Astrid Jacobson
Plants, Soils, and Climate
Associate Professor, Soil Chemistry/Biogeochemistry
Educational Background
Teaching Interests
Soil Chemistry; Soils and Civilizations
Research Interests
the fate and transport of non-essential trace elements and xenobiotics; spatial distribution of soil contaminants or nutrients at the microscale; the composition and interactions of soil organic carbon with mineral surfaces
Awards
Certificate of Recognition, 2013
Jim Bridger Detachment Army ROTC
Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review, 2010
Soil Science of America Journal
Publications | Abstracts
- Jacobson, A., Reeve, J., (2023). Investigating Soil Organic Matter Composition in Response to Various Compost Types in a Dryland Winter Wheat Agroecosystem. . Soil Science Society of America
- Creech, J.E, Reeve, J., Jacobson, A., (2023). Molecular-Level Composition of Soil Organic Matter in Response to Compost Application in Dryland Winter Wheat Systems. Soil Science Society of America
- Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, Reeve, J., (2022). Amendment type influences aspects of soil physical health in dryland organic wheat systems. . American Society of Agronomy *
- Jacobson, A., Reeve, J., (2021). Methods comparison for determining wet aggregate stability in organic, compost-treated, semi-arid, calcareous soils.. American Society of Agronomy *
- Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, Reeve, J., (2021). Compost Effects on Physical Aspects of Soil Health in Dryland Organic Wheat Systems. . American Society of Agronomy *
- Reeve, J., Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, (2023). Compost Effects on Soil Health and Yields of Organic Winter Wheat in Semi-Arid Environments. RETASTE
- Davis, B., Yost, M., Reeve, J., Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, (2021). The response of organic dryland wheat to compost and cover crops in semi-arid conditions. ASA-CSSA-SSSA annual meeting *
- Reeve, J., Atoloye, I., Adeleke, K., Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, (2021). Compost effects on particulate organic matter, mineral associated organic matter and soil health in surface and sub-soils of organic dryland wheat. American Society of Agronomy *
- Powelson, D., Jacobson, A., (2021). Restructured Soil Columns for Water Transport Studies. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting *
- Atoloye, I.A, Reeve, J., Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, (2020). Effects of cover crops and a one-time compost application on soil health in organic dryland winter wheat-fallow systems. Soil Science Society of America
- Creech, J.E, Reeve, J., Deakin, M., ATOLOYE, I., Jacobson, A., (2019). Can a single compost application improve long-term dryland wheat yields?. Western Society of Crop Science
- Reeve, J., ATOLOYE, I., Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, (2019). Effects of a one-time compost application on carbon dynamics in dryland organic wheat systems in the Intermountain West, USA. SSSA
- French, R., Jacobson, A., Kim, B., Penn, L., Isley, S., Baveye, P., (2008). Influence of Ionic Strength, pH, and Cation Valence on Aggregation Kinetics of TiO2 Nanoparticles. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta *
- Jacobson, A., Dousset, S., Baveye, P., Andreux, F., (2006). Spatial Microheterogeneity of Copper in Contaminated Soils. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
- Dousset, S., Landry, D., Jacobson, A., Baveye, P., Andreux, F., (2007). Influence of Grass Cover on the Leaching of Herbicides in Burgundy Vineyards. Progress in Environmental Research *
- Jacobson, A., Bladon, R., Baveye, P., (2004). Exposure Assessment: Analysis of Routes of Human Contact to Chemical Contaminants. Environmentally-Acceptable Pollution and Reclamation Endpoints *
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Powelson, D.K, Jacobson, A., Boettinger, J.L, (2023). A comparison of undisturbed soil cores to restructured columns using a new one-step outflow model. Soil Science Society of America, 87:3, 453-461. doi: 10.1002/saj2.20524
- Anderson, A.J, Hortin, J., Jacobson, A., Britt, D.W, McLean, J.E, (2023). Changes in metal-chelating metabolites induced by drought and a root microbiome in wheat. Plants, 12, 1209. doi: doing.org/10.3390/plants12061209
- Atoloye, I.I, Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, Reeve, J., (2022). Soil organic carbon pools and soil quality indicators 3 and 24 years after a tone-time compost application in organic dryland wheat systems.. Soil and Tillage Research, 224, doi: 105503
- Atoloye, I.A, Jacobson, A., Creech, J.E, Reeve, J., (2021). Variable impact of compost on phosphorus dynamics in organic dryland soils following a one-time application. Soil Science Society of America Journal
- Jones, C., Amacher, M., Grossl, P., Jacobson, A., Selenium mass balance and flux in water of Pariette Wetlands, Utah (USA). Applied Geochemistry, 113, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104517
- Bonebrake, M., Anderson, K., Valiente, J., Jacobson, A., McLean, J.E, Anderson, A.J, Britt, D.W, (2018). Biofilms Benefiting Plants Exposed to ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles Studied with a Root-Mimetic Hollow Fiber Membrane. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66:26, 6619–6627. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02524
- Anderson, A.J, McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Britt, D.W, (2018). CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles Modify Interkingdom Cell Signaling Processes Relevant to Crop Production. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66:26, 6513–6524.
