V>CrM Office of Water P^ Water Research Quarterly January - March 2011 No. 2011-1 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 Draft Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources. EPA/600/D-11/001. Possible contamination of drinking water resources from natural gas drilling. Go to Report or water.epa.gov/type/groundwater Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer). EPA/635/R-11/001. Review draft for public comment. IRIS summary of the hazard and dose-response assessment of methanol. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/iris Disinfection By-Products: Formation and Occurrence in Drinking Water. Richardson, S.D., 2011. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Chapter 2, J.O. Nnagu (ed.), 110-136. Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nerl EPA and HHS Announce New Scientific Assessments and Actions on Fluoride. Working to maintain benefits of preventing tooth decay while preventing excessive exposure. Go to Article or water.epa.gov/drink EPA Requires Testing of 19 Widely Used Chemicals. Final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act; manufacturers of high production volume chemicals to test health and environmental effects. EPA Expands and Enhances WCIT: A Robust Tool for the Water Sector. Added 700 contaminants and 212 analytical methods to online database profiling contaminants of concern. Go to www.epa.gov/wcit EPA Awards $7 Million to Study Effects of Pollution Exposures and Social Stressors on Communities. Research grants aim to gather comprehensive community wide data on human health impacts. Go to Article or www.epa.gov/ncer/cumulativerisk EPA Awards $5.5 Million to Support Nanotechnology Research. Research to help determine whether health and environmental risks exist. Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nanoscience Colloidal Properties of C60 Fullerenes. Ma, X., 2011. Presented at University of Cincinnati. Studied processes of nano-size C60 in environmental aqueous systems, formation kinetics, particle-particle interactions, particle- surface interactions, and Lewis acid-base interactions. Go to ; or www.epa.gov/nrmrl Go to or http://www.epa.gov/ocspp Monitored Natural Attenuation of Inorganic Contaminants in Ground Water. Ford, R.G. and R.T. Wilkin, 2011. Volume 3: Assessment for Radionuclides Including Tritium, Radon, Strontium, Technetium, Uranium, Iodine, Radium, Thorium, Cesium, and Plutonium-Americium. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl ------- Water Research Quarterly New Robot System to Test 10,000 Chemicals for Toxicity. Purchased by the Tox21 collaboration, which merges resources to develop ways to predict how chemicals will affect human health and the environment. Go to Article or www.epa.gov/ncct National Study Explores the Reaction and Transport of Tungsten in Drinking Water. Investigates how concentrations change along groundwater flow paths and modify the groundwater makeup. Go to Article or www.physorg.com Embracing Change: The Next Generation of Risk Assessment. New practices to match pace of discoveries as they relate to human and environmental health. Go to Article or www.epa.gov/risk/nexgen Using Mining By-Products to Reduce Algal Blooms. CSIRO. Can prevent nutrients from entering river systems, thereby reducing algal blooms. Go to Article or www.csiro.au Problem Formulation for Human Health Risk Assessments of Pathogens in Land-Applied Biosolids. EPA/600/R-08/035F. Includes literature studies; pathogen stressors; conceptual models; risk assessment evaluation; existing tools/methodologies. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncea Review of EPA's Responsiveness to SAB 2007 Recommendations for the Revision of Cancer Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic - A Report of the SAB Inorganic Arsenic Cancer Review Work Group. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/sab Quality Assurance and Quality Control Practices for Rehabilitation of Sewer and Water Mains. EPA/600/R-11/017. Interviewed with vendors, engineers, and utilities that use trenchless rehabilitation technologies. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl The Proposal for the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR 3) Was Signed by EPA Administrator. Would require monitoring for 30 contaminants during 2013-2015. Go to Article or water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs From Collaborators WERF - Measuring Water Ingestion among Water Recreators. Used survey research and environmental chemistry methods to evaluate rates of water ingestion during swimming, canoeing/kayaking, and wading/ fishing to address knowledge gap. WERF - Diagnostic Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds. Prioritizes TOrCs of most concern; develops framework to identify TOrCs by source type, exposure-response models for high priority TOrCs, and a relational database of TOrC exposure and effects data. Go to Article or www.werf.org WaterRF - lodoacids in Drinking Water Supplies: Methods and Occurrence. Weinberg, H.S., et al., 2011. #3175. Develops method for measuring iodoacetic acids to low levels in drinking water, studies mechanistic pathways of formation, and conducts an occurrence survey of source water quality and treatment scenarios likely to produce iodoacids. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org NIH Launches Largest Oil Spill Health Study. Studying health effects of the oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers; largest health study of its kind ever conducted among this population. Go to Article or www.niehs.nih.gov In Hot Water: Rising Public Health Concerns from Changing Ocean Conditions. Meeting session covered health effects of changes in harmful algal bloom seasons and toxicity, global production and oceanic deposition of desert dust, and in storm event frequency. Go to Article or oceansandhumanhealt .noaa.gov Go to or www.werf.org WERF's Paul L. Busch Award Offers $100,000 for Innovative Water Quality Research. Award to encourage researchers working in wastewater, water reuse, biosolids, stormwater, watersheds, and other areas. Go to Article or www.werf.org/Paul ^Busch Page 2 Office of Water No. 2011-1 ------- Water Research Quarterly EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. Wins Engineering Excellence Merit Award from ACEC/ Nebraska for Groundwater Nitrate Investigation Project. Investigation of elevated nitrate levels affecting community water systems in the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District of Nebraska. Go to Article or www.eaest.com From the Journals Association between Children's Blood Lead Levels, Lead Service Lines, and Water Disinfection, Washington, DC, 1998-2006. Brown, M.J., et al. 2011. Environmental Research, 111(1), 67-74. Go to Article Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Highly Vulnerable Karst Systems. Schwarz, K., etal., 2011. Environmental Pollution, 159(1), 133-139. Go to Article Impact of Plumbing Age on Copper Levels in Drinking Water. Turek, N.F., et al., 2011. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-AQUA, 60(1), 1-15. Go to Article Intellectual Impairment in School-Age Children Exposed to Manganese from Drinking Water. Bouchard, M.F., et al, 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(1), 138-143. Go to A Measure of Community Exposure: PFOA in Well Water Correlates with Serum Levels. Betts, K.S., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 1119(1). Go to Article Habitat-Specific Bioaccumulation of Methylmercury in Invertebrates of Small Mid- Latitude Lakes in North America. Chetelat, J., et al., 2011. Environmental Pollution, 159(1), 10-17. Pharmaceuticals, Hormones and Bisphenol A in Untreated Source and Finished Drinking Water in Ontario, Canada — Occurrence and Treatment Efficiency. Kleywegt, S., et al., 2011. Science of the Total Environment, 409(8), 1481-1488. Go to Article The Impact of Bisphenol A and Triclosan on Immune Parameters in the U.S. Population, NHANES 2003-2006. Clayton, E.M.R., et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(3), 390-396. Go to Article Toward Identifying the Next Generation of Superfund and Hazardous Waste Site Contaminants. Ela, W.R, et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(1), 6-10. Go to Article Accumulation and Clearance of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Current and Former Residents of an Exposed Community. Seals, R., et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(1), 119-124. Go to Are Oral Contraceptives a Significant Contributor to the Estrogenicity of Drinking Water? Wise, A., K. O'Brien, and T. Woodruff, 2011. Environmental Science e> Technology, 45(1), 51-60. Go to Article Disinfection Byproducts in Canadian Provinces: Associated Cancer Risks and Medical Expenses. Chowdhury, S., et al., 2011. Journal oj'Hazardous Materials, 187(1-3), 574-584. Go to Article Private Drinking Water Wells as a Source of Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Communities Surrounding a Fluoropolymer Production Facility. Hoffman, K., et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(1), 92-97. Behavioral Responses of Adult Male and Female Fathead Minnows to a Model Estrogenic Effluent and Its Effects on Exposure Regime and Reproductive Success. Lavelle, C. and P.W Sorensen, 2011. Aquatic Toxicology, 101(3-4), 521-528. Go to Article No. 2011-1 Office of Water Page 3 ------- Water Research Quarterly Investigation of Human Sewage Pollution and Pathogen Analysis at Florida Gulf Coast Beaches. Korajkic, A., et al., 2011. Journal oj'AppliedMicrobiology, 110(1), 174-183. Go to Article Mechanistic Basis of Resistance to PCBs in Atlantic Tomcod from the Hudson River. Wirgin, I., et al., 2011. Science, 331(6022), 1322-1325. Go to Article Bioaccumulation of Organochlorine