Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

Borden, R. C. and P. B. Bedient, Transport of Dissolved Hydrocarbons Influenced by Reaeration and Oxygen limited Biodegradation: 1. Theoretical Development, Water Resources Research, 22(13):1973-1982, 1986.

Borden, R. C., P. B. Bedient, M. D. Lee, C. H. Ward, and J. T. Wilson, Transport of Dissolved Hydrocarbons Influenced by Reaeration and Oxygen limited Biodegradation: 2. Field Application, Water Resources Research, 22(13):1983-1990, 1986.

Borden, R. C. and P. B. Bedient, In Situ Measurement of Adsorption and Biotransformation at a Hazardous Waste Site, Water Resources Bulletin, 23(4):629-636, 1987.

M. D. Lee, R. C. Borden, J. T. Wilson, M. Thomas, P. B. Bedient, and C. H. Ward, Biorestoration of Organic Contaminated Aquifers, CRC Critical Reviews in Environmental Control, 18(1):29-89, 1988.

Borden, R. C., M. D. Lee, J. M. Thomas, P. D. Bedient, and C. H. Ward, In Situ Measurement and Numerical Simulation of Oxygen Limited Biotransformation, Ground Water Monitoring Review, Winter, pp. 83-91, 1989.

Borden, R. C. and T. M. Yanoschak, Ground and Surface Water Quality Impacts of North Carolina Sanitary Landfills, Water Resources Bulletin, 26(2):269-277, 1990.

Bramlett, W., and R. C. Borden, Numerical Generation of Flow Nets – The FLOWNS Model, Ground Water, 28(6):946-950, 1990.

Borden, R. C. and C. M. Kao, Evaluation of Ground Water Extraction for Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Aquifers, Water Environment Research, 64(1):28-36, 1992.

Borden, R. C. and M. D. Piwoni, Hydrocarbon Dissolution and Transport: A Comparison of Equilibrium and Kinetic Models, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 10:309-323, 1992.

Malone, D. R., C. M. Kao, and R. C. Borden, Dissolution and Biorestoration of Non-Aqueous Phase Hydrocarbons: Model Development and Laboratory Evaluation, Water Resources Research, 29(7):2203-2213, 1993.

Borden, R. C., C. A. Gomez and M. T. Becker, Geochemical Indicators of Intrinsic Bioremediation, Ground Water, 33(2):180-189, 1995.

Johnston, J. J., R. C. Borden, and M. A. Barlaz, Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hazardous Organics in Groundwater Down Gradient of a Sanitary Landfill, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 23(4):263-283, 1996.

Borden, R. C., R. T. Goin, and C. M. Kao, Control of BTEX Migration using a Biologically Enhanced Permeable Barrier, Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, 17(1):70-80, 1997.

Kao, C. M. and R. C. Borden, Site Specific Variability in BTEX Biodegradation under Denitrifying Conditions, Ground Water, 35(2): 305-311, 1997.

Kao, C. M. and R. C. Borden, Enhanced Biodegradation of BTEX in a Nutrient Briquet-Peat Barrier System, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 123(1):18-24, 1997.

Borden, R. C., R. A. Daniel, L. E. LeBrun IV, and C. W. Davis, Intrinsic Biodegradation of MTBE and BTEX in a Gasoline-Contaminated Aquifer, Water Resources Research, 33(5):1105-1115, 1997.

Hunt, M. J., M. B. Shafer, M. A. Barlaz, and R. C. Borden, Anaerobic Biodegradation of Alkylbenzenes in Petroleum-Contaminated Aquifer Material under Ambient Conditions, Journal of Bioremediation, 1(1): 53-64, 1997.

Hunt, M. J., M. A. Barlaz, and R. C. Borden, Determining Anaerobic BTEX Decay Rates in a Contaminated Aquifer, Journal of Engineering Hydrology, ASCE, 3(4):285-293,1998.

Borden, R. C., J. L. Dorn, J. B. Stillman and S. K. Liehr, Effect of In-Lake Water Quality on Pollutant Removal in Two Ponds, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 124(8):737-743, 1998.

