Publications

The following list of peer-reviewed publications represents the efforts of Dr. Robert W. Nairn, through the OU Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds (CREW) since 2004 and its predecessor entity, the Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Ecology Laboratory (EBEL) since 1997, as well as work at The Ohio State University and the U.S. Bureau of Mines

For a full list of Dr. Nairn's publications, see his CV here.

Refereed Journal Publications

Holzbauer-Schweitzer, B.K. and R.W. Nairn. 2022. Using sUAS for the development and validation of surface water quality models in optically deep mine waters. Mine Water and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-022-00847-w

Shepherd, N.L. and R.W. Nairn. 2021. Induced mobilization of stored metal precipitates from beaver (Castor canadensis) created wetlands on a mine drainage impacted stream. Wetlands Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-021-09839-z

Kleinmann, R., J. Skousen, T. Wildeman, R. Hedin, R. Nairn and J. Gusek. 2021. Early development of passive treatment systems for mining-influenced water: A North American perspective. Mine Water and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-021-00817-8

Fielding, E., R.W. Nairn and R.C. Knox. 2021. Sorption and release of nickel and zinc using a mixed algae community collected from a mine drainage passive treatment system. Journal of Environmental Engineering.

Nguyen, D.X., R.W. Nairn and R.C. Knox. 2021. Evaluation of stormwater treatment by various reactive media for bioretention cell design considerations. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 147(11): 04021050.

Sikora, A.J., L.W. Maguire, R.W. Nairn and R.C. Knox. 2021. A comparison of XRFS and ICP-OES methods for soil trace metals analyses in a mining impacted agricultural watershed. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2021 193:490, doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09275-9

Tang, Z. and R.W. Nairn. 2021. Recovered mine drainage passive treatment residuals address legacy sediment pollution: A field mesocosm study at Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees, Oklahoma. Ecological Engineering. 170: 106358, doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106538

Tang, Z. and R.W. Nairn. 2021. Mine Drainage Residual Additions to Lake Sediments Alter Phosphorus and Trace Metal Distributions. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 232: 52 (2021) 10.1007/s11270-021-05016-3

Shepherd, N.L. and R.W. Nairn. 2020. Metals Retention in a Net Alkaline Mine Drainage Impacted Stream Due to the Colonization of the North American Beaver (Castor canadensis). Science of the Total Environment, doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139203

Arango, J.G., B.K. Holzbauer-Schweitzer, R.W. Nairn and R.C. Knox. 2020. Generation of Geolocated and Radiometrically Corrected True Reflectance Surfaces in the Visible Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Over Large Bodies of Water using Images from an sUAS. Journal of Unmanned Aerial Systems 10.1139/juvs-2019-0020

Strosnider, W.H., J. Hugo, N. Shepherd, B.K. Holzbauer-Schweitzer, P. Herve-Fernandez, C. Wolkersdorfer and R.W. Nairn. A Snapshot of Coal Mine Drainage Discharge Limits for Conductivity, Sulfate and Manganese Across the Developed World, Mine Water and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-020-00669-8

Shepherd, N.L., C.F. Denholm, M.H. Dunn, C.A. Neely, T.P. Danehy and R.W. Nairn. 2020. Biogeochemical Analysis of Spent Media from a 15-Year Old Passive Treatment System Vertical Flow Bioreactor, Mine Water and the Environment 39(2020): 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-020-00652-3

Arango, J.G. and R.W. Nairn. 2020. Prediction of Optical and Non-Optical Water Quality Parameters in Oligotrophic and Eutrophic Aquatic Systems Using a Small Unmanned Aerial System. Drones 4(1): 21 pp., doi:10.3390/drones4010001

Sun, J., W.H. Strosnider, R.W. Nairn and J.A LaBar. 2019. Water Quality Impacts of In-Stream Mine Tailings on a Headwater Tributary of the Rio Pilcomayo, Potosi, Bolivia. Applied Geochemistry doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.10446

Cremeans, M.M., J.F. Devlin, T.C. Osorno and R.W. Nairn. 2019. Assessment of Bed Hydraulics and Metal Loadings in a Passive Vertical Flow Bioreactor in Commerce, Oklahoma. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation 39(3)40-47

Brumley, J.D. and R.W. Nairn. 2018. Litter Decomposition Rates in Six Mine Water Wetlands and Ponds in Oklahoma. Wetlands 38(5): 965-974.

