Reyes Sierra-Alvarez

Chapters

• Olivares, C. I., Abrell, L., Chorover, J., Simonich, M., Tanguay, R. L., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. (2016). Identifying toxic biotransformation products of the insensitive munitions compound, 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), using liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QToF-MS).. In Towards Harmonized Strategies and Workflows to Assess Transformation Products of Chemicals of Emerging Concern by Non-Target and Suspect Screening, Drewes, J.; Letzel, T., Eds. American Chemical Society: 2016..

Journals/Publications

• Rios-Valenciana, E. E., Briones-Gallardo, R., Chazaro-Ruiz, L. F., Lopez-Lozano, N. E., Sierra-Alvarez, R., & Celis, L. B. (2020). Dissolution and final fate of arsenic associated with gypsum, calcite, and ferrihydrite: Influence of microbial reduction of As(V), sulfate, and Fe(III). Chemosphere, 239.
• Fernandez-Gonzalez, N. .., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Field, J. A., Amils, R., & Sanz, J. L. (2019). Adaptation of granular sludge microbial communities to nitrate, sulfide and/or p-cresol removal. International Microbiology, 22(3), 305-316.
• Gonzalez-Estrella, J. .., Field, J. A., Ober, C. K., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. (2019). Stability and microbial toxicity of HfO2 and ZrO2 nanoparticles for photolithography. Green Materials, 7(3), 109-117.
• Kadoya, W. M., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Jagadish, B., Wong, S., Leif, A., Mash, E. A., & Field, J. A. (2019). Coupling Reactions between Reduced Intermediates of Insensitive Munitions Compound Analog 4-Nitroanisole. Chemosphere, 222, 789-796.
• Li, ., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019). [Poster]. A pilot-scale study: Application of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) for Side-stream Nitrogen removal in Pima County Wastewater Reclamation Facility (WRF). 2019 Research and Education Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. May 14-16, 2019. Tempe, AZ..
• Madeira, C. L., Jog, K. V., Vanover, E. T., Brooks, M. D., Taylor, D. K., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Waidner, L. A., Spain, J. C., Krzmarzick, M. J., & Field, J. A. (2019). Microbial enrichment culture responsible for the complete oxidative biodegradation of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (ATO), the reduced daughter product of the insensitive munitions compound 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO). Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(21), 12648-12656.
• Madeira, C. L., Kadoya, W. M., Li, G., Wong, S., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. A. (2019). Reductive biotransformation as a pretreatment to enhance in situ chemical oxidation of nitroaromatic and nitroheterocyclic explosives. Chemosphere, 222, 1025-1032.
• Nguyen, C. H., Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. (2019). Microbial toxicity of gallium- and indium-based oxide and arsenide nanoparticles. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, in press.
• Olshansky, Y., Chorover, J., Abrell, L., Field, J. A., Gomeniuc, A., Hatton, J., & Alvarez, R. S. (2019). Sorption of PFAS by Cationic Hydrophobic Polymers. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 257.
• Simon-Pascual, A. .., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. A. (2019). Platinum(II) reduction to platinum nanoparticles in anaerobic sludge. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 94(2), 468-474.
• Teran, V., Monge, A. O., Certucha, B., Almendariz, T., Zavala, R. P., & Sierra, A. R. (2019). Bioadsorption of copper and zinc with pre-treated and untreated dry biomass of Escherichia coli. Revista Internacional De Contaminacion Ambiental, 35, 45-55.
• Ayala-Parra, P., Liu, Y., Sierra-Alvarez, R., & Field, J. A. (2018). Pretreatments to Enhance the Anaerobic Biodegradability of Chlorella Protothecoides Algal Biomass. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 37(1), 418-424.
• Fernandez-Gonzalez, N. .., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Field, J. A., Amils, R., & Sanz, J. L. (2018). Microbial communities and granule structure degradation on sulfide and/or para-cresol denitrifying reactors. International Microbiology. (In press). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-018-00050-4.
• Gole, V. L., Fishgold, A., R., S., P., D., & M., K. (2018). Treatment of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) using a large-scale sonochemical reactor. Separation and Purification Technology, 194, 104-110.
• Gole, V. L., Sierra-Alvarez, R., Peng, H., Giesy, J. P., Deymier, P., & Keswani, M. (2018). Sono-chemical treatment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl compounds in aqueous film-forming foams by use of a large-scale multi-transducer dual-frequency based acoustic reactor. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 45, 213-222.