Kota, S., M. A. Barlaz and R. C. Borden, Influence of Protozoan Grazing on Contaminant Biodegradation, FEMS Microbial Ecology, 29: 179-189, 1999.

Zenker, M.J., R.C. Borden and M.A. Barlaz. Mineralization of 1,4-dioxane in the presence of a structural analog. Biodegradation, 11:239-246, 2000.

Borden, R.C., D.C. Black and K.V. McBlief, MTBE and aromatic hydrocarbons in North Carolina stormwater runoff, Environmental Pollution, 118: 141-152, 2002.

Barlaz, M.A., A. P. Rooker, P. Kjeldsen, M.A. Gabr, and R.C. Borden, A Critical Evaluation of Factors Required To Terminate the Post-Closure Monitoring Period at Solid Waste Landfills, Environmental Science & Technology, 36 (16): 3457 – 3464, 2002.

Zenker, M.J., M.A. Barlaz, and R.C. Borden, Modeling Cometabolism of Cyclic Ethers: Parameter Estimation, Environmental Engineering Science, 19 (4): 215-228 JUL-AUG 2002.

Zenker, M.J., R.C. Borden, and M.A. Barlaz, Occurrence and Treatment of 1,4-Dioxane in Aqueous Environments, Environmental Engineering Science, 20 (5): 423-432, 2003.

Kota, S. Barlaz, M. A. and R. C. Borden, Spatial Heterogeneity of Microbial and Geochemical Parameters in Gasoline Contaminated Aquifers, ASCE Pract. Period. Hazard. Toxic. Radioact. Waste Manage., 8, 2, p. 105 – 18, 2004.

Kota, S. Barlaz, M. A. and R. C. Borden, Influence of Solid Phase Fe(II) on Fe(III) Bioavailability in Aquifer Sediment, ASCE Pract. Period. Hazard. Toxic. Radioact. Waste Manage., 8, 2, p. 89 – 98, 2004.

Kapo M. Coulibaly, K.M., and R.C. Borden, Impact of Edible Oil Injection on the Permeability of Aquifer Sands, J. Contaminant Hydrology, 71(1-4):219-237, 2004.

Zenker, M.J., R.C. Borden, and M.A. Barlaz, 2004. Biodegradation of Cyclic and Alkyl Ethers using Attached Growth Reactors, J. Env. Engr., 130 (9): 926 — 931.

Lindow, N.L., and R.C. Borden, 2005. Anaerobic Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage using Emulsified Soybean Oil, Mine Water and the Environment 24: 199–208.

Coulibaly, K.M., C. M. Long, and R. C. Borden, Transport of Edible Oil Emulsions in Clayey-Sands: 1-D Column Results and Model Development,  J. Hydrologic Engr. 11(3):230-237, 2006.

Jung, Y., K. M. Coulibaly, and R. C. Borden, Transport of Edible Oil Emulsions in Clayey-Sands: 3-D Sandbox Results and Model Validation, J. Hydrologic Engr. 11(3):238-244, 2006.

Long, C. M., and R. C. Borden, Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination in Columns Treated with Edible Oil Emulsion, J. Contaminant Hydrology, 87: 54–72, 2006.

Borden, R. C. and B. Ximena Rodriguez, Evaluation of Slow Release Substrates for Anaerobic Bioremediation , Accepted, Bioremediation Journal, 10(1–2):59–69, 2006.

Borden, R. C., W. J. Beckwith, M. T. Lieberman, N. Akladiss, and S. R. Hill, Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation of a TCE Source at the Tarheel Army Missile Plant Using EOS, Remediation Journal , 5-19, Summer 2007, DOI: 10.1002/rem.20130.

Borden, R.C., Effective Distribution of Emulsified Edible Oil for Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 94: 1-12, 2007.

Borden, R.C., Anaerobic Bioremediation of Perchlorate and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane in an Emulsified Oil Barrier, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 94:13-33, 2007.