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2018. Characterization of trace metal removal products in vertical flow bioreactor substrates at the Mayer Ranch Passive Treatment System in the Tar Creek Superfund Site. Chemosphere 199(2018): 107-113

Gu, J., H. He, H. Jin, J. Yu, E. Jeppesen, R.W. Nairn and K. Li. 2018. Synergistic negative effects of small-sized benthivorous fish and nitrogen loading on the growth of submerged macrophytes – relevance for shallow lake restoration. Science of the Total Environment 610/611: 1572-1580.

Garrido, A.E., W.H. Strosnider, R. Taylor Wilson, J. Condori and R.W. Nairn. 2017. Metal-Contaminated Potato Crops and Potential Human Health Risk in Bolivian Mining Highlands. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 39(3): 681-700.

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2017. Evaluation of the impact of Na-SO₄ dominated ionic strength on effluent water quality in bench-scale vertical flow bioreactors using spent mushroom compost. Mine Water and the Environment 36(4): 572-582.

Strosnider, W.H., S.E. Schultz, K.A. Johnson-Strosnider and R.W. Nairn. 2017.  Effects on the Underlying Water Column by Extensive Floating Treatment Wetlands.  Journal of Environmental Quality 46(1):201-209.

Skousen, J., C.E. Zipper, A. Rose, P. Ziemkiewicz, R. Nairn and L.M. McDonald. 2017.  Review of Passive Systems for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment. Mine Water and the Environment 36:133-153.

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2016.  Evaluating the impacts of Na-SO₄ dominated ionic strength on trace metal removal products in vertical flow bioreactors. Applied Geochemistry 73(2016):24-34.

Penn, C., J. Bowen, J. McGrath, R. Nairn, G. Fox, G. Brown, S. Wilson and C. Gill. 2016. Evaluation of a universal flow-through model for predicting and designing phosphorus removal structures. Chemosphere 15: 345-355.

Sabatini, D., J. Chamberlain, R. Dreibelbis, Y. Hong, R. Kolar, R. Knox, and R. Nairn. 2016. The University of Oklahoma WaTER Center – Water Security: Quantity, Quality, Equity, Water Resources Impact 18(1): 17-19.

Strosnider, W.H., S. Carvajal, F. Llanos-Lopez, R.W. Nairn, R.A. Peer and B.K. Winfrey. 2015. Analisis del Co-tratamiento pasivo de aguas residuales municipales y drenaje acido de minas en Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia (Analysis of Municipal Wastewater and Acid Mine Drainage Passive Co-Treatment at Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia). Avances en Ciencias e Ingenieria 6(2):23-37.

Hedin, R. R. Nairn, R. Kleinmann and W. Strosnider. 2015. The Three Bobs: Reflections on Two Decades of Passive Treatment. Reclamation Matters. Spring 2015: 8-9.

Peer, R.A., J.A. LaBar, B.K. Winfrey, R.W. Nairn, F.S. Llanos Lopez and W.H. Strosnider. 2015. Removal of Less Commonly Addressed Metals via Passive Co-Treatment. Journal of Environmental Quality 44(2): 704-710.

Winfrey, B.K., R.W. Nairn, D.R. Tilley and W.H. Strosnider. 2015. Emergy and Carbon Footprint Analysis of the Construction of Passive and Active Treatment Systems for Net Alkaline Mine Drainage. Mine Water and the Environment 34: 31-41.

Santamaria, B., W.H.J. Strosnider, M.R. Apaza Quispe and R.W. Nairn. 2014. Evaluating Locally Available Organic Substrates for Vertical Flow Passive Treatment Cells at Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia. Environmental Earth Sciences 72: 731-741.

Strosnider, W.H.J., F.S. Llanos Lopez, C.E. Marcillo, R.R. Callapa and R.W. Nairn. 2014. Impacto en Afluentes del Rio Pilcomayo Por Contaminantes Adicionales de Drenaje Acido de Minas Desde Cerro Rico, Potosi-Bolivia. (Impacts of Additional Contaminants Due to Acid Mine Drainage in Tributaries of the Pilcomayo River from Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia). Avances en Ciencias e Ingenieria 5(3): 1-17.

