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Dr. Evert Elzinga
Assistant Professor
Phone: (973) 353-5238
Fax: (973) 353-1965
Email: elzinga@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Field of specialization:
Environmental soil chemistry
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Education>>
- B.Sc. Wageningen University (the Netherlands), 1992
- M.Sc. Wageningen University, 1994
- Ph.D. University of Delaware, 2000
Research Interests>>
- Exploration of the fundamental geochemical processes at mineral-water interfaces that control the solubility and speciation of contaminants such as heavy metals, arsenic and uranium in environmental settings. An important aspect of this work is the application of spectroscopic tools, which provide information on contaminant speciation at the molecular scale. Synchrotron-based techniques such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy and micro-focused X-ray fluorescence, as well as bench-top spectroscopic tools such as attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and luminescence spectroscopy are useful to characterize contaminant retention in a variety of systems. This type of research is motivated by an obvious need to elucidate the complex, multi-variable pathways of trace element and contaminant retention in geochemical systems such as soils and sediments.
Peer-reviewed publications>>
- Alexandratos V.G., E.J. Elzinga and R.J Reeder. 2007. Arsenate uptake by calcite: Macroscopic and spectroscopic characterization of adsorption and incorporation mechanisms. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71, 4172-4187.
- Elzinga E.J. and D.L. Sparks. 2007. Phosphate adsorption onto hematite: An in-situ ATR-FTIR investigation of the effects of pH and loading level on the mode of phosphate surface complexation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 308, 53-70.
- Tang Y., E.J. Elzinga, Y.J. Lee and R.J. Reeder. 2007. Coprecipitation of chromate with calcite: Batch experiments and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71, 1480-1493.
- Elzinga E.J., A.A. Rouff and R.J. Reeder. 2006. The long-term fate of Zn2+, Cu2+ and Pb2+ adsorption complexes at the calcite surface: An X-ray absorption spectroscopy study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70, 2715-2725.
- Lee S., J.A. Dyer, D.L. Sparks, N. Scrivner and E.J. Elzinga. 2006. A multiscale assessment of Pb sorption to dolomite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 298, 20-30.
- Rouff A.A., E.J. Elzinga, R.J. Reeder and N.S. Fisher. 2006. The effect of aging and pH on Pb(II) sorption processes at the calcite-water interface. Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 1792-1798.
- Rouff A.A., E.J. Elzinga, R.J. Reeder and N.S. Fisher. 2005. The influence of pH on the kinetics, reversibility and mechanisms of Pb(II) sorption at the calcite-water interface. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69, 5173-5186.
- Lee Y.J., E.J. Elzinga and R.J. Reeder. 2005. Sorption mechanisms of zinc on hydroxyapatite: Systematic uptake studies and EXAFS spectroscopy analysis. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 4042-4048.
- Lee Y.J., E.J. Elzinga and R.J. Reeder. 2005. Cu(II) adsorption complexes at the calcite-water interface in the presence of natural organic matter: Kinetic studies and molecular-scale characterization. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69, 49-61.
- Elzinga E.J., C.D. Tait, R.J. Reeder, K.D. Rector, R.J. Donohoe and D.E. Morris. 2004. Spectroscopic investigation of U(VI) sorption at the calcite-water interface. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, 2437-2448.
- Reeder R.J., E.J. Elzinga, C.D. Tait, K.D. Rector, R.J. Donohoe and D.E. Morris. 2004. Site-specific incorporation of uranyl carbonate species at the calcite surface. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, 4799-4808.
- Rouff A.A., E.J. Elzinga, R.J. Reeder and N.S. Fisher. 2004. X-ray absorption spectroscopic evidence for the formation of Pb(II) inner-sphere complexes and precipitates at the calcite-water interface. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 1700-1707.
- Elzinga E.J. and D.L. Sparks. 2002. X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the effects of pH and ionic strength on Pb(II) sorption to amorphous silica. Environmental Science & Technology, 36, 4352-4357.
- Elzinga E.J., R.J. Reeder, S.H. Withers, R.E. Peale, and R.A. Mason. 2002. EXAFS study of rare earth element coordination in calcite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66, 2875-2885.
- Elzinga E.J. and R.J. Reeder. 2002. X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption complexes at the calcite surface: Implications for site-specific metal incorporation preferences during calcite crystal growth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66, 3943-3954.
- Rakovan J., R.J. Reeder, E.J. Elzinga, D.J. Cherniak, C.D. Tait and D.E. Morris. 2002. Structural characterization of U(VI) in apatite by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology, 36, 3114 –3117.
- Lee Y.J., R.J. Reeder, R.W. Wenskus and E.J. Elzinga. 2002. Structural relaxation in the MnCO3-CaCO3 solid solution: A Mn K-edge EXAFS Study. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 29, 585-594.
- Elzinga E.J., D. Peak and D.L. Sparks. 2001. Spectroscopic studies of Pb(II)-sulfate interactions at the goethite-water interface. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65, 2219-2230.
- Elzinga E.J. and D.L. Sparks. 2001. Reaction condition effects on nickel sorption mechanisms in illite-water suspensions. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 65, 94-101.
- Matocha C.J., E.J. Elzinga and D.L. Sparks. 2001. Reactivity of Pb(II) at the Mn(III,IV) (hydr)oxide-water interface. Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 2967-2972.
- Arai Y., E.J. Elzinga and D.L. Sparks. 2001. X-Ray absorption spectroscopic investigation of arsenite and arsenate adsorption at the aluminum oxide-water interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 235, 80-88.
- Peak D., E.J. Elzinga and D.L. Sparks. 2001. Understanding sulfate adsorption mechanisms on iron oxides and hydroxides: Results from ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. In: Heavy Metals Release in Soils (M. Selim and D.L. Sparks, Eds). CRC Press LLC, Bacon Raton, Florida, USA.
- Elzinga E.J. and D.L. Sparks. 1999. Nickel sorption mechanisms in a pyrophyllite-montmorillonite mixture. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 213, 506-512.
- Elzinga E.J., J.J.M. van Grinsven and F.A. Swartjes. 1999. General purpose Freundlich isotherms for Cd, Zn and Cu in soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 50, 139-149.