Clayton, M. H., and R. C. Borden, accepted for publication, Numerical Modeling of Emulsified Oil Distribution in Heterogeneous Aquifers, Ground Water.

Weispfenning, A. M. and R. C. Borden, A Design Tool for Planning Emulsified Oil Injection Systems, Remediation Journal, 18, no. 4, 33-47, 2008, DOI: 10.1002/rem.20180.

Clayton, M. H., and R. C. Borden, Numerical Modeling of Emulsified Oil Distribution in Heterogeneous Aquifers, Ground Water, 47(2): 246–258, 2009.

Hatzinger, P.B., J. K. Böhlke, N. C. Sturchio, B. Gu, L. J. Heraty and R.C. Borden, Fractionation of stable isotopes in perchlorate and nitrate during in situ biodegradation in a sandy aquifer. Environmental Chemistry, 6, 44–52. doi:10.1071/EN09008, 2009.

Cha, K. Y., T. Simpkin, and R. C. Borden, Spreadsheet Based Modeling of ISCO with Permanganate, Remediation, 43-58, DOI: 10.1002/rem,  2011.

Cha, K. Y., and R. C. Borden, Impact of Injection System Design on ISCO Performance with Permanganate – Mathematical Modeling Results, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 128:33-46, doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2011.10.001, 2012.

Cha K.Y., M. A. Crimi, M.A. Urynowicz, and R. C. Borden, Kinetics of permanganate consumption by natural oxidant demand — Modeling approaches and statistical analysis, Environmental Engineering Science, 29(7): 646-653, DOI: 10.1089/ees.2011.0211, 2012.

Behrooz, M. and R. C. Borden, Physical, Chemical and Hydrologic Characterization of the Ore Knob Tailings Pile, Mine Water and the Environment, 31:3–15, DOI 10.1007/s10230-011-0166-0, 2012.

Behrooz, M. and R. C. Borden, Waste Glycerol Addition to Reduce AMD Production in Unsaturated Mine Tailings, Mine Water and the Environment, 31:161–171, DOI 10.1007/s10230-012-0180-x, 2012.

Cha, K. Y., and R. C. Borden, Spreadsheet Based Design Tool for In Situ Anaerobic Bioremediation using Soluble Substrate, Remediation, Summer: 97-109,  2013.

Rogers, T. W., F. L. de los Reyes III, W. J. Beckwith and R. C. Borden, Power earth auger modification for waste extraction from pit latrines, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 4(1):72-80, 2014.

Hiortdahl, K. M., and R. C. Borden, Enhanced reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene dense non-aqueous phase liquid with EVO and Mg(OH)₂, Environmental Science & Technology, 48:624−631, 2014, dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4042379.

Borden, R.C., S. L. Knox, M. T. Lieberman and D. Ogles, Perchlorate Natural Attenuation in a Riparian Zone, Journal of Environmental Science and Health: A – Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 49(10):1100-9, 2014.

Tillotson, J. M. and R. C. Borden, Secondary Water Quality Impacts Due to Enhanced Reductive Bioremediation: A Statistical Summary of 47 Sites, Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, 35(4): 67-77, DOI:10.1111/gwmr.12132, 2015.

Borden, R.C., Y.S. Lai, J. Overmeyer, B. Yuncu, and J.P. Allen, 2016.  In Situ pH Adjustment with Colloidal Mg(OH)₂, Environmental Engineering Applied Research and Practice, 17(4):28-33.

Won, J. and R. C. Borden, Impact of Glycerin and Lignosulfonate on Biodegradation of High Explosives in Soil, J. Contam. Hydro., 194: 1-9, 2016. DOI://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2016.08.008: .

Tillotson, J. and R. C. Borden, Rate and Extent of Chlorinated Ethene Removal at 37 ERD Sites, J. Environ. Engr.,143(8): 2017, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001224.

Won, J. and R. C. Borden, 2017. Laboratory Column Evaluation of High Explosives Attenuation in Grenade Range Soils, J. Environ. Quality, 46:968–974, 2017, doi:10.2134/jeq2017.05.0180.

