Journal Papers, Book Chapters and Discussions Critically Reviewed Before Publication:
J.B. Ciani, R.L. Brackett and R.G. Luthy, "Underwater Construction Survey," The Military Engineer, Vol. 62, No. 421, pp. 315-318, Sept.-Oct., 1972.

Luthy, R.G., R.E. Selleck and T.R. Galloway, "Surface Properties of Petroleum Refinery Waste Oil Emulsions," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 12, pp. 1211-1217, Dec. 1977.

Luthy, R.G. R.E. Selleck and T.R. Galloway, "Removal of Emulsified Oil with Organic Coagulants and Dissolved Air Flotation," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 331-346, Feb. 1978.

Luthy, R.G., S.G. Bruce, R.W. Walters and D.V. Nakles, "Cyanide and Thiocyanate in Coal Gasification Wastewaters," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp. 2267-2282, Sept. 1979. (H.P. Eddy Medal award winning paper)

Luthy, R.G. and S.G. Bruce, Jr., "Kinetics of Reaction of Cyanide and Reduced Sulfur Species in Aqueous Solution," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 12, pp. 1481-1487, Dec. 1979.

Luthy, R.G. and M.J. Carter, "Leaching Characteristics of Coal Gasification Process Ash and Char," Proceedings of Symposium on Contaminants and Sediments, Chapter 9, Vol. 2, pp. 137-167, R.A. Baker, Editor, American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., 1979.

Luthy, R.G., P. Vassiliou and M.J. Carter, "Leach Characteristics of Coal Gasification Process Char," Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 106, No. EE1, pp. 81-103, Feb. 1980.

Luthy, R.G., D.J. Sekel and J.T. Tallon, "Biological Treatment of Synthetic Fuel Wastewater," Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division ASCE, Vol. 106, No. EE3, pp. 609-629, June 1980.

Stamoudis, V.C. and R.G. Luthy, "Determination of Biological Removal of Organic Constituents in Quench Waters from High-BTU Coal Gasification Pilot Plants," Water Research, Vol. 14, No . 8, pp. 1143-1156, August 1980.

Luthy, R.G. and L.D. Jones, "Biological Oxidation of Coke Plant Effluent," Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division ASCE, Vol. 106, No. EE4, pp. 847-851, August 1980.

Luthy, R.G. and J.T. Tallon, "Biological Treatment of a Coal Gasification Process Wastewater," Water Research, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 1269-1282, September 1980.

Luthy, R.G. and R.W. Walters, "The Production, Management and Chemistry of Coal Gasification Wastewaters," Analytical Methods for Coal and Coal Products, C. Karr, Editor, Vol. III, pp. 189-246, Academic Press, 1980.

Luthy, R.G., "Treatment of Coal Coking and Coal Gasification Wastewaters," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 325-339, March 1981.

Zipf, K. and R.G. Luthy, "Chemical Equilibria in Split-Treatment Softening of Water," Journal American Water Works Association, Vol. 73, No. 6, pp. 304-311, June 1981.

Luthy, R.G., "The Problem of Water Reuse in Coke Production," Chapter 22, in Wastewater Reuse, E.J. Middlebrooks, Ed., pp. 501-520, Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., 1981.

Luthy, R.G., V.C. Stamoudis, J.R. Campbell, W. Harrison, "Removal of Organic Contaminants from Coal Conversion Condensates," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 196-207, February, 1983.

Campbell, J.R., R.G. Luthy, and D.A. Dzombak, "Demineralization for Reuse of Coal Conversion Condensates", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry: Process Design and Development, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 496-503, July 1983.

Campbell, J.R., R.G. Luthy and M.J.T. Carrondo, "Measurement and Prediction of Distribution Coefficients for Aromatic Solutes," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 582-590, Oct., 1983.

Torpy, M.F., R.G. Luthy, and L.A. Raphaelion, "Biological Oxidation of Organic Constituents in Tar Sand Combustion Process Water", Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. XXV, pp. 3163-3176, 1983.

Walters, R.W. and R.G. Luthy, "Liquid-Suspended Solid Phase Partitioning of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Coal Coking Wastewaters", Water Research, Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 795-809, 1984. (Founders Award paper, USANC, IAWPRC)

Walters, R.W. and R.G. Luthy, "Equilibrium Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Water onto Activated Carbon", Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 395-403, 1984.

Dzombak, D.A. and R.G. Luthy, "Estimating Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Soils", Soil Science, Vol. 137, No. 5, pp. 292-308, 1984.

