PUBLICATIONS

2024

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20. Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Impact of Surface Adsorption on DNA Structure and Stability: Implications for Environmental DNA Interactions with Iron Oxide Surface. - 2024 / UC San Diego

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02501

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19. Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Heterogeneous Reactions of Phenol on Different Components of Mineral Dust Aerosol: Formation of Oxidized Organic and Nitro-Phenolic Compounds. - 2024 / UC San Diego

 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsestair.3c00042 

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18. Hettiarachchi, E.; Rubasinghege, G.; Ivanov, S. Novel Method for Synthesis of Nano-Ilmenite. – ACS Inorg. Chem. 2024 In Preparation / NMT

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2023

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17. Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Heterogeneous Chemistry of Methyl Ethyl Ketone on Mineral Oxide Surfaces: Impacts of Relative Humidity and Nitrogen Dioxide on Product Formation.  – 2023 / UC San Diego

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/ea/d3ea00023k

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16. Kieft, T.L.; Del Curto, C.D.; Havlena, Z.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Lakis, I.; Nourse, E.; Skaar, C.; Ulbrich, J.; Veni, G. Potential for Mitigation of Cave Lampenflora Using Benzalkonium Chloride or UV-C, Geoheritage. – 2023 / NMT 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-023-00839-4

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2022

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15. Sit, I.; Quirk, E.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Differential Surface Interactions and Surface Templating of Nucleotides (dGMP, dCMP, dAMP, and dTMP) on Oxide Particle Surfaces.  – 2022. / UC San Diego 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01604

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14. Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Heterogeneous Formation of Organonitrates (ON) and Nitroxy-Organosulfates (NOS) from Alpha-Pinene Derived Organosulfates (OS) on Mineral Surfaces.  – 2022. / UC San Diego 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00259

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13. Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Heterogeneous Reactions of α-Pinene on Mineral Surfaces: Formation of Organonitrates and α-Pinene Oxidation Products, Published as part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry virtual special issue “Advances in Atmospheric Chemical and Physical Processes” – 2022. / UC San Diego

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02663

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12. Rose, A.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Grassian, V.H. Monoethanolamine adsorption on oxide surfaces, J. of Colloid and Interface Science – 2022. / UC San Diego

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.059

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11. Hettiarachchi, E.; Das, M.; Cadol, D.; Frey, B. Rubasinghege, G. Fate of Inhaled Uranium-containing Particles upon Clearance to Gastro-Intestinal Tract – RSC Environmental Science: Process and Impacts.  2022. / NMT

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00209D

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2021

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10. Hettiarachchi, E.; Ivanov., S.; Kieft., T.L.; Reynolds, R. L.; Goldstein, H. L.; Moskowitz, B.; Rubasinghege, G. Atmospheric Processing of Iron-Bearing Mineral Dust Aerosol and Its Effect on Growth of a Marine Diatom, Cyclotella meneghiniana. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021. / NMT

https://doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.0c06995

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2020

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9. Thapa, S.; Meng, L.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Bader, Y. K.; Dickie, D. A.; Rubasinghege, G.; Ivanov, S. A.; Vreeland, E. C.; Qin, Y. Charge-Separated and Lewis Paired Metal-Organic Framework for Anion Exchange and CO2 Chemical Fixation. Chem. - A Eur. J. 2020. / NMT

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202002823

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8. Hettiarachchi, E.; Rubasinghege, G. Mechanistic Study on Iron Solubility in Atmospheric Mineral Dust Aerosol: Roles of Titanium, Dissolved Oxygen, and Solar Flux in Solutions Containing Different Acid Anions. ACS Earth Sp. Chem. 2020. / NMT

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00280

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2019

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7. Hettiarachchi, E.; Reynolds, R. L.; Goldstein, H. L.; Moskowitz, B.; Rubasinghege, G. Bioavailable iron production in airborne mineral dust: Controls by chemical composition and solar flux Atmos. Environ. 2019, 205, 90-102. / NMT

http://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.02.037

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2018

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6. Hettiarachchi, E.; Paul, S.; Cadol, D.; Frey, B.; Rubasinghege, G. Mineralogy Controlled Dissolution of Uranium from Airborne Dust in Simulated Lung Fluids (SLFs) and Possible Health Implications. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2018. / NMT

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00557

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5. Thapa, S.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Dickie, D. A.; Rubasinghege, G.; Qin, Y.; Li, R. A Charge-Separated Diamondoid Metal-Organic Framework. Chemcomm. Communication. 2018, 54, 12654. / NMT

https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc07098a

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4. Hettiarachchi, E.; Reynolds, R. L.; Goldstein, H. L.; Moskowitz, B.; Rubasinghege, G. Iron Dissolution and Speciation in Atmospheric Mineral Dust: Metal-Metal Synergistic and Antagonistic Effects. Atmos. Environ. 2018, 187, 417–423. / NMT

http://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.06.010

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3. Hettiarachchi, E.; Hurab, O.; Rubasinghege, G. Atmospheric Processing and Iron Mobilization of Ilmenite: Iron- Containing Ternary Oxide in Mineral Dust Aerosol. J. phy. Chem. A 2018, 122 (5), 1291–1302. / NMT http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.7b11320

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2017

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2. Hettiarachchi, E.; Kottegoda, N.; Chandani Perera, A. Activated Coconut Coir for Removal of Water Hardness. Desalin. Water Treat. 2017, 66, 103–110. / University of Peradeniya

http://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2016.0339

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2016

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1. Hettiarachchi, E.; Perera, R.; Chandani Perera, A. D. L.; Kottegoda, N. Activated Coconut Coir for Removal of Sodium and Magnesium Ions from Saline Water. Desalin. Water Treat. 2016. / University of Peradeniya

http://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2015.1129649

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