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Erica R. McKenzie

  • College of Engineering

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

      • Associate Professor

Biography

Erica McKenzie was originally attracted to environmental engineering to better understand human impacted natural environments. In the course of her studies, she earned degrees at University of California at Davis and Colorado State University, she completed NSF summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) experiences at University of Notre Dame and the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, and she conducted research as a postdoctoral scholar at Colorado School of Mines and the Western Cooling Efficiency Center at UC Davis. Dr. McKenzie joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Temple University in January 2015.

Labs: The McKenzie Environmental Engineering Research Group

Research Interests

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Physicochemical Processes
  • Contaminant Fate & Transport

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

CEE 2712

Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 3711

Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 4622

Fate Pollutants in Subsurface Environments

Undergraduate

CEE 5622

Fate of Pollutants in Subsurface Environments

Graduate

CEE 5702

Chemical Principles of Environmental Systems

Graduate

CEE 5762

Environmental Organic Chemistry

Graduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Murillo-Gelvez, J., Rabinovich, A., Sales, C.M., Fridman, A., Fridman, G., & McKenzie, E.R. (2025). Treatment of PFAS-laden solids via fluidized bed gliding arc plasmatron. J Hazard Mater, 494, 138678. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138678

  • Yun, X., Hillis, M., Alston, E., Sales, C.M., Spooner, D.E., Kurz, M.J., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2025). Effects of dissolved cations, dissolved organic carbon, and exposure concentrations on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances bioaccumulation in freshwater algae. Environ Pollut, 376, 126388. England. 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126388

  • Al-Qaraghuli, Y.H., Suri, R., Fuller, M.E., & McKenzie, E.R. (2025). From solubility to efficiency: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regeneration from anion exchange resins. Sci Total Environ, 964, 178571. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178571

  • Al-Amin, A. & McKenzie, E.R. (2025). Dolomite dissolution, pH neutralization, and potentially toxic element immobilization in stormwater bioretention beds. Sci Total Environ, 961, 178369. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178369

  • Fuller, M.E., Zhao, Y., Hedman, P.C., Groos, P.G.K.v., Soto, A., Boodoo, F., Yniguez, J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2024). Sonochemical degradation of PFAS in ion exchange regeneration wastes. J Hazard Mater, 471, 134291. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134291

  • Caplan, J.S., Salisbury, A.B., McKenzie, E.R., Behbahani, A., & Eisenman, S.W. (2024). Spatial, temporal, and biological factors influencing plant responses to deicing salt in roadside bioinfiltration basins. J Environ Manage, 359, 120761. England. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120761

  • Al-Amin, A., Ryan, R.J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2024). Effects of dissolved organic carbon on potentially toxic element desorption in stormwater bioretention systems. Sci Total Environ, 912, 168651. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168651

  • Esfandiar, N., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2024). Evaluation of sorbent amendments used with stormwater management practices to remove contaminants: Impacts of rainfall intensity and antecedent dry periods. Sci Total Environ, 906, 167766. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167766

  • Yun, X., Kurz, M.J., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2023). A modified QuEChERS sample processing method for the determination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental biological matrices. MethodsX, 11, 102290. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102290

  • Donaghue, A.G., Morgan, N., Toran, L., & McKenzie, E.R. (2023). In situ monitoring of internal water storage reveals nitrogen first flush phenomena, intermittent denitrification, and seasonal ammonium flushing. J Environ Manage, 341, 117957. England. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117957

  • Lewis, A.J., Yun, X., Lewis, M.G., McKenzie, E.R., Spooner, D.E., Kurz, M.J., Suri, R., & Sales, C.M. (2023). Impacts of divalent cations (Mg2+ and Ca2+) on PFAS bioaccumulation in freshwater macroinvertebrates representing different foraging modes. Environ Pollut, 331(Pt 2), 121938. England. 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121938

  • Brown, A.S., Yun, X., McKenzie, E.R., Heron, C.G., Field, J.A., & Salice, C.J. (2023). Spatial and temporal variability of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental media of a small pond: Toward an improved understanding of PFAS bioaccumulation in fish. Sci Total Environ, 880, 163149. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163149

  • Yun, X., Lewis, A.J., Stevens-King, G., Sales, C.M., Spooner, D.E., Kurz, M.J., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2023). Bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates: Impact of species and sediment organic carbon content. Sci Total Environ, 866, 161208. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161208

  • Lewis, A.J., Ebrahimi, F., McKenzie, E.R., Suri, R., & Sales, C.M. (2023). Influence of microbial weathering on the partitioning of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids. Environ Sci Process Impacts, 25(3), 415-431. England. 10.1039/d2em00350c

  • Esfandiar, N. & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). Bioretention soil capacity for removing nutrients, metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; roles of co-contaminants, pH, salinity and dissolved organic carbon. J Environ Manage, 324, 116314. England. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116314

  • Generotti, C., Cox, B.C., Singh, J., Hamilton, D., McKenzie, E., O'Malley, B.W., & Li, D. (2022). Subclinical diagnosis of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity with biomarkers. Sci Rep, 12(1), 18032. England. 10.1038/s41598-022-23034-x

  • Behbahani, A., Ryan, R.J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). Experimental evaluation of vertical metal retardation in stormwater management practices as influenced by cycles of baseline and high salinity. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 440, 129779-129779. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129779.

