Tasios Karathanasis

Faculty

University of Kentucky, PSS
Ag. Science Bldg. North
1100 Nicholasville Road (Office:122K)
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone (859) 257-5925
Fax (859) 257-3655
Email akaratha@uky.edu

Speciality
Pedology, Environmental Soil Mineralogy/Geochemistry

Education
• B.S. (1969), University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Agronomy Department.
• M.S. (1978), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Agronomy Department.
• Ph.D. (1982), Auburn University, Department of Agronomy and Soils.

(1) Using thermodynamic approaches to explain pedogenic processes, mineral weathering, and mineral distribution under different environmental settings.
(2) Developing and refining soil mineral quantification methods.
(3) Quantifying the role of colloidal soil particles in transporting agrochemicals and heavy metal contaminants to surface and ground water.
(4) Improving constructed wetland technology for onsite wastewater and acid mine drainage treatment.
(5) Conducting soil survey investigations in support of the Kentucky Cooperative Soil Survey Program

• J.H.Heick Professor of Soil Science, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, 2003-present.
• Fulbright Senior Scholar, University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000
• Professor, Dept. of Agronomy,
University of Kentucky, 1994-present.
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, 1988-94.
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, 1983-88.
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Agronomy & Soils, Auburn University,
1982-83.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Agronomy & Soils, Auburn University,1978-82.
• International Atomic Energy Fellow, Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1976-78.

My Site

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Department/pedology/INDEX.HTM

This person page last updated on 2010-04-08

Classes

Pls396 - SOIL JUDGING.; Credits - 1-2
This course involves basic soil resource evaluation designed to provide the students with essential field training needed to pursue careers as soil scientists, conservationists, planners, agricultural chemical representatives and environmental assessors. It is also used to prepare the UK soil judging team for regional college competition. May be repeated to a maximum of five credit hours. Prereq: Consent of instructor. .
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls406 - ADVANCED SOIL JUDGING; Credits - 1
A more advanced treatment of soil site evaluations under diverse climatic and physiographic environments. Students will obtain expertise in assessing properties of contrasting soil types and rating them for soil use and management suitability. The course is also used for preparing the UK soil judging team for national college competition. May be repeated to a maximum of four credit hours. Prereq: PLS 396 and qualifying for national competition. .
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls455g - Wetland Delineation; Credits - 3
This is also a new course designed to introduce students to the concepts of natural wetland ecosystems, their importance, functions, and their major features used for their identification. The course is also intended to provide basic training in the application of current technical criteria and guidelines for identification and delineation of jurisdictional wetlands utilizing documentation and analysis of field collected data..
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls456g - Constructed Wetlands; Credits - 3
This is a new course designed to introduce the students to new technological concepts utilizing the functions of natural and constructed wetlands as inexpensive alternatives for wastewater purification. The course emphasizes the principles and mechanisms of the purification process and includes design, construction, operation, and management criteria for efficient usage. Several case studies involving mining, agricultural, municipal, and other industrial wastewater treatment applications are demonstrated during class discussions and field trips to specified constructed wetland locations..
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls573 - Soil Morphology and Classification; Credits - 3
Study of concepts of soil horizons, soil profiles and soilscapes; morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical parameters useful in their characterization. Soil forming factors and processes. Basic principles of soil classification. Characterization of selected Kentucky soils and their placement in the modern system; practical field problems in soil identification, characterization and classification. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours per week. Prereq: PLS 366 and PLS 367 or consent of instructor. .
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls697P - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE-Pedology/Mineralogy Methods ; Credits - 3
This is a new course designed to introduce the students to basic laboratory methodology concepts applied to Pedology and Mineralogy Investigations; and to provide hands-on experience on using current analytical research protocols for solid and solution phase characterizations and making pedological and mineralogical interpretations..
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls721 - Pedogenic Processes; Credits - 4
This course is an advanced study of soil evolution processes and their effects on their geographic distribution, classification, and utilization. It is intended to provide a better understanding of the soil resource at different stages of development by using a quantitative assessment of the physicochemical processes controlling its behavior and, developing improved soil use and management interpretations..
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis

Pls741 - Clay Mineralogy; Credits - 3
A comprehensive study of the crystal structures of clay minerals commonly found in soils and sediments. Lecture and discussion, three hours. Prereq: GLY 360 or consent of instructor. (Same as GLY 741.).
Instructors: Tasios Karathanasis Chris Matocha

Research/Teaching Publications

Books and Book Chapters

Karathanasis, A.D. 2010. Composition and transport behavior of soil nanocolloids in natural porous media. Chapter 4, pp. 35-54. IN: F. Frimmel and R. Niessner, ed. Nanoparticles in the Water Cycle. Properties, Analysis, and Environmental Relevance. Springer, New York.

