Superfund Research Program

Meichen Wang

Texas A&M University

Patents

• Development of Broad-Acting Sorbents to Mitigate Acute Exposures to Mixtures of Environmental Chemicals, Microbes, and Mycotoxins in Food, Water, and Feed Following Outbreaks, Natural Disasters
• Edible Enterosorbents used to Mitigate Acute Exposures to Ingestible Environmental Toxins Following Outbreaks, Natural Disasters and Emergencies
• Edible Enterosorbents used to Mitigate Acute Exposures to Ingestible Environmental Toxins following Outbreaks, Natural Disasters and Emergencies

Publications

2024

• Rivenbark K, Lilly K, Wang M, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2024. Green-engineered clay- and carbon-based composite materials for the adsorption of benzene from air. J Environ Chem Eng 12(1):111836. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.111836
• Rivenbark K, Nikkhah H, Wang M, Beykal B, Phillips TD. 2024. Toxicity of representative organophosphate, organochlorine, phenylurea, dinitroaniline, carbamate, and viologen pesticides to the growth and survival of H. vulgaris, L. minor, and C. elegans. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int doi:10.1007/s11356-024-32444-5 PMID:38396181
• Wang M, Lilly K, Martin LM, Xu W, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2024. Adsorption and removal of polystyrene nanoplastics from water by green-engineered clays. Water Res 249:120944. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120944 PMID:38070346
• Wang M, Rivenbark K, Nikkhah H, Beykal B, Phillips TD. 2024. In vitro and in vivo remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by processed and amended clays and activated carbon in soil. Applied Soil Ecology 196:doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105285 PMID:38463139 PMCID:10919550
• Wang M, Rivenbark K, Phillips TD. 2024. Kinetics of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid sorption onto montmorillonite clays in soil and their translocation to genetically modified corn. J Environ Sci (China) 135:669-680. doi:10.1016/j.jes.2023.02.006 PMID:37778837 PMCID:PMC10542765

2023

• Perez Gomez AA, Wang M, Kochan K, Amstalden K, Young CR, Welsh CJ, Phillips TD, Brinkmeyer-Langford CL. 2023. C57BL/6J mice exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid demonstrate altered immune responses and increased seizures after Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus infection. Front Immunol 14:1228509. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1228509 PMID:37600798 PMCID:PMC10434537
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2023. Green-engineered barrier creams with montmorillonite-chlorophyll clays as adsorbents for benzene, toluene, and xylene. Separations 10(4):237. doi:10.3390/separations10040237 PMID:37251084 PMCID:PMC10214870
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2023. Lecithin-amended montmorillonite clays enhance the antibacterial effect of barrier creams. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 229:113450. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113450 PMID:37451226

2022

• Hearon S, Orr AA, Moyer H, Wang M, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2022. Montmorillonite clay-based sorbents decrease the bioavailability of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from soil and their translocation to plants. Environ Res 205:doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.112433 PMID:34875259 PMCID:PMC8760172
• Martin LM, Sheng J, Zimba PV, Zhu L, Fadare OO, Haley C, Wang M, Phillips TD, Conkle J, Xu W. 2022. Testing an iron oxide nanoparticle-based method for magnetic separation of nanoplastics and microplastics from water. Nanomaterials 12(14):PMID:35889573
• Rivenbark K, Wang M, Lilly K, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2022. Development and characterization of chlorophyll-amended montmorillonite clays for the adsorption and detoxification of benzene. Water Res 221:doi:10.1016/j.watres.2022.118788
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2022. Inclusion of montmorillonite clays in environmental barrier formulations to reduce skin exposure to water-soluble chemicals from polluted water. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces doi:10.1021/acsami.2c04676 PMID:35536196
• Wang M, Rivenbark K, Phillips TD. 2022. Adsorption and detoxification of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid by montmorillonite clays. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int doi:10.1007/s11356-022-22927-8 PMID:36097303

