Dr. D. M. O'Carroll - Publications


MY RECENT PUBLICATIONS (1999-2011)

  1. Peer Reviewed Technical Publications
  2. Invited Technical Talks
  3. Technical Presentations and Posters

PEER REVIEWED TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS


Mumford, K.G., J.I. Gerhard, B.A. McKenzie, G.P. Grant, and D.M. O'Carroll. Submitted, How the local equilibrium assumption can produce the slowest prediction of NAPL source removal, Water Resources Research.

Mumford, K.G. and D.M. O'Carroll. Submitted, Dynamic effects in capillary pressure: exploring wettability and dy namic contact angle effects using bundle-of-tubes simulations, Vadose Zone J.

Goel, G. and D.M. O'Carroll. Submitted, Experimental investigation of dynamic effects in capillary pressure: fluid viscosity effects, Water Resources Research.

Boparai, H.K., M. Joseph and D.M. O’Carroll. 2011. Kinetics and thermodynamics of cadmium removal by adsorption onto nano zerovalent iron particles. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186, pp. 458-465. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.029

Molnar, I., D.M. O’Carroll and J.I. Gerhard, 2011. Impact of surfactant induced wettability alterations on DNAPL invasion in quartz and iron oxide-coated sand systems, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 119, pp. 1-12.

Kibbey, T.C.G. and D.M. O'Carroll, 2010.  Preface to the manufactured nanomaterials in subsurface systems special issue, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 118, pp. 95.

Sakulchaicharoen, N., D.M. O’Carroll, J.E. Herrera, 2010. Enhanced Stability and Dechlorination Activity of pre-synthesis stabilized Nanoscale FePd Particles, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.09.004.
 
Camps-Roach, G., D. M. O'Carroll, T. A. Newson, T. Sakaki, and T. H. Illangasekare (2010), Experimental investigation of dynamic effects in capillary pressure: Grain size dependency and upscaling, Water Resources Research,46, W08544, doi:10.1029/ 2009WR008881.
 
O'Carroll, D.M., K.G. Mumford, L.M. Abriola, and J.I. Gerhard. 2010, Influence of wettability variations on dynamic effects in capillary pressure, Water Resour. Res., 46, W08505, doi:10.1029/2009WR008712.
 
Cullen, E.A., D.M. O’Carroll, E. Yanful and B.E. Sleep. 2010, Simulation of the Subsurface Mobility of Carbon Nanoparticles at the Field Scale. Advances in Water Resources, 33 (4), 361-371.
 
Sakaki, T., D. M. O’Carroll and T.H. Illangasekare. 2010, Dynamic effects in field soil water retention curves: Direct laboratory quantification of dynamic coefficient for drainage and wetting cycles. Vadose Zone Journal, V09-0105, 9:424–437, doi:10.2136/vzj2009.0105.
 
Liu, X., D.M. O’Carroll, E. Petersen, Q. Huang and C.L. Anderson. 2009, Mobility of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Porous Media, Environmental Science and Technology, 43, 8153–8158.
 
O’Carroll, D.M. 2008.  “Nanotechnology for Contaminated Subsurface Remediation – Possibilities and Challenges”, Nanotechnology Applications: Solutions for Improving Water Quality (M. Diallo, J. Duncan, N. Savage, R. C. Sustich and  A. Street, ed) Invited Book Chapter, William Andrew Publishing, Norwich, NY.
 
O’Carroll, D.M. and B.E. Sleep, 2009.  Role of NAPL thermal properties in the effectiveness of hot water flooding, Invited Paper - Transport in Porous Media, DOI 10.1007/s11242-008-9329-2.
 
O’Carroll, D.M. and B.E. Sleep, 2007.  Hot Water Flushing for Immiscible Displacement of a Viscous NAPL, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 91(3-4):247-266.
 
O’Carroll, D.M., T.J. Phelan and L.M. Abriola, 2005.  Exploring dynamic effects in capillary pressure in multistep outflow experiments, Water Resources Research, 41, W11419, doi:10.1029/2005WR004010.
 
Abriola, L.M., A.H. Demond, D.M. O'Carroll, H. Hsu, T.J. Phelan, C.A. Polityka and J.L. Ryder, 2004.  “Compositional Effects on Interfacial Properties in Contaminated Systems: Implications for Organic Liquid Migration and Recovery,” Subsurface Contamination Remediation, (T. Zachry and E. Berkey, ed) American Chemical Society Symposium Series 904, Chapt 8, 160-182, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C., 2005.
 
