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Water Research Quarterly
October - December 2010
No. 2010-3
Table of Contents
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from Chemicals and Microbes in Water 1
Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection 5
Hcological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis 9
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from
Chemicals and Microbes in Water
From EPA
EPA Completes Research to Inform Development
of New Recreational Water Quality Criteria.
Focused on predictive modeling, method
development/validation, and epidemiology. Standards
will protect people from illnesses associated with fecal
contamination.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance
New Toxicological Review Documents: Chloroprene;
Cis-l,2-dichloroethlyene; Trans-l,2-dichloroethylene;
Pentachlorophenol; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane; and
Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/IRIS
Hexavalent Chromium and Urea - External
Peer-Review Draft IRIS Assessments. EPA/635/
R-10/004A; 75 FR 60454; 75 FR 59716 EPA.
Toxicological reviews in Federal Register Notices, for
public viewing and comment.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/IRIS
Molecular Ecology of Drinking Water. Santo-
Domingo, J.W., 2010. Presented at the Water Quality
Technology Conference and Exposition (WQTC),
Savannah, GA, November 14 - 18, 2010. Examples of
molecular research.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.
Procedures for screening chemicals and sample
collection; lists 134 high priority chemicals.
Go to www.epa.gov/endo
Eight of Nine U.S. Companies Agree to Work
with EPA Regarding Chemicals Used in Natural
Gas Extraction. Studying impact of hydraulic
fracturing on drinking water. Halliburton subpoenaed
after failing to meet requests for information.
Go to Article or water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic
From Collaborators
Managing One Water: The Clean Water America
Alliance's National Dialogue Report. Clean
Water America Alliance, 2010. Integrating drinking
water, wastewater, groundwater, reused water, and
stormwater; improving stakeholder relations and
regional water sustainability.
Go to Report or www.cleanwateramericaalliance.org
WaterRF - Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking
Water Regulatory Update and Treatment Options.
State of the Science Report. Understanding and
addressing removal of hexavalent chromium.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
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From the Journals
Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Iodide Intake through
Tap Water. Blount, B.C., et al., 2010. Environmental
Science & Technology, 44(24), 9564-9570.
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Concentration, Chlorination, and Chemical
Analysis of Drinking Water for Disinfection
Byproduct Mixtures Health Effects Research:
U.S. EPA's Four Lab Study. Pressman, J.G., S.D.
Richardson, T.F. Speth, R.J. Miltner, M.G. Narotsky,
E.S. Hunter, G.E. Rice, L.K. Teuschler, T.A.
McDonald, S. Parvez, S.W. Krasner, H.S. Weinberg,
A.B. McKague, C.J. Parrett, N. Bodm, R. Chmn, C.T.
Lee, and J.E. Simmons, 2010. Environmental Science &
y, 44(19), 7184-7192.
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Association Between Rainfall and Pediatric
Emergency Department Visits for Acute
Gastrointestinal Illness. Drayna, P., et al., 2010.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(10),1439-1443.
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Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products and
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in U.S. Surface
and Finished Drinking Waters: A Proposed
Ranking System. Kumar, A. and I. Xagoraraki, 2010.
Science of the Total Environment, 408(23), 5972-5989.
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Assessing the Fate and Transformation By-Product
Potential of Trenbolone During Chlorination.
Mash, H., 2010. Chemosphere, 81(7), 946-953.
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Functionalization Impacts the Effects of Carbon
Nanotubes on the Immune System of Rainbow
Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Klaper, R., et al., 2010.
Aquatic Toxicology, 100(2), 211-217.
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Estrogenic Activity of US Drinking Waters: A
Relative Exposure Comparison. Stanford, B.D., et
al., 2010. Journal of 'the American Water Works Association,
102(11).
Go to Article
What Contribution Do Detergent Fatty Alcohols
Make to Sewage Discharges and the Marine
Environment? Mudge, S.M., et al., 2010. Journal of
Environmental Monitoring, 12(10), 1846-1856.
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Childhood Exposure to Phthalates: Associations
with Thyroid Function, Insulin-like Growth
Factor I, and Growth. Boas, M., et al., 2010.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(10), 1458-1464.
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Impacts of Emerging Organic Contaminants
on Freshwater Resources: Review of Recent
Occurrences, Sources, Fate and Effects. Pal, A., et al.,
2010. Science of the Total Environment, 408(24), 6062-6069.
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Endocrine Profiling and Prioritization of
Environmental Chemicals Using ToxCast Data.
