive Barriers: A sustainable technology for cleaning contaminated groundwater in developing countries

  Phillips, D., 15 Nov 2009, In: Desalination. 248, 1-3, p. 352-359 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  28 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Deposition of Uranium Precipitates in Dolomitic Gravel Fill

  Phillips, D. H., Watson, D. B., Kelly, S. D., Ravel, B. & Kemner, K. M., 2008, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 42, 19, p. 7104-7110 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gravel 100%
  • XANES Spectroscopy 33%
  • Light Yellow 33%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Speciation of Uranium in Sediments before and after In situ Biostimulation

  Kelly, S. D., Kemner, K. M., Carley, J., Criddle, C., Jardine, P. M., Marsh, T. L., Phillips, D., Watson, D. & Wu, W-M., 25 Jan 2008, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 42, 5, p. 1558-1564 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sample 100%
  • Ligand 100%
  • Intravenous 100%
  • Uranyl 100%
  • Concentration 33%
  102 Citations (Scopus)

• Uranium removal from contaminated groundwater by synthetic resins

  Phillips, D. H., Gu, B., Watson, D. B. & Parmele, C. S., Jan 2008, In: Water Research. 42, 1-2, p. 260-268 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ground Water 100%
  • Uranium 90%
  • Resin 50%
  • Anion Exchange Resin 40%
  • Anion Exchange 40%
  55 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  Fate and transport of volatile organic compounds in glacial till and groundwater at an industrial site in Northern Ireland

  Phillips, D., Thomas, A. O., Plant, S., Forde, K., Norris, G., Bone, B. & Kalin, B., Jun 2007, In: Environmental Geology. 52, 6, p. 1117-1131 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trichloroethylene 100%
  • Degreasing 16%
  • Aquitard 16%
  • Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid 16%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Uranium Deposition in a Weathered Fractured Saprolite/Shale

  Phillips, D., Watson, D. B. & Roh, Y., 15 Oct 2007, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 41(22), 22, p. 7653-7660 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Distribution of Uranium Contamination in Weathered Fractured Saprolite/Shale and Ground Water

  Phillips, D., Watson, D. B., Roh, Y., Mehhorn, T. D., Moon, J-W. & Jardine, P. M., Aug 2006, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 35, 5, p. 1715-1730 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Groundwater 100%
  • Core 50%
  • Weathering 50%
  • Investigation 25%
  • Position (Location) 25%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Micromorphology of lamellae formed in an alluvial soil, Big Pine Tree Archeological Site, South Carolina

  Phillips, D., Foss, J. E. & Goodyear, A. C., 2006, In: Soil Survey Horizons. 47, p. 46-50 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lamella 100%
  • Accumulation 37%
  • Clay 37%
  • Archaeological Site 25%
  • Sediment 25%

• Physicochemical and mineralogical characteristics of soil/saprolite cores from a field research site, Tennessee

  Phillips, D., Moon, J-W., Roh, Y., Phelps, T. J., Watson, D. B., Kim, Y-J. & Brooks, S. C., Sep 2006, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 35, 5, p. 1731-1741 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • pH 100%
  • Area 80%
  • Site 80%
  • Saprolite 60%
  • Content 40%
  36 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  Impact of sample preparation on mineralogical analysis of iron reactive barrier materials

  Phillips, D., Gu, B., Watson, D. B. & Roh, Y., 2003, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 32, p. 1299-1305 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Barrier Material 100%
  • Rust 66%
  • Permeable Reactive Barrier 50%
  • Sample 33%
  • Sample Preparation 33%

• Impact of sample preparation on mineralogical analysis of zero-valent iron reactive barrier materials

  Phillips, D. H., Gu, B., Watson, D. B. & Roh, Y., 01 Jul 2003, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 32, 4, p. 1299-1305 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Barrier Material 100%
  • Procedure 41%
  • Sample 33%
  • X-Ray Diffraction 33%
  • Zerovalent Iron 33%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Mineralogical Characteristics and Transformations during Long-Term Operation of a Zerovalent Iron Reactive Barrier