Strosnider, W.H.J., F.S. Llanos Lopez, J.A. LaBar, K.J. Palmer and R.W. Nairn. 2014. Unabated Acid Mine Drainage from Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia: Uncommon Constituents of Concern Impact the Rio Pilcomayo Headwaters. Environmental Earth Sciences 71(7): 3223-3234.

Nairn, R.W. 2014. Reclamation in the Heartland: The Tar Creek Superfund Site and the Tri-State Mining District. Reclamation Matters. Spring 2014: 8-11

Strosnider, W.H.J., B.K. Winfrey, R.A.M. Peer and R.W. Nairn. 2013. Passive Co-Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage and Sewage: Anaerobic Incubation Reveals a Regeneration Technique and Further Treatment Possibilities. Ecological Engineering 61: 268-273.

Andrews, W.J., C.J. Gavilan Moreno and R.W. Nairn. 2013.  Potential Recovery of Aluminum, Titanium, Lead and Zinc from Tailings in the Abandoned Picher Mining District of Oklahoma. Mineral Economics 26: 61-69.

Strosnider, W.H.J., R.W. Nairn, R.A.M. Peer and B.K. Winfrey. 2013. Passive Treatment of Zn-rich Acid Mine Drainage and Raw Municipal Wastewater. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 125: 110-116.

Strosnider, W.H.J., T.A. Hughes, R.A.M. Peer, B.K. Winfrey, N.F. Gray and R.W. Nairn. 2012. Co-treatment of Acid Mine Drainage with Municipal Wastewater: A Promising New Approach. Reclamation Matters. Fall 2012: 26-29.

Brown, D.J., G.M Street, R.W. Nairn and M.R.J. Forstner. 2012. A Place to Call Home: Amphibian Use of Created and Restored Wetlands. International Journal of Ecology 2012: 1-11; doi:10.1155/2012/989872

Strosnider, W.H.J., F.S. Llanos Lopez and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Acid Mine Drainage at Cerro Rico de Potosi II: Severe Degradation of the Upper Rio Pilcomayo Watershed. Environmental Earth Sciences 64: 911-923

Strosnider, W.H.J., F.S. Llanos Lopez and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Acid Mine Drainage at Cerro Rico de Potosi I: Unabated High-Strength Discharges Reflect a Five Century Legacy of Mining. Environmental Earth Sciences 64: 899-910

Strosnider, W.H.J., B.K. Winfrey and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Alkalinity Generation in a Novel Multi-Stage High-Strength Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Passive Co-Treatment System. Mine Water and Environment 30(1): 47-53

Strosnider, W.H.J., B.K. Winfrey and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Novel Passive Co-Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater. Journal of Environmental Quality 40(1): 206-213

Strosnider, W.H. B.K. Winfrey and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Nutrient Processing in a Novel Multi-Stage Raw Municipal Wastewater and Acid Mine Drainage Passive Co-Treatment System. Water Research 45(3): 1079-1086

Amezaga, J.M, T.S. Roetting, P.L. Younger, R.W. Nairn, A-J. Noles, R. Oyarzún, and J. Quintanilla. 2011. A Rich Vein?  Mining and the Pursuit of Sustainability. Environmental Science and Technology 45(1): 21-26

Winfrey, B.K., W.H. Strosnider, R.W. Nairn and K.A. Strevett. 2010 Highly Effective Reduction of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Counts in an Ecologically Engineered Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Passive Co-Treatment System. Ecological Engineering 36(12): 1620-1626

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Evaluation of the First 1.5 Years of Operation of a Passive Treatment System in SE Oklahoma. Reclamation Matters Fall 2010: 14-17.

Porter, C.M. and R.W. Nairn. 2010 Fluidized Bed Ash and Passive Treatment Reduce the Adverse Effects of Acid Mine Drainage on Aquatic Organisms. Science of the Total Environment 408 (22): 5445-5451

Wasiuddin, N.M., W.B. Hamid, M.M. Zaman and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Use of Raw Chat in HMA Surface – Environmental and Engineering Characterization. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 36(2): 69-80.

Strosnider, W.H. and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Effective Passive Treatment of High Strength Acid Mine Drainage and Raw Municipal Wastewater in Potosí, Bolivia using Simple Mutual Incubations and Limestone. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 105(1-2): 34-42.

Strosnider, W.H., R.W. Nairn, B. Santamaria, F.S. Llanos, A. Garrido and L.R. Oxenford. 2009. Strengthening Scientific Expertise in the Bolivian Andes through Research, Teaching and Outreach: Tackling Severe Mining-Related Pollution in Potosí, Bolivia. Reclamation Matters Fall 2009: 16-19.