Reif, D., et al., 2010. Environmental Health Perspectives,
118(12), 1714-1720.
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Arsenic Exposure and Risk of Spontaneous
Abortion, Stillbirth, and Infant Mortality. Rahman,
A., et al., 2010. Epidemiology, 21(6), 797-804.
Role of Detection Limits in Drinking Water
Regulation. Calder, R.S.D. and K.A. Schmitt, 2010.
Environmental S cience ^Technology, 44(21), 8008-8014.
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An Empirical Model of Perceived Mortality Risks
for Selected U.S. Arsenic Hot Spots. Nguyen, T.N.,
etal., 2010. Risk Analysis, 30(10), 1550-1562.
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Maternal Low-Level Lead Exposure and Fetal
Growth. Zhu, M., et al., 2010. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 118(10), 1471-1475.
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The Risk of West Nile Virus Infection Is
Associated with Combined Sewer Overflow
Streams in Urban Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Vazquez-
Prokopec, G.M., et al., 2010. 'EnvironmentalHealth
Perspectives, 118(10), 1382-1388.
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Anthropogenic Tracers, Endocrine Disrupting
Chemicals, and Endocrine Disruption in
Minnesota Lakes. Writer, J.H., et al., 2010. Science of
The Total Environment, 409(1), 100-111.
Go to Article
Disinfection By-Products and Bladder Cancer:
Common Genetic Variants May Confer Increased
Risk. Freeman, K.S., 2010. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 118(11), a491.
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Effects of Prenatal Exposure to a Low Dose
Atrazine Metabolite Mixture on Pubertal Timing
and Prostate Development of Male Long-Evans
Rats. Stanko, J.P., et al., 2010. Reproductive Toxicology,
30(4), 540-549.
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Endocrine Modulation, Inhibition of Ovarian
Development and Hepatic Alterations in Rainbow
Trout Exposed to Polluted River Water. Vigano, L.,
et al., 2010. Environmental Pollution, 158(12), 3675-3683.
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Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on the
Development and Histopathology Biomarkers
of Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes) Using
the Partial-Life Test. Wu, Y., et al., 2010. Aquatic
Toxicology, 100(2), 160-167.
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Occurrence of Pesticides in Water, Sediments,
and Fish Tissues in a Lake Surrounded by
Agricultural Lands: Concerning Risks to Humans
and Ecological Receptors. Abrantes, N., et al., 2010.
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 212(1-4), 77-88.
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Effects of Coalbed Natural Gas Development on
Fish Assemblages in Tributary Streams of the
Powder and Tongue Rivers. Davis, W.N., et al.,
2010. Freshwater Biology, 55(12), 2612-2625.
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Bromate Reduction in Simulated Gastric Juice.
Cotruvo, J.A., et al., 2010. Journal of'the American Water
Works Association, 102(11).
Go to Article
Production of Phthalate Esters by Nuisance
Freshwater Algae and Cyanobacteria. Babu, B. and
J.T. Wu, 2010. Science of the Total Environment, 408(21),
4969-4975.
Atrazine Binds to the Growth Hormone—Releasing
Hormone Receptor and Affects Growth Hormone
Gene Expression. Fakhoun, W.D., et al., 2010.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(10), 1400-1405.
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The Future Use of In Vitro Data in Risk Assessment
to Set Human Exposure Standards: Challenging
Problems and Familiar Solutions. Crump, K.S., et al.,
2010. Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(10), 1350-1354.
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Intellectual Function in Mexican Children Living
in a Mining Area and Environmentally Exposed
to Manganese. Riojas-Rodriguez, H., et al., 2010.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(10), 1465-1470.
Chronic Copper Toxicity in the Estuarine
Copepod Acartia tonsa at Different Salinities.
Lauer, M.M. and A. Bianchini, 2010. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(10), 2297-2303.
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Oxidative Stress and Toxicity of Gold
Nanoparticles in Mytilus edulis. Tedesco, S., et al.,
2010. Aquatic Toxicology, 100(2), 178-186.
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Domoic Acid Uptake and Elimination Kinetics in
Oysters and Mussels in Relation to Body Size and
Anatomical Distribution of Toxin. Mafra, L.L., Jr.,
et al, 2010. Aquatic Toxicology, 100(1), 17-29.
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Validating a Multi-Biomarker Approach with the
Shanny Lipophryspholis to Monitor Oil Spills in
European Marine Ecosystems. Santos, M.M., et al.,
2010. Chemosphere, 81(6), 685-691.
Environmental Risk Assessment of Three
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the
Aquatic Environment: A Case Study Including
a Cocktail Scenario. Styrishave, B., et al., 2010.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(1), 254-261.