Banz, I. and R.G. Luthy, "Calcium Sulfate Solubility in Organic-Laden Wastewater," Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 111, No. 3, pp. 317-335, 1985.

Walters, R.W. and R.G. Luthy, "Discussion: Equilibrium Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Water onto Activated Carbon", Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 19, No., 9, pp. 870-871, 1985.

Campbell, J.R. and R.G. Luthy, "Prediction of Aromatic Solute Partition Coefficients Using the UNIFAC Group Contribution Model," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 10, pp. 980-985, 1985.

Luthy, R.G., E.R. Sable and F.C. McMichael, "Blast Furnace Recycle Scrubber Water Quality and Reactions of Lead and Zinc," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 250-260, March 1986.

Mihelcic, J.R. and R.G. Luthy, "Adsorption of Lead and Zinc on Blast Furnace Iron Oxide Solids," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 242-249, March 1986.

Fu, J.-K. and R.G. Luthy, "Aromatic Compound Solubility in Solvent/Water Mixtures," Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 112, No. 2, pp. 328-345, April 1986.

Fu, J.-K. and R.G. Luthy, "Effect of Organic Solvent on Sorption of Aromatic Solutes onto Soils," Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 112, No. 2, pp. 346-366, April 1986.

Luthy, R.G., "Cementation of Cadmium on Zinc," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 19, pp. 1083-1088, 1987.

Pavlovich, G.Z. and R.G. Luthy, "Complexation of Metals with Hydantoins," Water Research, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 327-336, 1988.

Smith, J.R., R.G. Luthy and A.W. Middleton, "Microbial Ferrous Iron Oxidation in Acidic Solution," Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 518-530, 1988.

Mihelcic, J.R. and R.G. Luthy, "Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds Under Various Redox Conditions in Soil-Water Systems," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 54, pp. 1182-1187, 1988.

Mihelcic, J.R. and R.G. Luthy, "Microbial Degradation of Acenaphthene and Naphthalene Under Denitrification Conditions in Soil-Water Systems," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 54, pp. 1188-1198, 1988.

Robuck, S.J. and R.G. Luthy, "Destruction of Iron-Complexed Cyanide by Alkaline Hydrolysis," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 21, pp. 547-558, 1989.

Luthy, R.G., "Personnel and Research Shortages: Policy Recommendations for the Environmental Professions," Environment, Vol. 31, No. 3, p. 4, April, 1989.

Laha, S. and R.G. Luthy, "Oxidation of Aniline and Other Primary Aromatic Amines by Manganese Dioxide," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 363-373, 1990.

Luthy, R.G. and M.M. Benjamin, "Solving Groundwater Contamination Problems through Graduate Education in Environmental Engineering," Water Environment and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 48-57, 1990.

Luthy, R.G. and M.J. Small, "Environmental Research: A Clearer Focus Across a Broader Horizon," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 24, No. 11, pp. 1620-1623, 1990.

Edwards, D.A., R.G. Luthy and Z. Liu, "Solubilization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Micellar Nonionic Surfactant Solutions," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 127-133, 1991.

Luthy, R.G., "Bioremediation--Promises and Problems," Editorial, Research Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 63, No. 2, 1991.

Mihelcic, J.R. and R.G. Luthy, "Sorption and Microbial Degradation of Naphthalene in Soil-Water Suspensions Under Denitrification Conditions," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 169-177, 1991.

Liu, Z., S. Laha and R.G. Luthy, "Surfactant Solubilization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds in Soil-Water Suspensions," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 23, pp. 475-485, 1991.

Edwards, D.A., Z. Liu and R.G. Luthy, "Surfactant Enhanced Solubility of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds in Water and in Soil-Water Systems," in Organic Substances and Sediments in Water, Vol. 2, R.A. Baker, Ed., Chap. 18, pp. 383-405, Lewis Publishers, 1991.

Laha, S., and R.G. Luthy, "Inhibition of Mineralization of Phenanthrene in Soil-Water Systems with Nonionic Surfactants," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp. 1920-1930, 1991.

Edwards, D.A., Z. Liu and R.G. Luthy, "Interactions Between Nonionic Surfactant Monomers, Hydrophobic Organic Compounds and Soil," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 26, No. 1-2, pp. 147-158, 1992.

Liu, Z., D.A. Edwards and R.G. Luthy, "Sorption of Nonionic Surfactants onto Soil," Water Research, Vol. 26, No. 10, pp. 1337-1345, 1992. (Founders Award paper, USANC, IAWQ).

