Joan McLean

Publications | Books

• Dimkpa, C., Bindraban, P., McLean, J.E, Gatere, L., Singh, U., Hellums, D., (2017). Applications for rapid testing of plant and soil nutrients. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

• Anderson, A.J, Hortin, J., Jacobson, A., Britt, D.W, McLean, J.E, (2023). Changes in metal-chelating metabolites induced by drought and a root microbiome in wheat. Plants, 12, 1209. doi: doing.org/10.3390/plants12061209
• Weidhaas, J., Olsen, M., McLean, J.E, Allen, L., Ahmandi, L., Duodu, K., Dupont, R.R, (2022). Microbial and chemical risk from reclaimed water use for residential irrigation. Water Reuse, 12:3, 289. doi: 10.2166/wrd.2022.014
• Su, Y., Zhou, X., Meng, H., Xia, T., Liu, H., Rolshausen, P., Roper, C., McLean, J.E, Zhang, Y., Keller, A.A, Jassby, D., (2022). Cost–benefit analysis of nanofertilizers and nanopesticides emphasizes the need to improve the efficiency of nanoformulations for widescale adoption. Nature Food, doi: doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00647-z
• Potter, M., Deakin, J., Cartwright, A., Hortin, J., Sparks, D., Anderson, A.J, McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Britt, D., (2021). Absence of Nanoparticle-Induced Drought Tolerance in Nutrient Sufficient Wheat Seedlings. Environmental Science and Technology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c00453
• Hakim, S., Mirza, B.S, Imran, A., Zaheer, A., Yasmin, S., Mubeen, F., McLean, J.E, Mirza, M.S, (2020). Illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA tag shows disparity in rhizobial and non-rhizobial diversity associated with root nodules of mung bean (Vigna radiataL.) growing in different habitats in Pakistan. Microbiological Research, 231, 126256.
• Hortin, J.M, Anderson, A.J, Britt, D.W, Jacobson, A., McLean, J.E, (2020). Copper oxide nanoparticle dissolution at alkaline pH is controlled by dissolved organic matter: influence of soil-derived organic matter, wheat, bacteria, and nanoparticle coating. Environmental Science: Nano, 7:9, 2618-2631.
• Hortin, J.M, Anderson, A.J, Britt, D.W, Jacobson, A., McLean, J.E, (2019). Soil-derived fulvic acid and root exudates, modified by soil bacteria, alter CuO nanoparticle-induced root stunting of wheat via Cu complexation. Environmental Science Nano, 6, 3638-3652. doi: 10.1039/c9en00728h
• Tarboton, D.G, Richards, C., McKee, M., Torres-Rua, A., Neilson, B.T, Tullis, B.P, Rosenberg, D.E, Stevens, D.K, Horsburgh, J.S, McLean, J.E, Johnson, M.C, Dupont, R.R, (2019). The Utah Water Research Laboratory: Empowering Water and Environmental Research in Utah and Around the World. Water Resources Impact, American Water Resources Association, 21:5, 13-15. *
• Smith, S., Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, (2019). Arsenic Release and Attenuation Processes reviewed by C.A.J. Appelo1 and Massimo Rolle2 in a Groundwater Aquifer During Anaerobic Remediation of TCE with Biostimulation. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, 39:3, 61-70. doi: 10.1111/gwmr.12340
• Bonebrake, M., Anderson, K., Valiente, J., Jacobson, A., McLean, J.E, Anderson, A.J, Britt, D.W, (2018). Biofilms Benefiting Plants Exposed to ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles Studied with a Root-Mimetic Hollow Fiber Membrane. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66:26, 6619–6627. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02524
• Anderson, A.J, McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Britt, D.W, (2018). CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles Modify Interkingdom Cell Signaling Processes Relevant to Crop Production. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66:26, 6513–6524.
• McManus, P., Hortin, J., Anderson, A.J, Jacobson, A., Britt, D.W, Stewart, J., McLean, J.E, (2018). Rhizosphere interactions between copper oxide nanoparticles and wheat root exudates in a sand matrix: Influences on copper bioavailability and uptake. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37:10, 2619-2632. doi: doi.org/10.1002/etc.4226
• Jacobson, A., Doxie, S., Potter, M., Adams, J., Britt, D.W, McManus, P., McLean, J.E, Anderson, A.J, (2018). Interactions Between a Plant Probiotic and Nanoparticles on Plant Responses Related to Drought Tolerance. Industrial Biotechnology, 14:3, 148-156. doi: 10.1089/ind.2017.0033
• Yang, K., Doxey, S., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Watson, A., Al Qassy, D., Jacobson, A., Anderson, A.J, (2018). Remodeling of root morphology by CuO and ZnO nanoparticles: effects on drought tolerance for plants colonized by a beneficial pseudomonad. Botany, 96:3, 175-186.
• Mirza, B.S, Sorensen, D.L, McGlinn, D.J, Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, (2017). Dehalococcoides and general microbial ecology of differentially trichloroethene dechlorinating flow-through columns. Applied Environmental Biotechnology, 101, 4799-4813.
• Anderson, A.J, McLean, J.E, McManus, P., Britt, D.W, (2017). Soil chemistry influences the phytotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 14:1-6, 15-21.
• Mirza, B.S, Sorensen, D.L, McLean, J.E, Dupont, R.R, (2017). New arsenate reductase gene (arrA) PCR primers for diversity assessment and quantification in environmental samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83:4, e027725-16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02725-16
• Rycewicz-Borecki, M., McLean, J.E, Dupont, R.R, Mitsch, W.J, (2017). Nitrogen and phosphorus mass balance, retention and uptake in six plant species grown in stormwater bioretention microcosms. Ecological Engineering, 99, 409-416.
• Meng, X., Jacobson, A., Sorensen, D.L, Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, (2017). Mineralogy and geochemistry affecting arsenic solubility in sediment profiles from the shallow basin-fill aquifer of Cache Valley Basin, Utah. Applied Geochemistry, 77, 126-141. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.12.011
• Goodman, J., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2016). Sublethal doses of Zn nanoparticles remodel production of cell signaling metabolites in the root colonizer Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. Environ. Sci. Nano , 3, 1103-1113.