Karathanasis, A. D. 2008. Thermal Analysis of Soil Minerals. pp. 117-160, IN: A. L. Ulery and L. R. Drees (eds) Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 5- Mineralogical Methods, SSSA , Madison, WI.

Karathanasis, A.D., D.M.C. Johnson, and C.J. Matocha. 2007. Subsurface transport of heavy metals mediated by biosolid colloids in wasteamended soils. pp. 175-201. IN: F. Frimmel, F. von der Kammer, and H.C. Flemming, ed. Colloidal Transport in Porous Media. Springer, Cambridge, Mass.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Chris Matocha

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Soil mineralogy. IN: Land Use and Land Cover, from Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO. EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom. (http://www.eolss.net).

Karathanasis, A.D., J. Robinson, and E. D’Angelo. 2006. Solution geochemistry gradients in an acid mine drainage wetland substrate. pp. 142-149. IN: K.S. Sajwan, I. Twardowska, T. Punson, and A.K. Alva, ed. Coal Combustion Byproducts and Environmental Issues. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Elisa DAngelo

Refereed Journal Articles

Thompson, Y., E. D'Angelo, A. D. Karathanasis, and B. Sandefur. 2012. Plant community as a function of geochemistry and hydrology in three Appalachian Wetlands. Ecohydrology 5: 389-400.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Yvonne Thompson Elisa DAngelo

Miller, J.O., A.D. Karathanasis, and C.J. Matocha. 2011. In situ generated colloid transport of Cu and Zn in reclaimed mine spoil profiles associated with biosolids application. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. Published online: doi: 10.1155/2011/762173.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Chris Matocha

Karathanasis, A.D., J. Edwards, and C.D. Barton. 2010. Manganese and sulfate removal from a synthetic mine drainage through pilot scale bioreactor batch experiments. Mine Water and the Environment 29:144-153.

Miller, J.O., A.D. Karathanasis, and O.B. Wendroth. 2010. In-situ colloid generation and transport in 30 year old mine soil profiles receiving biosolids. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment 24:95-108. Published online: doi: 10.1080/17480931003640207.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Ole Wendroth

Pike, A.C., T.G. Mueller, A. Schörgendorfer, J.D. Luck, S.A. Shearer, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2010. Locating eroded waterways with United States Geologic Survey Elevation Data. Agronomy Journal 102:1269-1273.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Pike, A.C., T.G. Mueller, A. Schörgendorfer, S.A. Shearer, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2009. Erosion indices derived from terrain attributes using logistic regression and neural networks. Agronomy Journal 101:1068-1079.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Edwards, J.D., C.D. Barton, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2009. A small-scale sulfate-reducing bioreactor for manganese removal from a synthetic mine drainage. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 203:267-275.

Hamilton, N.J., B. Mijatovic, T.G. Mueller, B.D. Lee, B.W. Kew, H. Cetin, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2009. Google Earth dissemination of soil survey derived interpretations for landuse planning. Journal of Extension. Published online: http://www.joe.org/joe/2009october/a3.php.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Brad Lee Tom Mueller Blazan Mijatovic

Karathanasis, A.D., and P.D. Shumaker. 2009. Organic and inorganic phosphate interactions with soil hydroxyinterlayered minerals. Journal of Soil and Sediments 9:501-510.

Karathanasis, A.D., and P.D. Shumaker. 2009. Preferential sorption and desorption of organic and inorganic phosphates by soil hydroxyinterlayered minerals. Soil Science 174: 417-423.

Manios, T., M.S. Foundoulakis, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2009. Construction simplicity and cost as selection criteria between two types of constructed wetlands treating highway runoff. Environmental Management 43:908-920.

Pike, A.C., T.G. Mueller, A. Schörgendorfer, S.A. Shearer, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2009. Erosion indices derived from terrain attributes using Logistic Regression and Neural Networks Agron J 101:1068-1079 Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Thompson, Y.L., B.C. Sandefur, A.D. Karathanasis, and E.M. D’Angelo. 2009. Redox potential and seasonal porewater biogeochemistry of three mountain wetlands in southeastern Kentucky, USA. Aquatic Geochemistry 15:349-370.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Yvonne Thompson Elisa DAngelo

Miller, J.O., A.D. Karathanasis, O.O. Wendroth, C.J. Matocha, and C.D. Barton. 2008. In situ colloid mobilization within biosolid amended soils following coal mine reclamation. Proceedings, National Ground Water Association/United States Environmental Protection Agency Remediation of Abandoned Mine Lands Conference (No. 5019), Denver, Colo.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Chris Matocha

Tasios Karathanasis, 2008. Structural allocation of clay mineral elemental components. pp. 465-483. IN: A.L. Ulery and L.R. Drees, ed. Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 5—Mineralogical Methods. SSSA, Madison, Wis.