Borden, R.C., J. Won, and B. Yuncu, 2017. Natural and Enhanced Attenuation of Explosives on a Hand Grenade Ranges, J. Environ. Quality, 46:961–967, 2017, doi:10.2134/jeq2016.12.0466.

Liu, G., R. Borden, and J. J. Butler, Jr (2018), Simulation Assessment of Direct Push Injection Logging for High‐Resolution Aquifer Characterization. Groundwater, 57(4), pp.562-574.

Borden, R.C., Richardson, S.D. and Bodour, A.A., 2019. Enhanced reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene in an acidic DNAPL impacted aquifer. Journal of environmental management, 237, pp.617-628.

Kim, U., Parker, J.C. and Borden, R.C., 2019. Stochastic cost-optimization and risk assessment of in situ chemical oxidation for dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source remediation. Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment, 33(1), pp.73-89.

Borden, R.C., Cha, K.Y., Liu, G, 2020. A Physically Based Approach for Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity from HPT Pressure and Flowrate. Groundwater (accepted).

Books Chapters and Edited Volumes

Bedient, P. B., R. C. Borden, and D. I. Lieb, Basic Concepts for Ground Water Transport Modeling, Ground Water Quality, ed. C. H. Ward, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, pp. 512-532, 1985.

Browne, F. X., D. Baker, R. C. Borden, R. W. Feild, and C. J. Newell, Storm Water Management, Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering, Ed. Robert Corbitt, McGraw Hill, New York, NY, Chap. 7, pp. 135, 1989.

Gangadharan, A. C., T. V. Narayanan, R. Raghavan, G. Amoruso, R. Cochran, J. McArdle, F. Hall, W. Trapp, B. Locke, D. Bailey, C. d. D. Hartman, D. Henz, W. Thompson, J. Zieleniewski, J. Greber, J. M. Thomas, M. D. Lee, P. B. Bedient, R. C. Borden, L. W. Canter, and C. H. Ward, Leak Prevention and Corrective Action Technology for Underground Storage Tanks, Noyles Data Corp., Park Ridge, NJ, pp. 284-399, 1989.

Borden, R. C., and W. L. Lyke, Editors, The Future Availability of Ground Water Resources, Amer. Water Resources Asso., Bethesda, MD, pp. 484, 1992.

Norris, R. A., R. E. Hinchee, R. Brown, P. L. McCarty, L. Semprini, J. T. Wilson, D. H. Kampbell, M. Reinhard, E. J. Bouwer, R. C. Borden, T. M. Vogel, J. M. Thomas, and C. H. Ward, Handbook of Bioremediation, Lewis Pub., Boca Raton, FL, 257 pg., 1994.

Borden, R. C., Natural Bioattenuation of Anaerobic Hydrocarbons and Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater, Groundwater Contamination by Organic Pollutants-Analysis and Remediation, Ed. J. J. Kaluarachchi, ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 100, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, pp. 121-152, 2000.

Borden, R. C. and M. T. Lieberman, Passive Bioremediation of Perchlorate using Emulsified Edible Oils, In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater, Ed. H.F. Stroo and C.H. Ward, Springer, New York, NY, pp. 155-172, 2008.

Rifai, H.S., R. C. Borden, C. J. Newell, and P. B. Bedient, Modeling Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes, In Situ Remediation of Dissolved Chlorinated Solvent Plumes, Ed. H.F. Stroo and C.H. Ward, Springer, New York, NY, pp. 145-184, 2010.

Heiderscheidt,  J.L., T.H. Illangasekare, R.C. Borden, N.R. Thomson, Principles of ISCO Transport and Modeling, In Situ Chemical Oxidation for Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater, Ed. R Siegrist, M Crimi, and T Simpkin Springer, New York, NY, pp. 233-284, 2012.

Stroo, H.F., M.R. West, B.H. Kueper, R.C. Borden, C.H. Ward, In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethene Source Zones, Chlorinated Solvent Source Zone Remediation, Ed. B.H. Kueper, H.F. Stroo and C.H. Ward, Springer, New York, NY, pp. ???, 2013.