  • Behbahani, A., McKenzie, E.R., & Ryan, R.J. (2022). Impacts of Size Distribution and Storm Intensity on the Behavior of Suspended Particles and Their Associated Metals in a Bioswale Stormwater Control Measure. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 8(3). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). doi: 10.1061/jswbay.0000984.

  • Lewis, A.J., Yun, X., Spooner, D.E., Kurz, M.J., McKenzie, E.R., & Sales, C.M. (2022). Exposure pathways and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in freshwater aquatic ecosystems: Key considerations. Sci Total Environ, 822, 153561. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153561

  • Donaghue, A.G., Morgan, N., Toran, L., & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). The impact of bioretention column internal water storage underdrain height on denitrification under continuous and transient flow. Water Res, 214, 118205. England. 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118205

  • Esfandiar, N., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). Competitive sorption of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn from stormwater runoff by five low-cost sorbents; Effects of co-contaminants, humic acid, salinity and pH. J Hazard Mater, 423(Pt A), 126938. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126938

  • Donaghue, A.G., Beganskas, S., & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). Inverted versus Raised: The Impact of Bioretention Underdrain Height on Internal Water-Storage Hydraulics. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 8(1). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). doi: 10.1061/jswbay.0000974.

  • Guelfo, J.L., Korzeniowski, S., Mills, M.A., Anderson, J., Anderson, R.H., Arblaster, J.A., Conder, J.M., Cousins, I.T., Dasu, K., Henry, B.J., Lee, L.S., Liu, J., McKenzie, E.R., & Willey, J. (2021). Environmental Sources, Chemistry, Fate, and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: State of the Science, Key Knowledge Gaps, and Recommendations Presented at the August 2019 SETAC Focus Topic Meeting. Environ Toxicol Chem, 40(12), 3234-3260. England. 10.1002/etc.5182

  • Behbahani, A., Ryan, R., & McKenzie, E. (2021). Impacts of salinity on the dynamics of fine particles and their associated metals during stormwater management. Science of the Total Environment, 777. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146135.

  • Esfandiar, N., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2021). Simultaneous removal of multiple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from urban stormwater using low-cost agricultural/industrial byproducts as sorbents. Chemosphere, 274, 129812. England. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129812

  • Ebrahimi, F., Lewis, A.J., Sales, C.M., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E.R. (2021). Linking PFAS partitioning behavior in sewage solids to the solid characteristics, solution chemistry, and treatment processes. Chemosphere, 271, 129530. England. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129530

  • Sikder, R.K., Ellithi, M., Uzzo, R.N., Weader, D.J., Metz, A.L., Behbahani, A., McKenzie, E.R., El-Deiry, W.S., & Abbosh, P.H. (2021). Differential Effects of Clinically Relevant N- versus C-Terminal Truncating CDKN1A Mutations on Cisplatin Sensitivity in Bladder Cancer. Mol Cancer Res, 19(3), 403-413. United States. 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-19-1200

  • Donaghue, A.G. & McKenzie, E.R. (2021). Single versus multi-metal sulfide systems: The role of cysteine and complex environmental conditions. Sci Total Environ, 750, 142274. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142274

  • Smethurst, D.G., Kovalev, N., McKenzie, E.R., Pestov, D.G., & Shcherbik, N. (2020). Iron-mediated degradation of ribosomes under oxidative stress is attenuated by manganese. J Biol Chem, 295(50), 17200-17214. United States. 10.1074/jbc.RA120.015025

  • Behbahani, A., Ryan, R.J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2020). Long-term simulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) accumulation and breakthrough in infiltration-based stormwater management practices (SMPs). J Contam Hydrol, 234, 103685. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103685

  • Li, H., Xi, J., Donaghue, A.G., Keum, J., Zhao, Y., An, K., McKenzie, E.R., & Ren, F. (2020). Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles. Sci Rep, 10(1), 10416. England. 10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9

  • Lewis, A.J., Joyce, T., Hadaya, M., Ebrahimi, F., Dragiev, I., Giardetti, N., Yang, J., Fridman, G., Rabinovich, A., Fridman, A.A., McKenzie, E.R., & Sales, C.M. (2020). Rapid degradation of PFAS in aqueous solutions by reverse vortex flow gliding arc plasma. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). 10.1039/c9ew01050e