Edwards, D.A., S. Laha, Z. Liu and R.G. Luthy, "Solubilization and Biodegradation of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds in Soil-Aqueous Systems with Nonionic Surfactants", American Chemical Society Symposium Series No. 491, Transport and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants: Colloidal, Interfacial and Surfactant Phenomena, D.A. Sabatini and R.C. Knox, Eds., Chap. 13, pp. 159-168, 1992.

Laha, S. and R.G. Luthy, "Effects of Nonionic Surfactants on the Solubilization and Mineralization of Phenanthrene in Soil-Water Systems", Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 1367-1380, 1992.

Luthy, R.G., D.A. Bella, J.R. Hunt, J.H. Johnson, Jr., D.F. Lawler, C.R. O'Melia and F.G. Pohland, "Future Concerns in Environmental Engineering Graduate Education", Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 4, pp. 361-380, 1992, and discussion, Jan., 1994.

Peters, C.A. and R.G. Luthy, "Coal Tar Solubilization in Water-Miscible Solvents: Experimental Data," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 13, pp. 2831-2843, 1993.

Luthy, R. G., A. Ramaswami, S. Ghoshal and W. Merkel, "Interfacial Films in Coal Tar Nonaqueous-Phase Liquid-Water Systems," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 13, pp. 2914-2918, 1993.

Sanseverino, J., D.A. Graves, M.E. Leavitt, S.K. Gupta and R.G. Luthy, "Surfactant-Enhanced Bioremediation of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Coke Waste", Handbook of Bioremediation, Chapter 16, pp. 345-372, D.L. Wise and D.J. Trantolo (Eds.), Marcel-Dekker, NY, 1994.

Edwards, D.A., Z. Liu and R.G. Luthy, "Surfactant Solubilization of Organic Compounds in Soil/Aqueous Systems," Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. Vol. 120, No. 1, pp. 5-22, 1994.

Edwards, D.A., Z. Liu and R.G. Luthy, "Experimental Data and Modeling for Surfactant Micelles, HOCs and Soil," Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. Vol. 120, No. 1, pp. 23-41, 1994.

Luthy, R.G., D.A. Dzombak, C.A. Peters, S.B. Roy, A. Ramaswami, D.V. Nakles and B.R. Nott, "Remediating Tar-Contaminated Soils at Manufactured Gas Plant Sites," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 28, No. 6, 266A-276A, 1994.

Peters, C.A. and R.G. Luthy, "Semiempirical Thermodynamic Modeling of Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibria: Coal Tar Dissolution in Water-Miscible Solvents," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 28, No. 7, 1331-1340, 1994.

Edwards, D.A., Z. Adeel and R. G. Luthy, "Distribution of Nonionic Surfactant and Phenanthrene in Sediment/Aqueous Systems," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 1550-1560, 1994.

Ramaswami, A., S. Ghoshal and R. G. Luthy, "Mass Transfer and Biodegradation of PAH Compounds from Coal Tar," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 61-70, 1994.

Birchler, D.R., M.W. Milke, A.L. Marks and R.G. Luthy, "Landfill Leachate Treatment by Evaporation", Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 5, pp. 1109-1131, 1994.

Marks, A.L., R.G. Luthy and U.M. Diwekar, "Semi-Continuous Evaporation Model for Leachate Treatment Process Evaluation," Environmental Progress, AIChE, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 278-289, 1994.

Adeel, Z. and R.G. Luthy, "Concentration-Dependent Regimes in Sorption and Transport of a Nonionic Surfactant in Sand/Aqueous Systems," in Surfactant-Enhanced Remediation and Subsurface Contamination: Emerging Technologies, D.A. Sabatini, R.C. Knox and J.H. Harwell, Eds., American Chemical Society Symposium Series, No. 594, Chapter 4, pp. 38-53, 1995.

Laha, S., Z. Liu, D.A. Edwards and R.G. Luthy, "Surfactant Solubilization of Phenanthrene in Soil-Aqueous Systems and Its Effect on Biomineralization," in Aquatic Chemistry: Interfacial and Interspecies Processes, C.P. Huang, C.R. O’Melia and J.J. Morgan, Eds., American Chemical Society, Advances in Chemistry Series No. 244, Chapter 17, pp. 339-362, 1995.

Liu, Z., A.M. Jacobson and R.G. Luthy, "Biodegradation of Naphthalene in Aqueous Nonionic Surfactant Systems," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 145-151, 1995.