Pesticides in Aquatic System - An Overview. Chopra, A., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173(1-4), 905-916. Go to Article Test of Significant Toxicity: A Statistical Application for Assessing Whether an Effluent or Site Water is Truly Toxic. Denton, D., J. Diamond, and L. Zheng, 2011. EnvironmentalToximlogy and Chemistry, 30(5), 1117-1126. Go to Article Unregulated Drinking Water Initiative for Environmental Surveillance and Public Health. Backer, L.C. and N. Tosta, 2011. Journal oj~ Environmental Health, 73(7), 31-32. Comparison of Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles and Silver Nitrate to Daphnia magna. Zhao, C. and W. Wang, 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30 (4), 885-8892. Go to Article Accumulation and Tolerance Characteristics of Chromium in a Cordgrass Cr-Hyperaccumulator, Spartina argentinensis. Redondo-Gomez, S., et al., 2()\\. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 185(2-3), 862-869. Go to Article Arsenic Pollution of Groundwater in Vietnam Exacerbated by Deep Aquifer Exploitation for More than a Century. Winkel, L.H.E., et al., 2011. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(4), 1246-1251. Information Needs for Siting New, and Evaluating Current, Nuclear Facilities: Ecology, Fate and Transport, and Human Health. Burger, J., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 172(1-4), 121-134. Go to Article Modelling Temporal and Spatial Changes of PCBs in Fish Tissue from Lake Huron. El-Shaarawi, A.H., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173(1-4), 611-623. Go to Article Enhancement Effect of Water Associated with Natural Organic Matter (NOM) on Organic Compound - NOM Interactions: A Case Study with Carbamazepine. Borisover, M., et al., 2011. there, 82(10), 1454-1460. Go to Bioaccumulation of Copper and Toxic Effects on Feeding, Growth, Fecundity and Development of Pond Snail Lymnaea luteola L. Das, S. and B.S. Khangarot, 2011. Journal oj'Hazardous Materials, 185(1), 295-305. Fluorine Contamination in Groundwater: A Major Challenge. Dar, M.A., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173(1-4), 955-968. 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. Go to www.emcon2011.com 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 2011 Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition. November 13-17, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org/Conferences Page 4 Office of Water No. 2011-1 ------- Water Research Quarterly Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection From EPA An Innovative Membrane Bioreactor Process for Achieving Sustainable Advanced Wastewater Treatment. Venosa, A.D., et al., 2011. Presented at ICOSSE 11, January 9-13 in Tucson, AZ. Efficacy of a gravity-flow Biomass Concentrator Reactor (BCR) for removal of COCs at trace level concentrations. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water Small Systems Research. Sorg, T.J., 2011. Presented at USEPA Region 6 five-state meeting, January 25-27, 2011 in Dallas, TX. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl ETV Report - Removal of Microbial Contaminants in Drinking Water. Blumenstein, M., B. Bartley, and J.Q. Adams, 2011. EPA/600/R-11/004. Dow Chemical Company Water Solutions SFD-2880 Ultrafiltration Module. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/etv Evaluation of Combined Heat and Power Technologies for Wastewater Treatment Facilities. EPA and Columbus Water Works Report. Examination of CHP technologies for converting anaerobic digester gas to electrical power and process heat. Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech Mineralogy of Galvanic Corrosion By-Products in Domestic Drinking Water Pipes. Desantis, M., 2011. Presented at Cincinnati Area Water Distribution Systems Networking Seminar, Cincinnati, OH, January 26, 2011. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl Removal of Inorganic, Microbial, and Particulate Contaminants from Secondary Treated Wastewater - Village Marine Tec. Expeditionary Unit Water Purifier, Generation 1. or www.epa.gov/etv Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (GREAT). Designed for water and wastewater utilities to assess the risk of potential climate change impacts. Go to Tool or water.epa.gov/infrastructure From Collaborators Assessment of Water Reuse as an Approach for Meeting Future Water Supply Needs. Potential for water reclamation and reuse of municipal wastewater to expand and enhance the nation's water supply alternatives. Go to Re ; or dels.nas.edu WaterRF - Simultaneous Oxidation and Removal of As(III) and As(V) by Electrocoagulation- Filtration. Lakshmanan, D., et al., 2011. #3160. Determines the technical and economic feasibility of using electrocoagulation-filtration for arsenic removal. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org WaterRF - Desalination Facility Design and Operation for Maximum Efficiency. Veerapaneni, S., et al., 2011. #4038. Recommendations for design and operation of desalination facilities to maximize energy efficiency. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org WERF - Nutrient Management Volume II: Removal Technology Performance & Reliability. Statistical variability is a characteristic of all plants and should be recognized in technology evaluation and in determining appropriate effluent limits. Go to Report or www.werf.org Post-Treatment Stabilization of Desalinated Water. Duranceau, S.J., et al., 2011. #4079. Lessons learned, industry practices, and concepts and guidelines for the post treatment stabilization of membrane permeate. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org No. 2011-1 Office of Water Page 5 ------- Water Research Quarterly Electrifying New Way to Clean Dirty Water. Low voltage helps microbes eat mining and other waste during water treatment. Go to Article or www.inotec.us Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium (Presentations). National Water Research Institute. January 25-26, 2011 in Irvine, CA. Go to Presentations or www.nwri-usa.org WERF - Nanomaterials Provide Boost to Biosolids Dewaterability and Odor Reduction. Adding to dewatering polymers led to lower polymer dose, improved filtrate quality, and reduced odors. Go to Article or www.werf.org WERF - Quantitative Tools to Determine the Expected Performance of Wastewater Soil Treatment Units. Includes literature and model review, toolkit user's guide, Excel spreadsheet tools (STUMOD and N-CALC), and supplemental information. Go to Report or www.werf.org Global Water Research Coalition - Energy Efficiency in the Water Industry: A Compendium of Best Practices and Case Studies. Examination of current best practices and technologies as well as promising new developments. Go to Report or www.globalwaterresearchcoalition.net WERF - Phosphorus Removal Potential Using Biogenic Iron Oxides. Evaluated biogenic iron oxides produced by microaerobic, iron-oxidizing bacteria as a phosphorus filtration matrix. Go to Report or www.werf.org Glendale Looks at Microfiltration to Reduce Chromium-6 Levels. International Desalination Association. Evaluating microfiltration in advance of anticipated lower hexavalent chromium maximum levels. Go to Article or www.desalination.biz WERF, EPA Collaboration Yields Needed Data on Combined Heat and Power Technologies. Go to Report or www.werf.org From the Journals Influence of Organic Matter on Arsenic Removal by Continuous Flow Electrocoagulation Treatment of Weakly Mineralized Waters. Pallier, V., et al., 2011. Chemosphere, 83(1), 21-28. Go to Article Treatment of Oily Wastewater of a Gas Refinery by Electrocoagulation Using Aluminum Electrodes. Saeedi, M. and A. Khalvati-Fahlyam, 2011. Water Environment Research, 83(3), 256-264. Go to Wastewater Polishing Index: A Tool for a Rapid Quality Assessment of Reclaimed Wastewater. Verlicchi, P., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173(1-4), 267-277. Go to Article Rapid Determination of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and Its Main Metabolites in Aqueous Samples by One-Step Microwave-Assisted Headspace Controlled- Temperature Liquid-Phase Micro extraction and Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection. Kumar, P.V. and J.E Jen, 2011. Chemosphere, 83(2), 200-207. Go to Article Removal of Arsenic from Water Using Fe- Exchanged Natural Zeolite. Li, Z., et al., 2011. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 187(1-3), 318-323. Go to Article Using Cl/Br Ratios and Other Indicators to Assess Potential Impacts on Groundwater Quality from Septic Systems: A Review and Examples from Principal Aquifers in the United States. Katz, B.C., etal., 2Q\\. Journal of Hydrology, 397(3-4), 151-166. Go to Article Sequestration of Cadmium Ions Using Titanate Nanotube. Du, A.J., et al., 2011. Journal oj'Hazardous Materials, 187(1-3), 401-406. Go to Article Page 6 Office of Water No. 2011-1 ------- Water Research Quarterly Methane, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Septic Tank Systems. Diaz-Valbuena, L.R., et al., 2011. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(7), 2741-2747. Go to Article Wind-Powered Desalination: An Estimate of Saline Groundwater in the United States. Androwski, J., et al., 2011. Journal of'the American Water Resources .Association, 47(1), 93-102. Go to Article Performance and Biofilm Activity of Nitrifying Biofilters Removing Trihalomethanes. Wahman, D.G., etal., 2011. Water Research, 45(4), 1669-1680. Pilot Scale Evaluation on Ferric Floe Sludge Concentration with Pelleting Flocculation Blanket Process. Huang, T.L., et al., 2010. Water Science e> Technology, 62(9), 2021-2027. Go to Article Distribution and Availability of Trace Elements in Municipal Solid Waste Composts. Paradelo, R., et al., 2Q\\. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13(1), 201-211. Go to Article Research Advances and Challenges in the Microbiology of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal - A Critical Review. Gebremariam, S., et al., 2011. Water Environment Research, 83(3), 195-219. Pilot Scale Testing of a New Configuration of the Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) to Treat High-Strength Industrial Sewage. Strieker, A., et al., 2011. Water Environment Research, 83(1), 3-14. Go to Article Biosorption of Heavy Metals from Mining Influenced Water onto Chitin Products. Pinto, P.X., S.R. Al-Abed, and D.J. Reisman, 2011. Chemical Engineering Journal, 166(3), 1002-1009. Go to Article Banana Peel Applied to the Solid Phase Extraction of Copper and Lead from River Water: Preconcentration of Metal Ions with a Fruit Waste. Castro, R.S.D., et al., 2011. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50(6), 3446-3451. Go to Article Free Chlorine and Monochloramine Application to Nitrifying Biofilm: Comparison of Biofilm Penetration, Activity, and Viability. Lee, W.H., D.G. Wahman, P.L. Bishop, and J.G. Pressman, 2011. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(4), 1412-1419. Go to Article Metal Removal Efficiency and Ecotoxicological Assessment of Field-Scale Passive Treatment Biochemical Reactors. Butler, B., M.E. Smith, D.J. Reisman, and J.M. Lazorchak, 2011. Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(2), 385-392. Go to Longitudinal Evaluation of the Efficacy of Heat Treatment Procedures against Legionella spp. in Hospital Water Systems by Using a Flow Cytometric Assay. Allegra, S., et al., 2011. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(4), 1268-75. Go to Article Development of Chemically Engineered Porous Metal Oxides for Phosphate Removal. Delaney, P., et al., 2Q\\. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 185(1), 382-391. Go to Article Non-Biological Inhibition-Based Sensing (NIBS) Demonstrated for the Detection of Toxic Arsenic Compounds. Monty, C.N., et al., 2011. Chemosphere, 82(11), 1644-1648. Go to Application of a New Vertical Profiling Tool (ESASS) for Sampling Groundwater Quality During Hollow-Stem Auger Drilling. Harte, P.T. and S.M. Flanagan, 2011. Ground Water Monitoring e> Remediation, 31(1), 86-98. Go to Article No. 2011-1 Office of Water Page 7 ------- Water Research Quarterly Upcoming Meetings 26th Annual WateReuse Symposium. September 11-14, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. Go to www.watereuse.org/conferences/symposium/26 Potable Reuse Conference. November 13-15, 2011 in Hollywood, FL. Go to www.watereuse.org/conferences/potable/ll 84th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference. October 15- 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA. Go to www.weftec.org WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition. October 5-7, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. Go to www.watersmartinnovations.com IWA Water Loss 2012. February 26-25, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. Go to www.iwa-waterloss.org/2012 Energy and Water 2011 - Efficiency, Generation, Management, and Climate Impacts. July 31-August 3, 2011 in Chicago, IL. Go to www.wef.org/energy 2011 WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Expo. October 5-7, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. Go to www.watersmartinnovations.com 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 Philadelphia Low Impact Development Symposium. September 25-28, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. Go to www.bae.ncsu.edu/stormwater/20111id Page 8 Office of Water No. 2011-1 ------- Water Research Quarterly Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis From EPA Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA's Strategy to Protect America's Waters. Framework for how EPA's national water program will address the challenges; EPA's priorities for achieving clean water goals. Go to Report or water.epa.gov EPA Takes Step to Improve Lake Champlain Water Quality. Work with Vermont to develop plan for reductions in phosphorus. Elevated levels cause algae blooms and other water quality problems. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/regionl /eco/tmdl Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Aquatic Organisms. Daughton, C.G. and B.W. Brooks, 2011. Environmental Contaminants in Biota: Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Chapter 8, N. Beyer and J. Meador (ed.). Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nerl The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central Appalachian Coalfields. EPA/600/R-09/138F. National Center for Environmental Assessment. Go to or www.epa.gov/ncea Can Rain Barrels and Gardens Help Keep Sewage in the Sewers? Investigates how they retain stormwater and how to motivate the public to adopt these "green" practices. Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nrmrl/std/seb EPA to Open Public Comment on Proposed Standards to Protect Aquatic Ecosystems. Protect billions of fish and other aquatic organisms drawn into cooling water systems each year. Go to Article or water.epa.gov/lawsregs NCEA - Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices. EPA/600/R-10/077F. NCEA - Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of Conducting Multi- Stressor Global Change Vulnerability Assessments. Blue, J., J. Maxted, N. Hiremath, M. Diebel, C. Hermck, J. Koplos, C. Weaver. EPA/600/R-11/01A. External Review Draft. Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ord/npd From Collaborators Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico. Framework to assess the effects of the oil spill within the context of other human activities. Go to Article or www.nationalacademies.org Scientists Discover Invasive Mussel Killing Bacteria. California company preparing commercial product to control the environmentally hazardous zebra and quagga mussels. Go to Article or www.nvsm.nYsed.gov Go to or www.epa.gov/ord/npd USAGE - Application of Long Distance Conveyance (LDC) of Dredged Sediments to Louisiana Coastal Restoration. Welp, T. and G. Ray, 2011. ERDC TR-11-2. Describes dredging and transport methodologies in relation to LDC design and economic considerations and potential environmental impacts of LDC across Louisiana wetlands. Go to Report or el.erdc.usace.armv.mil Measuring Forestry's Impact on Water Availability. Tools from CSIRO help water managers better estimate how forest plantations affect stream flows. Go to Article or www.csiro.au USAGE - Meeting Water Quality and Water Control Objectives in River Basins with Multiple Reservoirs. ERDC TN-SWWRP-11-2. Tool to help determine if temporal and spatial distribution of water quality is met at right place and time for an operational change. Go to Report or el.erdc.usace.army.mil No. 2011-1 Office of Water Page 9 ------- Water Research Quarterly USAGE - Hydrologic Analyses for Stream Restoration Design. Fischenich, J.C. and S.K. McKay, 2011. ERDC TN-EMRRP-EBA-8. Planners should focus on hydrologic and geomorphic factors when evaluating ecosystem restoration (e.g., magnitude/duration of peak annual discharges, duration of low flow conditions, etc.). Go to Report or el.erdc.usace.armv.mil The Last Drop: Climate Change and the Southwest Water Crisis. Ackerman, F. and E.A. Stanton, 2011. Stockholm Environment Institute. Sustainable water use will require strong residential adaptation, or strong agricultural adaptation (e.g., elimination of low-value crops) with moderate residential measures. Go to Report or www.sei-us.org/publications National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Historical Shoreline Change along the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts. Hapke, C.J., et al., 2011. 68% of beaches in this area eroding. Go to Article or woodshole.er.usgs.gov USGS - An Initial SPARROW Model of Land Use and In-Stream Controls on Total Organic Carbon in Streams of the Conterminous United States. Shih, J.H., et al., 2011. Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW). Go to Report or pubs.usgs.gov Managed Retreat of Coastal Communities: Understanding Responses to Projected Sea Level Rise. CSIRO. Alexander, K. S., et. al., 2011. A meta- theoretical social functionalist framework to analyze the range of personal concerns and responses to proposed policy options for vulnerable coastal shorelines. Go to Rei or www.csiro.au WERF - Canine Scent and Microbial Source Tracking in Santa Barbara, CA. Pilot-scale study results show canine scent tracking should be expanded for use by researchers and stormwater managers. Go to Article or www.werf.org The Future of Research on Climate Change Impacts on Water. Raucher, R.S., 2011. WaterRF, WERF, NOAA, UCAR, EPA, and NASA. Report on Workshop that focused on adaptation strategies and information needs. Go to or www.waterrf.org WaterRF & NCAR - Climate Change in Water Utility Planning: Decision Analytic Approaches. Yates, D. and K. Miller, 2011. #3132. Vulnerabilities and adaptations needed to manage risk. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org or www.ncar.ucar.edu Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information as a Watershed Restoration Resource. Go to digital.librarv.ucr.edu/cdri Two-Stage Ditches Reduce Downstream Nutrient Transport Exit. The Nature Conservancy (Indiana). Floodplain benches with grasses on either side of a flow channel in a ditch reduce time and funding that many counties spend maintaining the ditches. Go to Article or www.nature.org USAGE - A Generic Modeling Approach to Biomass Dynamics of Sagittaria latifolia and Spartina alterniflora. Best, E.P.H., et al., 2011. ERDC TN-SWWRP-11-1. Go to Re : or el.erdc.usace.armv.mil USAGE - Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support Ecosystem Restoration Planning. Suedel, B.C., 2011. ERDC