Porter, C.M. and R.W. Nairn. 2008. Ecosystem Functions within a Mine Drainage Passive Treatment System. Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecosystem Restoration. 32(4): 337-346.

Wasiuddin, N.M., W.B. Hamid, M. Zaman and R.W. Nairn. 2007. Use of Raw Chat in Hot-Mix Asphalt Surface: Environmental and Engineering Characterization, Transportation Research Board 86^th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, Report 07-3193, 15 pp.

Wasiuddin, N.M., M. Zaman, R.W. Nairn and N. Kolothody. 2006. Characteristics of Chat-Asphalt for Road Base Application. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. 32(3): 125-137

Anderson, C., W. Mitsch and R. Nairn. 2005. Temporal and spatial development of surface soil conditions at two created riverine marshes. Journal of Environmental Quality 34: 2072-2081.

Sund, J.L., C.J. Evenson, K.A. Strevett, R.W. Nairn, D. Athay and E. Trawinski. 2001.  Nutrient conversions by photosynthetic bacteria in a concentrated animal feeding operation lagoon system. Journal of Environmental Quality 30(2): 648-655

Nairn, R.W. and M.N. Mercer. 2000. Alkalinity generation and metals retention in a successive alkalinity producing system. Mine Water and the Environment. 19(2): 124-133.

Nairn, R.W. and W.J. Mitsch. 2000.  Phosphorus removal in created wetland ponds receiving river overflow. Ecological Engineering 14(1-2): 107-126.

Mitsch, W.J., A.J. Horne and R.W. Nairn. 2000.  Nitrogen and phosphorus retention in wetlands - Ecological approaches to solving excess nutrient problems. Ecological Engineering 14(1-2):1-7.

Mitsch, W.J., X.B. Wu, R.W. Nairn and N. Wang. 2000.  To plant or not to plant. BioScience 50(3): 188-190.

Spence, A., M. Smith and R. Nairn. 1999.  Ecological assessment of several Central Oklahoma streams through evaluation of fish communities and habitat in a drought year. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 79: 61-72.

Mitsch, W.J., X. Wu, R.W. Nairn, P.E. Weihe, N. Wang, R. Deal and C.E. Boucher.  1998.  Creating and restoring wetlands: a whole-ecosystem experiment in self-design. BioScience 48(12): 1019-1030.

Nairn, R.W. 1998. The “Eco-language” of Environmental Controversies. Ecology 78(8): 2638-2639 (Book Review)

Refereed Conference Proceedings Publications

Knox, R.C. and R.W. Nairn. 2021. Educational Effectiveness, Accreditation Content, and Community Engagement of Practitioner Directed Environmental Capstone Classes. 2021 American Society of Engineering Education Midwest Section Conference, Virtual Proceedings, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 17 pp. 10.18260/1-2-1113.1153-38317

Nairn, R.W., J.A. LaBar, L.R. Oxenford, N.L Shepherd, B.K. Holzbauer-Schweitzer, J.G. Arango, Z. Tang, D.M. Dorman, C.A. Folz, J.I. McCann, J.D. Ingendorf, H.T. Stanfield, and R.C. Knox. 2020. Toward Sustainability of Passive Treatment in Legacy Mining Watersheds: Operational Performance and System Maintenance. Mine Water Solutions. Proceedings of the Postponed 14^th International Mine Water Association Congress (ISBN 978-3-00-067297-2), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 123-128.

Holzbauer-Schweitzer, B.K. and R.W. Nairn. 2020. Spectral Monitoring Techniques for Optically Deep Mine Waters. Mine Water Solutions. Proceedings of the Postponed 14^th International Mine Water Association Congress (ISBN 978-3-00-067297-2), Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 110-116

Nairn, R.W., N.L. Shepherd, T. Danehy and C. Neely. 2018. Aeration via Renewable Energies Improves Passive Treatment System Performance. Risk to Opportunity, Volume 1.  Proceedings of the 11^th International Congress on Acid Rock Drainage/ International Mine Water Association/ WISA Mine Water Division Conference (ISBN 978-0-620-80650-3, 2 volumes), Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 151-156.

