
Faculty
University of Kentucky, PSS
Agriculture Science Center
North Building (Office:N212-N)
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-1657
(859) 257-3655
jason.unrine@uky.edu
Speciality
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Bioanalytical and Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Education
PhD, Toxicology, The University of Georgia
BS, Biology, Antioch College
This person page last updated on 2011-12-13
Books and Book Chapters
Young, T., W. Adams, J. Besser, K. Finley, W. Hopkins, D. Jolley, E. McNaughton, T. Presser, P. Shaw, and J. Unrine. 2010. What you need to know about selenium. pp. 7-46, Chapter 3. IN: P.M. Chapman, W.J. Adams, M.L. Brooks, C.G. Delos, N.L. Samuel, W.A.
Maher, H.M. Ohlendorf, T.S. Presser, D.P. Shaw, ed. Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment. SETAC Press, Pensacola, FL. Refereed Journal Articles
Colman, B.P.; Arnaout, C.L.; Anciaux, S.; Gunsch, C.K.; Hochella, M.F., Jr.; Kim, B.; Lowry, G.V.; McGill, B.M.; Reinsch, B.C.; Richardson, C.J.; Unrine, J.M.; Wright, J.P.; Yin, L.; Bernhardt,ES. 2013. Low Concentrations of Silver Nanoparticles in Biosolids Cause Adverse Ecosystem Responses under Realistic Field Scenario. PLoS One, 2013, 8, (2), e57189.
Bone, A., B. Colman, A. P. Gondikas, K. Newton, K. Harrold, J. M. Unrine*, S. J. Klaine, C. W. Matson, and R. T. Di Guilio. 2012. Biotic and abiotic interactions in aquatic microcosms determine fate and toxicity of ag nanoparticles: Part 2 - Toxicity and ag speciation. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 6925-6933.
Frank von der Kammer, P. Lee Ferguson, Patricia A. Holden, Armand Masion, Kim R. Rogers, Stephen J. Klaine, Albert A. Koelmans, Nina Horne, Jason M. Unrine 2012. ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERED NANOMTERIALS IN COMPLEX MATRICES (ENVIRONMENT & BIOTA): GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCEPTUAL CASE STUDIES. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31: 32-49.
Jonathan D. Judy, Jason M. Unrine, William Rao, Paul M. Bertsch 2012. Bioaccumulation of gold nanomaterials by Manduca sexta through dietary uptake of surface contaminated plant tissue Environmental Science and Technology, 2012, 46 (22), pp 12672–12678.
Judy JD, Unrine JM, Rao W, Wirick S, Bertsch PM 2012. Bioavailability of gold nanomaterials to plants: importance of particle size and surface coating. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 8467-8474.
Judy, J., J. M. Unrine, W. Rao, and P. Bertsch. 2012. Bioaccumulation of gold nanomaterials by Manduca sexta through dietary uptake of surface contaminated plant tissue. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 12672-12678. (Jonathan Judy is a PhD student is Soil Science)
Judy, J., J. M. Unrine, W. Rao, S. Wirick and P. Bertsch. 2012. Bioavailability of gold to plants: Importance of particle size and surface coating. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 8467-8474. (Jonathan Judy is a PhD student is Soil Science)
Sabo-Attwood, T., J. M. Unrine*, J. Stone, C. Murphy, S. Ghoshroy, D. Bloom, P. Bertsch, and L. Newman. 2012. Uptake, distribution and toxicity of gold nanoparticles in tobacco (Nicotiana xanthi) seedlings. Nanotoxicology 6: 353-360.
Tsyusko OV, Hardas SS, Shoults-Wilson WA, Starnes CP, Joice J, Butterfield DA, Unrine JM. 2012. Short-term molecular-level effects of silver nanoparticle exposure on the earthworm, Eisenia fetida. Environmental Pollution 171: 249-255.
