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Refereed Journal Publications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DeWindt, M.A., Weiksnar, K.D., Laux, S.J., Ferraro, C.C., Townsend, T.G., 2025. A review of the suitability and performance of phosphogypsum as a material for road base and subbase construction. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 215, 108120. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.resconrec.2024.108120<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lott, D., Darioosh, R.P., Weiksnar, K., Laux, S., Townsend, T.G., 2025. A comparison of bulk inorganic constituents and trace pollutant concentration in leachates by landfill type. Waste Manag Res 0734242X251322146. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0734242X251322146<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newton, S.R., Bowden, J.A., Charest, N., Jackson, S.R., Koelmel, J.P., Liberatore, H.K., Lin, A.M., Lowe, C.N., Nieto, S., Godri Pollitt, K.J., Robuck, A.R., Rostkowski, P., Townsend, T.G., Wallace, M.A.G., Williams, A.J., 2025. Filling the Gaps in PFAS Detection: Integrating GC-MS Non-Targeted Analysis for Comprehensive Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 12, 104\u2013112. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.4c00930<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiksnar, K.D., Lott, D.J., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Blending phosphogypsum to mitigate radionuclide leaching for sustainable road base applications. Science of The Total Environment 954, 176628. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2024.176628<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timshina, A., Cerlanek, A., Lin, A., Townsend, T., Bowden, J.A., 2024. Deposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soil Surrounding a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill. Presented at the SETAC North America 45th Annual Meeting, SETAC. https:\/\/setac.confex.com\/setac\/sna2024\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/25283<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiksnar, K.D., Ferraro ,Christopher C., Kari ,Ramana, Mayer ,Nathan, and Townsend, T.G., 2024. Opportunities and challenges with implementing a recycling program for municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash as a construction aggregate: A programmatic review. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 74, 699\u2013713. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10962247.2024.2383651<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiksnar, K.D., Marks, E.J., Deaderick, M.J., Meija-Ruiz, I., Ferraro, C.C., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Impacts of advanced metals recovery on municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: aggregate characteristics and performance in portland limestone cement concrete. Waste Management 187, 70\u201378. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2024.07.008<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vallecillo, D.Z., Weiksnar, K.D., Laux, S.J., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Blending as a strategy for using phosphogypsum in granular road base: physical performance and implications. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 209, 107791. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.resconrec.2024.107791<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Townsend, T.G., Roessler, J.G., Ferraro, C.C., 2024. Waste to energy ash and engineered aggregate in road construction. US12091827B2. https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US12091827B2\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y., Lin, A., Thompson, J., Bowden, J.A., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in construction and demolition debris (CDD): discerning sources and fate during waste management. Journal of Hazardous Materials 472, 134567. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2024.134567<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cerlanek, A.R., Timshina, A.S., Robey, N., Lin, A.M., Solo-Gabriele, H.M., Townsend, T.G., Bowden, J.A., 2024. Investigating the partitioning behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during thermal landfill leachate evaporation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 472, 134500. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2024.134500<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lott, D.J., Laux, S.J., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Analysis of ammonia-nitrogen removal kinetics by stage in pilot scale vertical flow wetlands treating landfill leachate in series. Chemosphere 360, 142409. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2024.142409<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anshassi, M., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Residential Recycling in Florida: A Case Study on Costs, Environmental Impacts, and Improvement Strategies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 206, 107627. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.resconrec.2024.107627<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lin, A.M., Thompson, J.T., Koelmel, J.P., Liu, Y., Bowden, J.A., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Landfill Gas: A Major Pathway for Neutral Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Release. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 11, 730\u2013737. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.4c00364<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson, J.T., Lott, D.J., Lin, A.M., Bowden, J.A., Stuchal, L., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Assessing the suitability of leachability-based screening levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) risk assessment. Science of The Total Environment 928, 172430. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2024.172430<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferraro, C.C., Townsend, T.G., Clavier, K.A., 2024. Portland cement manufacture using municipal solid waste incineration ash. US20240182362A1. https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20240182362A1\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robey, N.M., Liu, Y., Crespo-Medina, M., Bowden, J.A., Solo-Gabriele, H.M., Townsend, T.G., Tolaymat, T.M., 2024. Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other constituents in MSW landfill leachate from Puerto Rico. Chemosphere 358, 142141. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2024.142141<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timshina, A.S., Robey, N.M., Oldnettle, A., Barron, S., Mehdi, Q., Cerlanek, A., Townsend, T.G., Bowden, J.A., 2024. Investigating the sources and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food waste compost. Waste Management 180, 125\u2013134. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2024.03.026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Liu, Y., Bowden, J.A., Townsend, T.G., Solo-Gabriele, H.M., 2024. Evaluation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill liquids from Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Wisconsin. Chemosphere 355, 141719. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2024.141719<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Townsend, T., Bishop, R., Wood, D., Lloyd, J., 2024. Membrane system to treat leachate and methods of treating leachate. US20240082787A1. https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20240082787A1\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Liu, Y., Bowden, J.A., Townsend, T.G., Solo-Gabriele, H.M., 2024. Evaluation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) released from two Florida landfills based on mass balance analyses. Waste Management 175, 348\u2013359. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2023.12.054<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhang, H., Chen, Y., Liu, Y., Bowden, J.A., Townsend, T.G., Solo-Gabriele, H.M., 2024. Comparison of the PFAS and physical-chemical parameter fluctuations between an ash landfill and a MSW landfill. Waste Management 174, 558\u2013567. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2023.12.027<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cerlanek, A., Liu, Y., Robey, N., Timshina, A.S., Bowden, J.A., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Assessing construction and demolition wood-derived biochar for in-situ per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) removal from landfill leachate. Waste Management 174, 382\u2013389. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2023.12.017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Townsend, T.G., 2024. Beneficial Use of Mosaic Phosphogypsum. https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2024-03\/report-for-mosaic-response-to-epa-february-2024.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smallwood, T.J., Magnuson, J.K., Thompson, J.T., Lin, A.M., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Insights on volatile metals in landfill gas as determined from advanced treatment media. Journal of Hazardous Materials 462, 132777. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2023.132777<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Townsend, T., Bishop, R., Wood, D., Lloyd, J., 2024. Membrane system to treat leachate and methods of treating leachate. US11865498B2. https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US11865498B2\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Townsend, T.G., Roessler, J.G., Ferraro, C.C., 2024. Waste to energy ash and engineered aggregate in road construction. US11859355B2. https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US11859355B2\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiksnar, K.D., Townsend, T.G., 2024. Enhancing the chemical performance of phosphogypsum as a road base material by blending with common aggregates. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 200, 107300. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.resconrec.2023.107300<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Townsend, T., Anshassi, M. and Ricketts, A., 2024. Investigating the Economics of Current and Future Recycling Programs in Florida. Prepared for the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation. <\/em>https:\/\/flrecycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Investigating-the-Economics-of-Current-and-Future-Recycling-Programs-in-Florida-UF-Study.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiksnar, K.D., Clavier, K.A., Laux, S.J., Townsend, T.G., 2023. Influence of trace chemical constituents in phosphogypsum for road base applications: A review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 199, 107237. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.resconrec.2023.107237<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnuson, J.K., Weiksnar, K.D., Patel, A.D., Clavier, K.A., Ferraro, C.C., Townsend, T.G., 2023. Processing municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash for integration into cement product manufacture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 198, 107139. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.resconrec.2023.107139<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiksnar, K.D., Lott, D.J., Townsend, T.G., 2023. Influence of Blending Phosphogypsum to Mitigate Radium Leaching and Enhance Reuse As Road Base Material, in: ICEM2023. ASME 2023 International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1115\/ICEM2023-110272<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koelmel, J.P., Kummer, M., Chevallier, O., Hindle, R., Hunt, K., Camacho, C.G., Abril, N., Gill, E.L., Beecher, C.W.W., Garrett, T.J., Yost, R.A., Townsend, T.G., Klein, C., Rennie, E.E., Bowden, J.A., Godri Pollitt, K.J., 2023. Expanding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Coverage in Nontargeted Analysis Using Data-Independent Analysis and IonDecon. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 34, 2525\u20132537. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/jasms.3c00244<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spreadbury, C.J., Magnuson, J.K., Clavier, K.A., Laux, S.J., Townsend, T.G., 2023. Effect of waste-derived soil amendments on mitigating leaching impacts from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) ash. Waste Management 169, 186\u2013195. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.wasman.2023.07.007<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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