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Borrok Publications

  • Eldardiry, H., Habib, E., Borrok, D.M. (in review) Small-scale catchment analysis of water stress in wet regions of the U.S., an example from Louisiana. Environmental Research Letters.
  • VanHazebroeck, E., Borrok, D.M. (2016) A new method for the inorganic geochemical evaluation of unconventional resources: An example from the Eagle Ford Shale. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 33, 1233-1243.
  • Borrok, D.M., Broussard III, W. (2016) Long-term geochemical evaluation of the Coastal Chicot Aquifer, Louisiana, USA.  Journal of Hydrology, 533, 320-331.
  • Szynkiewicz A., Borrok, D.M. (2016) Isotope variations of dissolved Zn in the Rio Grande watershed, USA: The role of adsorption on Zn isotope composition.  Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 433, 293-302.
  • Szynkiewicz A., Borrok D.M., Skrzypek G., Rearick M. (2015) Isotopic studies of the Upper and Middle Rio Grande. Part 1 – Importance of sulfide weathering in the riverine sulfate budget. Chemical Geology, 411, 323-335.
  • Szynkiewicz A., Borrok D.M., Ganjegunte G.K., Skrzypek G., Ma L., Rearick M., Perkins G. (2015) Isotopic studies of the Upper and Middle Rio Grande. Part 2 – Salt loads and human impacts in south New Mexico and west Texas. Chemical Geology, 411, 336-350.
  • Thapalia, A., Borrok, D.M., Van Metre, P.C., Wilson, J. (2015) Zinc Isotopic Signatures in lake sediment cores from across the Unites States. Environmental Science and Technology 49, 132-140.
  • Kafantaris, F-C., Borrok, D.M. (2014) Zinc isotope fractionation during surface adsorption and intracellular incorporation by bacteria. Chemical Geology 336, 42-51.
  • Anna Szynkiewicz, David M. Borrok, David T. Vaniman (2014) Efflorescence as a source of hydrated sulfate minerals in valley settings on Mars. Earth and Planetary Science letters 393, 14-25.
  • Borrok, D.M., Engle, M.A. (2014) The role of climate in increasing salt loads in dryland rivers. Journal of Arid Environments 111, 7-13.
  • Gray, J.E., Pribil, M.J., VanMetre, P.C., Borrok, D.M., Thapalia, A. (2013) Identification of anthropogenic contamination in a lake sediment core using Hg and Pb isotopic compositions, Lake Ballinger, Washington, USA. Applied Geochemistry, 29, 1-12.
  • Hargrove, W. L., D. M. Borrok, J. M. Heyman, C. W. Tweedie, and C. Ferregut. (2013) Water, climate, and social change in a fragile landscape. Ecosphere 4:art22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES12-00269.1
  • Syverson, D.D., Borrok, D.M., Seyfried, Jr., W.E. (2013) Experimental determination of equilibrium Fe isotopic fractionation between pyrite and dissolved Fe under hydrothermal conditions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 22, 170-183.
  • Navarette, J., Cappelle, I., Schnittker, K., Borrok, D.M. (2012) Bioleaching of ilmenite and basalt by iron-oxidizing and iron-scavenging bacteria. International Journal of Astrobiology 12, 123-134.
  • Szynkiewicz, A., Modelska, M., Buczynski, S., Borrok, D.M., Merrison, J. (in review) The polar sulfur cycle in the Werenskioldbreen, Spitsbergen: Possible implications for understanding the deposition of sulfate minerals in the North Polar Region of Mars. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta.
  • Borrok, D.M., Wanty, R.B. (2012) Isotopic compositions, International Innovation, Research Media, UK; p 74-76.
  • Szynkiewicz, A., Timmons, S., Newton, T., Borrok, D.M. (2012) The impact of sulfuric acid weathering of fractured carbonate aquifers in the southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, USA. Applied Geochemistry, 27, 1451-1462.
  • Aranda, S., Borrok, D.M., Wanty, R.B., Balistrieri, L.S. (2012) Zn isotopes in surface and pore waters in a mountain watershed impacted by acid rock drainage. Science of the Total Environment, 420, 202-213.
  • Thapalia, A., Borrok, D.M., Nazarian, S., Garibay, J. (2011) Assessment of corrosion potential of coarse backfill aggregates for mechanically stabilized earth walls. Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2253, 63-72.
  • Navarrete, J., Borrok, D.M., Viveros, M., Ellzey, J. (2011) Fractionation of Cu isotopes during surface adsorption and intracellular incorporation by bacteria. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 75, 784-799.
  • Szynkiewicz, A., Witcher, J.C., Modelska, M., Borrok, D.M., Pratt, L.M. (2011) Anthropogenic sulphate loads in the Rio Grande, New Mexico (USA). Chemical Geology 283, 194-209.
