Alaska Public Water System Training/
Technical Assistance
Past Work
Fingerprinting organic matter
to help predict CO2 flux from the Arctic
Fingerprinting organic matter
to support hydrologic investigations
Evaluation of dispersant effectiveness
on Alaskan crude oils in cold water environments
Fate of B[a]P in Arctic ecosystems
contaminated with petroleum
Improved analytical techniques
for contaminated sites in Alaska
Effectiveness of the landfarming/solid
phase oxygen remediation system at Child's Pad, Deadhorse, Alaska
Mycorrhizal remediation of soils
contaminated with PCB and Aldrin
Cooperative UAF/UAA engineering
research to help Alaska's mines clean-up cyanide- containing water
Evaluation of frozen ground as
an option for secondary fuel containment
Controlled laboratory studies
to identify factors limiting degradation rates for in-situ bioremediation
systems at Ft.Wainwright, AK
Publications
Recent Publications (peer-reviewed
journals)
Guo,L., I. Semiletov, O. Gustafsson, J. Ingri, P. Andersson, O. Dudarev, and
D. White, (2004), Characterization of Siberian Arctic coastal sediments: Implications
for terrestrial organic carbon export, Global Biogeochemical Cycles,
Vol. 18.
Autier, V. and D. M. White, (2004), Cd mobility in boreal soils, Journal
of Hazardous Materials, Vol 106 (2/3), pp. 149-155.
White, D.M. D.S. Garland, C.L. Ping and G. Michaelson, (2004), Characterization
of SOM quality according to depth and cover type, submitted to Journal of Cold
Regions Science and Technology, Vol. 38, pp. 63-73.
White, D.M., Garland, D.S., Beyer, L., Yoshikawa, K. (2004), Pyrolysis-GC/MS
Fingerprinting of Environmental Samples, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis,
Vol. 71 (1) Pages 107-118 White, D.M., D.S. Garland, D.S., J. Narr., C. Woolard.
(2003), Natural organic matter and DBP formation potential in Alaskan water
supplies, Water Research, Vol 37/4 pp 939 - 947.
Guo, L., J. K. Lahner, D. M. White, D. S. Garland, (2003) Heterogeneity of natural
organic matter in an Alaskan River, Water Research, Vol. 37, pp. 1015-1020.
White, D.M., D.S. Garland, C.L. Ping, G. Michaelson, (2003), Progress towards
remote sensing of soil organic matter quality, Tohoku Geophysical Journal, Vol. 36 (4), pp. 539-543.
White, D.M., D.S. Garland, Dai, X., and C.L. Ping, (2002), Fingerprinting soil
organic matter in the Arctic to help predict CO2 flux, Journal of Cold Regions
Science and Technology, Vol. 35, p. 185-194.
White, D., K. Yoshikawa, and D.S. Garland, (2002), Use of dissolved organic
matter to support hydrologic investigations in a permafrost dominated watershed, Journal of Cold Regions Science and Technology, Vol. 35, pp. 27-33.
McCauley, C.A., D.M. White, M. R. Lilly, D. M. Nyman, (2002), A comparison of
hydraulic conductivities, permeabilities and infiltration rates in frozen and
unfrozen soils, Journal of Cold Regions Science and Technology, Vol 34
(2), pp. 117-125.
White, D. I. Ask, and C. Behr-Andres, (2002), Laboratory study on dispersant
effectiveness in Alaskan seawater, ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, Vol 16(1), p. 17-27.
Dai, X., D.M. White and C.L. Ping, (2002), Comparing bioavailability in five
arctic soils by pyrolysis-GC/MS, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Vol. 62, pp. 249-258.
Beyer, L.; D. M. White & M. Bölter (2001): Organic matter, transformation,
and translocation in Haplocryods (Podzols) of an ice-free terrestrial oasis
in East Antarctica. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 39, 543-563.