O’Carroll, D.M., L.M. Abriola, C.A. Polityka, S.A. Bradford and A.H. Demond, 2005.  Prediction of two-phase capillary pressure-saturation relationships in fractional wettability systems. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 77(4):247-270.
 
O’Carroll, D.M., S.A. Bradford, and L.M. Abriola, 2004. Infiltration of tetrachloroethylene in a system containing spatial wettability variations. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 73:39-63.
 
Phelan, T.J., L.D. Lemke, S.A. Bradford, D.M. O'Carroll and L.M. Abriola, 2004. Influence of textural and wettability variations on predictions of DNAPL persistence and plume development in saturated porous media. Advances in Water Resources, 27(4), 411-427.

Theis, T., L., D.M. O'Carroll, A.B. Vogel, A.B. Lane, and K. Collins, 2003. Systems Analysis of Pump-and-Treat Groundwater Remediation. Practice on Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management (ASCE), 7(3): 177-181.


INVITED TECHNICAL TALKS

  1. O'Carroll, D.M., Feb. 2011, Nanometal Technologies for Subsurface Remediation, Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA) 2011 Annual Remediation Conference, Winnipeg, MB (declined due to time conflict, Ph.D. student Christopher Kocur gave talk in place of D.M. O'Carroll).
  2. O'Carroll, D.M., May 2010, New Methods in Soil and Groundwater Remediation, GeoCanada 2010, Calgary, AB (declined due to time conflict).
  3. O'Carroll, D.M., March 2010, Manufactured Nanoparticles in the Subsurface, DFG (German Research Foundation) Senate Commission on Water Research, Berlin, Germany.
  4. O’Carroll, D.M., Jan. 2010, Mobility of Carbon Nanoparticles in the Subsurface, Ontario Ministry of Environment Science and Innovation Forum, Toronto, ON.
  5. O’Carroll, D.M., Jan. 2010, Nanotechnology in the Environment: Concerns and Possibilities, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Lecture Series, London, ON.
  6. O’Carroll, D.M., Nov. 2009, Assessment of nZVI Mobility Related to Subsurface Remediation, Groundwater Resources Association of California Nanotechnology for Environmental Cleanup and Pollution Control - Science, Implementation, and Regulatory Issues Symposium, San Francisco, CA.
  7. O’Carroll, D.M., Oct. 2009, Engineering Considerations Related to Nanoparticles in the Environment, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
  8. O’Carroll, D.M., Feb. 2009, Developing Engineered Nanoparticles for Source Zone Remediation, OCETA Innovative Remediation Solutions Workshop, Toronto, ON.
  9. O’Carroll, D.M., Nov. 2008, Mobility Of Engineered Nanoparticles In Natural Porous Media, Groundwater Resources Association of California Emerging Contaminants Symposium, San Jose, CA.
  10. O’Carroll, D.M., April 2008, Nanoparticles and groundwater resources, Earth Day Colloquium, London, ON.
  11. O’Carroll, D.M., July. 2007, The mobility of engineered nanoparticles in the subsurface, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
  12. O’Carroll, D.M., June. 2007, Water Woes: Lessons Post-Walkerton, Canadian Science Writers’ Association (CSWA) 36th Annual Conference: Headline Health: From the lab to the ER, London, ON.
  13. O’Carroll, D.M., June. 2007, Can Environmental Engineers Take Advantage of Nanotechnology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  14. O’Carroll, D.M., May. 2007, The Utility of Nanomaterials for Subsurface Remediation, Environmental Research to Commercialization Forum, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS.
  15. O’Carroll, D.M., Feb. 2007, Mobility of Nanoparticles in Porous Media, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
  16. O’Carroll, D.M., Dec. 2006, Should We Be Concerned About The Ability Of Our Drinking Water Treatment Systems To Remove Nanoparticles?  Ontario Ministry of the Environment, London, ON.
  17. O’Carroll, D.M., Oct. 2006, Influence of Wettability on Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Migration and Entrapment, McMaster University Department of Civil Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, Hamilton, ON.

