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Area of Specialization:
Dr. James is the Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program
and is responsible for administration of the university-wide program
for approximately 250 majors with eleven areas of concentration offered
by the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Computer,
Mathematical, and Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; and Behavioral and
Social Sciences.
Dr. James is also a professor of soil chemistry specializing
in oxidation-reduction processes of natural waters and of wild,
domesticated, and engineered soils.
View Dr. James' Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Courses
Research Projects
Education:
- B.A. in Chemistry & Environmental Studies from
Williams College,
Williamstown,
MA,
.
- M.S. in Soil Chemistry from
the
University of Vermont,
Burlington,
VT,
.
- Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry from
the
University of Vermont,
Burlington,
VT,
.
Representative Publications:
Chapters in Books
- James,
B.R. 2003. Chromium in water supplies. p. xxx-xxx (in press). In B.A.
Stewart and T. Howell (ed.) Encyclopedia of Water Science . Marcel
Dekker, New York.
- James,
B.R. 2003. Soil chemistry and mineralogy: Buffering capacity. p.
xxx-xxx (in review). In D. Hillel et al. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Soils in
the Environment . Elsevier, London.
- James, B.R. 2000. Redox phenomena. p. 1098-1100. In L. Rattal (ed.) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Marcel Dekker, New York.
- James, B.R. and R.J., Bartlett. 2000. Redox phenomena. p. B169-B194. In Handbook of soil science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Selected Publications
- Yoo,
M.S., and B.R. James. 2003. Zinc speciation and plant uptake in
flooded, sewage sludge-amended soils. Soil Science:(in review).
- Yoo,
M.S. and B.R. James. 2003. Zinc exchangeability as a function of pH in
citric acid-amended soils. Soil Science 168:356-367.
- Yoo,
M.S. and B.R. James. 2001. Zinc extractability as a function of pH in
organic-waste amended soils. Soil Science 167:246-259.
- James,
B. 2001. Chemical transformations of chromium in soils: Relevance to
mobility, bioavailability,, and remediation. Chromium File Paper No. 8,
International Chromium Development Association:1-8.
- Rock,
M.L., B.R. James, and G.R. Helz. 2001. Hydrogen peroxide effects on
chromium oxidation state and solubility in four, diverse,
chromium-enriched soils. Environmental Science and Technology
35:4054-4059.
- James,
B.R. 2001. Remediation-by-reduction strategies for chromate-contaminate
soils. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 23:175-179.
- Pantalone,
V., W. Kenworthy, L. Slaughter, and B. James. 1997. Chloride tolerance
in soybean and perennial Glycine accessions. Euphytica:235-239.
- James,
B.R., J.C. Petura, R.J. Vitale, and G.R. Mussoline. 1997.
Oxidation-reduction chemistry of chromium: Relevance to the regulation
and remediation of chromate-contaminated soils. Journal of Soil
Contamination:569-580.
- Vitale,
R.J., G.R. Mussoline, J.C. Petura and B.R. James. 1997. Cr(VI) soil
analytical method: A reliable analytical method for extracting and
quantifying Cr(VI) in soils. Journal of Soil Contamination:581-594.
- Vitale,
R.J., G.R. Mussoline, K.A. Rinehimer, J.C. Petura, and B.R. James.
1996. Extraction of sparingly soluble chromate from soils: Evaluation
of methods and Eh-pH effects. Environmental Science and
Technology:390-394.
- Vulava,
V.M., B.R. James, and A. Torrents. 1996. Copper solubility in
Myersville B horizon soil in the presence of DTPA. Soil Science Society
of American Journal:44-52.
- Hug,
S.J., B.R. James, and H.U. Laubscher. 1996. Iron(III) - catalyzed
photochemical reduction of Cr (VI) in the presence of oxalate and
dissolved and solid iron phases. Environmental Science and
Technology:160-170.
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