Shepherd, N.L. and R.W. Nairn. 2018. The Effects of Castor canadensis (North American Beaver) Colonization on a Mine Drainage Impacted Stream. Risk to Opportunity, Volume 2.  Proceedings of the 11^th International Congress on Acid Rock Drainage/ International Mine Water Association/ WISA Mine Water Division Conference (ISBN 978-0-620-80650-3, 2 volumes), Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 849-855.

Behum, P.T., R.W. Nairn and M. Sharp. 2015. Long-Term Passive Treatment of the Acid Mine Drainage at the Lebosquet No. 1 and No. 2 Mines, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the 37^th Annual National Association of Abandoned Mine Lands Conference, Santa Fe, NM, 12 pp.

Nairn, R.W. 2013. Carbon Dioxide Impacts Both Passive Treatment System Effectiveness and Carbon Footprint. Reliable Mine Water Technology: Proceedings International Mine Water Association, Golden, CO, USA, 6 pp.

Jordahl, J.L., R.W. Nairn, K.A. Strevett, T. Beisel and J. Bays. 2012. Mayer Ranch Passive Treatment System Construction - A Public-Private Partnership. Proceedings of the 2012 National Association of Abandoned Mine Lands Programs Conference, Des Moines, IA, 8 pp

Yepez, S.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2012. Nutrient and Sulfide Export from a Mine Drainage Passive Treatment System. Proceedings of the 29^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Tupelo, MS, pp. 539-556.

Palmer, K.J., F. Llanos Lopez, R.R. Callapa, A.A. Neptune, A. Cisse, C.T. Breazile, R.W. Nairn and W.H. Strosnider. 2012. Preliminary Evaluation of Limestone-Based Passive Treatment Systems for Low-pH Acid Mine Drainage in Andean Bolivia. Proceedings of the 29^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Tupelo, MS, pp. 426-435.

Neptune, A.A., F.S. Llanos Lopez, R.R. Callapa, K.J. Palmer, R.W. Nairn, J.Z. Bandstra, and W.H. Strosnider. 2012. The Pailaviri Tailings Deposit, Potosi, Bolivia: Extreme Acid Rock Drainage Generation. Proceedings of the 29^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Tupelo, MS, pp. 394-403.

Mignogna, L.J., W.A. Runyon, R.W. Nairn and W.H. Strosnider. 2012. Preliminary Assessment of Floodplain Soil Metal Concentrations, Neosho River, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the 29^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Tupelo, MS, pp. 379-388.

Neely, C.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Potential Anionic Sorbent Use of Iron Oxides from Abandoned Mine Drainage Discharges. Proceedings of the 28^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Bismarck, ND, pp. 469-500.

Oxenford, L.R. and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Seasonal Iron Removal and Transport within the Initial Oxidative Cells of a Passive Treatment System. Proceedings of the 28^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Bismarck, ND.

Strosnider, W.H., R.W. Nairn, H.R. Montero and F.L. Pinto. 2011. Water Quality Impacts from In-Stream Mine Tailings at the Headwaters of the Rio Pilcomayo, Potosi, Bolivia. Proceedings of the 28^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Bismarck, ND, pp. 635-654.

Nairn and J.A. LaBar. 2011. Field Examination of Iron and Trace Metal Retention in Net Alkaline CO₂-Rich Mine Waters via Aerobic Processes. Proceedings of the 28^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Bismarck, ND, pp. 438-449.

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2011. Determination of Dominant Metal Sequestration Processes in a Vertical Flow Cell Substrate. Proceedings of the 28^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Bismarck, ND, pp. 352.

Aber, S.W., J.S. Aber, G.C. Manders and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Aerial Photographic Record of Mining Legacy in the Tri-State District of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Geological Society of America North Central Section and South-Central Section Joint Meeting, Branson, MO. 42(2):74.

Nairn, R.W. J.A. LaBar, K.A. Strevett, W.H. Strosnider, D. Morris, C.A. Neely, A. Garrido, B. Santamaria, L. Oxenford, K. Kauk, S. Carter, B. Furneaux. 2010. A Large, Multi-Cell, Ecologically Engineered Passive Treatment System for Ferruginous Lead-Zinc Mine Waters. Mine Water and Innovative Thinking, Proceedings International Mine Water Association, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, pp. 255-258.

Garrido, A.E., W.H. Strosnider, and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Accumulation of Eco-Toxic Metals in Potato Plants Under Greenhouse Conditions Irrigated with Synthetic Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Water and Health Risk Evaluation. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 337-364.

