Publications

Publications and presentations by the staff of Providence and its affiliated non-profit research organization, PEER Institute, are listed on this page. Authors on the staff of Providence or PEER Institute are listed in bold green font.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

 

 

 

Y. Zeng, A Comprehensive Particulate Matter Monitoring System and Dosimetry-Based Ambient Particulate Matter Standards, J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 56:518-529 (2006).

 

Amos, J.B., R.F. Keim, and T.W. Doyle. 2005. Coastal forest productivity and wetland
hydrology: A dendrochronological study, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl.,
Abstract NB33C-06.

 

M.H. Schurtz and P.A. Guelfo, An Overview of the Technical Approaches for Mercury TMDL Development in Louisiana, The Louisiana Environmental Lawyer, Vol. 7, No. 2 (2001).

 

M.M. Siesko, W.J. Fleming, and R.M. Grossfeld, Stress Protein Synthesis and Peroxidase Activity in Submersed Aquatic Macrophyte Exposed to Cadmium, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16:1755-1760 (1997).

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Comparison of the Source Locations and Seasonal Patterns for Acidic Species in Precipitation and Ambient Particles in Southern Ontario, Canada, Sci. Total Environ., 143:245-260 (1994).

 

M.D. Cheng, P.K. Hopke and Y. Zeng, A Receptor-Oriented Methodology for Determining Source Regions of Particle Sulfate Composition Observed at Dorset, Ontario, J. Geophys. Res., 98:16,839-16,849 (1993).

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, The Application of Three-Mode Factor Analysis (TMFA) to Receptor Modeling of SCENES Particle Data, Atmospheric Environ., 26A:1701-1711 (1992).

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, A New Receptor Model: Direct Trilinear Decomposition Followed by a Matrix Reconstruction, J. Chemom., 6:65-83 (1992).

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Methodological Study Applying Three-Mode Factor Analysis to Three-Way Chemical Data Sets, Chemom. Intel. Lab. Syst., 7:237-250 (1990).

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, A Study on the Sources of Acid Precipitation in Ontario, Canada, Atmospheric Environ., 23:1499-1509 (1989).

 

E.B. Overton, M.H. Schurtz, K.M. St. Pe’ and C. Byrne, Distribution of Trace Organics, Heavy Metals and Conventional Pollutants in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Organic Marine Geochemistry (Mary L. Sohn, Editor) pp 247-270. ACS Symposium Series # 305, American Chemical Society; Washington, D.C. (1985).

 

K.M. St. Pe’, and M.H. Schurtz, Federal Projects Impacting the Estuarine Complex; Major Man-made Waterways (MRGO/IHNC/ICWW), Selected Proceedings of the Conference entitled The Lake Pontchartrain/Lake Maurepas Estuarine Complex: Perspective on its Future (Edited by F. Wagner and F.J. Monteferrante) pp 32-34. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Division; Baton Rouge, Louisiana.(1983)

  M.B. Watson, C.J. Killebrew, M.H. Schurtz and J.L. Landry, A Preliminary Survey of Blind River, Louisiana, The Warmwater Streams Symposium (edited by Louis A. Krumholz), pp 303-319. A National Symposium on Fisheries Aspects of Warmwater Streams. American Fisheries Society; Washington, D.C.(1981).

Presentations at Conferences

 

 

J.S. Heaton, Elevation of Slab Structures in the Path of Rising Seas, presented at the 2010 ASFPM Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, May, 2010.

 

Y. Zeng, PM Measurement Metrics and Their Relationship to Human Health Effects, presented at the 2009 National Air Quality Conference, Addison, TX, March 2009

 

Y. Zeng, Recent History of PM NAAQS Rulemaking and PM2.5 NSR Implementation, presented at EUEC 12th Annual Energy & Environmental Conference & Expo, Phoenix, AZ, February 2009.

 

N.U. Katwala, An Analysis of the Current and Proposed U.S. Climate Change Programs, presented at the TAEP Conference, Houston, Texas. February 2009.

 

Y. Zeng, Understanding the New Lead NAAQS, presented at a Multi-Media Forum, sponsored by AWMA Louisiana Section, Baton Rouge, LA, November 2008.

 

N.U. Katwala,  European Union - Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) - A Review of Cap-and-Trade Programs for GHG Management – What the future holds in store for the U.S, presented at the NPRA Environmental Conference, Houston, Texas.  September 2008.