Schnabel, W.E. and D.M. White, (2001), The effect of mycorrhizal fungi on the
fate of PCBs in two vegetated systems, International Journal of Phytoremediation, Vol. 3 (1). pp. 203-220
Schnabel, W.E. and D.M. White, (2001), The effect of mycorrhizal fungi on the
fate of aldrin: phytoremediation potential, International Journal of Phytoremediation, Vol. 3 (1). pp. 221-241.
Cassidy, D.P., S. A. Efendiev and D.M. White, (2000), A comparison of CSTR and
SBR bioslurry reactor performance, Water Research, Vol. 34 (18). pp.
4333-4342.
Schnabel, W., and D.M. White (2000), Surfactant Addition Enhances the Hyphal
Uptake of PCB's and Aldrin by Mycorrhizal Fungi in Liquid Culture" International
Journal of Phytoremediation, Vol. 2(3), pp. 233-242.
Garland, S., D.M. White and C.R. Woolard, (2000), A pyrolysis-GC/FID test of
biogenic interference in contaminated soil, ASCE Journal of Cold Regions
Engineering, Vol 14(1), pp. 1-12.
White, D.M., T. Pilon and C.R. Woolard, (2000), Biological treatment of cyanide
containing wastewater, Water Research, Vol. 34, No. 7.
Burton, J., and D.M. White, (1999), Selecting a Model for Freshman Engineering
Design, Journal of Engineering Education, July, pp. 327-332.
White, D.M. and Beyer, L., (1999) Pyrolysis-GC/MS and GC/FID of three Antarctic
soils, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Vol. 50, pp. 63-76.
Woolard, C.R., D.M White, J.L. Walworth and M. E. Hannah, (1999), The Magnitude
and Variability of Biogenic Interference in Cold Regions Soils, Journal of
Cold Regions Engineering, September, pp. 113-121.
White, D.M., Schmidtke, T., and C. Woolard, (1999), Laboratory model of a petroleum
migration barrier in Arctic Alaska," Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. B67, pp. 313-323.
Schmidtke, T., D.M. White, and C. R. Woolard, (1999), "Oxygen release kinetics
from solid phase oxygen in Arctic Alaska," Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. B64, pp. 157-165.
White, D.M. and R.L. Irvine, (1998a), "Potential Applications for Pyrolysis-GC/MS
in Bioremediation", Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 50, pp. 53-65.
White, D.M. and R.L. Irvine, (1998c) "Bioventing in Shallow Tundra Overlying
Permafrost," Journal of Soil Contamination, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 599-614.
White, D.M., R.L. Irvine, and C.R. Woolard, (1998), "Soil Column Studies on
Solid Peroxides in Bioremediation," Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.
57, pp. 71-78.
White, D.M. and W. Schnabel, (1998), "Treatment of Cyanide Waste in a Sequencing
Batch Biofilm Reactor," Water Research, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 254-257.
White, D.M., H. Luong, and R.L. Irvine, (1998), "Pyrolysis-GC/MS Analysis of
Contaminated Soils in Alaska," ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, March, pp. 1-10.
White, D.M. and R.L. Irvine, (1996a), "The Bituminous Material in Arctic Peat:
Implications for Analyses of Petroleum Contamination," Journal of Hazardous
Materials, Vol. 49, pp. 181-196
White, D. I. Ask, and C. Behr-Andres, (2002), Laboratory study on dispersant
effectiveness in Alaskan seawater, ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, Vol 16(1), p. 17-27.
White, D., K. Yoshikawa, and D.S. Garland, (2002), Use of dissolved organic
matter to support hydrologic investigations in a permafrost dominated watershed, Journal of Cold Regions Science and Technology, Vol. 35, pp. 27-33.
Conference Proceedings and Book Chapters
McDonald, N., C.R. Woolard, and D.M. White, (2000), "Demonstration of a single
stage nanofilter for the removal of disinfection by-product precursors from
a a North Slope surface water, In: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Research
and Development Conference on Rural Sanitation, eds. Woolard, Woolard and White,
pp. 97-103.