TN-EMRRP-EBA-7. Go to Report or el.erdc.usace.armv.mil Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Go to Article or www.nationalacademies.org WaterRF - Methods to Assess GWUDI and Bank Filtration Performance. Abbaszadegan, M., et al., 2011. #3121. Go to Re : or www.waterrf.org Tillage Practices in the Conterminous United States, 1989-2004 - Datasets Aggregated by Watershed. Baker, N.T., 2011. Methods used to aggregate at county-level; dataset includes total planted acreage by tillage type for selected crops. Go to Report or pubs.usgs.gov Page 10 Office of Water No. 2011-1 ------- Water Research Quarterly From the Journals Monitoring the Dynamics of an Invasive Emergent Macrophyte Community Using Operational Remote Sensing Data. Albright, T.P. and D.J. Ode, 2011. Hydrobiologia, 661(1), 469-474. Go to Article Nitrification and Denitrification Response to Varying Periods of Desiccation and Inundation in a Western Kansas Stream. Austin, B.J. and E.A. Strauss, 2011. Hydrobiologia, 658(1), 183-195. A Nationally Consistent Framework for Identifying Interstate Waters with Applications for the National Listing of Fish Advisories. Cooter, W., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 172(1-4), 67-89. Go to Article Transboundary Groundwater Policy: Developing Approaches in the Western and Southwestern United States. Hathaway, D.L., 2()\\. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 47(1), 103-113. Go to Article Planning for the Persistence of River Biodiversity: Exploring Alternative Futures Using Process- Based Models. Turak, E., et al., 2011. Freshwater Biology, 56(1), 39-56. Go to Article Effluent-Dominated Streams. Part 1: Presence and Effects of Excess Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Wascana Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada. Waiser, M.J., et al., 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(2), 496-507. Resuspension of Polychlorinated Biphenyl- Contaminated Field Sediment: Release to the Water Column and Determination of Site-Specific K^QC. Friedman, C.L., et al., 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(2), 377-384. Go to Article Behaviour of Arsenic in Forested Catchments Following a High-Pollution Period. Novak, M., et al., 2011. Environmental Pollution, 159(1), 204-211. Go to Article Spatial and Seasonal Variations in Atrazine and Metolachlor Surface Water Concentrations in Ontario (Canada) Using ELISA. Byer, J.D., et al., 2011. Chemosphere, 82(8), 1155-1160. Go to Article Chesapeake Bay Watershed Pesticide Use Declines but Toxicity Increases. Hartwell, S., 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(5), 1223-1231. Go to Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Dissolved Methylmercury in Two Stream Basins in the Eastern United States. Bradley, P.M., et al., 2011. Environmental S cience ^Technology, 45(6), 2048-2055. Riverine Coupling of Biogeochemical Cycles between Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere. Aufdenkampe, A.K. et al., 2011. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 9(1), 53-60. Go to Article Global Declines in Oceanic Nitrification Rates as a Consequence of Ocean Acidification. Beman, J.M., et al. 2011. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(1), 208-213. Go to Sediment Quality Guidelines for Copper and Zinc for Filter-Feeding Estuarine Oysters? Birch, G.F. and T.D. Hogg, 2011. Environmental Pollution, 159(1), 108-115. Go to Article Longitudinal Variability in Streamwater Chemistry and Carbon and Nitrogen Fluxes in Restored and Degraded Urban Stream Networks. Sivirichi, G.M., et al., 2011. Journal oj'Environmental Monitoring, 13(2), 288-303. Go to Article No. 2011-1 Office of Water Page 11 ------- Water Research Quarterly Aluminium Speciation in Streams and Lakes of the UK Acid Waters Monitoring Network, Modelled with WHAM. Tipping, E. and H.T. Carter, 2011. Science of the Total Environment, 409(8), 1550-1558. Go to Article Marine Oil Fate: Knowledge Gaps, Basic Research, and Development Needs; a Perspective Based on the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Thibodeaux, L.J., et al., 2011. Environmental Engineering Science, 28(2), 87-93. Go to Article Implications of Geographic Variability on Comparative Toxicity Potentials of Cu, Ni and Zn in Freshwaters of Canadian Ecoregions. Gandhi, N., et al., 2011. Chemosphere, 82(2), 268-277. Use of Existing Water, Sediment, and Tissue Data to Screen Ecological Risks to the Endangered Rio Grande Silvery Minnow. Marcus, M.D., et al., 2010. Science of the Total Environment, 409(1), 83-94. Go to Article Nitrous Oxide Emission from Denitrification in Stream and River Networks. Beaulieua, J.J., et al. 2011. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(1), 214-219. Go to Article Use of Gene Expression, Biochemical and Metabolite Profiles to Enhance Exposure and Effects Assessment of the Model Androgen 17{:3-Trenbolone in Fish. Ekman, D.R., D.L. Villeneuve, Q. Teng, K.J. Ralston-Hooper, D. Martinovic-Weigelt, M.D. Kahl, K.M. Jensen, E.J. Durban, E.A. Makynen, G.T. Ankley, and T.W. Collette, 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(2), 319-329. Modelling the Effect of Forest Cover in Mitigating Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater: A Case Study of the Sherwood Sandstone Aquifer in the East Midlands, UK. Zhang, H. and K.M. Hiscock, 2(m. Journal of Hydrology, 399(3-4), 212-225. Go to Article Nitrogen Contamination of Surficial Aquifers — A Growing Legacy. Puckett, L.J., et al., 2011. EnvironmentalScience ^Technology, 45(3), 839-844. Go to Article Sediment and Nutrient Management Solutions to Improve the Water Quality of Lake Okeechobee. James, R.T. and C.D. Pollman, 2011. Lake andlLeservoir Management, 27(1), 28-40. Go to Article Trends in Pesticide Concentrations in Streams of the Western United States, 1993-2005. Johnson, H.M., et al., 2Q\\. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 47(2), 265-286. Go to Incorporating Social Context Variables into Paired Watershed Designs to Test Nonpoint Source Program Effectiveness. Prokopy, L.S., et al., 2011. 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Go to Article Page 12 Office of Water No. 2011-1 ------- Water Research Quarterly Acute Upper Thermal Limits of Three Aquatic Invasive Invertebrates: Hot Water Treatment to Prevent Upstream Transport of Invasive Species. Beyer,}., et al, 2011. Environmental Management, 47(1), 67-76. Go to Article Effects of Wild Fish and Motile Epibenthic Invertebrates on the Benthos below an Open Water Fish Farm. Sanz-Lazaro, C., et al., 2011. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 91(2), 216-223. Go to Article Simulated Impacts of Three Decadal Climate Variability Phenomena on Water Yields in the Missouri River Basin. Mehta, V.M., et al., 2011. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 47(1), 126-135. Go to Article Evaluating Otolith Sr/Ca as a Tool for Reconstructing Estuarine Habitat Use. Phillis, C., et al., 2011. Sciences, 68(2), 360-373. Go to Article .1C Drought Under Global Warming: A Review. Dai, A., 2011. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2(1), 45-65. 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Go to www.fcsm.gov/events No. 2011-1 Office of Water Page 13 ------- Water Research Quarterly Clean Water is Americans' Top Environmental Concern At least three in four Americans surveyed in Gallup's 2011 Environment poll worry about water contamination. Respondents were asked if they personally worry about contamination of soil and water by toxic waste, pollution of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, pollution of drinking water, and the maintenance of the nation's supply of fresh water for household needs. Interestingly, Americans are less worried today than they were 10 years ago about these same issues Gallup measured in 2001. The decline spans a period when the public often expressed surging concern about terrorism, the Iraq war, gas prices, and the economy. Percent of Americans that Worry about Environmental Problems * Environmental Problem Contain of Soil/Water by Toxic Waste Pollute River/Lake/Reservoir Pollute Drinking Water Maintain Fresh Water for Households Pollute Air Extinction of Plants /Animals Loss of Rain Forests Urban Sprawl/Loss of Open Space Global Warming 2011 79% 79% 77% 75% 72% 64% 63% 57% 51% Percent that Worry a Great Deal/Fair Amount Bottom Line: Americans largely recognize the importance of clean water to their lives. All four environmental issues referring to "water" in this year's Gallup poll rank in the upper tier of environmental concerns, with air pollution a close fifth. What may surprise some, given the broad exposure the issue has received in recent years, is that global warming ranks lowest — with barely half of Americans concerned and 48% only a little or not at all concerned. Adapted from Lydia Saad's Article, March 28, 2011. www.aallup.com EPA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Grants Go to SBIR Grants Advanced Contaminant Inactivation System for Drinking Water. Kimble, M.C. Go to Article Combination of Chlorine-Free Electrolytic and Photochemical Methods for Sterilization of Contaminated Waters. Barashkov, N. Go to Article Development of a Scalable, Low-Cost, Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Electrochemical Process for the Destruction of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs). Arumugam, P. Go to Article Anaerobic Pre-Treatment for an Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment System. Horst, G. Go to Article In-Situ Imaging of Water Pipelines Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves. Mu,J. Go to Article Page 14 EPA820-N-11-001 Office of Water (4304T) No. 2011-1 January - March 2011 http://water.epa.gov/scitech/research-riskassess/researchstrategy/index.cfm ------- |