Symposium and Conference Proceedings

 Borden, R. C., P. B. Bedient, and T. Bouvette, Modeling Ground Water Transport at Conroe Creosote Waste Site,  Proc. Second Intl. Conf. on Ground Water Quality Research, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, pp. 88-90, 1984.

Borden, R. C., M. D. Lee, J. T. Wilson, C. H. Ward, and P. B. Bedient, Modeling the Migration and Biotransformation of Hydrocarbons Derived from a Wood Creosoting Process Waste. Proc. Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemical in Ground Water – Prevention, Detection and Restoration, Nat. Water Well Asso., Dublin, OH, pp. 130-143, 1985.

Dawson, C. N., M. F. Wheeler, and R. C. Borden, Numerical Simulation of Microbial Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons in Groundwater, Proc. 6th Intl. Symp. on Finite Element Methods in Flow Problems, Antibes, France, pp. 353-358, 1986.

Wheeler, M. F., C. N. Dawson, P. B. Bedient, C. Y. Chiang, R. C. Borden, and H. S. Rifai, Numerical Simulation of Microbial Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons in Groundwater, Proc. Solving Ground Water Problems with Models, Nat. Water Well Asso., Dublin, OH, pp. 92-109, 1987.

Borden, R. C. and T. M. Yanoschak, Effect of Sanitary Landfills on Surface and Ground Water Quality: A Statistical Analysis, Proc. Amer. Wat. Resour. Asso. Symp. on Coastal Water Resources, Amer. Water Resources Asso., Bethesda, MD, pp. 511-518, 1988.

Borden, R. C. and C. M. Kao, Water Flushing of Trapped Residual Hydrocarbon: Mathematical Model Development and Laboratory Validation, Proc. Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemical in Ground Water – Prevention, Detection and Restoration, Nat. Water Well Asso., Dublin, OH, pp. 473-486, 1989.

Douglass, J. L., and R. C. Borden, A Comparative Study of the Groundwater and Surface Water Quality at a Piedmont Sanitary Landfill, Proc. Ground Water in the Piedmont of the Eastern United States, Clemson Univ. Press, Clemson, SC, pp. 423-432, 1989.

Borden, R. C., Remediation and Management of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Aquifers, Proc. Underground Storage Tanks: The Impact of New and Existing Regulations, Professional Engineers of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, pp. 190-202, 1989.

Borden. R. C. Simulation of Enhanced In-Situ Biorestoration of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, In Situ Bioreclamation: Applications and Investigations for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Media, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA, pp. 529-534, 1990.

Borden, R. C., C. Gomez, and M. T. Becker, Natural Bioremediation of a Gasoline Spill, Hydrocarbon Bioremediation, Ed. R. E. Hinchee, B. C. Alleman, R. E. Hoeppel, and R. N. Miller, Lewis Pub., Boca Raton, FL, pp. 290-295, 1994.

Kao, C. M. and R. C. Borden, Use of Biologically Active Barriers for Remediation of a Gasoline Release, Hydrocarbon Bioremediation, Ed. R. E. Hinchee, B. C. Alleman, R. E. Hoeppel, and R. N. Miller, Lewis Pub, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 262-266, 1994.

Hunt, M., R. C. Borden, and M. A. Barlaz, Rate and Extent of Natural Anaerobic Bioremediation of BTEX Compounds in Groundwater Plumes, Contaminated Site Remediation Technologies, Vol. 14A, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 11-17, 1994.

Hunt, M. J., R. C. Borden, and M. A. Barlaz, Measurement of Anaerobic BTEX Biodegradation Rates in Laboratory Microcosms and In-Situ Columns, Intrinsic Bioremediation, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 101-108, 1995.

Rifai, H., R. C. Borden, J. T. Wilson, and C. H. Ward, Intrinsic Bioattenuation for Subsurface Restoration, Intrinsic Bioremediation, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 1-30, 1995.