• Mirza, B.S, Sorensen, D.L, Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, (2016). Dehalococcoides abundance and alternate electron acceptor effects on large, flow-through trichloroethene dechlorinating columns. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100, 2367-2379. doi: 10.1007/s00253-015-7112-1
• Wright, M., Adams, J., Yang, K., McManus, P., Jacobson, A., Gade, A., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2016). A root-colonizing pseudomonad lessens stress responses in wheat imposed by CuO nanoparticles. PLOS ONE, 11:10, e0164935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164635
• Zaheer, A., Mirza, B.S, McLean, J.E, Yasmin, S., Shah, T.M, Malik, K.A, Mirza, M.S, (2016). Association of plant growth-promoting Serratia spp. with the root nodules of chickpea. Research in Microbiology, 167, 510-520. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2016.04.001
• Meng, X., Dupont, R.R, Sorensen, D.L, Jacobson, A., McLean, J.E, (2016). Arsenic solubilization and redistribution under anoxic conditions in three aquifer sediments from a basin-fill aquifer in Northern Utah: role of organic carbon and carbonate minerals. Applied Geochemistry, 66:250-263, doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.01.004
• Gade, A., Adams, J., Britt, D.W, Shen, F., McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Kim, Y., Anderson, A.J, (2016). Ag nanoparticles generated using bio-reduction and -coating cause microbial killing without cell lysis. Biometals, 29, 211-223. doi: 10.1007/s10534-015-9906-0
• Rycewicz-Borecki, M., McLean, J.E, Dupont, R.R, (2016). Bioaccumulation of copper, lead, and zinc in six macrophyte species grown in simulated stormwater bioretention systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 166, 267-275.
• Stewart, J., Hansen, T., McLean, J.E, McManus, P., Das, S., Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, Dimkpa, C., (2015). Salts affect the interaction of ZnO or CuO nanoparticles with wheat . Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34, 2116-2125. doi: 10.1002/etc.3037
• Zabrieski, Z., Morrell, E., Horton, J., Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2015). Pesticidal activity of metal oxide nanoparticles on plant pathogenic isolates of Pythium. Ecotoxicology, 24, 1305-1314. doi: 10.1007/s10646-015-1505-x
• McLean, J.E, Ervin, J., Zhou, J., Sorensen, D.L, Dupont, R.R, (2015). Biostimualtion and bioaugmentation to enhance reductive dechlorination of TCE in a long term flow through column study. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, 35, 76-88. doi: 10.1111,gwmr.12113
• Dimkpa, C., Hansen, T., Stewart, J., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2015). ZnO nanoparticles and root colonization by a beneficial pseudomonad influences essential metal responses in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Nanotoxicology, 9, 271-278. doi: doi: 10.3109/1743539.2014.900583
• Watson, J., Fang, T., Dimkpa, C.O, Britt, D.W, McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Anderson, A.J, (2015). The phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles on wheat varies with soil properties. Biometals, 28, 101-112. doi: 10.1007/s10534-014-9806-8
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2015). Nano-CuO and interaction with nano-ZnO or soil bacterium provide evidence for the interference of nanoparticles in metal nutrition of plants. . Ecotoxicology, 24, 119-129. doi: doi: 10.1007/s10646-014-1364-x.
• Mirza, B.S, Muruganandam, S., Sorensen, D.L, Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, Meng, X., (2014). As(V) reduction in relation to iron (III) transformation and molecular characterization of the structural and functional microbial community in sediments of a basin-fill aquifer in Northern Utah. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80:10, 3198-3208.
• Martineau, N., McLean, J.E, Dimkpa, C., Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2014). Components from wheat roots modify the bioactivity of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles in a soil bacterium. Environmental Pollution187, 65-72.
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2013). Antifungal activity of ZnO nanoparticles and their interactive effect with a biocontrol bacterium on growth antagonism of the plant pathogen, Fusarium graminearum.. Biometals, 26, 913-924. doi: 10.1007/s10534-013-9667-6
• Dimkpa, C., Latta, D., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Boyanvo, M., Anderson, A.J, (2013). Fate of CuO and ZnO Nano- and Microparticles in the Plant Envinronment. Environmental Science and Technology, 47:9, 4734-4742. doi: 10.1021/es304736y
• McLean, J.E, Pabst, M., Miller, C.D, Dimkpa, C., Anderson, A.J, (2013). Effect of complexing ligands on the surface adsorption, internalization, and bioresponse of copper and cadmium in a soil bacterium, Pseudomonas putida. Chemosphere, 91, 374-382 . doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.11.071
• Fang, T., Watson , J., Goodman, J., Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2013). Does doping with aluminum alter the effects of ZnO nanoparticles on the metabolism of soil pseudomonads?. Microbiological Research 168:91-98, 168, 91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2012.09.001
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Martineau, N., Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2013). Silver Nanoparticles Disrupt Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Growth in a Sand Matrix. Environmental Science and Technology/American Chemical Society, 25, 1066-1074. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1021/tx3000285
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2012). Bioactivity and Biomodification of Ag, ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles with Relevance to Plant Performance in Agriculture . Industrial Biotechnology/MA R Y ANN L I E B E R T , I N C ., 8:6, 344-357. doi: DOI: 10.1089/ind.2012.0028