Go to Article
Reproductive Success of Eastern Mosquitofish
(Gambusia affinis) Exposed to Pulp and Paper
Dominated Receiving Streams and Effects of
Masculinization Responses. Noggle, J.J., et al., 2010.
Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 45(2), 153-161.
Monitoring Acute and Chronic Water Column
Toxicity in the Northern Sacramento—San Joaquin
Estuary, California, USA, Using the Euryhaline
Amphipod, Hyalella azteca: 2006 to 2007. Werner,
I., et al., 2010. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
29(10), 2190-2199.
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Toxicity to Melitaplumulosa from Intermittent
and Continuous Exposures to Dissolved Copper.
Angel, B.M., et al., 2010. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 29(12), 2823-2830.
Go to Article
Upcoming Meetings
3rd International Conference on Occurrence, Fate,
Effects, and Analysis of Emerging Contaminants
in the Environment. August 23-26, 2011 in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Go to www.emcon2011.com
AWWA's 130th Annual Conference & Exposition
(ACE11). June 12-16, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Go to www.awwa.org/ACEl;
SETAC North America 32nd Annual Meeting.
November 13-17, 2011 in Boston, MA.
Go to boston.setac.org
2011 Stakeholder Meeting on EPA's Development
of New or Revised Recreational Water Quality
Criteria. June 14-15, 2011 in New Orleans, LA.
Go to Meeting Page or water.epa.gov/scitech
IWA Specialty Conference on Natural Organic
Matter: From Source to Tap and Beyond. July 27-
29, 2011 in Costa Mesa, CA.
Go to www.regonline.com/NOM2011
The Effect of Natural Dissolved Organic Carbon
on the Acute Toxicity of Copper to Larval
Freshwater Mussels (Glochidia). Gillis, P.L., et
al., 2010. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(11),
2519-2528.
Water Research Foundation Knowledge Webcast:
Opportunities and Challenges of Nanomaterials
for the Drinking Water Community. Tuccillo, M.E.,
and G.R. Boyd, 2011. Online April 26, 2011.
Go to www.awwarf.com
Trophic Structure and Mercury Distribution in a
Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) Food Web Using
Stable Isotope Analysis. Lavoie, R.A., et al., 2010.
Science of the Total Environment, 408(22), 5529-5539.
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Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
Sustainable Public Health Protection
From EPA
Report on Condition Assessment Technology of
Wastewater Collection Systems. Tuccillo, M.E.,
et al., 2010. EPA/600/R-10/101. Emerging and
innovative technologies for sewer inspection.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses
in Distribution Systems. 2010. EPA/816/R/10/019.
Tools and techniques to help public water systems
prevent water loss and maintain infrastructure.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/tYpe/drink/pws
Test/QA Plan for Verification of Coliform
Detection Technologies for Drinking Water.
Verified the performance and tested the ease of use of
the Automated Microbiology Platform, a bench-top
analyzer of E. colt and total coliforms.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
State of Technology for Rehabilitation of
Wastewater Collection Systems. Sterling, R., et
al., 2010. EPA/600/R-10/078. Technologies for
sewer mainlines, laterals, manholes, and other
appurtenances. Emphasis on trenchless technologies.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Innovative Internal Camera Inspection and Data
Management for Effective Condition Assessment
of Collection Systems. Martel, K., et al., 2010.
EPA/600/R-10/082.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water by
Coagulation/Filtration: U.S. EPA Demonstration
Project at the City of Okanogan, WA Final
Performance Evaluation Report. Chen, A.S.C., et
al., 2010. EPA/600/R-10/166.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Adsorptive Media for Removal of Uranium
in Drinking Water Verified. ETV verified the
performance of Brimac HA 216 Adsorptive Media for
uranium removal from well water.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
All Hazards Risk Assessment and Consequence
Analysis Tools for Drinking Water and Wastewater
Utilities. Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool (VSAT)
and Water Health and Economic Analysis Tool
(WHEAT) software.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/infrastructure
Nanomaterial Case Studies: Nanoscale Titanium
Dioxide in Water Treatment and in Topical
Sunscreen. 2010. EPA/600/R-09/057F. For
developing research priorities to assess ecological and
health implications.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncea
Test/QA Plan for Verification of Microcystin Test
Kits. McKernan, J., et al., 2010. EPA/600/R-10/102.
