Pedersen, Joel A.

Dr.Env., University of California Los Angeles, Environmental Science and Engineering
M.S., California Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering Science
B.S. (Magna Cum Laude), University of California, Irvine, Biological Sciences, emphasis in microbiology; Education abroad at Georg-August Universit�t in G�ttingen, Germany

Fields of Interest

Fate and transport of toxic chemicals, novel pathogens (e.g., prions) and engineered nanoparticles in natural and engineered systems
Bioavailability of organic contaminants

Publications

Peer Reviewed Research Publications

(1) Hinckley, G.T.; Johnson, C.J.; Jacobson, K.H.; McKenzie, D.; Aiken, J.M.; McMahon, K.D.; Pedersen, J.A. Persistence of pathogenic prion protein during simulated wastewater treatment processes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, (in press). doi: 10.1021/es-2007-03186e.

(2) Sibley, S.D.; Pedersen, J.A. Interaction of the macrolide antibiotic clarithromycin with disolved humic substances. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 422-428. doi: 10.1021/es071467d.

(3) Bialk, H.M.; Pedersen, J.A. NMR investigation of enzymatic coupling of sulfonamide antimicrobials with humic substances. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 106-112. doi: 10.1021/es070779d.

(4) Johnson, C.J.; Pedersen, J.A.; Chappell, R.J.; McKenzie, D.; Aiken, J.M. Oral transmissibility of prion disease is enhanced by binding to soil particles. PLoS Pathogens 2007, 3(7), e93. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030093

(5) Bialk, H.M.; Hedman, C.; Castillo, A.; Pedersen, J.A. Laccase-mediated Michael addition of 15N-sulfapyridine to a model humic constituent. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41, 3593-3600. doi: 10.1021/es0617338.

(6) Ma, X.; Benson, C.H.; McKenzie, D; Aiken, J.M.; Pedersen, J.A. Adsorption of pathogenic prion protein to quartz sand. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41, 2324-2330. doi: 10.1021/es062122i.

(7) Gu, C.; Karthikeyan, K.G.; Sibley, S.D.; Pedersen, J.A. Complexation of the antibiotic tetracycline with humic acid. Chemosphere 2007, 66, 1494-1501.doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.08.028

(8) Soliman, M.; Pedersen, J.A.; Park, H.; Castaneda-Jimenez, A.; Stenstrom, M.K; Suffet, I.H. Human pharmaceuticals, antioxidants and plasticizers in wastewater treatment plant and water reclamation plant effluents. Wat. Environ. Res. 2007, 79, 156-167. doi: 10.2175/106143006X111961

(9) Johnson, C.J.; Phillips, K.E.; Schramm, P.T.; McKenzie, D.; Aiken, J.M.; Pedersen, J.A. Prions adhere to soil minerals and remain infectious. PLoS Pathogens 2006, 2(4), 296-302 (e32). doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0020032

(10) Schramm, P.T.; Johnson, C.J.; McKenzie, D.; Aiken, J.M.; Pedersen, J.A. Potential role of soil in the transmission of prion disease. Medical Mineralogy and Geochemistry. Rev. Mineral. Geochem., 2006, 64, 135-152.doi: 10.2138/rmg.2006.64.5

(11) Rubert, K.F., IV; Pedersen, J.A. Kinetics of oxytetracycline reaction with a hydrous manganese oxide. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 7216-7221.

(12) Pedersen, J.A.; Yeager, M.A.; Suffet, I.H. Organophosphorus insecticides in agricultural and residential runoff: Field observations and implications for Total Maximum Daily Load development. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 2120-2127. doi: 10.1021/es051677v.

(13) Gao, J.; Pedersen, J.A. Adsorption of sulfonamide antimicrobial agents to clay minerals. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 9509 - 9516. doi: 10.1021/es050644c.

(14) Bialk, H.M.; Simpson, A.J.; Pedersen, J.A. Cross-coupling of sulfonamide antimicrobial agents to model humic constituents. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 4436-4473. doi: 10.1021/es0500916.

(15) Pedersen, J.A.; Soliman, M.A.; Suffet, I.H. Human pharmaceuticals, hormones and personal care product ingredients in runoff from agricultural fields irrigated with treated wastewater. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005, 53, 1625-1632.

(16) Rose, P.E.; Pedersen, J.A. Fate of oxytetracycline in streams receiving aquaculture discharges: Model simulations. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2005, 24(1), 40-50.

(17) Soliman, M.A.; Pedersen, J.A.; Suffet, I.H. Rapid gas chromatography-mass spectrometry screening method for human pharmaceuticals, hormones, antioxidants and plasticizers in water. J. Chromatogr. A 2004, 1029(1-2), 223-227.

(18) Lin, C.-H.M.; Pedersen, J.A.; Suffet, I.H. Influence of aeration on hydrophobic organic contaminant distribution and flux in estuarine sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37, 3547-3554.

(19) Pedersen, J.A.; Yeager, M.A.; Suffet, I.H. Xenobiotic organic compounds in runoff from fields irrigated with treated wastewater. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003, 51, 1360-1372.

(20) Pedersen, J.A.; Schweitzer, L.E.; Lin, C.-H.; Suffet, I.H. Effect of oxic state on nonpolar organic contaminant distribution, mobility and bioavailability in estuarine sediments. Israel J. Chem. 2002, 42, 109-118.