2021

• Hearon S, Wang M, McDonald TJ, Phillips TD. 2021. Decreased bioavailability of aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in genetically modified corn with activated carbon or calcium montmorillonite clay inclusion in soil. J Environ Sci (China) 100:131-143. doi:10.1016/j.jes.2020.06.029 PMID:33279026 PMCID:PMC7719843
• Jolly PE, Mazariegos M, Contreras H, Balas N, Junkins A, Aina IO, Minott S, Wang M, Phillips TD. 2021. Aflatoxin exposure among mothers and their infants from the western highlands of Guatemala. Matern Child Health J 25:doi:10.1007/s10995-021-03151-1 PMID:33945085 PMCID:PMC8404172
• Orr AA, Wang M, Beykal B, Ganesh HS, Hearon S, Pistikopoulos EN, Phillips TD, Tamamis P. 2021. Combining experimental isotherms, minimalistic simulations, and a model to understand and predict chemical adsorption onto montmorillonite clays. ACS Omega 6(22):14090-14103. doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c00481 PMID:34124432 PMCID:PMC8190805
• Wang M, Chen Z, Rusyn I, Phillips TD. 2021. Testing the efficacy of broad-acting sorbents for environmental mixtures using isothermal analysis, mammalian cells, and H. vulgaris. J Hazard Mater 408:124425. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124425 PMID:33162237 PMCID:PMC7904642
• Wang M, Orr AA, Jakubowski JM, Bird KE, Casey CM, Hearon S, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2021. Enhanced adsorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by edible, nutrient-amended montmorillonite clays. Water Res 188:116534. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2020.116534 PMID:33125992 PMCID:PMC7725962
• Wang M, Rivenbark K, Gong J, Wright FA, Phillips TD. 2021. Application of edible montmorillonite clays for the adsorption and detoxification of microcystin. ACS Appl Bio Mater 4(9):7254-7265. doi:10.1021/acsabm.1c00779

2020

• Hearon S, Wang M, Phillips TD. 2020. Strong adsorption of dieldrin by parent and processed montmorillonite clays. Environ Toxicol Chem 39:517-525. doi:10.1002/etc.4642 PMID:31756776 PMCID:PMC7047628
• Orr AA, He S, Wang M, Goodall A, Hearon S, Phillips TD, Tamamis P. 2020. Insights into the interactions of bisphenol and phthalate compounds with unamended and carnitine-amended montmorillonite clays. Computers & Chemical Engineering 143:107063. doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2020.107063
• Wang M, Bera G, Mitra K, Wade TL, Knap A, Phillips TD. 2020. Tight sorption of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead by edible activated carbon and acid-processed montmorillonite clay. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 28(6):doi:10.1007/s11356-020-10973-z PMID:33009611 (ahead of print)
• Wang M, Hearon S, Phillips TD. 2020. A high capacity bentonite clay for the sorption of aflatoxins. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 37:332-341. doi:10.1080/19440049.2019.1662493 PMID:31790632 PMCID:PMC6989347
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2020. Edible clay inclusion in the diet of oysters can reduce tissue residues of polychlorinated biphenyls. Toxicol Environ Health Sci 12:355-361. doi:10.1007/s13530-020-00058-2 PMID:33738241 PMCID:PMC7968863

2019

• Wang M, Hearon S, Johnson N, Phillips TD. 2019. Development of broad-acting clays for the tight adsorption of benzo[a]pyrene and aldicarb. Appl Clay Sci 168:196-202. doi:10.1016/j.clay.2018.11.010 PMID:31435120 PMCID:PMC6703832
• Wang M, Hearon S, Phillips TD. 2019. Development of enterosorbents that can be added to food and water to reduce toxin exposures during disasters. J Environ Sci Health B 54:514-524. doi:10.1080/03601234.2019.1604039 PMID:31014207 PMCID:PMC6681816
• Wang M, Orr AA, He S, Dalaijamts C, Chiu WA, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. 2019. Montmorillonites can tightly bind glyphosate and paraquat reducing toxin exposures and toxicity. ACS Omega 4(18):17702-17713. doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b02051 PMID:31681876 PMCID:PMC6822125
• Wang M, Phillips TD. 2019. Potential applications of clay-based therapy for the reduction of pesticide exposures in humans and animals. Appl. Sci 9:5325. doi:10.3390/app9245325 PMID:32944385 PMCID:PMC7494192
• Wang M, Safe SH, Hearon S, Phillips TD. 2019. Strong adsorption of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by processed montmorillonite clays: Potential applications as toxin enterosorbents during disasters and floods. Environ Pollut 255:doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113210 PMID:31542671 PMCID:PMC6878994

2018

• Onel M, Beykal B, Wang M, Grimm FA, Zhou L, Wright FA, Phillips TD, Rusyn I, Pistikopoulos EN. 2018. Optimal chemical grouping and sorbent material design by data analysis, modeling and dimensionality reduction techniques. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 43:421-426. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-64235-6.50076-0 PMID:30534632
• Phillips TD, Wang M, Elmore SE, Hearon S, Wang J. 2018. NovaSil clay for the protection of humans and animals from aflatoxins and other contaminants. Clays and Clay Minerals 67(1):99-110. doi:10.1007/s42860-019-0008-x

2017

• Wang M, Maki CR, Deng Y, Tian Y, Phillips TD. 2017. Development of high capacity enterosorbents for aflatoxin B1 and other hazardous chemicals. Chem Res Toxicol 30(9):1694-1701. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00154 PMID:28768106