LaBar, J.A., R.W. Nairn, K.A. Strevett, W.H. Strosnider, D. Morris, C.A. Neely, A.E. Garrido and K. Kauk. 2010. Stream Water Quality Improvements after Installation of a Passive Treatment System. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 525-535.

Nairn, R.W., J.A. LaBar, K.A. Strevett, W.H. Strosnider, D. Morris, A.E. Garrido, C.A. Neely and K. Kauk. 2010. Initial Evaluation of a Large Multi-Cell Passive Treatment System for Net-Alkaline Ferruginous Lead-Zinc Mine Waters. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 635-649.

Neely, C.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Characterization of Iron Oxides from Abandoned Mine Drainage Discharges. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 691-721.

Oxenford, L.R. and R. W. Nairn. 2010. Progressive Iron Removal Within the Initial Oxidation Cell of a Passive Treatment System. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 767-779.

Santamaria, B.E. and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Evaluating Longevity of Vertical Flow Bioreactors through Water Quality Analyses. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 940-962.

Strosnider, W.H. and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Effects on the Underlying Water Column by Ecologically Engineered Floating Vegetation Mats. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 1236-1257.

Winfrey, B.K., R.W. Nairn, D.R. Tilley, and W.H. Strosnider. 2010. Assessing the Benefits of a Passive Treatment System for Mine Drainage in Northeast Oklahoma using Emergy Analysis. Proceedings of the 27^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 1388-1412.

Meo, M., R. Nairn, J. Laguros, and M. Zaman. 2009. Tar Creek, The Use of Mining Waste in Road Pavement, and the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program. 11^th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Kos Island, Greece, pp. 963-969

Garrido, A.E., J. Condori, W.H. Strosnider, and R.W. Nairn. 2009. Acid Mine Drainage Impacts on Irrigation Water Resources, Agricultural Soils, and Potatoes in Potosí, Bolivia. Proceedings of the 26^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 486-499.

Santamaria, B., M.R. Apoza Q., W.H. Strosnider and R.W. Nairn. 2009. Preliminary Evaluation of Locally Available Organic Substrates for Vertical Flow Passive Treatment Cells in Potosí, Bolivia. Proceedings of the 26^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 1177-1195.

Nairn, R.W., T. Beisel, R.C. Thomas, J.A. LaBar, K.A. Strevett, D. Fuller, W.H. Strosnider, W.J. Andrews, J. Bays, and R.C. Knox. 2009. Challenges in Design and Construction of a Large Multi-Cell Passive Treatment System for Ferruginous Lead-Zinc Mine Waters. Proceedings of the 26^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 871-892.

Winfrey, B.K., W.H. Strosnider and R.W. Nairn.  2009. Reduction of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Counts in an Ecologically Engineered Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Passive Co-Treatment System. Proceedings of the 26^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 1611-1626.

Strosnider, W.H., B.K. Winfrey and R.W. Nairn. 2009. Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Multi-Stage Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Passive Co-Treatment System. Proceedings of the 26^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 1412-1432.

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2009. Evaluation of First 1.5 Years of Operation of a Passive Treatment System in Southeast Oklahoma. Proceedings of the 26^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 693-708.

LaBar, J.A., R.W. Nairn and G.A. Canty. 2008. Generation of 400-500 mg/L Alkalinity in a Vertical Anoxic Limestone Drain, Proceedings of the 25^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Richmond, VA, pp. 551-563.

Strosnider, W.H., F. Llanos and R.W. Nairn. 2008. A Legacy of Nearly 500 years of Mining in Potosi, Bolivia: Stream Water Quality, Proceedings of the 25^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Richmond, VA, pp. 1232-1251.

Nairn, R., K. Strevett, J. LaBar, D. Hensley, A. Sutter, J. Clifton, W. Strosnider, B. Santamaria, D. Lutes, J. McAllister, A. Brewer, M. Roberts, J. Brumley and K. Kauk. 2008. Watershed-Scale Environmental Monitoring to Prioritize Mine Drainage Passive Treatment Implementation, Proceedings of the 25^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Richmond, VA, pp. 1232-1251.