Evaluation of microcystin test kits for analysis of
three microcystin variants in deionized (DI) water and
natural water (RW).
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/etv
Evaluation of Energy Conservation Measures
for Wastewater Treatment Facilities. 2010. EPA
832/R/10/005. Technical and cost data gathered from
literature, manufacturers, and facilities. Innovative and
emerging technologies included.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech
Test/QA Plan for Verification of Isotopic Carbon
Dioxide Analyzers for Carbon Sequestration
Monitoring. Tested isotopic CO2 analyzers focusing
on GCS monitoring applications and sequestration
from a coal-fired power plant.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/etv
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Test/QA Plan for Verification of Nitrate Sensors
for Groundwater Remediation Monitoring.
McKernan, J., et al., 2010. EPA/600/R-10/104. Testing
submersible sensors with ion-selective electrodes.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/etv
Arsenic Removal with Iron-Tailored Activated
Carbon Plus Zero-Valent Iron. Chem, W., et al., 2010.
Devise and test innovative arsenic removal system that
employs corroding iron plus iron-tailored GAG.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
EPA Proposes to Cut Mercury Emissions from
Sewage Sludge Incinerators. Would apply to hearth
and fluidized bed incinerators and would cut mercury
emissions from these by more than 75 percent.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/air
Optimizing Biotreatment: Integrated Process
Models and Control Strategies. 2010. WERF Report
03-CTS-ll. Literature review and developing real-time,
dynamic models for biological nutrient removal.
Go to Article or www.waterrf.org
From Collaborators
Direct Potable Reuse Workshop Report is Now
Available. Information gaps and existing barriers to
direct potable reuse as a feasible water resource option
in California.
Go to Report or www.nwri-usa.org
Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on Wastewater
Treatment. 2010. WERF Report U3R07. Evaluates
impact on activated sludge treatment and on anaerobic
sludge digestion.
Go to Article or www.werf.org
Tiny Protozoa May Hold Key to World Water Safety.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 2010. Science Daily.
Swimming Behavioral Spectrophotometer (SBS) employs
one-celled protozoa to detect toxins in water sources.
Go to Article or www.whoi.edu
WERF - Biological Nutrient Removal and
Greenhouse Gases Compendium. Information on
greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment.
WWTFs typically fall below the 25,000 mT CO2e/year
EPA emissions reporting threshold.
Go to Report or www.werf.org
NRDC & UCSB - A Clear Blue Future: How
Greening California Cities Can Address Water
Resources and Climate Challenges in the 21st
Century. Natural Resources Defense Council and
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Go to Report or www.nrdc.org/water/lid
Water Systems + Smart Grid = Launching a 'Win-
Win'? Balancing demands with supply of electricity,
smart grid technology allows regional power systems
run more smoothly and save water utilities money.
Go to Article or www.awwa.org
DOE Announces Winners of 2010 Federal Energy
and Water Management Awards. Award for
outstanding and innovative efforts to improve energy,
water, and vehicle fleet sustainability and efficiency.
Go to Article or www.energy.gov
MOU Signed at EPA Headquarters to Support
Research on Water Efficient Plumbing. Research
on impact of reduced water flows in sanitary drainage
systems from reductions in water use.
Go to Article or www.a4we.org
WERF Opens BMP SELECT Tool to the Public.
2010. Planning tool for examining effectiveness of
stormwater pollution controls and whole-life costs.
Go to Article or www.werf.org
2011 GWPC Underground Injection Control
Conference: The National Ground Water
Protection Program (Presentations). Ground Water
Protection Council. January 24-26, 2011.
Go to Report or www.gwpc.org
Online Newsletter: The National Water Monitoring
News. Fall 2010. Updates on the Gulf Oil Spill
response, workgroups, conference highlights, and more.
Go to Article or acwi.gov/monitoring/newsletter
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New Orleans' Plans to Restore Wetlands Using
Effluent Have 'Wow' Factors. Multi-disciplinary
project using a new technology to scrub emerging
pollutants from effluent.
Go to Article or www.awwa.org
From the Journals
Costs of Arsenic Treatment for Potable Water in
California and Comparison to U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Affordability Metrics. Hilkert
Colby, E.J., et al., 2010. Journal of'the American Water
Resources Association, 46(6), 1238-1254.
Go to Article
Review of Sensor Placement Strategies for
Contamination Warning Systems in Drinking
Water Distribution Systems. Hart, W.E. and R.