White, D.M., H.-Y. Zhang (2000), Temperature effect on cyanide degradation by
bacteria in mine leachate, to be published in the Proceedings of the 2000 AWRA
Spring Specialty Conference, May 1-4, 2000, Anchorage, Alaska.
White, D.M. and C.R. Woolard, (2000), Physical/biological treatment mechanisms
at a diesel contaminated site in Deadhorse, Alaska, In: Proceedings of the 6th
International Symposium on Cold Regions Development, February 1-6, 2000, Hobart,
Tasmania.
Schnabel W. and D.M. White, (2000) Incidence of Benzo[a]pyrene in Northern Ecosystems,
In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Cold Regions Development,
February 1-6, 2000, Hobart, Tasmania.
White, D.M., H.-Y. Zhang and C.R. Woolard, (2000), Reclamation at Northern Gold
Mines, In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Cold Regions Development,
February 1-6, 2000, Hobart, Tasmania.
Garland, D.S., D.M. White and C.R. Woolard, (1999), "Pyrolysis-GC/FID of Arctic
tundra Quantification of biogenic interference in petroleum contamination tests,
to be published in the Proceedings of the 10th International Cold Regions Engineering
Specialty Conference, ASCE, August 16-19, 1999, Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Chaobal, V., C.R. Woolard, and D.M. White, (1999), "Effects of Nutrients on
Microbial Activity in Contaminated Arctic Gravel Pads", 5th International Symposium
on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, Vol 5(3) pp. 499-503.
Woolard, C.R., D.M. White, J. Walworth, and M. Hannah, (1999), "Biogenic Interference,
with Petroleum Analysis in Organic Soils from Alaska", 5th International Symposium
on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, Vol 5(3), pp. 523-527.
Moshier, R., D.M. White, (1999), "Sewage Sludge Management at Eielson AFB, Alaska",
to be published in the Proceedings of the 10th International Cold Regions Engineering
Specialty Conference, ASCE, August 16-19, 1999, Lincoln, New Hampshire.
White, D.M. and R.L. Irvine, (1998b), "Analysis of Bioremediation in Organic
Soils," in S. K. Sikdar and R.L. Irvine, Eds., Bioremediation: Principles and
Practice, Technomic, Pennsylvania, pp. 185-220.
Pilon, T. and D.M. White, (1998), "Cyanide Treatment in a Pilot Scale SBBR,"
Proceedings: 9th International Cold Regions Engineering Specialty Conference,
ASCE. pp. 236-242.
Beyer L., White D. M., Pingpank K., Bölter & Kuhn D.: Soil organic matter
composition, transformation and translocation in Haplocryods (Podzols) of an
ice-free terrestrial oasis in East Antarctica. Accepted paper for the 9th Meeting
of the International Humic Substance Society, September 1998, Adelaide, Australia.
White, D.M. and H. Luong, (1997), "Predicting Diauxy During Bioremediation in
Organic Soil," Proceedings: International Symposium on Physics, Chemistry and
Ecology of Seasonally Frozen Soils, CRREL Special Report 97-10, pp. 430-435.
White, D. M. and C.R. Woolard, (1997), "Sequencing Batch Reactors for Wastewater
Treatment in Cold Regions: A Brief Review", In Proceedings 5th International
Symposium on Cold Region Development (Zubeck, H.K., Woolard, C.R., White, D.M.,
and Vinson, T.S., Eds) CRREL, Hanover, NH.
Edited Proceedings
Editor of Proceedings: 3rd Annual Research and Development Conference on Rural
Sanitation, Alaska Water and Wastewater Management Association (April 1998),
Anchorage, AK.
Co-Editor of Proceedings: 4th Annual Research and Development Conference on
Rural Sanitation, Alaska Water and Wastewater Management Association (April
1999), Juneau, AK.
Co-Editor of Proceedings: 5th International Symposium on Cold Region Development
(May 1997), Anchorage, AK.
Co-Editor of Proceedings: 5th Annual Research and Development Conference on
Rural Sanitation, Alaska Water and Wastewater Management Association (April
2000), Fairbanks, AK.