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TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

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  1. Kocur, C.M., D.M. O'Carroll and B.E. Sleep, 2009. Engineering considerations related to the application of nZVI for subsurface remediation. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco.

  2. O’Carroll, D.M., K.G. Mumford, L.M. Abriola and J.I. Gerhard, 2009. The Influence of Wettability Variations on Dynamic Effects in Capillary Pressure. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco.

  3. Camps-Roach, G., D.M. O’Carroll, T.A. Newson, T. Sakaki, and T.H. Illangasekare, Non-equililibrium effects in capillary pressure in column experiments: impacts of scale, International Conference on Non-Linearities and Upscaling in Porous Media, Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 5-7, 2009.

  4. Boparai, H.K. and D.M. O’Carroll, Removal of Cadmium by Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles. International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology, Amherst, MA, June 9-11, 2009.

  5. Cullen, E.A., D.M. O’Carroll, E.Y. Yanful and B.E. Sleep, Mobility of Carbon Nanoparticles In The Subsurface At The Field Scale. International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology, Amherst, MA, June 9-11, 2009.

  6. Sakulchaicharoen, N., D.M. O’Carroll, J.E. Herrera, Enhanced stability and TCE dechlorination of synthesized nanoscale zero-valent iron. International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology, Amherst, MA, June 9-11, 2009.

  7. Kocur, C.M., D.M. O'Carroll, N. Sakulchiacharoen, B.E. Sleep, An Investigation of the Mobility and Deliverability of nano-Scale Zero Valent Iron for Source Zone Remediation. In the Proceedings of the 13th IACIS International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science and the 83rd ACD Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. New York, NY, June 14-19th, 2009.

  8. Jung, B., D.M. O’Carroll, and B.E. Sleep, The Stability and Mobility of Surface-Modified Iron Nanoparticles in Soil Column Tests. In the Proceedings of the 13th IACIS International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science and the 83rd ACD Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. New York, NY, June 14-19th, 2009.

  9. Mumford, K.G., D.M. O’Carroll and L.M. Abriola, 2009. The Role of Wettability in Dynamic Capillary Pressure: Fundamental Considerations. Eos Transactions, Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Toronto, Suppl., H23C-06.

  10. Sakulchaicharoen, N., J.E. Herrera and D.M. O’Carroll, 2009. Electrostatic and Steric contributions to nZVI Stability. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Suppl., H34A-02.

  11. Boparai, H.K. and D.M. O’Carroll, 2009. Removal of Trichloroethylene and Heavy Metals by Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles. Eos Transactions, Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Toronto, Suppl., H31A-04.

  12. Molnar, I., D.M. O’Carroll and J.I. Gerhard, 2009. The Wettability of a Multi-Component DNAPL on Quartz and Iron Oxide Sands. Eos Transactions, Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Toronto, Suppl., H31A-06.

  13. ung, B., D.M. O’Carroll and B.E. Sleep, 2009. Enhanced transport of biodegradable polymer-coated nanoiron particles in sand columns. Eos Transactions, Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Toronto, Suppl., H31A-08.

  14. Kocur, C.M., D.M. O’Carroll and N. Sakulchiacharoen, 2009. Mobility of nano-scale zero valent iron in porous media with residual NAPL. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Toronto, Suppl., H31A-05.

  15. Jung, B., N. Sakulchaicharoen, D.M. O’Carroll, J.E. Herrera and B.E. Sleep, Characterization of iron nanoparticles stabilized for enhanced delivery to TCE source zones. In the Proceedings of the Division of Environmental Chemistry for the 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT , March 22-26, 2009.

  16. Oleniuk, A.J., D.M. O’Carroll and L.M. Abriola,2008. Impact of Source Zone Architecture on DNAPL Dissolution in Systems Containing Organic-Wet Porous Media. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Suppl., H31D-0891.

  17. Kocur, C., D.M. O’Carroll and N. Sakulchaicharoen, 2008. Mobility of Nano-scale Zero Valent Iron in Porous Media with Residual NAPL. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Suppl., H43EG-1055.

  18. Liu, X. , D.M. O’Carroll, E. Petersen, Q. Huang and C.L. Anderson. Impact Of Size On Carbon Nanotube Transport In Natural Porous Media, 2008, International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference, Oct. 7 – 9, Chicago, IL.