Murray, 2010. Journal of Water Resources Planning and
136(6), 611-619.
Go to Article
High Performance RO Membranes for
Desalination and Wastewater Reclamation and
Their Operation Results. Henmi, M., et al., 2010.
Water Practice & Technology, 62(9), 2134-40.
Formation of Hazardous Inorganic By-Products
During Electrolysis of Seawater as a Disinfection
Process for Desalination. Oh, B.S., et al., 2010.
Science of the Total Environment, 408(23), 5958-5965.
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Lead-Contaminated Water from Brass Plumbing
Devices in New Buildings. Elfland, C., et al., 2010.
Journal of the American Water Works Association, 102(11),
66-76.
Go to Article
Lead Removal from Tap Water Using POU
Devices. Deshommes, E., et al., 2010. Journal of'the
American Water Works Association, 102(11).
What Are the Most Effective Treatment Methods
for Removing EDCs and PPCPs? Snyder, S.A., et
al., 2010. Opfloiv Online, 36(10).
Go to Article
Fate Simulation and Risk Assessment of
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in a Reservoir
Receiving Recycled Wastewater. Cao, Q., et al.,
2010. Science of the Total Environment, 408(24), 6243-6250.
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Electrospray lonization Mass Spectrometry
Characterization of Interactions of Newly Identified
Water Disinfection Byproducts Halobenzoquinones
with Oligodeoxynucleotides. Anichina, J., et al., 2010.
Environmental Science ^Technology, 44(24), 9557-9563.
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Speciation and Distribution of Vanadium in
Drinking Water Iron Pipe Corrosion By-Products.
Gerke, T.L., K.G. Scheckel, and J.B. Maynard, 2010.
Science of the Total Environment, 408(23), 5845-5853.
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Efficacy of 'Saltwater Flushing' in Protecting
the Great Lakes from Biological Invasions by
Invertebrate Eggs in Ships' Ballast Sediment. Briski,
E., et al., 2010. Freshwater Biology, 55(11), 2414-2424.
Go to Article
Is Strategic Asset Management Applicable to
Small and Medium Utilities? Alegre, H., 2010. Water
Science and Technology, 62(9), 2051-2058.
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SLOTS: Effective Algorithm for Sensor Placement
in Water Distribution Systems. Dorini, G., et al.,
2010. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management,
136(6), 620-628.
Go to Article
Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Water Supply and
Distribution Systems. Boulos, P., and C. Bros, 2010.
Journal of the American Water Works Association, 102(11).
Go to Article
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Potential Impacts of Leakage from Deep CO2
Geosequestration on Overlying Freshwater
Aquifers. Little, M.G. and R.B.Jackson, 2010.
Environmental Science & Technology, 44(23), 9225-9232.
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Development of a New Toxic-Unit Model for the
Bioassessment of Metals in Streams. Schmidt,
T.S., et al., 2010. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
29(11), 2432-2442.
Go to Article
1995-2009: What Have We Learned About
Effluent Biotreatment in Relation to
Environmental Protection? Kovacs, T., et al., 2010.
Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 45(2), 251-262.
Go to Article
Preparation of Iron-Impregnated Granular
Activated Carbon for Arsenic Removal from
Drinking Water. Chang, Q., et al., 2010. Journal of
Hazardous Materials, 184(1-3), 515-522.
Go to Article
Chlorine Disinfection of Blended Municipal
Wastewater Effluents. Boczek, L.A., C.H.Johnson,
and M.C. Meckes, 2010. Water Environment Research,
82(12), 2373-2379.
Field Demonstration of Innovative Leak
Detection/Location in Conjunction with Pipe
Wall Thickness Testing for Water Mains. Wang,
L., et al., 2010. ASCE Pipelines 2010 Conference Proceeding
Paper, 1188-1198.
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Removal and Accumulation of Cu, Ni and Zn
in Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed
Wetlands: Contribution of Vegetation and Filling
Medium. Galletti, A., et al., 2010. Science of the Total
Environment, 408(21), 5097-5105.
Go to Article
Determination of Biocides and Pesticides by
On-Line Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with
Mass Spectrometry and Their Behaviour in
Wastewater and Surface Water. Singer, H., et al.,
2010. Environmental Pollution, 158(10), 3054-3064.
Low-Impact Development Design—Integrating
Suitability Analysis and Site Planning for
Reduction of Post-Development Stormwater
Quantity. Wang, X., et al., 2010. Sustainability, 2(8),
2467-2482.