Proceedings Publications

• Olshansky, Y., Chorover, J., Abrell, L., Field, J. A., Gomeniuc, A., Hatton, J., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, Spring). Sorption of PFAS by Cationic Hydrophobic Polymers. In 2019 spring American Chemical Society National Meeting. March 31 - April 4, 2019. Orlando, FL..
• Field, J. A. (2017, Fall). Energy savings with anaerobic ammonium oxidation. In Technology and Research Initiative Fund: Water, Environmental, and Energy Solutions: Funding for Research and Equipment, A Faculty and Researcher Informational Meeting. Feb. 15th, 2017.
• Field, J. A., Ramos Ruiz, A., Simon Pascual, A., Zhu, K., & Sierra Alvarez, R. (2017, Fall). Recovery of Critical Metal and Metalloid Resources by Anaerobic Processes. In The 14th International Water Association, Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies. Innovative technology solutions to address challenges at the water-energy-food interface. May 29th – June 2nd, 2017.
• Field, J. A., Rodriguez-Freire, L. .., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2017, Spring). Biorremediacon anaerobia de aguas contaminadas con arsenico. In Simposio Internacional: Ri­o Tinto, aspectos fundamentales y aplicados de un analogo terrestre de Marte. June 6-7, 2017.
• Field, J. A., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Ayala, P. (2017, Fall). Novel electron donors for bioremediation of acid rock drainage. In Water Reuse Monitoring and Treatment Technologies. May 17th -19th.
• Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Nguyen, C. H., Westerhoff, P., Field, J. A., Shadman, F., Zeng, C., & Bi, X. (2017, Spring). Aquatic fate and toxicity of III/V semiconductor materials in the presence of chemical mechanical planarization nanoparticles. In 2017 Annual Engineering Research Center (ERC) in Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing. April 12, 2017.