• Anderson, A.J, Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Latta, D.E, Managon, E., Johnson , W.P, Boyanov, M.I, Britt, D.W, (2012). CuO and ZnO nanoparticles: phytotoxicity, metal speciation and induction of oxidative stress in sand-grown wheat. Journal of Nanoparticle Research Vol. 14, Num. 9, 1125, DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1125-9 . Journal of Nanoparticle Research Vol. 14, Num. 9, 1125, DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1125-9 , 14, 1125. doi: DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1125-9
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2012). CuO and ZnO nanoparticles differently affect the secretion of fluorescent siderophores in the beneficial root colonizer Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. Nanotoxicology, 6:6, 635-642. doi: doi:10.3109/17435390.2011.598246
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Latta, D.E, Manangon, E., Britt, D.W, Johnson, W.J, Anderson, A.J, (2012). CuO and ZnO nanoparticles: phytotoxicity, speciation and induction of oxidative stress in sand-grown wheat. Journal of Nanoparticle Research/Springer, 14:9, 1125-1140.
• McNeill, L.S, McLean, J.E, Parks, J.L, Edwards, M., (2012). Hexavalent Chromium Review: Part 2 - Chemistry, Occurrence, and Treatment. Journal American Water Works Association, 104:7, E395-E405.
• McLean, J.E, McNeill, L.S, Edwards, M., Parks, J.L, (2012). Hexavalent Chromium Review: Part 1 - Health Effects, Regulations, and Analysis. Journal American Water Works Association, 104:6, E348-E357.
• Calder, A.J, Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2012). Soil components mitigate the antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles towards a beneficial soil bacterium, Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. Science of the Total Environment/Elsevier, 429, 215–222. doi: doi:10. 1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.049
• Dimkpa, C., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Johnson, W.P, Avery, B., Lea, A., Anderson, A.J, (2012). Nanospecific inhibition of pyoverdine siderophore production in Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 by CuO nanoparticles. Chemical Research in Toxicology/American Chemical Society, 25, 1066-1074. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1021/tx3000285
• Dimkpa, C., Zeng, J., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Zhan, J., Anderson, A.J, (2012). Production of indole-3-acetic acid via the indole-3-acetamide pathway in the plant-beneficial bacterium, Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 is inhibited by ZnO nanoparticles but enhanced by CuO nanoparticles. Applied and Environmental Microbiology/American Society for Microbiology, 78, 1404-1410. doi: doi:10.1128/AEM.07424-11
• Dimkpa, C., Calder, A., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2011). Responses of a soil bacterium, Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 to commercial metal oxide nanoparticles compared with responses to metal ions. Environmental Pollution/Elsevier, 159, 1749-1756. doi: doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.020
• Dimkpa, C., Calder, A., Gajjar, P., Britt, D.W, McLean, J.E, Anderson, A.J, (2011). Interaction of silver nanoparticles with an environmentally beneficial bacterium, Pseudomonas chlororaphis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/Elsevier, 188, 428–435. doi: doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.01.118
• Pabst, M., Miller, C.D, Dimkpa, C., Anderson, A.J, McLean, J.E, (2010). Defining the surface adsorption and internalization of copper and cadmium in a soil bacterium, Pseudomonas putida. Chemosphere/ELSEVIER, 81, 904–910. doi: doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.07.069
• Yupanqui-Zaa, C.L, McLean, J.E, Dupont, R.R, Norton, J.M, Sorensen, D.L, (2010). Dechlorinating and iron reducing bacteria distribution in a TCE-contaminated aquifer. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, 30, 46-57.
• Miller, C.D, Zhang, M.W, Pettee, B., Pabst, M., McLean, J.E, Anderson, A.J, (2009). Copper and cadmium: responses in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Letter in Applied Microbiol, 49, 775-783.
• Liang, Y., Sorensen, D.L, McLean, J.E, Sims, R.C, (2008). Pyrene fate affected by humic acid amendment in soil slurry systems. Journal of Biological Engineering, 2, 11.
• Greenwood, M.H, Sims, R.C, McLean, J.E, Doucette, W.J, Kuhn, J., (2007). Sorption of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) and tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) to Hyporheic Zone Soils. Soil & Sediment Contamination Journal, 16, 423-431.
• Greenwood, M.H, Sims, R.C, McLean, J.E, Doucette, W.J, Kuhn, J., (2007). Sorption of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) to hyporheic zone soils. Soil & Sediment Contamination, 16:4, 423-431.
• Greenwood, M.H, Sims, R.C, McLean, J.E, Doucette, W.J, (2007). Temperature effect on tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) biodegradation kinetics in hyporheic zone soils. Biomedical Engineering Online, 6
• Liang, Y., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Sorensen, D.L, Sims, R.C, (2007). Humic acid effect on pyrene degradation: finding an optimal range for pyrene solubility and mineralization enhancement. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 74:6, 1368-1375. doi: 10.1007/s00253-006-0769-8
• McLean, J.E, Dupont, R.R, Sorensen, D.L, (2006). Iron and arsenic release from aquifer solids in response to biostimulation. Journal of Environmental Quality, 35:4, 1193-1203. doi: 10.2134/jeq2005.0463
• Nieman, K., Sims, R.C, Sorensen, D.L, McLean, J.E, (2004). Humic acid toxicity in biologically treated soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and pentachlorophenol. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 49:3, 283-289. doi: 10.1007/s00244-004-0138-5
• McLean, J.E, Sims, R.C, Doucette, W.J, Caupp, C.R, Grenney, W.J, (1988). Evaluation of Mobility of Pesticides in Soil Using United-States Epa Methodology. Journal of Environmental Engineering-Asce, 114:3, 689-703.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