 

J.S. Heaton, J.R. Benoit, Climate Change Impacts on Floodplain Management, presented at the 2008 ASFPM Conference, Reno, NV, May, 2008.

 

Y. Zeng, L. Zhou, N. Katwala, and K. Calhoun, The Third Generation LDAR – LDAR3, presented at the A&WMA’s 100th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Pittsburg, PA, June 2007.

 

Y. Zeng, L. Zhou, and V. Matherne, A Method to Rank Detectability of Compounds and Process Streams Using an Infrared Optical Imaging Device, presented at Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology, San Francisco, CA, April-May 2007.

 

R. Wilson, R. Winterton, J. McClare, Y. Zeng, and T. Craig, MACT Implementation – Experience and Lessons Learned, presented to the Chlorine Institute 14th Mercury Issues Workshop, Houston, TX, April 2007.

 

Keim, R., J. Chambers, M. Hughes, J. Nyman, C. Miller, J.B. Amos, W. Conner, J. Day, Jr., S.
Faulkner, E. Gardiner, S. King, K. McLeod, and G. Shaffer. Ecological consequences of
changing hydrological conditions in wetland forests of coastal Louisiana. AIH Annual
Meeting and International Conference: Challenges in Coastal Hydrology and Water Quality. Baton
Rouge, LA, May 21-24, 2006.

 

Amos, J.B., and R.F. Keim.. Dendrochronological analysis of coastal wetland forest
productivity and hydrology. 27th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Cairns,
Australia, July 9-14, 2006.

 

J.B. Robson, L. Zhou, and Y. Zeng, Visualization of Monitoring Data on the Web, presented at the 2006 National Air Monitoring Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2006.

 

Y. Zeng and L. Zhou, Dual Applications of Automated GC: On-going Exposure Monitoring and Episodic Event Monitoring, presented at the 2006 National Air Monitoring Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2006.

 

Y. Zeng, The New PM NAAQS, Their Practical Implications, and a Viewpoint on Their Scientific Basis, presented at the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) 2006 Environmental Conference, San Antonio, TX, September 2006.

 

Y. Zeng, L. Zhou, N.U. Katwala, and K.T. Calhoun, The Third Generation LADR - Lower Fugitive Emissions at a Lower Cost, presented at the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) 2006 Environmental Conference, San Antonio, TX, September 2006.

 

Y. Zeng and L. Zhou, How Good Are the Current PM2.5, PM10, and PM10-2.5 Metrics as Indicators for Human Health Effects? presented at the A&WMA’s 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2006.

 

R.E. Berg, D. Fellows, Y. Zeng, Design and Implementation of a Large Facility Perimeter Air Monitoring Network, presented at the A&WMA’s 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2006.

 

M.J. Tober, Y. Zeng, and R. Wilson, AIM for Compliance – Applying Active and Intelligent Monitoring to Comply with MACT Standards, presented at the A&WMA’s 99th Annual Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 2006.

 

Y. Zeng, L. Zhou, P. Ellis, and V. Matherne, Auto-GC in Trigger Mode for Ambient Air Monitoring, presented at Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology, Durham, NC, May 2006.

 

M.J. Tober, Y. Zeng, and R. Wilson, AIM for Compliance, presented to the Chlorine Institute 13th Mercury Issues Workshop, Chicago, IL, April 2006.

 

Y. Zeng, Air Quality Regulatory Issues Associated with Burning of Debris, presented at Louisiana Solid Waste Association Environmental Conference, Lafayette, LA, March 2006.

 

Y. Zeng, What is Going to Happen to PM NAAQS after September 27, 2006?, presented at Environmental Focus 2005, sponsored by AWMA Louisiana Section, Baton Rouge, LA, November 2005.

 

Y. Zeng, Active and Intelligent Monitoring, presented to the 12th Annual International Petroleum Environmental Conference, IPEC 2005 Workshop: Environmental Logistics, Houston, TX, November 2005.

 

D. Fellows, R. Berg, and Y. Zeng, Design and Implementation of a Large Facility Perimeter Air Monitoring Network, presented at the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) 2005 Environmental Conference, Dallas, September 2005.

 

Y. Zeng, A Comprehensive Particulate Matter Monitoring System, presented at American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Specialty Conference: Particulate Matter, Supersites Program, and Related Issues, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 7-11, 2005.

 

M.H. Schurtz and P.A. Guelfo, A Comparative Analysis of Technical Approaches for Mercury TMDL Development, presented at the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association 9th Annual Environmental Conference, Austin, TX, September 2001.

