Environmental & Molecular Toxicology

Jennifer Field

Professor
Dept: EMT (1111 Ag Life Sciences Bldg)
Ph.D. 1990, Colorado School of Mines
Phone: 541-737-2265
Fax: 541-737-0497
Jennifer.Field@oregonstate.edu

Current research focuses on understanding the occurrence, transport, and fate of organic contaminants in ground water, surface water, and wastewater treatment systems. The research program emphasizes field experimentation for investigating the biogeochemical processes that affect organic contaminants. Field experiment design (e.g., groundwater tracer tests), sampling, and modeling are combined to determine the in- situ biotransformation rate of trichloroethene and toluene. In addition, remediation strategies for characterizing and cleaning up contaminated sites are being developed in cooperation with hydrologists and environmental engineers. An integral part of the research program is the development of analytical methods for the quantitative analysis of organic contaminants in sediment, soil, and sewage sludge. Recent research focused on the development of quantitative analytical methods for the determination of perfluorinated surfactants in groundwater contaminated at fire-fighting activity. Solid phase extraction and subcritical (hot) water extraction are two state-of-the-art analytical techniques used in the laboratory for methods development.

• Field JA, Simonich S, Barofsky D. Comment on "Detection of perfluorooctane surfactants in Great Lakes water" and "Mass budget of perluorooctane surfactants in Lake Ontario". Environ Sci Technol. 2005 May 15;39(10):3883-4; author reply 3885-6.
• Field, J.A., Reed, R.L., Istok, J.D., Semprini, L., Bennett, P., and Buscheck, T.E. Trichlorofluoroethene: A Reactive Tracer for Evaluating Reductive Dechlorination in Large-Diameter Permeable Columns. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 68-77, May 2005
• Hageman KJ, Field JA, Istok JD, Semprini L. Quantifying the effects of fumarate on in situ reductive dechlorination rates. J Contam Hydrol. 2004 Dec;75(3-4):281-96.
• Schultz MM, Barofsky DF, Field JA. Quantitative determination of fluorotelomer sulfonates in groundwater by LC MS/MS. Environ Sci Technol. 2004 Mar 15;38(6):1828-35.
• Alumbaugh, R.E., Geig, L.M., Field, J.A. Determination of alkylbenzene metabolites in groundwater by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1042 (2004) 89-97.
• Field, J.A., Schultz, M., and Barofsky, D. 2003. Identifying Hydrocarbon and Fluorocarbon Surfactants in Specialty Chemical Formulations of Environmental Interest by Fast Atom Bombardment/Mass Spectrometry. Chimia, 57, 556-560.
• Schultz, M., Barofsky, D., and Field, J. 2003. Fluorinated Alkyl Surfactants. Environmental Engineering Science, 20, 487-501.
  
• Hageman, K.J., Istok, J.D., Schroth, M.H. and Field, J.A. 2003. "Forced Mass Balance" Technique for Estimating In Situ Transformation Rates of Sorbing Solutes in Groundwater. Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 3920-3925.
• Moody, C.A., Hebert, G.N., Strauss, S.H., and Field, J.A. 2003. Occurrence and persistence of perfluorooctanesulfonate and other perfluorinated surfactants in groundwater at a fire-training area at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, USA. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 5, 341-345.
  
• Field, J.A., Schultz, M., Barofsky, D. (Invited) 2003. Fluorinated alkyl surfactants in groundwater and wastewater. Chimia, 57, 22-34.
  
• Field, J.A., Reed, R.L., Sawyer, T.E., Griffith, S.M., and Wiggington, Jr., P.J. 2003 Diuron Occurrence and Distribution in Soil and Surface and Ground Water Associated with Grass Seed Production. Journal of Environmental Quality, 32, 171-179.
• Field, J.A. (Invited Speaker) 2002. Focal Point: Environmental Analytical Chemistry: Emerging Contaminants and Water Analysis. 'Perfluorinated Surfactants in Groundwater and Wastewater'. Chimia, 59(9):460.
  
• Reusser, D. Istok, J.D, Beller, H. R., and Field, J.A. 2002 In Situ Transformation of Deuterated Toluene and Xylene to Benzylsuccinic Acid Analogues in BTEX-Contaminated Aquifers. Environmental Science and Technology, 36, 4127-4134.
  
• Reusser, D. and Field, J.A. 2002. Determination of benzylsuccinic acid in gasoline-contaminated groundwater by solid-phase extraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 953, 215-225.
  
• Istok, J.D., Field, J.A., Schroth, M.H., Davis, B.M., and Dwarakanath, V. 2002 Single-well "push-pull" partitioning tracer test for NAPL characterization. Environmental Science and Technology, 36, 2708-2716.
  
• Hageman, K.J., Istok, J.D., Field, J.A., Buscheck, T.E., and Semprini. L. 2001 In Situ Anaerobic Transformation of Trichlorofluorethene in a TCE- Contaminated Aquifer. Environmental Science and Technology, 9, 1729-1735.
  
• Istok, J.D., Field, J.A., and Schroth, M. H. 2001 In situ determination of subsurface microbial enzyme kinetics. Ground Water, 39, 348-355.
• Field, J.A. and Sawyer, T.E. 2000 High-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection of trichloroethene and aromatic and aliphatic anionic surfactants used for surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation. Journal of Chromatography A, 893, 253-260.
• Field, J.A., Sawyer, T.E., Schroth, M.H., Humphrey, M.D. and Istok, J.D. 2000 Effect of cation exchange on surfactant-enhanced
  solubilization of trichloroethene. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 46: 131-149.
• Moody, C.A and Field, J.A. 2000. Perfluorinated surfactants and the environmental implications of their use in fire-fighting foams. Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 34, no. 18, pp. 3864-3870. Sept. 2000.
• Istok, J.D., Field, J.A., Humphrey, M.D., Sawyer, T.E., Schroth, M.H. 1999. Laboratory and Field Investigation of Surfactant Sorption Using Single-Well, "Push-Pull" Tests. Groundwater, 37, 589-598.
• Field, J.A., Istok, J.D., Humphrey, M.D., Sawyer, T.E., and Schroth, M.H. 1999. Laboratory Investigation of Surfactant-Enhanced Trichloroethene Solubilization Using Single-Well, "Push-Pull" Tests. Groundwater, 37, 581-588.
• Field, J.A. and Reed, R.L. 1999. Subcritical (Hot) Water/Ethanol Extraction of Nonylphenol Polyethoxy Carboxylates in Industrial and Municipal Sludges. Environmental Science and Technology, 33, 2782-2787.