Publications

August 05, 2022

  1. Jimmy J. Dimpor, Richard O. Ansah, Joseph Kusi. Assessment of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water from historic industrial and neighboring communities,
    Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Volume 22, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2026.101194. 

  2. Richard O. Ansah, Jimmy J. Dimpor, Samuel Watts, and Joseph Kusi. Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella species with resistance genes in recreational surface waters in southern Illinois. Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 167, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2026.02.042. 

  3. Lucky P.O. and Kusi J. Silver nanoparticle-induced antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella Isolates from an urban lake, Environmental Pollution, Volume 368, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125758
  4. Jimmy J. Dimpor, Otite P. Lucky, Dennis F. Kwarkye, Samuel Watts, Chukwuebuka P. Oguayo, Catherine O. Ojewole, and Joseph Kusi. Identifying spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of fecal indicator bacteria in an urban lake for water quality assessment and management. Heliyon, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40955
  5. Sonnenberg, N.K.; Ojewole, A.E.; Ojewole, C.O.; Lucky, O.P.; Kusi, J. Trends in Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations in Teenagers and Adults, 1999–2018 NHANES. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6984. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20216984
  6. Kusi J, Ojewole CO, Ojewole AE, Nwi-Mozu I. Antimicrobial resistance development pathways in surface waters and public health implications. Antibiotics. 2022; 11(6):821. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060821
  7. Kusi J, Maier KJ, Evaluation of silver nanoparticle acute and chronic effects on freshwater amphipod (Hyalella azteca), Aquatic Toxicology. (2022); 242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.106016
  8. Kusi J, Scheuerman PR, Maier KJ. Antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles may interfere with fecal indicator bacteria detection in pathogen impaired streams, Environmental Pollution. (2020); 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114536
  9. Kusi J, Scheuerman PR, Maier KJ. Emerging environmental contaminants (silver nanoparticles) altered the catabolic capability and metabolic fingerprinting of microbial communities, Aquatic Toxicology (2020); 228.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105633

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