Tasios Karathanasis, 2008. Thermal analysis of soil minerals. pp. 117-160. IN: A.L. Ulery and L.R. Drees, ed. Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 5—Mineralogical Methods. SSSA, Madison, Wis.

Terzakis, S., M.S. Foundoulakis, I. Georgaki, D. Albantakis, I. Sabathianakis, A.D. Karathanasis, and T. Manios. 2008. Constructed wetlands treating highway runoff in the central Mediterranean region. Chemosphere 72:141-149.

Thompson, Y.L., B.C. Sandefur, A.D. Karathanasis, and E.M. D’Angelo. 2008. Redox potential and seasonal porewater biogeochemistry of three mountain wetlands in southeastern Kentucky, USA. Aquatic Geochemistry. Published online: doi: 10.1007/s10498-008-9042-3.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Yvonne Thompson Elisa DAngelo

Maharaj, S., C.D. Barton, A.D. Karathanasis, H.D. Rowe, and S.M. Rimmer. 2007. Distinguishing “new” from “old” organic carbon in reclaimed coal mine sites using thermogravimetry: I. Method development. Soil Science. 172(4):292-301

Thompson, Y.L., B.C. Sandefur, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2007. Hydrologic and edaphic characteristics of three mountain wetlands in southeastern Kentucky, USA. Wetlands 27:174-188.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Yvonne Thompson

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Soil Mineralogy in Land Use and Land Cover. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net].

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Descriptions and complete laboratory characterization data for some soils in Kentucky. Special Report 100, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Kentucky, p.106, January.

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Comments on "Transport of biosolids in waste-amended soils," A.D. Karathanasis et al. Letters to the Editor, Journal Environmental Quality 35:1-2.

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Comments on “Transport of Biosolids in Waste-Amended Soils”, A.D. Karathanasis et al., Letters to the Editor. J. Environ. Qual., 35: 1-2.

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Descriptions and Complete Laboratory Characterization Data for Some Soils in Kentucky. Special Report 100, UK Agr. Exp. Station, University of Kentucky, p. 106, January 2006. (http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/sr/sr100/sr100.pdf).

Karathanasis, A.D. 2006. Descriptions and Reference Laboratory Characterization Data for Some Soils in Kentucky. Special Report 101, UK Agr. Exp. Station, University of Kentucky, p. 94, January 2006. (http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/sr/sr101/sr101.pdf)

Karathanasis, A.D. and C. Johnson. 2006. Subsurface Transport of Cd, Cr, and Mo, Mediated by Biosolid Colloids. Sci. Total Environ., 354: 157-169.

Karathanasis, A.D. and C. Johnson. 2006. Stability and Transportability of Biosolid Colloids Through Undisturbed Soil Monoliths. Geoderma, 130: 334-345.

Karathanasis, A.D., and C. Johnson. 2006. Stability and transportability of biosolid colloids through undisturbed soil monoliths. Geoderma 130:334-345.

Karathanasis, A.D., T.G. Mueller, B. Boone, and Y.L. Thompson. 2006. Effect of soil depth and texture on fecal bacteria removal from septic effluents. Journal of Water and Health. 4:395-195. Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Yvonne Thompson Tom Mueller

Karathanasis, A.D., T.G. Mueller, B. Boone, and Y.L. Thompson. 2006. Effect of Soil Depth and Texture on Fecal Bacteria Removal from Septic Effluents. J. Water & Health, 04.3: 395-404.

Karathanasis, A.D., T.G. Mueller, B. Boone, and Y.L. Thompson. 2006. Nutrient Removal from Septic Effluents as Affected by Soil Thickness and Texture. J. Water & Health, 04.2:177-195.

Karathanasis, AD., and C. Johnson. 2006. Subsurface transport of Cd, Cr, and Mo, mediated by biosolid colloids. Science of the Total Environment 354:157-169.

Maharaj, S., C.D. Barton, A.D. Karathanasis, H.D. Rowe, and S.M. Rimmer. 2006. Distinguishing and Quantifying “New” Carbon from “Old” Carbon on Reclaimed Coal Mine Sites Using Thermogravimetry: Part 1 - Method Development. J. Environ. Science & Technol., (in review).

Robinson, J., A.D. Karathanasis, and E. D’Angelo. 2006. Solution Geochemistry Gradients in an Acid Mine Drainage Wetland Substrate. P. 142-149, In K.S. Sajwan, I. Twardowska, T. Punson, and A.K. Alva (eds.), Coal Combustion Byproducts and Environmental Issues. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.

Thompson, Y.L., B. C. Sandefur, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2006. Hydrologic and Edaphic Characteristics of three Mountain Wetlands in Southeastern Kentucky, USA. Wetlands (in review).