- McManus, P., Hortin, J., Anderson, A.J, Jacobson, A., Britt, D.W, Stewart, J., McLean, J.E, (2018). Rhizosphere interactions between copper oxide nanoparticles and wheat root exudates in a sand matrix: Influences on copper bioavailability and uptake. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37:10, 2619-2632. doi: doi.org/10.1002/etc.4226
- Jacobson, A., Doxie, S., Potter, M., Adams, J., Britt, D.W, McManus, P., McLean, J.E, Anderson, A.J, (2018). Interactions Between a Plant Probiotic and Nanoparticles on Plant Responses Related to Drought Tolerance. Industrial Biotechnology, 14:3, 148-156. doi: 10.1089/ind.2017.0033
- Yang, K., Doxey, S., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Watson, A., Al Qassy, D., Jacobson, A., Anderson, A.J, (2018). Remodeling of root morphology by CuO and ZnO nanoparticles: effects on drought tolerance for plants colonized by a beneficial pseudomonad. Botany, 96:3, 175-186.
- Jones, C., Grossl, P.R, Amacher, M.C, Boettinger, J.L, Jacobson, A.R, Lawley, J.R, (2017). Selenium and Salt Mobilization in a Wetland and Arid Upland Soils of Pariette Draw, Utah (USA). . Geoderma, 305, 363-373. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.06.028
- Meng, X., Jacobson, A., Sorensen, D.L, Dupont, R.R, McLean, J.E, (2017). Mineralogy and geochemistry affecting arsenic solubility in sediment profiles from the shallow basin-fill aquifer of Cache Valley Basin, Utah. Applied Geochemistry, 77, 126-141. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.12.011
- Wright, M., Adams, J., Yang, K., McManus, P., Jacobson, A., Gade, A., McLean, J.E, Britt, D.W, Anderson, A.J, (2016). A root-colonizing pseudomonad lessens stress responses in wheat imposed by CuO nanoparticles. PLOS ONE, 11:10, e0164935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164635
- Meng, X., Dupont, R.R, Sorensen, D.L, Jacobson, A., McLean, J.E, (2016). Arsenic solubilization and redistribution under anoxic conditions in three aquifer sediments from a basin-fill aquifer in Northern Utah: role of organic carbon and carbonate minerals. Applied Geochemistry, 66:250-263, doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.01.004
- Gade, A., Adams, J., Britt, D.W, Shen, F., McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Kim, Y., Anderson, A.J, (2016). Ag nanoparticles generated using bio-reduction and -coating cause microbial killing without cell lysis. Biometals, 29, 211-223. doi: 10.1007/s10534-015-9906-0
- Watson, J., Fang, T., Dimkpa, C.O, Britt, D.W, McLean, J.E, Jacobson, A., Anderson, A.J, (2015). The phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles on wheat varies with soil properties. Biometals, 28, 101-112. doi: 10.1007/s10534-014-9806-8
- Olsen, D.J, Endelman, J.B, Jacobson, A., Reeve, J., (2015). Compost carryover: nitrogen, phosphorus and FT-IR analysis of soil organic matter. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 101, 317-331.
- Amakor, X.N, Jacobson, A., Cardon, G., Hawks, A., (2014). A Comparison of Salinity Measurement Methods based on Soil Saturated Pastes. Geoderma/Elsevier, 219-220, 32-39.