Poster Presentations

• Lakhey, N., Swartzendruber, D., Ding, H., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. A. (2019, Summer). Effects of common wastewater constituents and environmental conditions on Anammox bacterial growth kinetics. [Poster Presentation], 2019 AEESP Research and Education Conference, May 14-16; 2019, Tempe, AZ, USA..
• Madeira, C. L., Menezes, O., Kalyani, V. J., Brooks, M., Park, D., Konstantinidis, K., Krzmarzick, M. J., Spain, J. C., Sierra-Alvarez, R., & Field, J. A. (2019, Fall). Complete Biodegradation of Insensitive High Explosive Compounds. [Poster]. 2019 SERDP and ESTCP Symposium, Dec 3 - Dec 5, 2019, Washington DC..
• Menezes, O., Florencio, L., Kato, M., Sierra-Alvarez, R., Field, J. A., & Gavazza., S. (2019, summer). [Poster]. Biodegradation of 2,4-Diaminoanisole (DAAN), a reduced product of an insensitive munition compound, under different electron acceptor conditions. 2019 Research and Education Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. May 14-16, 2019. Tempe, AZ..
• Moreno-Andrade, I., Carrillo-Reyes, J., Field, J., & Sierra-Alvarez., R. (2019, Summer). [Poster]. Microbial reduction of antimony by anaerobic microorganisms.. 16th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic digestion 23-27 June 2019, Delft, The Netherlands.
• Nguyen, ., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, Summer). [Poster]. Effects of common wastewater constituents and environmental conditions on Anammox bacterial growth kinetics. 2019 Research and Education Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. May 14-16, 2019. Tempe, AZ..
• Olshansky, R. (2019, Summer). [Poster]. Remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl contaminated groundwater using cationic hydrophobic polymers as ultra-high affinity sorbents.. 2019 Research and Education Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. May 14-16, 2019. Tempe, AZ..
• Olshansky, Y., Sierra-Alvarez, R., Field, J. A., Abrell, L., Hatton, J., Gomeniuc, A., Jones, S. L., & Chorover, J. (2019, Fall). Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Contaminated Groundwater Using Cationic Hydrophobic Polymers as Ultra-High Affinity Sorbents (ER18-1052). [Poster Presentation] at the 2019 SERDP and ESTCP Symposium, Dec 3 - Dec 5, 2019, Washington DC..
• Valdivielso, J. (2019, Summer). [Poster]. Detection of onium compounds used in semiconductor photolithography with liquid-chromatograph-high resolution mass spectrometry. 2019 Research and Education Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. May 14-16, 2019. Tempe, AZ..
• Vanover, E., Jog, K., Nguyen, C. H., He, C., Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, Summer). [Poster]. Impact of azole compounds on the nitrification process in wastewater treatment. Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Conference (SESHA)/ Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) International High Technology ESH Symposium and Exhibition, April 16-20, Scottsdale, AZ. Honorable mention.
• Yu, Y., Castrejon, M. R., Madeira, C. L., Sierra-Alvarez, R., Field, J. A., Chorover, J., & Root, R. (2019, Fall). High rate degradation of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) to environmentally benign end products in sequential reducing-oxidizing reactive mineral packed bed reactors. [Poster Presentation]. 2019 SERDP and ESTCP Symposium, Dec 3 - Dec 5, 2019, Washington DC.
• Abrell, L., Kadoya, W. M., Madeira, C. L., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Wong, S., Mash Jr, ,. E., Field, J. A., & ., . (2018, fall). Nitroaromatic pollutants environmental fate characterized by HRAM; Understanding anaerobic formation of azo coupling products. 66th Am. Soc. For Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. June 2-3, San Diego, CA. [poster].
• Jog, K., Speed, D., Li, G., Nguyen, C. H., Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2018, Fall). Azoles as emerging contaminants and their role in nitrification inhibition. Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Conference (SESHA)/ Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) International High Technology ESH Symposium and Exhibition, April 16-20, Scottsdale, Arizona. [Poster, 3rd prize].
• Madeira, C. L., Jog, K. V., Vanover, E. T., Brooks, M. D., Taylor, D. K., Sierra-Alvarez, R., Spain, J. C., Krzmarzick, M. J., & Field, J. A. (2018, Spring). Enrichment culture that biodegrades the reduced metabolite of the insensitive munitions compound 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) to inorganic products. SERDP/ESTCP Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop. Nov. 27-30, 2018. Washington DC. [poster]. SERDP/ESTCP Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop. Nov. 27-30, 2018. Washington DC. [poster].
• Madeira, C. L., Kadoya, W. M., Li, G., Wong, S., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. (2018, Fall). Reductive Biological Pretreatment to Enhance In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Insensitive Munitions Compounds. SERDP/ESTCP Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop. Nov. 27-30, Washington DC. [poster].
• Nguyen, C. H., Zeng, C., Boitano, S., Shadman, F., Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2018, Spring). Cytotoxicity of gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium arsenide (InAs) nanoparticles to human lung epithelial cells. Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Conference (SESHA)/ Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) International High Technology ESH Symposium and Exhibition, April 16-20, Scottsdale, Arizona. [Poster award, 1st prize]..

