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Last published 2023
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Laura Suzanne Ruhl

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Also affiliated: University of New Hampshire (2010–2012); Duke University (2009–2013); University of Florida (2005–2006)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UA Little Rock through 2021.

16 h-index 47 pubs 1,106 cited

  • Coal Ash
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Rivers
  • Geologic Sediments
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Coal
  • Tennessee
  • Water Pollution
  • Selenium
  • Disasters
  • Environment
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Power Plants
  • Carbon
  • Data Collection

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Laura Suzanne Ruhl's research focuses on the environmental impacts of coal combustion residuals, particularly concerning water quality and potential health implications. She has investigated the aftermath of significant events like the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee, examining source apportionment and the presence of pollutants such as selenium and chromium in water resources and sediments. Her work has also explored the effectiveness of materials like biochar for removing specific contaminants, such as phosphate, from aqueous solutions. Ruhl has published extensively on these topics, with a recent publication in 2023 addressing current understanding and future perspectives on coal combustion residuals. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16, with 47 total publications and over 1,100 citations. She has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 47
  • Citations: 1,106

Selected Publications

  • Environmental Impacts of Coal Combustion Residuals: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives (2023)
    Environmental Science & Technology 56 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Coal Combustion Residuals and Health (2021)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Benign zinc oxide betaine-modified biochar nanocomposites for phosphate removal from aqueous solutions (2020)
    Journal of Environmental Management 77 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • WATER IN THE CITY: THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE URBAN FOURCHE CREEK WATERSHED (2019)
    Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
  • THE MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF SYNTHESIZED CALCIUM OXALATE KIDNEY STONES (2018)
    Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
  • Legacy Lead from Past Mining Activity and Gasoline Additives: Evidence from Lead Isotopes and Trace Element Geochemical Studies in the White River Basin, Southern Ozark Region, USA (2018)
    Geosciences 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Distribution of trace elements and Pb isotopes in stream sediments of the Tri-State mining district (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri), USA (2017)
    Applied Geochemistry 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Origin of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water Wells from the Piedmont Aquifers of North Carolina (2016)
    Environmental Science & Technology Letters 122 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impacts of coal ash on methylmercury production and the methylating microbial community in anaerobic sediment slurries (2016)
    Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Lithium Isotope Fingerprints in Coal and Coal Combustion Residuals from the United States (2015)
    Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Boron and Strontium Isotopic Characterization of Coal Combustion Residuals: Validation of New Environmental Tracers (2014)
    Environmental Science & Technology 59 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Isotopic Imprints of Mountaintop Mining Contaminants (2013)
    Environmental Science & Technology 42 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Impact of Coal Combustion Residue Effluent on Water Resources: A North Carolina Example (2012)
    Environmental Science & Technology 98 citations DOI OpenAlex

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