 

M.M. Siesko, What is Ecological Risk Assessment and How is it Applied?, presented at the Louisiana Section of the Air and Waste Management Association Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, November 1999.

 

M.C. Ziegenfuss, M.M. Siesko, and C.E. Goulden, An Assessment of Boron Toxicity to a Phytoplankton Assemblage, presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology and Chemistry, Charlotte, NC, November 1998.

 

P.C. Fuchsman, T.R. Barber, D.J. Duda, M.M. Siesko, and R.J. Wenning, An Additive Chemical Mixture Evaluation of Sediment Toxicity Test Results for Three Amphipod Species, presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology and Chemistry, Charlotte, NC, November 1998.

 

N. Katwala, Y. Zeng, and W. Wilson, Siting and Air Quality Permitting of a greenfield Portland Cement Plant – Regulatory Issues to Community Based Concerns, presented at the 91st A&WMA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June, 1998.

 

M.M. Siesko, R.M. Grossfeld, and W.J. Fleming, Stress Proteins and Plant Peroxidase Activity in the Submersed Aquatic Macrophyte Potamogeton pectinatus (L.), presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology and Chemistry, Denver, CO, October 1994.

 

W.J. Fleming, M.M. Siesko, and M.S. Ailstock, Sediment Bioassay with Sago Pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus), a Submersed Aquatic Macrophyte, presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of Society of Toxicology and Chemistry, Denver, CO, October 1994.

 

R.M. Grossfeld, C. Tirard, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. J. Levine, M.M. Siesko, and W.J. Fleming, Stress and Proteins as Environmental Biomarkers in Aquatic Organisms, presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Cincinnati, OH, November 1992.

 

P.K. Hopke, M.D. Cheng and Y. Zeng, The Application of Direct Trilinear Decomopsition (DTD) To Real Airborne Particle Composition Data, presented at the Technology Transfer Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 1991.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, A New Receptor Model Developed by Modifying a Direct Trilinear Decomposition, presented at EPA/AWMA Symposium on the Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, Durham, NC, May 1991.

 

P.K. Hopke, M.D. Cheng, and Y. Zeng, Identification of Source Regions for Trace Constituents of Particles and Precipitation Observed in Southern Ontario, presented at American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 1991.

 

P.K. Hopke and Y. Zeng, Further Developments in the Analysis of Three Dimensional Environmental Data, presented at the Environmental Research: 1990 Technology Transfer Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 1990.

 

P.K. Hopke, Y. Zeng, and M.D. Cheng, Use of the Potential Source Contribution Function to Trace the Origins of Airborne Contaminants, presented to Environsoft '90, Montreal, Canada, September 1990.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Comparison of the Source Locations of Particles and Acid Precipitation in Ontario, Canada, presented at 1990 EPA/A&WMA International Symposium on Measurement of Toxic and Related Pollutants, Raleigh, NC, April 1990.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Comparison of the Source Locations of Acidic Particles and Precipitation in Ontario, presented at the 1989 Technology Transfer Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 1989.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Source Identification and Apportionment for Airborne Particles in Hamilton, Ontario, presented at the 1989 Technology Transfer Conference Toronto, Ontario, November 1989.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Identification of the Source Regions for Acidic Particles and Precipitation in Ontario, Canada, presented at 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Toronto, Ontario, October 1989.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Comparison of the Source Locations of Particles and Acid Precipitation in Ontario, Canada, presented at the American Association for Aerosol Research, Reno, NV, October 1989.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Rotation of Factors Produced by Three-Mode Factor Analysis in Receptor Modeling, Paper No. 89-103.9, presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, Anaheim, CA, June 1989.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Rotation of Factors Produced by Three-Mode Factor Analysis in Receptor Modeling, presented at 1989 EPA/AWMA Symposium on Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, Raleigh, NC, May 1989.

 

P.K. Hopke and Y. Zeng, A Study on the Sources of Acid Precipitation in Ontario, Canada, presented at the 1988 OME Environmental Research: Technology Transfer Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 1988.

 

Y. Zeng and P.K. Hopke, Three-Mode Factor Analysis: A New Multivariate Method for Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Composition Variation, presented to the APCA Specialty Conference on Receptor Models in Air Resources Management, San Francisco, CA, February 1988.

  P.K. Hopke and Y. Zeng, Development of Multivariate Analysis Procedures for Ontario Air Quality Data, presented to the 1987 Technology Transfer Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 1987.