Dorn, J., S. Ranjithan, S. K. Liehr, and R. C. Borden, A Genetic Algorithm-Based Approach to Water Supply Watershed Management.  Proc. 2nd ASCE Congress Computing in Civil Engr., New York, NY, pp. 971-978, 1995.

Borden, R. C., Evaluation of BIOPLUME II for Simulating Intrinsic Bioremediation at Petroleum-Contaminated Sites, Comparative Evaluation of Ground Water Biodegradation Models, Amer. Petroleum Inst., Washington, DC, pp. 12, accepted for publication.

Borden, R. C., and M. A. Barlaz, Natural Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Solutions: A Technical Conference on Water Quality, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, pp. 20-23, 1996.

Daniel, R. A. and R. C. Borden, Spatial Variability in Intrinsic Bioremediation Rates: Effect on Contaminant Transport, In Situ and On Site Bioremediation: Volume 1, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 29-34, 1997.

Dorn., J., S. Liehr, J. Stillman and R. C. Borden, Modeling and Analysis of a Wet Detention Pond Located in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina, Proc. 1996 NCAWWA and NCWEA Annual Conf., pp. 453-463.

Borden, R. C., Field, Laboratory and Mathematical Modeling Studies of a BTEX/MTBE Plume under Mixed Aerobic/Denitrifying Conditions, Forskningsprojekter Vedrorende Jord-of Grundvandsforurening, Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber, pp. 9-18, 1997.

Zenker, M. J., R. C. Borden, and M. A. Barlaz, Investigation of the Intrinsic Biodegradation of Alkyl and Cyclic Ethers, Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, and Other Organic Compounds, Ed. B.C. Alleman and A. Leeson, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 165-170, 1999.

Zenker, M. J., R. C. Borden, and M. A. Barlaz, Cometabolism of Recalcitrant Ethers in Engineered Bioreactors, Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Ed. G. B. Wickramanayake, A. R. Gavaskar, B. C. Alleman and V. S. Magar, pp. 421-427, 2000.

Zenker, M. J., R. C. Borden, M. A. Barlaz, M. T. Lieberman, and M. D. Lee, Insoluble Substrates for Reductive Dehalogenation in Permeable Reactive Barriers, Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Ed. G. B. Wickramanayake, A. R. Gavaskar, B. C. Alleman and V. S. Magar, pp. 47-53, 2000.

Borden, R.C. Transport and Fate of a BTEX and MTBE Plume—What Do We Know?, Proc. of USEPA Workshop on MTBE Biodegradation, Cincinatti, OH, 2000.

Borden, R.C.,  M. A. Vergonio, E. R. Stewart, C. T. Clayton, and R. S. Cherry, Direct Push Groundwater Circulation Wells, Groundwater 2000 — International Conference on Groundwater Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2000.

Borden, R.C., Occurrence, Transport and Fate of MTBE in the Subsurface, Groundwater 2000 — International Conference on Groundwater Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2000.

Borden, R.C., E. R. Stewart, C. T. Clayton, and R. S. Cherry, Aquifer Restoration using Direct Push Groundwater Circulation Wells, Proc. 2000 Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemical in Ground Water, Nat. Ground Water Asso., Westerville, OH, pp. 160-168, 2000.

M. D. Lee, R.C Borden, M.T. Lieberman, W. Beckwith, T. Crotwell, P.E. Haas, Effective Distribution of Edible Oils – Results from Five Field Applications, Proc. In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation: The Sixth International Symposium, San Diego, CA, 2001.

Borden, R.C., M.T. Lieberman, W. Beckwith, M.D. Lee, and P.E. Haas, Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation using Edible Oils – Field Results from Dover AFB, Proc. In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation: The Sixth International Symposium, San Diego, CA, 2001.

Kao, C. M., Kota, S., Ress, B, Barlaz, M. A. and R. C. Borden, 2001, ‘Effects of Subsurface Heterogeneity on Natural Bioremediation at a Gasoline Spill Site,’ Water Sci. Technol., 43, 5, p. 341-8.