Research Reports

Other Reports

• Stoudt, A., McLean, J.E, Hortin, J., Dupont, R.R, Goodridge, W.H, (2019). Pollution Prevention and Water Reuse at Utah Department of Transportation Facilities, Prepared for UDOT, a joint venture. UWRL *
• Bellon, W., McLean, J.E, Goodridge, W.H, Gelles, L., Dupont, R.R, (2018). UDOT Maintenance Site Detention and Retention Pond Water Report, Prepared for UDOT, a joint venture. UWRL *
• Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, Sorensen, D.L, Michelson, H., (2003). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Carbon Donor and Microbial Inocula Amendment to Stimulate TCE Dechlorination at OU5, Hill AFB. Hill AFB Environmental Directorate
• Doucette, W.J, Benson, L.S, McLean, J.E, (2001). Relationship between trichloroethylene sorption/desorption and earthworm bioavailability for three soil packages obtained from the OU5 Site at Hill AFB, Utah. Montgomery Watson/Hill Air Force Base
• Doucette, W.J, McLean, J.E, Benson, S., (2000). Determination of TCE sorption/desorption coefficients for three soil packages obtained from the OU-5 Site at Hill AFB, Utah. Montgomery Watson/Hill Air Force Base
• Moore, W.M, Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, (1989). Soil phase photodegradation of toxic organics at contaminated disposal sites for soil renovation and groundwater quality protection. U.S. Geological Survey
• Dupont, R.R, Sims, R.C, Doucette, W.J, McLean, J.E, (1987). Koch Refinery/Barr Engineering land treatment demonstration project: final report. Barr Engineering

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.