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.
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
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
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
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
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. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129779
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). 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. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146135
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