04/19/2026

Peer-reviewed:

1. Al-Awwal, N., S. Mahdi, M. El-Dweik, S.H. Anderson, and T. Wuliji.   Viable E. coli O157:H7 detection based on Föster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) system using FITC and TRITC conjugates as molecular probes.  MethodsX 14:103406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103406


2. Cercioglu, M., R.P. Udawatta, and S.H. Anderson.   Use of cover crops for sustainable management of soil conditions and health.  Soil Security 18:100177.  doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2025.100177


3. Lord, S., K.S. Veum, J.D. Wood, J.R. Thomas, S.H. Anderson, K. Clark, and L.L. Sullivan.   Soil nutrients influence floristic distribution and quality across remnant and degraded grasslands.  Restoration Ecology  33, No. 7, e70127. doi: 10.1111/rec.70127.


4. Meinert, J., K. Clark, and S.H. Anderson.   Developing and assessing new curriculum for Missouri future soil evaluators. Natural Sciences Education 54:e70013.  https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.70013


5. Ren, W. and Feng. 2025. Differential decay of host-associated bacterial and mitochondrial DNA markers in sediment microcosms. Water Res. (accepted)


6. Galloway, L. A., A. V. Gamble, E. A. Guertal, Feng, and Z. Ogles. 2025. Potential of ammonium thiosulfate and potassium thiosulfate to inhibit nitrification in soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 89:e70053. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.70053


7. Wekumbura, C., G.M. Hettiarachchi, W. Hargrove, Q. Ma, M. Newville, A. Lanzirotti, and C. Sobin. 2025. Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal(loid)s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques, Journal of Haz. Mat. 497, 139742, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139742.


8. de Oliveira Demarco, J., S. Hutchinson, P. Parameswaran, G. Hettiarachchi, and Moore, Trisha. 2025. Removal of antibiotics from swine wastewater using an environmentally friendly biochar: performance and mechanisms. ACS Omega. 10: 7711-7721. https://10.1021/acsomega.4c07266.


9. Gamage, K.H.H., G.M. Hettiarachchi, N.O. Nelson, K. Roozeboom, G. Kluitenberg, P. Tomlinson, and D. Presley. 2025. Phosphorus and cover crop management practices affect phosphorus speciation in soils and eroded sediments. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. 54:382-396. https://10.1002/jeq2.20677.


10. Stewart, R.D., M. Flury, H. Ajami, R.G. Anderson, T.R. Green, Y. Jin, A. Patrignani, R. Shillito, W. Zhang, N.R.A. Najm, …, F. Zhang. 2025. Emerging issues and research opportunities in vadose zone processes. Vadose Zone Journal, 24, e70030. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.70030

Presentations/Abstracts:

1. Anderson, S.H., and R.P. Udawatta. 2025. Improving soil health with agroforestry.  North American Agroforestry Conference Abstracts.  23-25 July, Columbia, Missouri.


2. Anderson, S.H., and R.P. Udawatta.   Agroforestry for improving soil health.  2025 CANVAS International Meeting Abstracts.  9-12 November, Salt Lake City, Utah.


3. Anderson, S.H.   Water movement in soils.  Missouri Smallflows Organization Conference Abstracts.  20-22 January, Columbia, Missouri.


4. Anderson, S.H. 2025. Water movement in soils in relation to onsite wastewater treatment systems. Missouri Smallflows Organization Conference Abstracts.  20-22 January, Columbia, Missouri.


5. Li, C., Q. Cao, Z.D. Hayden, K. Steinke, H. Li, and W. Zhang. 2025. Can soil amendments influence metallome in carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus)? ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, CANVAS 2025, Salt Lake City, UT. November 9-12 (oral presentation).


6. Cao, Q., H. Li, K. Steinke, Z.D. Hayden, C. Li, and W. Zhang. 2025. Carrot metallome is primarily controlled by growth stage rather than soil water conditions. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, CANVAS 2025, Salt Lake City, UT. November 9-12 (oral presentation).


7. Benedict, A., Q. Yuan, H. Li, J. Bartz, and W. Zhang. 2025. Prion protein sorption to model mineral surfaces: A molecular dynamics study. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, CANVAS 2025, Salt Lake City, UT. November 9-12 (oral presentation).


8. Zhang, W. 2025. Environmental contaminants in soil, water, and plant systems: One health perspective. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, CANVAS 2025, Salt Lake City, UT. November 9-12 (oral presentation).


9. Li, R., J. Yi, H. Li, and W. Zhang. 2025. Predicting bioconcentration factors and concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plants using machine learning. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, CANVAS 2025, Salt Lake City, UT. November 9-12 (oral presentation).


10. Zhang, W. 2025. Research trends on environmental contaminants: One health perspective. 2025 International Workshop on Agro-Environmental Health, Nanjing, China, October 11-14 (invited oral presentation).


11. Zhang, W. 2025. Environmental contaminants in soil, water, and plant systems: One health perspective. Workshop on advancing tropical agriculture resilience and sustainable development in southeast Asia, Sanya, China, July 1-4 (invited oral presentation).


12. Zhang, W. 2025. PFAS in agriculture: what you should know. Great Lakes Crop Summit 2025, Mount Pleasant, MI, January 30, 2025.

 Extension/outreach:

Zhang, W. 2025. PFAS in agriculture: what you should know. Great Lakes Crop Summit 2025, Mount Pleasant, MI, January 30, 2025.