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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • Gurusamy, L., L. Karuppasamy, S. Anandan, S.C. Barton, Y.H. Chuang, C.H. Liu, J.J. Wu. 2023. Review of oxygen-vacancies nanomaterials for non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors application. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 484, 1-40.

  • Zheng, K.X., C.H. Liu, S. Wang, Y.M. Tzou, C.M. Chiang, S.R. Lin, H.Y. Yang, J.J. Wu, and Y.H. Chuang*.  2023. Evaluating the release and metabolism of ricinine from castor cake fertilizer in soils using a LC-QTOF/MS coupled with SIRIUS workflow. Chemosphere, 310, 136865.

  • Chiu, C.I., Y.H. Chuang, W.R. Liang, H.T. Yeh, H.Y. Yang, M.J. Tsai, N.A. Spomer, H.F. Li. 2021. Area‐population control of fungus‐growing termite, Odontotermes formosanus, using hexaflumuron durable baits. Pest Management Science. 1-12.   

  • Haridharan, N., G.J. Lee, S. Anandan, A. Sorrentino, Y.H. Chuang, C.H. Liu, J.J. Wu. 2021. Effective Carbon Dioxide Sorption by Using Phyllosilicate Anchored Poly (quaternary-ammoniumhydroxidemethyl styrene) Nanocomposites. Environmental Technology. 1-11.

  • Rhodes, G., Y.H. Chuang, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2020. Uptake of cephalexin by lettuce, celery, and radish from water. Chemosphere. 263: 127916.

  • Xu, M., R.D. Stedtfeld, F. Wang, S.A. Hashsham, Y.Song, Y.H. Chuang, J. Fan, H. Li, X. Jiang, and J.M. Tiedje. 2019. Composting increased persistence of manure-borne antibiotic resistance genes in soils with different fertilization history. Science of the Total Environment. 689:1172–1180.

  • Chuang, Y. H., C.H. Liu, J.B. Sallach, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2019. Mechanistic study on uptake and transport of pharmaceuticals in lettuce from water. Environment International. 131:104976.

  • Liu, C.H., Y.H. Chuang, H. Li, S.A. Boyd, B.J. Teppen, J.M. Gonzalez, C.T. Johnston, J. Lehmann, and W. Zhang. 2019. Long-term sorption of lincomycin to biochars: The intertwined roles of pore diffusion and dissolved organic carbon. Water Research. 161:108-118.

  • Li, Y., Y.H. Chuang, J.B. Sallach, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2018. Potential metabolism of pharmaceuticals in radish: Comparison of in vivo and in vitro exposure. Environmental Pollution. 242:962-969.

  • Chuang, Y. H., C.H. Liu, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2018. Metabolic demethylation and oxidation of caffeine during uptake by lettuce. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66 (30):7907-7915.

  • Bhalsod, G.D., Y.H. Chuang, S. Jeon, W. Gui, H. Li, E.T. Ryser, A.K. Guber, and W. Zhang. 2018. Uptake and accumulation of pharmaceuticals in overhead- and surface-irrigated greenhouse lettuce. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66:822-830. 

  • Liu, C.H., Y.H. Chuang, H. Li, B.J. Teppen, S.A. Boyd, J.M. Gonzalez, C.T. Johnston, J. Lehmann, and W. Zhang. 2016. Sorption of lincomycin by manure-derived biochars from water. Journal of Environmental Quality. 45(2):519-27. 

  • Chuang, Y.H., Y. Zhang, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2015. Comparison of accelerated solvent extraction and quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe method for extraction and determination of pharmaceuticals in vegetables. Journal of Chromatography A. 1404:1-9. 

  • Liu, C.H., Y.H. Chuang, T.Y. Chen, Y. Tian, H. Li, M.K. Wang, and W. Zhang. 2015. Mechanism of arsenic adsorption on magnetite nanoparticles from water: thermodynamic and spectroscopic studies. Environmental Science & Technology. 49:7726-7734. 

  • Chuang, Y.H., Y.J. Huang, and C.C. Wu. 2011. Investigation on the present status of cultivation and production in organic tea gardens in Mingjian Towship, Nantou County. Taiwan Tea Research Bulletin. 30:37-42. (in Chinese)

  • Chuang, Y. H., C. H. Liu, Y. M. Tzou, J.S. Chang, P.N. Chiang and M. K. Wang. 2010. Comparison and characterization of chemical surfactants and bio-surfactants intercalated with layered double hydroxides (LDHs) for removing naphthalene from contaminated aqueous solutions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 366:170-177. 

  • Liu, C.H., S.L. Wang, Y.H. Chuang, M.K. Wang, and P.N. Chiang. 2009. The influence of layer charge distribution of 2:1 clay mineral on ammonium fixation. Soil and Environmental Sciences. 12:41-55. (in Chinese)

  • Wang, S. L., C. H. Liu, M. K. Wang, Y. H. Chuang, and P. N. Chiang. 2009. Arsenate adsorption by Mg/Al–NO3 layered double hydroxides with varying the Mg/Al ratio. 