Presentations

• Field, J. A., Jog, K., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Nguyen, C., & Vanover, E. (2019, Summer). Biodegradability and Microbial Toxicity of Azoles, the Forgotten Class of Emerging Contaminants. [Oral presentation], Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference; 2019 May 14-16; Tempe, AZ..
• Field, J. A., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Jog, K., Nguyen, C. H., Vanover, E., & Li, J. A. (2019, Summer). Biodegradability and Toxicity of Ubiquitous Azoles to Anaerobic and Post-Treatment Processes. [Oral Poster IWA Anaerobic Digestion Conference AD16, Accelerating natural cycles Delft University of Technology, 23-27 June 2019, Delft, The Netherlands.
• Kadoya, W. M., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Jagadish, B., Wong, S., Abrell, L., Mash, E. A., & Field, J. A. (2019, Summer). Mechanism of Covalent Incorporation of Nitroaromatic Contaminants into Natural Organic Matter.. [Oral presentation] Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference; 2019 May 14-16; Tempe, AZ..
• Kalyani, V. J., Vanover, E., Chi, H. N., He, C., Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. (2019, Fall). Mechanisms of Nitrification Inhibition by Azoles: A Framework to Promote Azole Detoxification, Biodegradation and Green Chemistry. [Oral Presentation] Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) Review, Tucson, AZ, Nov 05, 2019..
• Lakhey, N., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. A. (2019, Fall). The interactions of azole compounds with an anammox enrichment culture: toxicity and biotransformation. [Oral Presentation] SETAC North America 40th annual meeting, November, 3-7, 2019, Toronto, Ontario, Canada..
• Li., G., Field, J. A., Prevatt, J., McMurray, M. R., Smutzer, J., King, I., Shiroma, J., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, summer). [Oral presentation]. Performance of Pilot-scale Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) Reactors in Treating Ammonium Rich Wastewater for Pima County Wastewater Reclamation Facility (WRF).. Nutrient Removal and Recovery Symposium 2019: July 23 -25, 2019. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
• Madeira, C. L., Kadoya, W. M., Li, G., Wong, S., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., & Field, J. A. (2019, Summer). Biological Pretreatment to Enhance In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Insensitive Munitions Compounds. [Oral presentation] Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference; 2019 May 14-16; Tempe, AZ..
• Niu, X. Z., Abrell, L., Sierra-Alvarez, R. .., Field, J. A., & Chorover, J. (2019, Fall). Environmental, Safety & Health Properties of Onium Photoacid Generators and their Photodegradation Products.. [Oral Presentation] Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) Review, Tucson, AZ, Nov 05, 2019..
• Olshansky, Y., Chorover, J., Abrell, L., Field, J. A., Gomeniuc, A., Hatton, J., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, Spring). Sorption of PFAS by Cationic Hydrophobic Polymers. [Oral Presentation] 2019 spring American Chemical Society National Meeting. March 31 - April 4, 2019. Orlando, FL..
• Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, Fall). [Oral presentation]. Remediation of PFAS contaminated water.. University of Arizona Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center 2019 Industry Meeting and Research Symposium, Nov. 18th. Tucson, AZ..
• Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2019, Summer). [Oral presentation]. Mechanisms of Nitrification Inhibition by Azoles: A Framework to Promote Azole Detoxification, Biodegradation and Green Chemistry.. Semiconductor Research Corporation ESH e-Workshop. June 5, 2019.
• Sierra-Alvarez, R., Olshansky, Y., Field, J. A., Abrell, L., Hatton, J., Gomeniuc, A., Schirn, G., & Chorover, J. (2019, Summer). Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Contaminated Groundwater Using Cationic Hydrophobic Polymers as Ultra-High Affinity Sorbents (ER18-1052).. [Oral Presentation] SERDP & ESTCP PFAS Project Meeting, July 30 -August 1, 2019.
• Ayala-Parra, P. .., Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez., R. 2. (2018, Fall). Nutrient recovery and biogas generation from the anaerobic digestion of waste biomass from algal biofuel production.. Sixth Int. Symp. On Environmental Biotechnology and Engineering. Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Nov. 5-9. [oral presentation].
• Boitano, S. A., McCorkel, M., Sherwood, C. L., Borrero, N., Zeng, C., Nguyne, C. H., Field, J. A., & Sierra Alvarez, M. R. (2018, Spring). Nanoparticle toxicity: cytotoxic and sub-cytotoxic measurements using xCELLigence real time cell analysis. 4th Conference on Impedance-Based Cellular Assays, 6th-8th June 2018 (Oral presentation). Edinburgh, UK.
• Field, J. A., & Sierra-Alvarez, R. .. (2018, Spring). Methanogenic granular sludge for the bioremediation and biorecovery of priority inorganic pollutants. IWA Biofilms: Granular Sludge Conference , March 18-21, 2018, Delft, The Netherlands [oral talk & won best speaker award]. IWA Biofilms: Granular Sludge Conference , March 18-21, 2018, Delft, The Netherlands [oral talk & won best speaker award].