Adeel, Z. and R.G. Luthy, "Sorption and Transport Kinetics of a Nonionic Surfactant Through an Aquifer Sediment," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1032-1042, 1995.

Adeel, Z., R.G. Luthy and D.A. Edwards, "Modeling Transport of Multiple Organic Compounds: Segregated Transport-Sorption/Solubilization Numerical Technique," Water Resources Research, Vol. 31, No. 8, pp. 2035-2045, 1995.

Nelson, E.C., S. Ghoshal, J.C. Edwards, G.X. Marsh and R.G. Luthy, "Chemical Characterization of Coal Tar-Water Interfacial Films," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 1014-1022, 1996

Ghoshal, S., A. Ramaswami and R.G. Luthy, "Biodegradation of Naphthalene from Coal Tar and Heptamethylnonane in Mixed Batch Systems," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 1282-1291, 1996.

Ghoshal, S. and R.G. Luthy, "Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds from Nonaqueous Phase Liquids: The Biodegradation of Naphthalene from Coal Tar," Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 15, No. 11, pp. 1894-1990, 1996.

Ramaswami, A. and R.G. Luthy, "Measuring and Modeling Physico-Chemical Limitations to Bioavailability and Biodegradation," Chapter 78, pp. 712-729, Manual of Environmental Microbiology, C.J. Hurst, Ed., American Society for Microbiology, ASM Press Washington, DC., 1997.

Luthy, R.G., D.A. Dzombak, M.J.R. Shannon, R. Unterman and J.R. Smith, "Aqueous Solubility of PCB Congeners from an Aroclor and an Aroclor/Hydraulic Oil Mixture," Water Research, 31:3, pp. 561-573, 1997.

Adeel, Z., R.G. Luthy, D.A. Dzombak and J.R. Smith, "Leaching of PCB Compounds from Untreated and Bio-treated Sludge-Soil Mixtures," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 28, pp. 289-309, 1997.

Ramaswami, A. and R.G. Luthy, "Mass Transfer and Bioavailability of PAH Compounds in Coal Tar NAPL-Slurry Systems: 1. Model Development," Environmental Science and Technology, 31:8, pp. 2260-2267, 1997

Ramaswami, A., S. Ghoshal and R.G. Luthy, "Mass Transfer and Bioavailability of PAH Compounds in Coal Tar NAPL-Slurry Systems: 2. Experimental Evaluations," Environmental Science and Technology, 31:8, pp. 2268-2276, 1997.

Luthy, R.G., G.R. Aiken, M.L. Brusseau, S.D. Cunningham, P.M. Gschwend, J.J. Pignatello, M. Reinhard, S. Traina, W.J. Weber, Jr., and J.C. Westall, "Sequestration of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants by Geosorbents," Environmental Science and Technology, 31:12, pp. 3341-3347, 1997.

Ghoshal, S. and R.G. Luthy, "Biodegradation Kinetics of Naphthalene in Nonaqueous Phase Liquid-Water Mixed Batch Systems: Comparison of Model Predictions and Experimental Results, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 57, No. 3, February 5, pp. 356-366, 1988.

Ortiz, E., M. Kraatz and R.G. Luthy, "Organic Phase Resistance to Dissolution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Compounds," Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 33:2, pp. 235-242, 1999.

Gillette, J.S., R.G. Luthy, S.J. Clemett, and R.N. Zare, "Direct Observation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Geosorbents and the Subparticle Scale," Environmental Science and Technology, 33:8, pp. 1185-1192, 1999.

Ghosh, R.S., Dzombak, D.A., Luthy, R.G., and Nakles, D.V., "Subsurface Fate and Transport of Cyanide Species at a Manufactured Gas Plant Site," Water Environment Research, 71:1205-1216, 1999.

Ghosh, R.S., Dzombak, D.A., Luthy, R.G., and Smith, J.R., "In Situ Treatment of Cyanide-Contaminated Groundwater by Iron Cyanide Precipitation," Water Environment Research, 71:1217-1228, 1999.

Ghosh, R.S., Dzombak, D.A., and Luthy, R.G., "Equilibrium Precipitation and Dissolution of Iron Cyanide Solids in Water," Environmental Engineering Science, 16:293-313, 1999.

Ghosh, U., R.G. Luthy, J.S. Gillette, and R.N. Zare, "Microscale Location, Characterization, and Associations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Harbor Sediment Particles," Environmental Science and Technology, accepted, 2000.