- Adams, C., Jacobson, A., Bugbee, B.G, (2013). Ceramic Aggregate Sorption and Desorption Chemistry: Implications for use as a Component of Soilless Media. Journal of Plant Nutritionjust-accepted
- Amakor, X., Cardon, G., Symanzik, J., Jacobson, A., (2013). A New Electromagnetic Induction Calibration Model for Estimating Salinity in Calcareous Soils.. Soil Science Society of America, 77:3, 792-799.
- Amakor, X.N, Jacobson, A., Cardon, G., (2013). Improving Estimates of Soil Salinity from Saturation Paste Extracts in Calcareous Soils. Soil Science Society of America, 77:3, 985-1000.
- Koken, E., Darnault, C.J, Jacobson, A., Powelson, D., Hendrickson, W., Quantification of Cryptosporidium parvum in natural soil matrices and leachates using qPCR. Journal of Microbial Methods, 92, 135-144.
- Baveye, P.C, Rangel, D., Jacobson, A., Magdeline, L., Darnault, C., Otten, W., Radulovich, R., Camargo, F., (2011). From dust bowl to dust bowl: Soils are still very much a frontier of science. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 75, 2037-2048.
- Uyusur, B., Darnault, C.J, Snee, P.T, Koken, E., Jacobson, A., Wells, R.R, (2010). Coupled effects of solution chemistry and hydrodynamics on the mobility and transport of quantum dot namomaterials in the vadose zone.. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 118:3-4, 184-198. doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.09.013
- Wu, C., Jacobson, A., Laba, M., Kim, B., Baveye, P., (2010). Surrogate Calibrations and Diffuse-Reflectance Near-Infrared Sensing of Heavy Metal Content in Soils. Water, Air & Soil Polution, 209:1-4, 377-390. doi: doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0206-6
- Wu, C., Jacobson, A., Laba, M., Baveye, P., (2009). Accounting for Surface Roughness Effects in the Near-Infrared Reflectance Sensing of Soils. Geoderma, 152, 171-180.
- Wu, C., Jacobson, A., Laba, M., Baveye, P., (2009). Alleviating Moisture Content Effects on the Visible Near-Infrared Diffuse-Reflectance Sensing of Soils. Soil Science, 174, 456-465.
- Baveye, P., Jacobson, A., (2009). Comment on A Soil Science Renaissance by AE Hartemink and A. McBratney. Geoderma, 151, 126-127.
- Jacobson, A., Militello, R., Baveye, P., (2009). Development of Computer-Assisted Virtual Field Trips to Support Multidisciplinary Learning. Computers & Education, 52, 571-580.
- French, R.A, Jacobson, A., Kim, B., Penn, L., Isley, S., Baveye, P., (2009). Influence of Ionic Strength, pH, and Cation Valence on Aggregation Kinetics of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles. Environmental Science and Technology, 43, 1354-1359.
- Baveye, P., Jacobson, A., (2008). Soil Science Education in the Age of Money: Reflections and Concerns for the Near Future. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 187, 4-Jan.
- Dousset, S., Jacobson, A., Dessogne, J., Guichard, N., Baveye, P., Andreux, F., (2007). Facilitated Transport of Diuron and Glyphosate in High Copper Vineyard Soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 41, 8056-8061.
- Jacobson, A., Dousset, S., Andreux, F., Baveye, P., (2007). Electron Microprobe and Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Mapping of the Heterogeneous Distribution of Copper in High-Copper Vineyard Soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 41, 6343-6349.
- Baveye, P., Jacobson, A., Allaire, S., Tandarich, J., Bryant, R., (2006). Whither Goes Soil Science in the United States and Canada?. Soil Science, 171, 501-518.
- Jacobson, A., Dousset, S., Guichard, N., Baveye, P., Andreux, F., (2005). Diuron Mobility through Vineyard Soils Contaminated with Copper. Environmental Polution, 138, 250-259.
- Spagnuolo, M., Jacobson, A., Baveye, P., (2005). Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Analysis of the Distribution of a Hydrophobic Spin Probe in Suspensions of Humic Acids, Hectorite, and Aluminum Hydroxide-Humate-Hectorite Complexes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24, 2435-2444.
- Jacobson, A., McBride, M., Baveye, P., Steenhuis, T., (2005). Environmental Factors Determining the Trace-Level Sorption of Silver and Thallium to Soils. Science of the Total Environment, 345, 191-205.