  Phillips, D. H., Watson, D. B., Roh, Y. & Gu, B., 01 Nov 2003, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 32, 6, p. 2033-2045 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Permeable Reactive Barrier 100%
  • Carbonate Mineral 42%
  • X-Ray Diffraction 42%
  • Corrosion 42%
  • Iron 42%
  93 Citations (Scopus)

• Mineralogical characteristics and transformations during long-term operation of a zero-valent iron reactive barrier

  Phillips, D., Gu, B., Watson, D. B. & Roh, Y., Nov 2003, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 32 (6), p. 2033-2045 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • X-Ray Diffraction 100%
  • Calcite 66%
  • Zerovalent Iron 33%
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy 25%
  • Corrosion 25%
• 2002

  Microbiological characteristics in a zero-valent iron reactive barrier

  Gu, B., Zhou, J., Watson, D. B., Phillips, D., White, D. C. & Wu, L., Aug 2002, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 77(3), 3, p. 293-309 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Iron 100%
  • Groundwater 75%
  • Bacterium 75%
  • Investigation 50%
  • Sample 50%
  93 Citations (Scopus)
• 2001

  Soil-Landscape relationships at the lower reaches of a watershed at Bear Creek near Oak Ridge, Tennessee

  Phillips, D., Foss, J. E., Stiles, C. A., Trettin, C. C. & Luxmoore, R. J., 21 Jun 2001, In: CATENA. 44, 3, p. 205-222 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Slope 100%
  • Soil 87%
  • Marshland 62%
  • Saprolite 62%
  • Horizon 50%
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2000

  Performance evaluation of a zerovalent iron reactive barrier: Mineralogical characteristics

  Phillips, D., Gu, B., Watson, D. B., Roh, Y., Liang, L. & Lee, S. Y., 01 Oct 2000, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 34, 19, p. 4169-4176 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Corrosion 100%
  • Iron 40%
  • Groundwater 40%
  • Cementation 40%
  • Reactive Barrier 40%
  214 Citations (Scopus)

• Response of surface horizons in an oak forest to prescribed burning

  Phillips, D., Foss, J. E., Buckner, E. R., Evans, R. M. & FitzPatrick, E. A., Mar 2000, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 64, 2, p. 754-760 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Horizon 100%
  • Organic Matter 57%
  • Combustion 57%
  • Soil 57%
  • Bulk Density 42%
  28 Citations (Scopus)
• 1999

  Biological influence on the morphology and micromorphology of selected Podzols (Spodosols) and Cambisols (Inceptisols) from the Eastern United States and Northeast Scotland

  Phillips, D., Jul 1999, In: Geoderma. 90, 3-4, p. 327-364 38 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Podzol 100%
  • Cambisol 36%
  • Spodosol 18%
  • Inceptisols 18%
  • Pine Barrens 18%
  35 Citations (Scopus)
• 1998

  Deep weathering of calcareous sedimentary rock and the redistribution of iron and manganese in soil and saprolite

  Phillips, D., Ammons, J. T., Lee, S. Y. & Lietzke, D. A., Jan 1998, In: Soil Science. 163, 1, p. 71-81 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Waste Storage 100%
  • Solid Waste Disposal 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 1997

  Mineralogy and morphology of saprolite and selected soils from the Maryville Limestone and Nolichucky Shale in East Tennessee

  Phillips, D., Ammons, J. T., Lietzke, D. A. & Lee, S. Y., 1997, In: Soil Survey Horizons. 38, p. 102-120 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 1990

  A Microscopic Study of Iron and Manganese Oxide Distribution in Soils from East Tennessee (U.S.A.)

  Lee, S. Y., Phillips, D. H., Ammons, J. T. & Lietzke, D. A., 01 Dec 1990, In: Developments in Soil Science. 19, C, p. 511-517 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vesicle 100%
  • Tennessee 100%
  • Nodule 50%
  • Hazardous Waste 50%
  7 Citations (Scopus)