Research Project: Soil, Crop, and Manure Biochemistry and Molecular Ecology: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Microbiome Response to Management

Location: Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Red mud causes dynamic changes in the soil microbial community and cadmium fractions in a slightly cadmium-contaminated paddy soil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, J., Li, X., Zuo, Q., Zhou, J., Fischel, M.H., Zhou, S., Lin, X., Sui, F., Zhang, L. 2025. Red mud causes dynamic changes in the soil microbial community and cadmium fractions in a slightly cadmium-contaminated paddy soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 493. Article 138349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138349.

Hurricanes and turbulent floods threaten arsenic-contaminated coastal soils and vulnerable communities - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Izadi, L.N., Tamadoni, A., Siebecker, M., Sricharoenvech, P., Barreto, M., Fischel, M.H., Tappero, R., Sparks, D. 2025. Hurricanes and turbulent floods threaten arsenic-contaminated coastal soils and vulnerable communities. Nature Geoscience. 200. Article 209479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109479.

Red mud amendments reduce cadmium mobility in paddy soil and limit cadmium accumulation in rice grains: A mechanistic investigation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, J., Li, X., Li, J., Zhou, J., Shi, J., Liu, K., Chen, X., Fischel, M.H., Sun, W., Sui, F., Lin, X., Zhang, L. 2025. Red mud amendments reduce cadmium mobility in paddy soil and limit cadmium accumulation in rice grains: A mechanistic investigation. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07403-9.

Relative abundance of atropisomer pairs in metolachlor metabolites, MESA and MOXA, vary with slope and hydric soils in subwatersheds of the Choptank River watershed, Maryland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rice, C., Fischel, M.H., Bianca, M.R., Vinyard, B.T., Mccarty, G.W., Hapeman, C.J. 2025. Relative abundance of atropisomer pairs in metolachlor metabolites, MESA and MOXA, vary with slope and hydric soils in sub watersheds of the Choptank River in Maryland. Science of the Total Environment. 963. Article e178399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178399.

Silicate coprecipitation reduces green rust crystal size and limits dissolution-precipitation during air oxidation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Betts, A., Fischel, M.H., Evers, A., Tappero, R., Sparks, D.L. 2024. Silicate coprecipitation reduces green rust crystal size and limits dissolution-precipitation during air oxidation. Geochemical Transactions. 25. Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12932-024-00093-9.

Applying Red Mud in Cadmium Contamination Remediation: A Scoping Review - (Literature Review)
Li, J., Li, X., Fischel, M.H., Lin, X., Zhou, S., Yan, J. 2024. Applying Red Mud in Cadmium Contamination Remediation: A Scoping Review. Toxics. 12(5):347. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12050347.

Sea-level rise and Arsenic-rich soils: A toxic relationship - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Izaditame, F., Lemonte, J., Seibecker, M., Yu, X., Fischel, M.H., Tappero, R., Sparks, D. 2024. Sea-level rise and Arsenic-rich soils: A toxic relationship. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 472: Article e134528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134528.

Saltwater intrusion increases phosphorus abundance and alters availability in coastal soils with implications for future sea level rise - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gu, C., Joshi, S., Fischel, M.H., Tomaszewski, E., Donald, S. 2024. Saltwater intrusion increases phosphorus abundance and alters availability in coastal soils with implications for future sea level rise. Science of the Total Environment. 931: Article e172624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172624.

Carbon fate, iron dissolution, and molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter in Yedoma permafrost thaw under varying redox conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Barreto, M., Wani, R., Goranov, A., Coward, E., Sowers, T., Fischel, M.H., Douglas, T., Hatcher, P., Sparks, D. 2024. Carbon fate, iron dissolution, and molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter in Yedoma permafrost thaw under varying redox conditions. Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c08219.

Arsenic sorption and oxidation by natural manganese-oxide-enriched soils: Reaction kinetics respond to varying environmental conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fischel, M.H., Clarke, C., Sparks, D.L. 2023. Arsenic sorption and oxidation by natural manganese-oxide-enriched soils: Reaction kinetics respond to varying environmental conditions. Geoderma. 411 Article e116715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116715.

Chromium speciation and mobility in contaminated coastal urban soils affected by water salinity and redox conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sricharoenvech, P., Siebecker, M., Tappero, R., Landrot, G., Fischel, M.H., Sparks, D.L. 2023. Chromium speciation and mobility in contaminated coastal urban soils affected by water salinity and redox conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132661.

When and why adjust environmental sequence relative abundances using Q-PCR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dietritch, E., Yarwood, S.A., Maul, J.E. 2023. When and why adjust environmental sequence relative abundances using Q-PCR. Microbial Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-023-02273-z.

Scanning x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and micro-x-ray absorption near-edge structure analysis as a guiding tool for the conservation treatment of two eighteenth-century Philadelphian portraits - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Porell, M., Cushman, M., Fischel, J.S., Fischel, M.H., Sparks, D.L., Grayburn, R. 2023. Scanning x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and micro-x-ray absorption near-edge structure analysis as a guiding tool for the conservation treatment of two eighteenth-century Philadelphian portraits. X-Ray Spectrometry. Article e3345. https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.3345.

Chiral separation of metolachlor metabolites in a single, large volume injection to facilitate watershed tracer studies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bianca, M., Owen, D.C., Plummer, R.E., Rice, C., McCarty, G.W., Hapeman, C.J. 2023. Chiral separation of metolachlor metabolites in a single, large volume injection to facilitate watershed tracer studies. ACS Agricultural Science and Technology. 3(3):270–277. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.2c00265.

Synchrotron resolved microscale and bulk mineralogy in manganese-rich soils and associated pedogenic concretions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fischel, M.H., Clarke, C.E., Sparks, D.L. 2023. Synchrotron resolved microscale and bulk mineralogy in manganese-rich soils and associated pedogenic concretions. Geoderma. 430: Article e116305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116305.

Two-step multi-residue antibiotic extraction method for comparison of antibiotic concentrations in manure as it moves through a manure treatment system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yarberry, A., Poindexter, C., Rice, C., Lansing, S. 2022. Two-step multi-residue antibiotic extraction method for comparison of antibiotic concentrations in manure as it moves through a manure treatment system. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11121735.

Trans enantiomeric separation of MESA and MOXA, two environmentally important metabolites of the herbicide, metolachlor - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bianca, M., Rice, C., Lupitskyy, R., Plummer, R.E., McCarty, G.W., Hapeman, C.J. 2022. Trans enantiomeric separation of MESA and MOXA, two environmentally important metabolites of the herbicide, metolachlor. MethodsX. 9. Article 10188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101884.

Variation in cadmium accumulation and speciation within the same population of the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens grown in a moderately contaminated soil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, J., Tang, Z., Fischel, M.H., Wang, P., Siebecker, M.G., Aarts, M.G., Sparks, D.L., Zhao, F. 2022. Variation in cadmium accumulation and speciation within the same population of the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens grown in a moderately contaminated soil. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05373-w.

Soil microbiomes in three farming systems more affected by depth than farming system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schmidt, D., Dlott, G., Cavigelli, M.A., Yarwood, S., Maul, J.E. 2022. Soil microbiomes in three farming systems more affected by depth than farming system. Applied Soil Ecology. 173:104396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104396.