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Oil-B-Gone. Colic, M. and Z. Yunhua, 2010. Industrial
Wastewater, 9(6). New treatment train for iron and steel
industry produces water suitable for reuse.
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A Modified Culture-Based Study of Bacterial
Community Composition in a Tannery
Wastewater Treatment Plant. Desta, A.F., et al.,
2010. Water Science and Technology, 62(11), 2543-2549.
Go to Article
Upcoming Meetings
15th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research
Conference. May 16-17, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.
Go to Meeting Page or watereuse.org/foundation
Groundwater: Cities, Suburbs, and Growth Areas
— Remedying the Past/Managing for the Future.
August 8-9, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
Collection Systems 2011: Rehab or Roulette: Is our
Environment at Risk? June 12-15, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.
Go to www.wef.org/collectionsystems
Salinity and Desalination in the Southwest: Challenges
and Solutions. April 26-27, 2011 in Yuma, AZ.
Go to Meeting Page or ag.arizona.edu/azwater
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Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
From EPA
From Collaborators
National Water Program Climate Change
Strategy: Key Action Update for 2010-2011. August
2010. EPA 800/R/10/002.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech/climatechange
EPA Releases Reports on Dioxin Emitted During
Deepwater Horizon BP Spill. Levels of dioxins
created during controlled burns were below levels of
concern.
Go to www.epa.gov/research/dioxin
Assessing Water and Carbon Footprints for Green
Water Resource Management. Yang, Y.J., P. Biswas,
T. Keener,}. Lee, S. Liang, and N. Chang, 2010.
Presented at Water & Energy in Changing Climates
Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, September 26-29, 2010.
Go to Report or www.gwpc.org
Lake Michigan Mass Balance Study: Successes,
Lessons Learned, and Challenges. Kreis, R.G. Jr.,
K.R. Rygwelski, S. Beck, G. Warren, and P. Horvatin,
2010. Presented at Lake Michigan Community
Modeling and Forecasting Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI,
December 9-10, 2010.
Kreis, R., LLRFR, kreis.russell@epa.gov, 734-692-7615
Gauging the Health of New England's Lakes and
Ponds. EPA teamed with New England Interstate
Water Pollution Control Commission and others
on probabilistic sampling approach that allows for
statistically valid statements about a population of
lakes across a state, region, or the country.
Go to Report or www.neiwpcc.org/waterquality
Little Streams, Big Impact: EPA Researchers
Have Been Traversing Oregon to Develop a Small
Stream Classification System That Will Help
States Protect Waterbodies far Downstream.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/wed
Relations That Affect the Probability and
Prediction of Nitrate Concentration in Private
Wells in the Glacial Aquifer System in the United
States. National Water-Quality Assessment Program.
Warner, K.L., and T.L. Arnold, 2010.
Go to Article or water.usgs.gov /nawqa
Water Availability and Use Pilot: A Multiscale
Assessment in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin. Reeves,
H.A., 2010.
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or water.usgs.gov
Relative Costs of New Water Supply Options for
Front Range Cities. Conservation is Least Costly
New Water Supply in Colorado.
Go to Report or www.waterpolicy.info
Linking Receiving Water Impacts to Sources and
to Water Quality Management Decisions: Using
Nutrients as an Initial Case Study. 2010. WERF
Report 3C10.
Go to Article or www.werf.org
USAGE - Environmental Habitat Conditions
Associated with Freshwater Dreissenids. Farr,
M.D. and B.S. Payne, 2010. ERDC/EL TR-10-
21. Summarizes the physical and environmental
characteristics associated with zebra (Dmssena
poljmorpha) and quagga (D. bugensis) mussels.
Go to Report or el.erdc.usace.armv.rr
An Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean
Research in 2030. NRC expert committee to advise
on ocean infrastructure that will facilitate research.
Go to Re
: or www.nationalacademies.org
Review to Assess the Federal Response to Health
Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
Go to Report or www.nationalacademies.org
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2011AWWA Conservation and Water Resources
Symposia (Presentations). March 14-16, 2011 in
Orlando, FL.
Go to acumen-va-online.com/awwaSS2011
Workshop on Healthy Watershed Integrated
Assessments Proceedings. November 2-4, 2010 in
Estes Park, CO. Naomi Detenbeck, ORD/NHEERL/
AED, detenbeck.naomi@epa.gov; or Laura Gabanski,
OW/AWPD, gabanski.laura@epa.gov.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/polwaste /nps /watershed
USAGE - Aluminum Sulfate Application to
Improve Under-Water Light Condition for Native
Submersed Macrophyte Restoration: Alum to
Phosphorus Binding Ratio Considerations. James,
W.F., 2010. ERDC/TN APCRP-EA-25.