Lee, M.D., M.T. Lieberman, W.J. Beckwith, R. C. Borden, J. Everett, L. Kennedy, and J.R. Gonzales, Pilots to Enhance Trichloroethene Reductive Dechlorination and Ferrous Sulfide Abiotic Transformation,  Paper K-14, In: V.S. Magar and M.E. Kelley (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Orlando, FL; June 2003). ISBN 1-57477-139-6, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Jung, Y. and R.C. Borden, Subsurface Transport of Emulsified Edible Oil – 3-D Sandbox and Modeling Results,  Paper B-11, In: V.S. Magar and M.E. Kelley (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Orlando, FL; June 2003). ISBN 1-57477-139-6, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Coulibaly, K.M. and R.C. Borden, Distribution of Edible Oil Emulsions and Permeability Loss in Sandy Sediments, Paper B-10, In: V.S. Magar and M.E. Kelley (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Orlando, FL; June 2003). ISBN 1-57477-139-6, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Borden R.C., K.M. Coulibaly, Y. Jung, C.M. Long, N.L. Lindow, M.D. Lee, M.T. Lieberman, J.R. Gonzales. Use of Edible Oil Substrate (EOS) for In Situ Anaerobic Bioremediation, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence Annual Workshop, San Antonio, TX, 2003.

Borden R.C. Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Source Areas – What Can be Achieved?, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence Annual Workshop, San Antonio, TX, 2003.

Lieberman, M. T., N. L. Lindow, R. C. Borden, and G. M. Birk, Anaerobic Biodegradation and Biotransformation Using Emulsified Edible Oils, Proc. 19th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water. University of Massachusetts, Amherst October 20-23, 2003.

Lee, M.D., R.C. Borden, M. T. Lieberman, E.K. Becvar, and P. E. Haas, TCE Plume Management through Edible Oil Injection and Natural Attenuation, Proceedings of Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds – 4th Internat. Conf., May 2004.

Zawtocki,C., M. T. Lieberman, R.C. Borden, and G.M. Birk, Treatment of Perchlorate and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane in Groundwater using Edible Oil Substrate (EOS®), Proceedings of Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds – 4th Internat. Conf., May 2004.

Borden, R.C., C. Zawtocki, M.D. Lee, B.M. Henry. E.S Becvar, P.E. Haas, AFCEE Protocol for Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation using Edible Oils, Proceedings of Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds – 4th Internat. Conf., May 2004.

Lindow, N.L, and R. C. Borden, Anaerobic Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage using EOS, Proceedings, 2004 West Virginia Surface Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium, Morgantown, WV, April 2004.

Lieberman, M. T., C. Zawtocki, R. C. Borden, and G. M. Birk, Remediation of Perchlorate and Trichloroethane in Groundwater Using Edible Oil Substrate (EOS®), Proc. National Ground Water Association Conference on MTBE and Perchlorate: Assessment, Remediation and Public Policy, Costa Mesa, CA, June 3-4, 2004.

Lee, M.D., M.T. Lieberman, W. Beckwith, R.C. Borden, P. Haas, E.S.K. Becvar, K. Dobson, and G.J. Sandlin, Edible Oil Pilots to Enhance DNAPL Sequestration and Reductive Dechlorination, Paper B-10, In: B.C. Alleman and M.E. Kelley (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, MD; June 2005). ISBN 1-57477-152-3, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Knox, S.,  M.T. Lieberman, and R.C. Borden, Monitored Natural Attenuation of Perchlorate in Groundwater. Paper A-20, in: B.C. Alleman and M.E. Kelley (Conference Chairs), In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation—2005. Proceedings of the Eighth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, Maryland; June 6–9, 2005). ISBN 1-57477-152-3, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Beckwith, W.J., R.C. Borden, C. Zawtocki, M.T. Lieberman, D. Koch, and I. May, Anaerobic Bioremediation of a Piedmont Saprolite Source Area with EOS®. Paper D-18, in: B.C. Alleman and M.E. Kelley (Conference Chairs), In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation—2005. Proceedings of the Eighth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, Maryland; June 6–9, 2005). ISBN 1-57477-152-3, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Early, T.O., B.B. Looney, M. Heitkamp, R.C. Borden, G.R. Wein, T.H. Wiedemeier, D.W. Major, and C.H. Sink, Enhancements to Natural Attenuation Processes: New Approaches to Plume Management. Paper N-10, in: B.C. Alleman and M.E. Kelley (Conference Chairs), In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation—2005. Proceedings of the Eighth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, Maryland; June 6–9, 2005). ISBN 1-57477-152-3, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Borden, A. M., M. T. Lieberman, W. J. Beckwith, R. C. Borden, Using Emulsified Oil Substrate (EOS) for In Situ Bioremediatwion of a Trichloroethene Source Area in Residual Soils, Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Hazardous Waste Management, Chania – Crete, Greece, 2008.