(21) Pedersen, J.A.; Yeager, M.A.; Suffet, I.H. Characterization and mass load estimates of organic compounds from agricultural irrigation runoff. Wat. Sci. Technol. 2002, 45(9), 103-110.

(22) Jones, K.B.; Heggem, D.T.; Wade, T.G.; Neale, A.C.; Ebert, D.W.; Nash, M.S.; Mehaffey, M.H.; Hermann, K.A.; Selle, A.R.; Augustine, S.; Goodman, I.A.; Pedersen, J.A.; Bolgrien, D.; Viger, J.M.; Chiang, D.; Lin, C.J.; Zhong, Y.; Baker, J.; Van Remortel, R.D. Assessing landscape condition relative to water resources in the western United States: a strategic approach. Environ. Monitor. Assess.2000, 64, 227-245.

(23) Pedersen, J.A.; Gabelich, C.J.; Lin, C.-H.; Suffet, I.H. Aeration effects on the partitioning of a PCB to anoxic estuarine sediment pore water dissolved organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1999, 33, 1388-1397.

Book Chapters, Invited

(1) Pedersen, J.A.; Suffet, I.H. Transport and transformation processes affecting organophosphorus insecticide loads in surface runoff. Lipnick, R.L.; Mason, R.P.; Philips, M.L.; Pittnam, C.U., Jr. (eds.) Chemicals in the Environment: Fate, Impacts and Remediation, ACS Symposium Series No. 806; Oxford University Press: New York, 2001; pp. 164-185.

(2) Mishra, N.N.; Pedersen, J.A.; Rogers, K.R. Highly sensitive assay for anticholinesterase compounds using 96 well plate format. Lipnick, R.L.; Mason, R.P.; Phillips, M.L.; Pittnam, C.U., Jr. (eds.) Chemicals in the Environment: Fate, Impacts and Remediation, ACS Symposium Series No. 806; Oxford University Press: New York, 2001; pp. 289-305.

(3) Jones, K.B.; Heggem, D.T.; Wade, T.G.; Neale, A.C.; Ebert, D.W.; Nash, M.S.; Mehaffey, M.H.; Hermann, K.A.; Selle, A.R.; Augustine, S.; Goodman, I.A.; Pedersen, J.A.; Bolgrien, D.; Viger, J.M.; Chiang, D.; Lin, C.J.; Zhong, Y.; Baker, J.; Van Remortel, R.D. Assessing landscape condition relative to water resources in the western United States: a strategic approach. In Monitoring Ecological Condition in the Western United States; Sandhu, S.S.; Melzian, B.D.; Long, E.R.; Whitford, W.G.; Walton, B.T. (eds.); Kluwer Academic Press: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2000; pp. 227-245.

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

(1) Bialk, H.M.; Pedersen, J.A. Oxidative coupling of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals with monomeric humic constituents. In Humic Substances and Soil and Water Environment, Martin Neto, L.; Milori, D.M.B.P.; da Silva, W.T.L. (eds.). Embrapa Instrumenta��o Agropecu�ria: S�o Carlos, Brazil, 2004; pp. 582-584.

(2) Sibley, S.D.; Gerringer, F.W.; Gabelich, C.J.; Suffet, I.H.; Pedersen, J.A. Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopic analysis of natural organic matter foulants on ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes. In Humic Substances and Soil and Water Environment, Martin Neto, L.; Milori, D.M.B.P.; da Silva, W.T.L. (eds.). Embrapa Instrumenta��o Agropecu�ria: S�o Carlos, Brazil, 2004; pp. 725-728.

(3) Lin, C.-H.; Pedersen, J.A.; Hunchak-Kariouk, K.; Suffet, I.H. Effects of redox potential on the binding of hydrophobic organic chemicals by pore water dissolved organic matter in fresh and salt water systems. In Understanding and Managing Organic Matter in Soils, Sediments and Waters, Swift, R.S. and Spark, K.M. (eds.). International Humic Substances Society: Adelaide, Australia, 2001; pp. 573-580.

(4) Hunchak-Kariouk, K.; Pedersen, J.A.; Schweitzer, L.; Suffet, I.H. Influence of pH on the association of 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl with sediment pore water dissolved organic matter. In The Role of Humic Substances in Ecosystems and Environmental Protection, Drozd, J.; Gonet, S.S.; Senesi, N.; Weber, J. (eds.). International Humic Substances Society: Wroclaw, Poland, 1997; pp. 641-644.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

National Science Foundation CAREER, 2006
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Early Career Professional Award, 2006
Charles F. Scott Fellow (University of California Los Angeles), 1998
Steven J. Sackler Scholar (University of California Los Angeles), 1995
Hewlett Foundation Environmental Quality Laboratory Fellow (California Institute of Technology), 1989
Phi Beta Kappa (University of California Irvine), 1987

Current Projects

NSF CAREER: Quantification of Prion Protein Sorption to Soil Components
USEPA STAR: Functionalized Engineered Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Environmental Transformations and Ecotoxicity
DOD National Prion Research Program: Environmental Impact of Chronic Wasting Disease
NIH: The Impact of Microparticles on Oral TSE Infection
USGS: North American Voles as Potential Reservoirs, Bridge Species and Laboratory Models for Chronic Wasting Disease
Water Resources Institute: Use of Human and Bovine Adenovirus for Fecal Source Tracking.

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