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; or el.erdc.usace.armv.mil
Value of Water Survey: Americans on the U.S.
Water Crisis. Americans willing to pay more for water.
Queried over 1,000 individuals and 500 businesses.
Go to Report or www.itt.com/valueofwater
Groundwater Threat to Rivers Worse than
Suspected. Land-use practices significantly reduce
groundwater recharge into rivers and streams.
Go to Article or www.csiro.au
Report Examines Sediment Management in
Missouri River. Knowledge of sediment dynamics
can improve management of river ecosystem.
Go to Article or www.nationalacademies.org
Climate Change, Water, and Risk — Current Water
Demands Are Not Sustainable. Examined effects
of global warming on U.S. water supply and demand.
One-third of all counties in the lower 48 face higher
risks of water shortages by mid-century.
Go to Report or www.nrdc.org/globalwarming
AWWA to Lead Study on Water Demand, Climate
Change. Will provide recommendations on improving
demand forecasting, identify areas for research.
Go to Article or www.awwa.org
Eight Papers on 'Climate Change and Water in
Southwestern North America.' Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, December 14, 2010; free
downloadable articles on climate change and water.
Go to Article or www.pnas.org/content/107/50
The Colorado River Runs Dry. Serves 30 mil. people
and >70% is siphoned to irrigate 3.5 mil. crop acres.
Low for the past decade from drought in the Southwest;
some reservoirs fed by it will never be full again.
Go to Article or www.smithsoniar iag.com
2011 Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium
(Presentations). January 25-26, 2011 in Irvine, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nwri-usa.org
Califonia DWR Releases Methodologies for
Calculating Urban Water Use Baseline. Eight
methodologies for calculating urban per-capita water use
and compliance with new conservation requirements.
Go to Report or www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiencv
From the Journals
Calibration of the Delaware Rapid Assessment
Protocol to a Comprehensive Measure of Wetland
Condition. Sifneos, J.C., et al., 2010. Wetlands, 30(6),
1011-1022.
Go to Article
Risk Analysis of Seasonal Stream Water Quality
Management. Jha, M. and R. Gu, 2010. Water Science
y, 62(9), 2075-2082.
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The Ten Biggest American Cities That Are
Running out of Water.
Go to Article or 247wallst.com/2010/10/29
Environmental Contamination Associated with a
Marine Landfill ('Seafill') beside a Coral Reef. Jones,
R., 2010. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60(11), 1993-2006.
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Assessing BMP Effectiveness: Multiprocedure
Analysis of Observed Water Quality Data. Tuppad,
P., et al., 2010. 'Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
170(1-4), 315-329.
Go to Article
Assessing Surface Water Quality and Its Relation
with Urban Land Cover Changes in the Lake
Calumet Area, Greater Chicago. Wilson, C. and Q.
Weng, 2010. Environmental Management, 45(5), 1096-1111.
Go to Article
Using Two Classification Schemes to Develop
Vegetation Indices of Biological Integrity for
Wetlands in West Virginia, USA. Veselka, W., et al.,
2010. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 170(1-4),
555-569.
Go to Article
Nitrogen Inputs to Seventy-Four Southern New
England Estuaries: Application of a Watershed
Nitrogen Loading Model. Latimer, J.S., and M.A.
Charpentier, 2010. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science,
89(2), 125-136.
Measuring Conservation Program Best Management
Practice Implementation and Maintenance at the
Watershed Scale. Jacks on-Smith, D.B., et al., 2010.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 65(6), 413-423.
Go to Article
Stability, Preservation, and Quantification of
Hormones and Estrogenic and Androgenic
Activities in Surface Water Runoff. Havens, S.M., et
al., 2010. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(11),
2481-2490.
Go to Article
Determination of Biologically Significant
Hydrologic Condition Metrics in Urbanizing
Watersheds: An Empirical Analysis over a Range
of Environmental Settings. Steuer, J.J., et al., 2010.
Hydrobiologia, 654(1), 27-55.
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Empirical Relationship between Eelgrass Extent
and Predicted Watershed-Derived Nitrogen
Loading for Shallow New England Estuaries.
Latimer, J.S., and S.A. Rego, 2010. Estuarine, Coastal
and Shelf Science, 90(4), 231-240.