Tsyusko, O. V., J. M. Unrine, D. Spurgeon, E. Blalock, D. Starnes*, M. Tseng, G. Joice and P. Bertsch. 2012. Toxicogenomic Responses of the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans to Gold Nanoparticles. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 4115-4124.
Tsyusko, O. V., S. S. Harda, W. A. Shoults-Wilson, C. P. Starnes, C.P., G. Joice, D. A. Butterfield, and J. M. Unrine. 2012. Short-term molecular-level effects of silver nanoparticle exposure on the earthworm, Eisenia Fetida. Environmental Pollution 171: 249-255.
Tsyusko, Olga; Unrine, Jason; Spurgeon, David; Blalock, Eric; Starnes, Daniel; Tseng, Michael; Joice, Greg; Bertsch, Paul. 2012. Toxicogenomic Responses of the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans to Gold Nanoparticles. Environmental Science and Technology 46:5115-4124.
Unrine JM; Shoults-Wilson WA; Zhurbich O; Bertsch PM; Tsusko OV. 2012. Trophic transfer of Au nanoparticles from soil along a simulated terrestrial food chain. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 9753-9760.
Unrine, J. M., W. A. Shoults-Wilson, O. Zhurbick, P. M. Bertsch, and O. V. Tsusko. 2012. Trophic transfer of Au nanoparticles from soil along a simulated terrestrial food chain. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 9753-9760.
Von der Kammer, F., P. Ferguson, P. A. Holden, A. Masion, K. R. Rogers, S. J. Klaine, A. A. Koelmans, N. Horne, and J. M. Unrine*. 2012. Analysis of engineered nanomaterials in complex matrices (environmental and biota): General considerations and conceptual case studies. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31: 32-49.
Yokel RA, Au TC, MacPhail R, Hardas SS, Butterfield DA, Sultana R, Goodman M, Tseng MT, Dan M, Haghnazar H, Unrine JM, Graham UM, Wu P, Grulke EA. 2012. Distribution, elimination and biopersistence to 90 days of a systemically-introduced 30 nm ceria engineered nanomaterial in rats. Toxicological Sciences 127: 256-268.
Yokel, R. A., T. C. Au, R. MacPhail, S. S. Hardas, A, Butterfield, R. Sultana, M. Goodman, M. T. Tseng, M. Dan, H. Haghnazar, J. M. Unrine*, et al. 2012. Distribution, elimination and biopersistence to 90 days of systemically-introduced 30 nm ceria engineered nanomaterial in rats. Toxicological Sciences 127: 256-268.
Kirschling, T.L., P.L. Golas, J.M. Unrine, K. Matyjaszewski, K.B. Gregory, G.V. Lowry, and R.D. Tilton. 2011. K.B. Gregory, G.V. Lowry, and R.D. Tilton. Microbial bioavailability of
covalently bound polymer coatings on model engineered nanomaterials. Environmental Science and Technology 44:3474-3480.
Ma, H., N.J. Kabengi, P.M. Bertsch, J.M. Unrine, T.C. Glenn, and P.L. Williams. 2011. Comparative phototoxicity of nanoparticulate ZnO and bulk ZnO to a free living nematode Caenorhabditis
elegans: The importance of illumination mode and primary particle size. Environmental Pollution 159:1473-1480.
Nancy Johnson, Brent J. Shelton, Claudia Hopenhayn,Thomas T. Tucker, Jason M. Unrine, Bin Huang, W. Jay Christian, Zhuo Zhang, Xianglin Shi, Li Li 2011. Arsenic, chromium and nickel in toenail samples from Appalachian Kentucky residents. Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology 30: 213-223.
Shoults-Wilson WA, Reinsch BC, Tsyusko OV, Bertsch PM, Lowry GV, Unrine JM. 2011. Toxicity of silver nanoparticles to the earthworm (Eisenia fetida): The role of particle size and soil type. Journal of the Soil Science Society of America 75: 365-377.
