Joan E. McLean

Research Associate Professor, UWRL/Civil and Environmental Engineering/Biological and Irrigation Engineering

Electronic Mail: jmcle@engineering.usu.edu
Phone: +1 (435) 797-3199
FAX: +1 (435) 797-3663
Office: UWRL Room 315
U.S. Mail Address:
Utah State University
Utah Water Research Laboratory
8200 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-8200

Degrees

  • M.S., Soil Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, 1978
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of San Francisco, California, 1975

Research Interests

  • Fate and behavior of metals in soil and subsurface systems
  • Phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soils; metal-soil-plant interaction
  • Sorption/desorption of metals and organics by soils
  • Development of bacterial biosensors for detection of toxic metals in soil and water
  • Bioavailability of metals in soils
  • Microbial reduction of iron minerals
  • Natural attenuation of metals in mine drainage waters
  • Role of iron redox processes in bioremediation of contaminated aquifers

Teaching Experience

  • Soil chemical processes in environmental engineering systems
  • Environmental quality analysis, natural attenuation of metals in soil ground water systems

Present Professional and Honorary Societies and Committees

  • American Society of Agronomy
  • American Chemical Society
  • Soil Science Society of America

Selected Publications

McLean, J.E., R.R. Dupont, and D.L. Sorensen (2006). Iron and arsenic release from aquifer solids in response to biostimulation. J. Environ. Qual. 35:1193-1203.

Nieman, J.K.C., R.C. Sims, D.L. Sorensen, and J.E. McLean (2005). Humic acid toxicity in biologically treated soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and pentachlorophenol. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49:283-289.

Dupont, R.R., D.L. Sorensen, J.E. McLean, W.J. Doucette, and M. Loucks (2003). Enhancement of TCE degradation via carbon donor and microbial amendment addition. In V.S. Magar, and M.E. Kelley (Eds.). In-situ and On-site Bioremediation—2003. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Dupont, R.R., D.L. Sorensen, J.E. McLean, W.J. Doucette, and M. Loucks (2003). Enhancement of trichloroethylene degradation via carbon donor and microbial amendment addition. Proceedings of the Seventh International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, Orlando, FL, June.

Nieman, J.K.C., R.C. Sims, J.E. McLean, J.L. Sims, and D.L. Sorensen (2001). Fate of pyrene in contaminated soil amended with alternate electron acceptors. Chemosphere, 44:1265-1271.

Klassen, S.P., J.E. McLean, P.R. Grossl, and R.C. Sims (2000). Fate and behavior of lead in soils planted with metal-resistant species (river birch and small wing sedge). J. Environ. Qual., 29:1826-1834.

Nieman, J.K., R.C. Sims, J.L. Sims, D.L. Sorensen, J.E. McLean, and J. Rice (1999). 14C pyrene bound residue evaluation using MIBK fractionation method for creosote contaminated soils. Environ. Sci. Technol.

Chen, D., D. Shattuck, J.D. Hines, and J.E. McLean (1998). Performance evaluation of the Quick Test, a colorimetric field method for the determination of pentachlorophenol in soil. Field Analytical Chem, and Technol., 2:29-37.

Hurst, C.J., R.C. Sims, J.L. Sims, D.L. Sorensen, J.E. McLean, and S.G. Huling (1997). Soil gas oxygen tension and pentachlorophenol biodegradation. J. Environ. Engineering, 123:364-370.

Hurst, C.J., R.C. Sims, J.L. Sims, D.L. Sorensen, and J.E. McLean (1996). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegradation as a function of oxygen tension in contaminated soil. J. Hazardous Materials, 52:193-208.

Petrie, R.A., R.C. Sims, and J.E. McLean (1995). Treatment of pentachlorophenol with manganese oxide addition to biotic anabiotic sediments. Haz. Waste and Haz. Materials, 12:271-282.

Clothier, B.E., M.B. Kirkham, and J.E. McLean (1992). In situ measurement of the effective transport volume of chemicals moving through soil. Soil Sci. So. Am. J., 56:733-736.

McLean, J.E. and B.E. Bledsoe (1992). Behavior of materials in soils. U.S. EPA, EPA/540/S-92/018. Robert S. Kerr Laboratory, Ada, OK.

Dudley, L.M., J.E. McLean, T.H. Furst, and J.J. Jurinak (1990). Sorption of Cd and Cu from an acid mine waste extract by two calcareous soils: column studies. Soil Sci., 151:121-135.

McLean, J.E., R.C. Sims, W.J. Doucette, C.R. Caupp, and W.J. Grenney (1988). Evaluation of mobility of pesticides in soil systems using U.S. EPA methodology. J. of Environ. Engineering, 114:689-703.

Dudley, L.M., J.E. McLean, R.C. Sims, and J.J. Jurinak (1988). Sorption of copper and cadmium from the water soluble fraction of an acid mine waste by two calcareous soils. Soil Science, 145:207-214.

Last update: January 26, 2009