Thomas B. Boving

Assistant Professor of Geosciences
Ph.D., Hydrology, 1999 
University of Arizona - Tucson
M.A., Geology,
University of Tübingen, (Germany)
Email: BOVING@URI.EDU
Phone: (401) 874-7053
Fax: (401) 874-2190

Research Interests:

· Environmental Hydrogeology
· Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants
· Innovative Remediation Technologies
· Applications of Cyclodextrin

Courses:

1.) Environmental Hydrogeology – Fate and Transport of Contaminants

     (GEO 484/584x)
2.) Innovative Remediation Technologies (GEO 482/582x)
3.) Organic Contaminant Chemistry (GEO 483/583x)
4.) Environmental Geology (GEO 100)
5.) Contaminant Transport Modeling (in preparation)

Recent Publications:

* Former or current students

Kashiyama*, N., Boving, T.B., 2004: Henry’s law constants of cyclodextrin-TCE systems at various concentration and temperature conditions. Environmental Science and Technology, 38(16):4439-4444.

Boving, T.B., Meritt*, D.L., Boothroyd, J.C., 2004: Fingerprinting sources of bacterial input into a small residential watershed: Fate of fluorescent whitening agents. Environmental Geology, 46(2):228-232.

Boving, T.B., Stolt, M., Augenstern*, J., 2004: Investigation of the University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI, Porous Pavement Parking Lot and its impact on Subsurface Water Quality. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrologists, XXXIII Annual meeting, Zacatecas, Mexico, 4 pg. ISBN: 970-32-1749-4.

Boving, T.B., 2004: Innovative Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Technologies. Encyclopedia of Water. Wiley and Sons, New York. In press.

Boving, T.B., 2004: Organic compounds in ground water. Encyclopedia of Water. Wiley and Sons, New York. In press.

Divine, C.E., McCray, J.E., Wolf, L.M., Blanford, W.J., Blitzer*, D.J., Boving, T.B., 2004: Partition tracer test, DNAPL characterization, remediation assessment, source zone investigation. Remediation Journal, 14(2), 7-31.

Boving, T.B., Zhang*, W., 2004: Removal of aqueous phase Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons using aspen wood fibers. Chemosphere, 54, 831-839.

Frohlich, R.K., Barosh, P.J., Boving, T.B., Dair*, D., 2004: The electrical resistivity of a saturated zone contaminated with hazardous organic contaminants. In: Proceedings of the EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers) 66th Conference & Exhibition, Paris, France, 7 - 10 June 2004, 4 pg, 4 figures. ISBN 90-73781-33-7.

Boving, T.B., Hayes, D., 2003: Complexing sugar removes DNAPL from aquifer. U.S. EPA Technology News and Trends. Issue 4, pg 1-2, January 2003.

Boving, T.B., Blue, J., 2002: Long-term contaminant trends at the Picillo Farm Superfund Site in Rhode Island. Remediation Journal, 12 (2), 177128.

Boving, T.B., Grathwohl, P., 2002: Tracer Diffusion Coefficients in Sedimentary Rocks: Correlation to Porosity and Hydraulic Conductivity. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 85-100.

Boving,T.B., Brusseau,M.L, 2000.: Solubilization and removal of residual trichloroethene from porous media: comparison of several solubilization agents. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 42(1), 51-67.

Boving, T.B., McCray, J.E., 2000: Cyclodextrin-Enhanced Remediation of Organic and Metal Contaminants in Porous Media and Groundwater. Remediation Journal, 10 (2), 59-83.

Boving, T.B., Ji,W., Brusseau,M.L., 2000: Simulation of mass transfer kinetics for chemically enhanced removal of residual trichloroethene. In: Groundwater: Proceedings of the 30 IAH congress on groundwater: Past achievements and future challenges. Cape Town/South Africa, 26.November - 01.December, 2000. Sillo et al. (eds.), Balkema, Rotterdam, pg. 703-706.

Blanford, W.J., Barackman, M., Boving, T.B., Klingel, E.J., Johnson, G.R., Brusseau, M.L., 2001: Cyclodextrin-enhanced vertical flushing of a trichloroethene contaminated aquifer. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. Winter 2000, 94-103.

Boving,T.B., Wang,X., and Brusseau,M.L., 1999: Cyclodextrin-enhanced solubilization and removal of residual chlorinated solvents from porous media. Environmental Science and Technology, 33(5), 764-770.

Boving, T.B., Wang, X., Ji, W., Brusseau, M.L., 1998: Use of cyclodextrin for remediation of solvent contaminated porous media. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Quality, International Association of Hydrologic Science (IAHS), Tübingen, Germany, Sept.21-25, 1998, pg. 437-442.

Professional Organizations

American Geophysical Union
American Chemical Society
National Groundwater Association
Geological Society of America

Favorite Links

American Geophysical Union

Great deal for students (annual membership fee is currently $7 only!). You receive their bi-monthly magazine EOS and have access to their job listings

Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center

Excellent source for information about remediation technologies.

USGS Groundwater Studies

A lot of information about groundwater

U.S. EPA

Check out their links to free groundwater modeling software

HamsterDance

 A mind numbing experience (especially after a long day at work).

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