Shoults-Wilson, W.A., B.C. Reinsch, O.V. Tsyusko, P.M. Bertsch, G.V. Lowry, and J.M. Unrine. 2011. Role of particle surface coating for
bioaccumulation and reproductive toxicity of silver in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to silver nanoparticles. Nanotoxicology 5(3):432-
444.
Shoults-Wilson, W.A., B.C. Reinsch, O.V. Tsyusko, P.M. Bertsch, G.V. Lowry, and J.M. Unrine. 2011. Toxicity of silver nanoparticles to the
earthworm (Eisenia fetida): The role of particle size and soil type. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75:365-377.
Shoults-Wilson, W.A., O.I. Zurbich, D.H. McNear, O.V. Tsyusko, P.M. Bertsch, and J.M. Unrine. 2011. Evidence for avoidance of Ag nanoparticles by earthworms (Eisenia fetida). Ecotoxicology 20:385-396.
Yang, Z., X. Chi, M. Funabashi, S. Bab, K. Nonaka, P. Pallab, J.M. Unrine, J.M. Jacobsen, G.I. Elliot, J. Rohr, and S.G. Van Lanen. 2011. Characterization of LipL as a non-heme, Fe(II)-dependent α-ketoglutarate:UMP dioxygenase that generates uridine-5’-aldehyde during A-90289 biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry
286:7885-7892.
Unrine, J.M., S.E. Hunyadi, O.V. Tsyusko, W. Rao, W.A. Shoults-Wilson, and P.M. Bertsch. 2010. Evidence for Bioavailability of Au
Nanoparticles from Soil and Biodistribution within Earthworms (Eisenia fetida). Environmental Science Technology 44:8308–8313. Published online: doi: 10.1021/es101885w.
Hardas, S.S., Butterfield, D.A., Sultana, R., Tseng, M.T., Dan, M, Florence, R.L., Unrine, J.M., Graham, U.M, Wu, P, Grulke, E.A, Yokel, R.A. 2010. Brain distribution and toxicological evaluation of a systemically delivered engineered nanoscale ceria. Toxicological Sciences 116(2): 562-576. DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq137
Unrine, J.M., Tsyusko, O.V., Hunyadi, S.E., Judy, J.D. and Bertsch, P.M 2010. Effects of particle size on chemical speciation and bioavailability of Cu to earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to Cu nanoparticles Journal of Environmental Quality 39:1942-1953. DOI 10.2134/jeq2009.0387
Shoults-Wilson, W., J.T. Peterson, J.M. Unrine, J. Rickard, and M.C. Black. 2009. The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea as a biomonitor of trace element contamination: Accounting for natural variation when identifying anthropogenic sources. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28:2224-2232. Proceedings Publications
Jason Unrine, Aaron Shoults-Wilson, Brian Reinsch, Olga Tsyusko, Greg Lowry, Paul Bertsch 2010. Using μ-XRF and XAS to characterize the fate and bioavailability of manufactured nanoparticles in soil. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74(11-S1); A1066
Unrine JM, Bertsch PM, Hunyadi SE, Ma HB, Newman LA, Williams PL. 2008. Spatial distribution and speciation of Au and Zn in terrestrial organisms exposed to Au and ZnO nanoparticles. Abstr Pap Am Chem Soc 235:81-ENVR
Jackson, B.P., W.A. Hopkins, J. Unrine, J. Baionno, and T. Punshon. 2005. Selenium speciation in amphibian larvae developing in a coal fly ash settling basin. In, Plasma source mass spectrometry, current trends and future developments. Holland, J.G. and Bandura D.R. Eds. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. pp.225-234. Special Publication No. 301. Other Research Publications
Anderson, P., D. Cartledge, M. Daviglus, M. Dourson, B. Knuth, E. Murkin, J Patterson, J Sheeshka, J. Stober, and J. Unrine. 1999. Comparative Dietary Risks: Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption. Results of a cooperative agreement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment. Cincinnati, OH.