Andrews, W.J., R.W. Nairn and W.G. Minarik. 2007. Preliminary Assessment of Time Trends in Bioavailable Metals in the Tri-State Lead/Zinc Mining District through Analysis of Tree Cores, Proceedings of the 24^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 16-28

LaBar, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2007. A Preliminary Laboratory Study of Subaqueous Disposal of Contaminated Mine Waste, Proceedings of the 24^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 395-402

Meo, M., R. Nairn, J. Laguros, and M. Zaman. 2007.  Innovation and Application of Environmental Technologies: Strategies, Progress, and Prospects in Oklahoma, Proceedings of the 10^th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Kos Island, Greece, pp. 963-969

Strosnider, W.H. and R.W. Nairn. 2007. A Legacy of Nearly 500 years of Mining in Potosi, Bolivia: Acid Mine Drainage Source Identification and Characterization, Proceedings of the 24^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 788-803

White, R.L. and R.W. Nairn. 2007. Constraints on Natural Revegetation of Hard Rock Milling Tailings Impoundments. Proceedings of the 24^th National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, pp. 925-940

Wasiuddin, N.M., M. Zaman, R.W. Nairn, and N. Kolothody. 2006. Characteristics of chat-asphalt for road base application. Proceedings of 21^st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, 333-342.

Behum, P.T., G.A. Canty and R.W. Nairn. 2006. Implementation of passive treatment of acid mine drainage in the Mid-Continent Region: The LeBosquet Clean Streams Project.  Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, St. Louis, MO, pp. 86-89.

Nairn, R., M. Meo, M. Zaman, and J. Laguros. 2005. Remediating and recycling lead mining waste in Oklahoma: the use of passive treatment and road pavement applications to mitigate environmental hazards. In T. D. Lekkas (ed.), Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. A, pp. 1065-1070, Rhodes Island, Greece.

Gause, C., R. Nairn and M. Zaman. 2005. Environmental analyses of hot mix asphalt made with mining waste materials. In: R. Barnhisel (ed.) Proceedings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, 22^nd Annual National Conference, Breckinridge, CO, pp. 398-414.

Hutchinson, R. and R. Nairn. 2005. Determining hydraulic conductivities in a vertical flow system. In: R. Barnhisel (ed.) Proceedings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, 22^nd Annual National Conference, Breckinridge, CO, pp. 504-511.

Nairn, R., M. Calvey and T. Landers. 2005. Current and planned remediation demonstration projects of the Oklahoma Plan for Tar Creek. In: R. Barnhisel (ed.) Proceedings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation 22^nd Annual National Conference, Breckinridge, CO, pp. 779-790.

DeHay, K.L., J.A. Coffey, N.J. Iverson and R.W. Nairn. 2003.  Summary of changes in water quality at the Tar Creek Superfund Site, 1976-2002.  In: Oklahoma Water 2003, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, Oklahoma Section American Water Resources Association and the Oklahoma State University Environmental Institute, Stillwater, OK, 5 pp.

Iverson, N.J. and R.W. Nairn. 2003.  Ecological assessment of three Oklahoma streams impacted by mine drainage: habitat and water quality. In: R. Barnhisel (ed.), Working Together for Innovative Reclamation, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 9^th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium and 20^th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 496-511.

Coffey, J.A. and R.W. Nairn. 2003.  Changes in discharge water quality in a historic hard rock mining watershed. In: R. Barnhisel (ed.), Working Together for Innovative Reclamation, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 9^th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium and 20^th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 163-173.

Athay, D., R.W. Nairn and K.A. Strevett. 2003.  Mine drainage treatment wetland substrate analysis. In: R. Barnhisel (ed.), Working Together for Innovative Reclamation, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 9^th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium and 20^th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Billings, MT, pp. 2-16.

Nairn, R.W., A.D. O’Sullivan and J. Coffey. 2002. Iron oxidation in net alkaline CO₂-rich mine waters. In: R. Barnhisel and M. Collins (eds.), Reclamation with a Purpose, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 19^th Annual National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, and 6^th International Conference of the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists, Lexington, KY, pp. 1133-1136.

Coffey, J., K. Wahnee, K. Swanson, R.W. Nairn and K.A. Strevett. 2002. Water quality and hydrology of a natural wetland receiving mine drainage: Is it biogeochemistry or dilution? In: R. Barnhisel and M. Collins (eds.), Reclamation with a Purpose, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 19^th Annual National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, and 6^th International Conference of the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists, Lexington, KY, pp. 1186.