Go to Article
Contribution of PAHs Coal-Tar Pavement
Sealcoat and Other Sources to 40 U.S. Lakes. Van
Metre, P.C., and B.J. Mahler, 2010. Science of the Total
Environment, 409(2), 334-344.
Go to Article
Managing Waste from Confined Animal Feeding
Operations in the United States: The Need for
Sanitary Reform. Graham, J.P. and K.E. Nachman,
20\0. Journal of Water and Health, 8(4), 646-670.
Opportunities and Challenges for Managing
Nitrogen in Urban Stormwater: A Review and
Synthesis. Collins, K.A., et al., 2010. Ecological
Engineering, 36(11), 1507-1519.
Go to Article
Long-Term Trends of Water Quality and Biotic
Metrics in Chesapeake Bay: 1986 to 2008. Williams,
M.R., et al., 2010. Estuaries and Coasts, 33(6), 1279-1299.
Go to Article
Impacts of Oyster Reef Restoration on Primary
Productivity and Nutrient Dynamics in Tidal Creeks
of the North Central Gulf of Mexico. Plutchak, R.,
et al., 2010. Estuaries and Coasts, 33(6), 1355-1364.
Modeling Hydrologic and Water Quality
Extremes in a Changing Climate: A Statistical
Approach Based on Extreme Value Theory.
Towler, E., et al., 2010. Water Resources Research, 46(11).
Go to Article
Biodegradability of Lingering Crude Oil 19 Years
After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Venosa, A.D., et al.,
2010. Environmental Science ^Technology, 44(19), 7613-7621.
Go to Article
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Runoff Losses of Sediment and Phosphorus
from No-Till and Cultivated Soils Receiving
Dairy Manure. Verbree, D.A., et al., 2010. Journal of
Environmental Quality, 39(5), 1762-1770.
Go to Article
Impact of 20 Years of Land-Cover Change on the
Hydrology of Streams in the Southeastern United
States. Cruise, J.F., etal., 2010. Journal of ~the American
Water Resources Association, 46(6), 1159-1170.
Go to Article
Beach Boundary Layer: A Framework for Addressing
Recreational Water Quality Impairment at
Enclosed Beaches. Grant, S.B. and B.F. Sanders, 2010.
Environmental Science & Technology, 44(23), 8804-8813.
Go to
Satellite-Based Global-Ocean Mass Balance
Estimates of Interannual Variability and
Emerging Trends in Continental Freshwater
Discharge. Syed, T.H., et al., 2010. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, 107(42), 17916-17921.
Go to Article
Development and Testing of a New Protocol for
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Oil Spill Surface
Washing Agents. Koran, K.M., 2009. Marine Pollution
"Bulletin, 58(12), 1903-1908.
Go to Article
Improving Resilience against the Effects of
Climate Change. Bloetscher, K, et al., 2010. Jour/
the American WaterWorks Association, 102(11).
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Understanding and Influencing Behaviour
Change by Farmers to Improve Water Quality.
Blackstock, K.L., et al., 2010. Science of the Total
Environment, 408(23), 5631-5638.
Go to Article
Rising Stream and River Temperatures in the
United States. Kaushal, S.J. et al., 2010. Frontiers in
Ecology and the Environment, 8(9), 461-466.
Go to Article
Status of Non-Indigenous Benthic Invertebrates
in the Duluth-Superior Harbor and the Role of
Sampling Methods in Their Detection. Trebitz,
A.S., C.W. West, J.C. Hoffman, J.R. Kelly, G.S.
Peterson, and LA. Grigorovich. 2010. Journal of 'Great
Lakes Research, 36(4), 747-756.
Go to Article
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a Large,
Impounded River: The Ohio River. Beaulieu, J.J.,
W.D. Shuster, and J.A. Rebholz, 2010. Environmental
Science & Technology, 44(19), 7527-7533.
Alteration of Streamflow Magnitudes and
Potential Ecological Consequences: A
Multiregional Assessment. Carlisle, D.M., et al.,
2010. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Go to Article
Upcoming Meetings
2012 Sustainable Water Management Conference.
March 18-21, 2012 in Portland, OR.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org/conferences
Integrated Water Resources Management: The
Emperor's New Clothes or Indispensable Process?
2011 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference. June 27-
29, 2011 in Snowbird, UT.
Go to www.awra.org/meetings /Sun mer2011
Climate Information for Managing Risks
Symposium: Local to Regional Adaptation and
Mitigation Strategies. May 24-27, 2011 in Orlando, FL.
Go to Meeting Page or www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu
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