Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

University of California, USA

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1996 Ph.D., Stanford University, USA

1992 M.Sc., Stanford University, USA

1980 B.Sc., Cornell University, USA

Publications (Selected)

1. Zhai, M., Wu, Z., Fu, B., Sun, J., Sleiman, M., Meunier, F. C., Keller, A. A., Wang, H. (2025). Interpretable-generative machine learning approaches for predicting simultaneous removal of organic pollutants and heavy metals from water by adsorbent materials. Journal of Cleaner Production, 532.
2. Keller, A. A., Slaveykova, V. I. (2025). Advances and challenges in the ecological risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic ecosystems: A review. Science of the Total Environment, 1003.
3. Graziano, S., Caldara, M., Gullì, M., Cornali, S., Vassura, I., Coralli, I., Keller, A. A., Marmiroli, N. (2025). Improving the Sustainability of Tomato Production With Biochar and Biofertilizers in Emilia‐Romagna, Italy. Soil Use and Management, 41(2), e70091.
4. Jia, T., Liu, W., Keller, A. A. (2024). Potential impact of organophosphate esters on thyroid eye disease based on machine learning and molecular docking. Science of The Total Environment, 957, 177835.
5. Jia, T., Keller, A. A., Gao, L. (2024). Organophosphate ester exposure in nail salons: Health implications for workers. Environmental Pollution, 362, 125013.
6. Keller, A. A., Li, W., Floyd, Y., Bae, J., Clemens, K. M., Thomas, E., Adeleye, A. S. (2024). Elimination of microplastics, PFAS, and PPCPs from biosolids via pyrolysis to produce biochar: Feasibility and techno-economic analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 947, 174773.
7. Santos, J. P., Li, W., Keller, A. A., Slaveykova, V. I. (2024). Mercury species induce metabolic reprogramming in freshwater diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 465, 133245.
8. Keller, A. A., Zheng, Y., Praetorius, A., Quik, J. T., Nowack, B. (2024). Predicting environmental concentrations of nanomaterials for exposure assessment-a review. NanoImpact, 33, 100496.
9. Li, W., Keller, A. A. (2023). Assessing the Impacts of Cu and Mo Engineered Nanomaterials on Crop Plant Growth Using a Targeted Proteomics Approach. ACS Agricultural Science Technology, 4(1), 103-117.
10. Keller, A. A. (2023). Nanomaterials in sunscreens: Potential human and ecological health implications. International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 45, 127-140.
11. Keller, A. A., Ehrens, A., Zheng, Y., Nowack, B. (2023). Developing trends in nanomaterials and their environmental implications. nature nanotechnology, 18(8), 834-837.
12. Zhai, M., Fu, B., Zhai, Y., Wang, W., Maroney, A., Keller, A. A., Chovelon, J. M. (2023). Simultaneous removal of pharmaceuticals and heavy metals from aqueous phase via adsorptive strategy: A critical review. Water Research, 236, 119924.
13. Keller, A. A., Garner, K., Rao, N., Knipping, E., Thomas, J. (2023). Hydrological models for climate-based assessments at the watershed scale: A critical review of existing hydrologic and water quality models. Science of the Total Environment, 867, 161209.
14. Su, Y., Zhou, X., Meng, H., Xia, T., Liu, H., Rolshausen, P., Keller, A. A. (2022). Cost–benefit analysis of nanofertilizers and nanopesticides emphasizes the need to improve the efficiency of nanoformulations for widescale adoption. Nature food, 3(12), 1020-1030.
15. Zhao, L., Bai, T., Wei, H., Gardea-Torresdey, J. L., Keller, A., White, J. C. (2022). Nanobiotechnology-based strategies for enhanced crop stress resilience. Nature Food, 3(10), 829-836.
16. Keller, A. A., Garner, K. L., Rao, N., Knipping, E., Thomas, J. (2022). Downscaling approaches of climate change projections for watershed modeling: Review of theoretical and practical considerations. PLoS Water, 1(9), e0000046.
17. Liu, Z., Zhu, Y., Lv, S., Shi, Y., Dong, S., Yan, D., Keller, A. A., Huang, Y. (2021). Quantifying the dynamics of polystyrene microplastics UV-aging process. Environmental Science Technology Letters, 9(1), 50-56.
18. Huang, Y., Keller, A. A., Cervantes-Avilés, P., Nelson, J. (2020). Fast multielement quantification of nanoparticles in wastewater and sludge using single-particle ICP-MS. Acs Es&T Water, 1(1), 205-213.
19. Lin, X., Xu, J., Keller, A. A. (2020). Occurrence and risk assessment of emerging contaminants in a water reclamation and ecological reuse project. Science of the Total Environment, 744, 140977.
20. Miller, R. J., Adeleye, A. S., Page, H. M., Kui, L., Lenihan, H. S., Keller, A. A. (2020). Nano and traditional copper and zinc antifouling coatings: Metal release and impact on marine sessile invertebrate communities. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 22(5), 129.
21. Vieira, P. A., Shin, C. B., Arroyo-Currás, N., Ortega, G., Li, W., Keller, A. A., Kippin, T. E. (2019). Ultra-high-precision, in-vivo pharmacokinetic measurements highlight the need for and a route toward more highly personalized medicine. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 6, 69.
22. Cervantes-Avilés, P., Huang, Y., Keller, A. A. (2019). Incidence and persistence of silver nanoparticles throughout the wastewater treatment process. Water Research, 156, 188-198.

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WoS Researcher ID: AAB-4155-2022