  19. Sakaki, T., G. Camps-Roach, D.M. O’Carroll, T.A. Newson and T.H. Illangasekare, 2008, Direct Quantification of Dynamic Effects in Capillary Pressure. Gordon Research Conference: Flow and Transport in Permeable Media, July 13 - 18. Oxford, England.

  20. Liu, X. , D.M. O’Carroll, E. Petersen, Q. Huang and C.L. Anderson.  Mobility of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Porous Media. In the Proceedings of the Division of Environmental Chemistry for the 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA , April 6-10, 2008.

  21. Liu, X. , D.M. O’Carroll, E. Petersen, Q. Huang and C.L. Anderson, 2007.  Mobility of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Porous Media. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Suppl., H51G-0854.

  22. O’Carroll, D.M. and L.M. Abriola, 2006, Exploring the Impact of Wettability on Dynamic Capillary Pressure Effects Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Suppl., H53G-02.

  23. O’Carroll, D.M. and B.E. Sleep, 2006. Dynamic Effects in Capillary Pressure in Two-Dimensional Systems. Gordon Research Conference: Flow and Transport in Permeable Media, July 30 - August 4. Proctor Academy, NH.

  24. O'Carroll, D.M., E.K. Yanful, F. Berruti and R.O. Buchal, 2006, Design of a Western Engineering "Green" Building, Canadian Design Engineering Network 3rd International Design Conference, July 24-26, Toronto, Ontario.

  25.  O’Carroll, D.M. and B.E. Sleep. 2006, Hot water flooding for enhanced NAPL displacement, 41st Annual Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 13 - 14, Burlington, Ontario.

  26. O’Carroll, D.M. and B.E. Sleep. 2005, Effects of Temperature on Immiscible Displacement of a Viscous NAPL, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Suppl., H21H-05.

  27. O’Carroll, D.M. and B.E. Sleep, 2005. Remediation of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids by Hot Water Flooding, 33rd Annual General Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, June 2 - 4, Toronto, ON.

  28. O’Carroll, D.M., T.J. Phelan and L.M. Abriola, 2005. Exploring the Impact of Wettability on Dynamic Capillary Pressure Effects in Multistep Outflow Experiments, 33rd Annual General Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, June 2 - 4, Toronto, ON.

  29. O’Carroll, D.M., T.J. Phelan and L.M. Abriola, 2004. Dynamic Capillary Pressure Effects In Multistep Outflow Experiments. Gordon Research Conference: Flow and Transport in Permeable Media, July 11-16. Oxford, England.

  30. O’Carroll, D.M., C.A. Polityka, S.A. Bradford and L.M. Abriola, 2004. Prediction of two-phase capillary pressure-saturation relationships in fractional wettability systems, CGU-AGU-SEG-EEGS Joint Assembly, May 17-21, Montreal, QC.

  31. O’Carroll, D.M., C.A. Polityka, T.J. Phelan and L.M. Abriola, 2003. Influence of Wettability on Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Capillary Hysteresis Behavior and Relative Permeability in Saturated Porous Media, EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, April 6-11, Nice, France.

  32. Abriola, L.M., D.M. O'Carroll and T.J. Phelan, 2003. Exploring the Influence of Medium Wettability on DNAPL Migration and Retention Behavior: Bench Scale Experiments and Field Scale Implications, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, March 17 – 20, Austin, TX.

  33. Abriola, L.M., D.M. O'Carroll, S.A. Bradford and T.J. Phelan, 2002. Compositional effects on interfacial properties in contaminated systems: implications for organic liquid migration and recovery. Proceedings of the XIV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources June 23-28, Delft, The Netherlands.

  34. O’Carroll, D.M., S.A. Bradford, and L.M. Abriola, 2001. Infiltration and redistribution of PCE in a system containing spatial wettability variations, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 82, no. 20, Suppl., H51B-10.

  35. O'Carroll, D.M., S.A. Bradford, and L.M. Abriola. 2000. Infiltration and redistribution of PCE in a system containing spatial wettability variations. 6th International Symposium on Evaluation of Reservoir Wettability and Its Effect on Oil Recovery, September 27-28, Socorro, NM.

  36. Phelan, T.J., D.M. O'Carroll, S.A. Bradford, and L.M. Abriola. 2000. Evaluation of DNAPL transport parameters in fractionally wet porous media, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol.81, no.48, Suppl., H71B-07.


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