Nairn, R.W. 2002. Remediation of the Tar Creek Superfund Site: An Update. In: R. Barnhisel and M. Collins (eds.), Reclamation with a Purpose, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 19^th Annual National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, and 6^th International Conference of the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists, Lexington, KY, pp. 952-960.

Brumley, J. R.W. Nairn and K.A. Strevett. 2002.  Preliminary vegetative analyses to assess mine drainage impacts on marshes. In: R. Barnhisel and M. Collins (eds.), Reclamation with a Purpose, Proceedings of a Joint Conference, 19^th Annual National Conference of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, and 6^th International Conference of the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists, Lexington, KY, pp. 422-428.

Kirchner, A. and R.W. Nairn. 2001. Ecological Engineering - A Brief Summary of Academic Development.  In: Proceedings, International Ecological Engineering Society Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 pp.

Nairn, R.W., B.C. Griffin, J.D. Strong, and E.L. Hatley. 2001. Remediation challenges and opportunities at the Tar Creek Superfund Site, Oklahoma. In: R.I. Barnhisel, B.A. Buchanan, D. Peterson and J.J. Pfeil (eds.), Land Reclamation – A Different Approach, Proceedings, 18^th Annual National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 579-584.

Athay, D., R.W. Nairn and K.A. Strevett. 2001. Biotic and abiotic iron oxidation kinetics in alkaline mine drainage. In: R.I. Barnhisel, B.A. Buchanan, D. Peterson and J.J. Pfeil (eds.), Land Reclamation – A Different Approach, Proceedings, 18^th Annual National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 524-528.

Fink, L.D., R.L. Kolar, K.K. Muraleetharan, R.W. Nairn, D.A. Sabatini, R.L. Sack and T.R. Rhoads. 2000. Reengineering Sooner civil engineering education.  In: 30^th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: Frontiers in Education 2000: Building on a Century of Progress in Engineering Education, Kansas City, MO, pp. TIF 3-8.

Nairn, R.W., M.N. Mercer and S.A. Lipe. 2000.  Alkalinity generation and metals retention in vertical flow treatment wetlands. In: W.L. Daniels and S.G. Richardson (eds.), A New Era of Land Reclamation, Proceedings, 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Tampa, FL, pp. 412-420.

Evenson, C.J. and R. W. Nairn. 2000.  Enhancing phosphorus sorption capacity with treatment wetland iron oxyhydroxides. In: W.L. Daniels and S.G. Richardson (eds.), A New Era of Land Reclamation, Proceedings, 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Tampa, FL, pp. 421-426.

Nelson, D.I., J.W. Everett, R.M. Nelson, R.C. Knox, R.L. Kolar, R.W. Nairn, M.A. Nanny, D.A. Sabatini and K.A. Strevett. 1998.  A research experience for undergraduates in environmental science and engineering. In: Proceedings of the 1998 Air and Waste Management Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

Refereed Book Chapters

Aber, J.S., S.W. Aber, G. Manders, and R.W. Nairn. 2010. Route 66—Geology and Legacy of Mining in the Tri-State District of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. In: Evans, K.R. and J.S. Aber (Eds.), From Precambrian Rift Volcanoes to the Mississippian Shelf Margin: Geological Field Excursions in the Ozark Mountains. Geological Society of America Field Guide 17, p. 1–22, doi: 10.1130/2010.0017(01)

Kleinmann, R.L.P., R.S. Hedin and R.W. Nairn. 1998.  Treatment of mine drainage by anoxic limestone drains and constructed wetlands. In: W. Geller, H. Klapper and W. Salomons (Eds.), Acidic Mining Lakes: Acid Mine Drainage, Limnology, and Reclamation. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 303-319.

Other Significant Refereed Publications

Watzlaf, G.R., K.T. Schroeder, R.L.P. Kleinmann, C.L. Kairies and R.W. Nairn. 2004.  Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage.  U.S. Department of Energy Internal Publication. 72 pp.

Hatley, E., et al. 2000.  Surface and Ground Water Monitoring. Water Quality Subcommittee Task 1 Report to Governor Frank Keating’s Tar Creek Superfund Task Force. 56 pp.

Nairn, R.W. et al. 2000. Water Quality Improvement Alternatives. Task 2 Water Quality Subcommittee Report, Governor Frank Keating’s Tar Creek Superfund Task Force. 35 pp.