       Applied Clay Science. 43:79-85. 

  • Chuang, Y. H., Y. M. Tzou, M. K. Wang, C. H. Liu, and P. N. Chiang. 2008. Removal of 2-chlorophenol from aqueous solution by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) and modified LDH. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 47:3813-3819. 

Conference Papers

Oral presentations:

  • Zheng, K.X., C.H. Liu, T.H. Zhaog, Y.M. Tzou, and Y.H. Chuang*. 2021. Impact of castor cake application on the fate of toxic alkaloid ricinine in soil. ACS Fall 2021, August 22 - 26, Atlanta, GA, United States/Virtual conference (hybrid).

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, J.B. Sallach, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2017. Uptake, accumulation and metabolization of caffeine in lettuce. 13th Annual LC-MS/MS Workshop on Environmental and Food Safety, Buffalo, NY, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2016. Accumulation and metabolization of caffeine in lettuce. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2016. Influence of transpiration stream on plant uptake and translocation of pharmaceuticals. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2016. Application of QuEChERS method to evaluate accumulation and metabolism of pharmaceuticals in vegetable. 252nd ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., Y. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2014. Evaluation of QuEChERS method for simultaneous determination of multi-pharmaceutical residues in plants. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, Long Beach, CA, United States.

Poster presentations:

  • Chang, Y.H. Y.M. Tzou, J.J. Wu, C.H. Liu, and Y.H. Chuang*. 2022. Establishment of multiresidue analysis of over 350 pesticides in soils using a modified QuEChERS method coupled with GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS. ACS Fall 2022, August 21 - 25, Chicago, IL, United States/Virtual conference (hybrid).

  • Zheng, K.X., C.H. Liu, F.T. Shen, Y.M. Tzou, and Y.H. Chuang*. 2022. Potential for release of toxic alkaloid ricinine and for influence of bacterial functional diversity from castor cake after soil application. ACS Spring 2022, March 20 - 24, San Diego, CA, United States/Virtual conference (hybrid).   

  • Zhaog, T.H., C.H. Liu, C.L. Lu, Y.M. Tzou, and Y.H. Chuang*. 2021. Uptake and transport of pharmaceuticals in celery and lettuce and their influence on phytohormone homeostasis. ACS Fall 2021, August 22 - 26, Atlanta, GA, United States/Virtual conference (hybrid).

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2019. Relation of plant physiological processes, compound physicochemical properties and root sorption to lettuce uptake of pharmaceuticals. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, San Antonio, Texas, United States, November 10-13. (Poster presentation)

  • Liu, C.H., Y.H. Chuang, H. Li, S.A. Boyd, B.J. Teppen, and W. Zhang. 2019. Sorption of lincomycin by biochars produced from agricultural and urban wastes. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, United States, November 10-13.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, J.B. Sallach, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2017. Uptake and metabolization of caffeine in lettuce. 4th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance, East Lansing, MI, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, R. Hammerschmidt, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li.2017. Influence of transpiration stream on lettuce uptake of pharmaceuticals. 2017 AEESP Research and Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.

  • Zhang, W., G.D. Bhalsod, Y. Shen, Y.H. Chuang, S. Jeon, R.D. Stedtfeld, J.M. Tiedje, and H. Li. 2017. Pharmaceutical residues and antibiotic resistance genes in surface and overhead irrigated lettuce. EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria.

  • Liu, C.H., Y. Zhang, G.D. Bhalsod, Y.H. Chuang, S.A. Boyd, T. Brian, J.M. Tiedje, H. Li, and W. Zhang. 2016. Use of pyrogenic carbon geosorbents to decrease the mobility and bioavailability of pharmaceuticals in the soil-water-biota continuum. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2015. Uptake and accumulation of pharmaceuticals in vegetables. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, W. Zhang, S.A. Boyd, and H. Li. 2015. Uptake and accumulation of pharmaceuticals in lettuce. Fate of the Earth Symposium 2015, East Lansing, MI, United States.

  • Chuang, Y.H., C.H. Liu, Y.M. Tzou, J.S. Chang, P.N. Chiang, and M.K. Wang. 2011. Removal of naphthalene from aqueous solution by chemical surfactant and bio-surfactant intercalated with layered double hydroxides (LDHs). The 1st International Symposium on Colloids and Materials, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • Chuang, Y.H., Y.M. Tzou, J.S. Chang, P.N. Chiang, C.H. Liu, and M. K. Wang. 2008. Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from aqueous solution by bio- and chemical surfactant modified layered double hydroxides (LDH). Chinese Society of Soil and Fertilizer Sciences, Taichung, Taiwan

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