M. T. Lieberman, M. T., R. C. Borden, W. J. Beckwith, A. M. Borden, Protocol for Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents and Perchlorate using Emulsified Oil Substrate,  Proceeding of 1st International Conference on Hazardous Waste Management, Chania – Crete, Greece, 2008.

Behrooz, M. R. C. Borden, Controlling Sulfidic Tailings Oxidation with Surface Application of Crude Glycerol – Column Experiments, Proceedings of the 2010 Meeting of the International Mine Water Association, Cape Breton, NS, Canada, 2010.

Behrooz, M. R. C. Borden, Particle Size Controls Oxidation Rate of Tailings Surface and AMD Production – Hydrologic Characterization of Ore Knob Tailing Pile, Proceedings of the 2010 Meeting of the International Mine Water Association, Cape Breton, NS, Canada, 2010.

Lai, Y., Borden, R.C., Alperin, E., Physical-Chemical Treatment of Metals and Radionuclides in the Saturated Zone using Colloidal Buffers, Waste Management 2012 Conference, February 26 – March 1, 2012, Phoenix, AZ.

Tillotson, J.A., R. C. Borden, Sequential Aerobic-Anaerobic Biodegradation of a Complex Contaminant Mixture: Microcosm Studies to Evaluate Co-contaminant Toxicity, Proceedings of Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds – 8th Internat. Conf., May 2012.

Stroo, H.F., M.R. West, B.H. Kueper, R.C. Borden, C.H. Ward, In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethene Source Zones, Chlorinated Solvent Source Zone Remediation, Ed. B.H. Kueper, H.F. Stroo and C.H. Ward, Springer, New York, NY, 2014.

Liu, G., S. Knobbe, J. J. Butler, Jr, E. C. Reboulet, R. Borden, G. Bohling (2017), Direct push injection logging for high resolution characterization of low permeability zones,  2017 NovCare International Conference – Novel Methods for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring: From Theory to Practice, Dresden, Germany, 6-9 June.

Patents

United States Patent 6,398,960, Robert C. Borden and Michael D. Lee, Method for Remediation of Aquifers, June 4, 2002.

European Union Patent EP 1 315 675 B1, Robert C. Borden and Michael D. Lee, Method for Remediation of Aquifers, October 5, 2006.

US Patent 8,845,232 B2, Robert C. Borden, Product and Method for Treatment of Soil Contaminated with Energetic Materials, September 30, 2014.

US Patent 9,393,602, Robert C. Borden, Jason M. Tillotson, M. Tony Lieberman, In Situ pH Adjustment for Soil and Groundwater Remediation, July 19, 2016.

Borden, R.C., Yamanobe, J., Uesawa, S. and Yoshikawa, M., Chemical Grouting Co Ltd and EOS Remediation, LLC, 2015. Contaminated Soil Purification Method. U.S. Patent Application 14/219,425.

Borden, R.C., 2016. Product and method for treatment of soil and groundwater contaminated with pollutants that can be anaerobically bioremediated. U.S. Patent 9,365,441.