  • Borrok, D.M., Gier, R., Ren, M., Landa, E.R. (2010) Zinc isotopic composition of particulate matter generated during the combustion of coal and coal + tire-derived fuels. Environmental Science and Technology 44, 9219-9224.
  • Pribil, M.J., Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I., Borrok, D.M. (2010) Influence of sulphur-bearing polyatomic species on high-precision measurements of Cu isotopic composition. Chemical Geology 272, 49-54.
  • Del Toro, I., Floyd, K., Gardea-Torresdey, J., Borrok, D.M., (2010) Heavy metal distribution and bioaccumulation in Chihuahuan Desert Rough Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) populations. Environmental Pollution 158, 1281-1287.
  • Thapalia, A., Borrok, D.M., Van Metre, P., Musgrove, M., Landa, E.R (2010) Zn and Cu isotopes as tracers of anthropogenic contamination in a sediment core from an urban lake. Environmental Science and Technology 44, 1544-1550.
  • Fernandez, A., Borrok, D.M. (2009) Fractionation of Cu, Fe, and Zn isotopes during the oxidative weathering of sulfide-rich rocks. Chemical Geology 264, 1-12.
  • Borrok, D.M., Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I., Lamothe, P.J., Kimball, B.A., Verplanck, P.L., Runkel, R. (2009) Investigating metal fluxes in a mountain watershed using iron and zinc isotopes. Applied Geochemistry 24, 1270-1277.
  • Borrok, D.M., Nimick, D.A., Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I. (2008) Isotopic variations of dissolved copper and zinc in stream waters affected by historical mining. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 72, 329-344.
  • Balistrieri, L., Borrok, D.M., Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I (2008) Fractionation of Cu and Zn isotopes during adsorption onto amorphous Fe(III)-oxides: Experimental mixing of acid rock drainage and pristine river waters. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72, 311-328.
  • Borrok D.M., Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I., Wolf, R., Lamothe, P.J., Adams, M (2007) Separation of copper, iron, and zinc from complex aqueous solutions for isotopic measurement. Chemical Geology 242, 400-414. (this was a top 50 most-cited article for the last 5 years)
  • Borrok, D.M., Aumend, K., Fein, J.B. (2007) Significance of ternary bacteria-metal-NOM complexes determined through experimentation and chemical equilibrium modeling. Chemical Geology 238, 44-62.
  • Johnson, K.J., Szymanowski, J.E.S., Borrok, D., Huynh, T.Q., Fein, J.B. (2007) Proton and metal adsorption onto bacterial consortia: Stability constants for metal-bacterial surface complexes. Chemical Geology, 238, 44-62.
  • Harper, D., Borrok, D.M. (2007) Dolomite fronts and associated zinc-lead mineralization, USA. Economic Geology 102, 1345-1352.
  • Borrok, D.M., Turner B.F., Fein, J.B. (2006) A universal surface complexation framework for modeling proton binding onto bacterial surfaces in geologic settings. American Journal of Science 305, 826-853.
  • Borrok, D., Borrok M.J., Fein J.B., and Kiessling L.L. (2005) Environmental control and prediction of bacterial chemotactic responses. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 5227-5233.
  • Borrok, D.M., Fein, J.B. (2005) The impact of ionic strength on the adsorption of protons, Pb, Cd, and Sr onto the surfaces of Gram negative bacteria: Testing non-electrostatic, diffuse, and triple layer models. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 286, 110-126.
  • Borrok, D.M., Fein, J.B. (2004) The distribution of protons and Cd between bacterial surfaces and dissolved humic substances determined through chemical equilibrium modeling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68, 3043-3052.
  • Borrok, D., Fein, J.B., and Kulpa, C.F. (2004) Cd and proton adsorption onto bacterial consortia grown from industrial wastes and contaminated geologic settings. Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 5656-5664.
  • Borrok, D., Fein, J.B., Tischler, M., O’Loughlin, E., Meyer, H., Liss, M., and Kemner, K. (2004) The effect of acidic solutions and growth conditions on the adsorptive properties of bacterial surfaces. Chemical Geology, 207, 107-119.
  • Borrok, D., Fein, J.B., and Kulpa, C.F. (2004) Proton and Cd adsorption onto natural bacterial consortia: Testing universal adsorption behavior. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, 3231-3238.
  • Borrok, D., Kesler, S.E, and Vogel, T.A. (1999) Sulfide minerals in intrusive and volcanic rocks of the Bingham-Park City Belt, Utah. Economic Geology, 94, 1213-1231.
  • Borrok, D., and Kesler, S.E. (1998) The Vergenoeg magnetite-fluorite deposit, South Africa: Support for a hydrothermal model for massive iron oxide deposits. Economic Geology, 93, 564-587.