- Jacobson, A., Martínez, C., Spagnuolo, M., McBride, M., Baveye, P., (2005). Reduction of Silver Solubility by Hurnic Acid and Thiol Ligands during Acanthite (beta-Ag2S) Dissolution. Environmental Pollution, 135, 9-Jan.
- Jacobson, A., Klitzke, S., McBride, M., Baveye, P., Steenhuis, T., (2005). The Desorption of Silver and Thallium from Soils in the Presence of a Chelating Resin with Thiol Functional Groups. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 160, 41-54.
- Spagnuolo, M., Martínez, C., Jacobson, A., Baveye, P., McBride, M., Newton, J., (2004). Coprecipitation of Trace Metal Ions During the Synthesis of Hectorite. Applied Clay Science, 27, 129-140.
- Spagnuolo, M., Baveye, P., Jacobson, A., Pizzigallo, M., Ruggiero, P., (2004). Interactions of Neutral and Cationic Spin Probes with a smectite and a Smectite-Humic Acid Complex. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 13, 1344-1349.
- Martínez, C., Jacobson, A., McBride, M., (2004). Lead Phosphate Minerals: Solubility and Dissolution by Model and Natural Ligands. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 5584-5590.
- Dudal, Y., Jacobson, A., Samson, R., Deschenes, L., (2004). Bioavailability of Pentachlorophenol to Acclimatised Bacteria Under Batch and Flow-Through Conditions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 63, 460-465.
- Dudal, Y., Jacobson, A., Samson, R., Deschenes, L., (2004). Modelling the Dynamics of Pentachlorophenol Bioavailability in Column Experiments. Water Research, 38, 3147-3154.
- Martínez, C., Jacobson, A., McBride, M., (2003). Aging and Temperature Effects on DOC and Elemental Release from a Metal Contaminated Soil. Environmental Polution, 122, 135-143.
- Dousset, S., Morel, J., Jacobson, A., Biton, G., (2001). Copper Binding Capacity of Root Exudates of Cultivated Plants and Associated Weeds. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 34, 230-234.
- Darnault, D., Di Carlo, D., Bauters, T., Jacobson, A., Throop, J., Montemagno, C., Parlange, J., Steenhuis, T., (2001). Measurement of Fluid Contents by Light Transmission in Transient Three-Phase Oil-Water-Air Systems in Sand. Water Resources Research, 37, 1859-1868.
- Martínez, C., Jacobson, A., McBride, M., (2001). Thermally Induced Changes in Metal Solubility of Contaminated Soils is Linked to Mineral Recrystallization and Organic Matter Transformations. Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 908-916.
- Martínez, C., Sauvé, S., Jacobson, A., McBride, M., (1999). Thermally Induced Release of Adsorbed Pb Upon Aging Ferrihydrite and Soil Oxides. Environmental Science & Technology, 33 (12), 2016-2020.
Professional Journal
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Other Reports
- Jones, C., Isanhart, J., Jacobson, A., (2015). Hazard assessment of boron, mercury and selenium in biota from Pariette Wetland Complex, Utah. Utah Division of Water Quality *
- Burau, R., Jacobson, A., Zasoski, R., Biphasic Neutralization as an Alternative Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage from Leviathan Mine, Alpine County, California. State Water Resources Control Board
- Burau, R., Jacobson, A., Zasoski, R., Zasoski, R., Walker, W., Bench Scale Studies to Treat Acid Mine Drainage at the Leviathan Mine, Alpine County, California. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Magazine/Trade Publications
- Baveye, P.C, Rangel, D., Jacobson, A., Laba, M., Darnault, C., Otten, W., Radulovich, R., Carmargo, F.A, (2011). From Dust Bowl to Dust Bowl: Soils still a frontier of science. CSA News/ASA-CSA-SSSA *
Other
- Baveye, P., Jacobson, A., Allaire, S., Tandarich, J., Bryant, R., (2007). Response to Comment on "Whither Soil Science in the US and Canada?". Soil Science *
- Jacobson, A., Baveye, P., (2004). Comment on "Critical Evaluation of Desorption Phenomena of Heavy Metals from Natural Sediments". Environmental Science & Technology
- Burau, R., McDonald, A., Jacobson, A., May, D., Grattan, S., Shennan, C., Swanton, B., Scherer, D., Abrams, M., Epstein, E., Rendig, V., (1988). Selenium in Tissues of Crops Sampled from the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Selenium Contents in Animal and Human Food Crops Grown in California *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.