{"id":23,"date":"2023-02-16T16:03:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T21:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.personal-site.dev\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:03:30","slug":"pubs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mottalab\/pubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Publications<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\">Theoretical Chemistry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>Motta, L. C<\/strong>., &amp; Autschbach, J. (2023). Actinide inverse trans influence versus cooperative pushing from below and multi-center bonding. <em>Nature Communications,<\/em> 14(1), 4307.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, &amp; Autschbach, J. (2022). Theoretical Evaluation of Metal-Ligand Bonding in Neptunium Compounds in Relation to 237Np Mo\u0308ssbauer Spectroscopy. I<em>norganic Chemistry<\/em>, 61(34), 13399-13412.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, &amp; Autschbach, J. (2022). 237Np Mo\u0308ssbauer Isomer Shifts: A Lesson About the Balance of Static and Dynamic Electron Correlation in Heavy Element Complexes. <em>Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation<\/em>, 18(6), 3483-3496.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> &amp; Autschbach, J. (2021). Theoretical Prediction and Interpretation of 237Np Mo\u0308ssbauer Isomer Shifts. <em>Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation,<\/em> 17(10), 6166-6179.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, Chien, A. D., Rask, A. E., &amp; Zimmerman, P. M. (2020). Mercury magnetic isotope effect: A plausible photochemical mechanism. <em>The Journal of Physical Chemistry A<\/em>, 124(19), 3711-3719.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\">Synthesis and Photochemistry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"144\">\n<strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, Blum, J. D., Popp, B. (Accepted). Photoreduction of Inorganic Mercury in Surface Seawater.\u00a0<em>Earth and Space Chemistry<\/em>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"401\">\n<strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, Kritee, K., Blum, J. D., Tsz-Ki Tsui, M., &amp; Reinfelder, J. R. (2020). Mercury isotope fractionation during the photochemical reduction of Hg (II) coordinated with organic ligands. <em data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"380\">The Journal of Physical Chemistry A<\/em>, 124(14), 2842-2853.\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"647\">\nKritee, K., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Blum, J. D., Tsui, M. T. K., &amp; Reinfelder, J. R. (2017). Photomicrobial visible light-induced magnetic mass independent fractionation of mercury in a marine microalga. <em data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"631\">ACS Earth and Space Chemistry<\/em>, 2(5), 432-440.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\">Analytical Chemistry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"176\"><strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, Lim, S. H., Lee, Y. H., Kang, D. J., Kwon, S. Y. (Accepted). The Journey of Anthropogenic Emitted Mercury to Marine Biota.\u00a0<em>Communications Earth &amp; Environment<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"416\">Umhau, B. P., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Blum, J. D., Close, H. G., Drazen, J. C., Popp, B. N., &amp; Benitez-Nelson, C. R. (2024). Particulate mercury export in the Central Pacific Ocean using 234Th:238U disequilibria. <em data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"402\">Marine Chemistry<\/em>, 265, 104433.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"655\">Lim, S. H., Kim, Y., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Yang, E. J., Rhee, T. S., Hong, J. K., &#8230; &amp; Kwon, S. Y. (2024). Near surface oxidation of elemental mercury leads to mercury exposure in the Arctic Ocean biota. <em data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"641\">Nature Communications<\/em>, 15(1), 7598.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"950\">Yang, Y. H., Kwon, S. Y., Tsui, M. T. K., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Washburn, S. J., Park, J., &#8230; &amp; Shin, K. H. (2022). Ecological traits of fish for mercury biomonitoring: insights from compound-specific nitrogen and stable mercury isotopes. <em data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"928\">Environmental Science &amp; Technology<\/em>, 56(15), 10808-10817.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1203\">Li, M. L., Kwon, S. Y., Poulin, B. A., Tsui, M. T. K., <strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong>, &amp; Cho, M. (2022). Internal dynamics and metabolism of mercury in biota: A review of insights from mercury stable isotopes. <em data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1183\">Environmental Science &amp; Technology<\/em>, 56(13), 9182-9195.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1501\"><strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Blum, J. D., Popp, B. N., Umhau, B. P., Benitez-Nelson, C. R., Close, H. G., &#8230; &amp; Drazen, J. C. (2022). Mercury isotopic evidence for the importance of particles as a source of mercury to marine organisms. <em data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1478\">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>, 119(44), e2208183119.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1697\">Jung, S., Kwon, S. Y., Hong, Y., Yin, R., &amp; <strong>Motta, L. C.<\/strong> (2021). Isotope investigation of mercury sources in a creek impacted by multiple anthropogenic activities. <em data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1683\">Chemosphere<\/em>, 282, 130947.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1952\">Lee, J. H., Kwon, S. Y., Yin, R., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Kurz, A. Y., &amp; Nam, S. I. (2021). Spatiotemporal characterization of mercury isotope baselines and anthropogenic influences in lake sediment cores. <em data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1928\">Global Biogeochemical Cycles<\/em>, 35(10), e2020GB006904.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2206\">Blum, J. D., Drazen, J. C., Johnson, M. W., Popp, B. N., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> &amp; Jamieson, A. J. (2020). Mercury isotopes identify near-surface marine mercury in deep-sea trench biota. <em data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2183\">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>, 117(47), 29292-29298.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2421\">Washburn, S. J., Blum, J. D., <strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Bergquist, B. A., &amp; Weiss-Penzias, P. (2020). Isotopic composition of Hg in fogwaters of coastal California. <em data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2409\">Environmental Science &amp; Technology Letters<\/em>, 8(1), 3-8.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2671\"><strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Blum, J. D., Popp, B. N., Drazen, J. C., &amp; Close, H. G. (2020). Mercury stable isotopes in flying fish as a monitor of photochemical degradation of methylmercury in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. <em data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2657\">Marine Chemistry<\/em>, 223, 103790.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2981\">Umhau, B. P., Benitez-Nelson, C. R., Close, H. G., Hannides, C. C., <strong>Motta, L.,<\/strong> Popp, B. N., &#8230; &amp; Drazen, J. C. (2019). Seasonal and spatial changes in carbon and nitrogen fluxes estimated using 234Th:238U disequilibria in the North Pacific tropical and subtropical gyre. <em data-start=\"2949\" data-end=\"2967\">Marine Chemistry<\/em>, 217, 103705.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3250\"><strong>Motta, L. C.,<\/strong> Blum, J. D., Johnson, M. W., Umhau, B. P., Popp, B. N., Washburn, S. J., &#8230; &amp; Lamborg, C. H. (2019). Mercury cycling in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre as revealed by mercury stable isotope ratios. <em data-start=\"3203\" data-end=\"3233\">Global Biogeochemical Cycles<\/em>, 33(6), 777-794.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/mottalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2025\/01\/Picture1-1-e1737681260955.png\" alt=\"Picture1\" height=\"3230\" width=\"3217\" title=\"Picture1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=YCfgJY4AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoogle Scholar\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications Theoretical Chemistry Expand Motta, L. C., &amp; Autschbach, J. (2023). Actinide inverse trans influence versus cooperative pushing from below and multi-center bonding. Nature Communications, 14(1), 4307. Motta, L. C., &amp; Autschbach, J. (2022). 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