D’Angelo, E.M., A.D. Karathanasis, J.E. Sparks, S.A. Ritchey, and S.A. Wehr-McChesney. 2005. Soil carbon and microbial communities at mitigated and late successional bottomland forest wetlands. Wetlands 25:162-175.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Elisa DAngelo S.A. Ritchey

Hartsock, N.J., T.G. Mueller, A.D. Karathanasis, and P.L. Cornelius. 2005. Interpreting soil electrical conductivity and terrain attribute variability with soil surveys. Precision Agriculture. Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Paul Cornelius Tom Mueller

Karathanasis, A.D., and J.R.V. Pils. 2005. Solid-phase fractionation of selected trace metals in some northern Kentucky soils. Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination 14:293-308.

Karathanasis, A.D., C. Johnson, and C.J. Matocha. 2005. Biosolid-Colloid Mediated Transport of Cu, Zn, and Pb in Waste-Amended Soils. J. Environ. Qual., 34: 1153-1164.

Karathanasis, A.D., D.M.C. Johnson, and C.J. Matocha. 2005. Biosolid colloid-mediated transport of Cu, Zn, and Pb in waste-amended soils. Journal of Environmental Quality.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Chris Matocha

Matocha, C.J., S. Rakshit, and K.M. Wagner. 2005. Reduction of Cu(II) by Fe(II) Journal of Environmental Quality 34:1539-1546.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Chris Matocha

Mueller, T.G., H. Cetin, R.A. Fleming, C.R. Dillon, A.D. Karathanasis, and S.A. Shearer. 2005. Erosion probability maps: Calibrating precision agriculture data with soil surveys using logistic regression. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Mueller, T.G., S.R.K. Dhanikonda, N.B. Pusuluri, A.D. Karathanasis, K.K. Mathias, B. Mijatovic, and B.G. Sears. 2005. Optimizing inverse distance weighted interpolation with cross-validation. Soil Science 170:504-515. Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Brandon Sears Tom Mueller Blazan Mijatovic

Pils, J.R.V., A.D. Karathanasis, and T.G. Mueller. 2004. Concentration of six trace metals in Northern Kentucky soils. Journal Soil and Sediment Contamination 13:37-51. Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Barton, C.D. and A.D. Karathanasis. 2003. Influence of Soil Colloids on the Migration of Atrazine and Zn through Large Soil Monoliths. Air, Soil & Water Pollution, 143:3-21.

Barton, C.D. and A.D. Karathanasis. 2003. Colloid-Enhanced Desorption of Zn in Soil Monoliths. Intern. J. Environ. Studies, 60:395-409.

Karathanasis, A.D, and C.M. Johnson. 2003. Metal Removal Potential by Three Aquatic Plants in an Acid Mine Drainage Wetland. Mine Water Environ. J., 22: 22-30.

Karathanasis, A.D. 2003. Lead Desorption and Remobilization Potential by Colloid Particles in Contaminated Sites. In K. S. Sajwan, A.K. Alva, and R.F. Keefer (eds.) Chemistry of Trace Elements in Fly Ash. CRC Press , p. 219-236.

Karathanasis, A.D. 2003. Mineral Controls in Colloid-Mediated Transport of Metals in Soil Environments. In W.L. Kingery and H.M. Selim (eds.) Geochemical and Hydrological Reactivity of Heavy Metals in Soils. CRC Press, p. 25-49.

Karathanasis, A.D., C.L. Potter, and M.S. Coyne. 2003. Vegetation Effects on Fecal Bacteria, BOD, and TSS Removal in Constructed Wetlands Treating Domestic Wastewater. J. Ecol. Engin., 20: 157-169.

Karathanasis, A.D., Y.L. Thompson, and C.D. Barton. 2003. Long-Term Evaluations of Seasonally Saturated “Wetlands” in Western Kentucky. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 67: 662-673.

Proceedings Publications

Mueller, T.G., N. Hamilton, A.C. Pike, A.D. Karathanasis, T.J. Nieman, J.E. Mueller, D. Carey, and D. Zourarakis. 2008. Google Maps as an Aid for land-use planning decisions. In R. Khosla (ed.) Proc. 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and other Precision Resources Management. ASA Misc. Publ., ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI. Published on CD. Publication URL
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Other Research Publications

Mueller, T.G., N. Hamilton, A.C. Pike, A.D. Karathanasis, T.J. Nieman, J.E. Mueller,D. Carey, and D. Zourarakis. 2008. Google maps as an aid for land-use planning decisions. IN: R. Khosla, ed. Proceedings, 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management. ASA Misc. Publ., ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, Wis.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller

Pike, A.C., T.G. Mueller, S.A. Shearer, T.J. Nieman, and A.D. Karathanasis. 2008. Using terrain attributes to identify areas suitable for grassed waterways. In: R. Khosla, ed. Proceedings, 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management. ASA Misc. Publ., ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, Wis.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tasios Karathanasis Tom Mueller