Office of Water F
  Water  Research  Update
  January - June  2012
No. 2012-1
                                      Table of Contents
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from Chemicals and Microbes in Water.
Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection .
Hcological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis.
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               Protecting Aquatic Life  and Human Health from
                         Chemicals and Microbes in Water
 From EPA
 Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides in
 Water. Benchmarks for 350 pesticide active
 ingredients will help determine if detection in drinking
 water may indicate a health risk.
 Go to Article or www.epa.gov/pesticides

 Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene
 (Perchloroethylene). EPA/635/R-08/011F. Final
 health assessment for the likely carcinogen,
 tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Will be used in revising the
 chemical's drinking water standard.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/iris

 Benchmark Dose Technical Guidance. 100-R-12-
 001. For consistent derevation of benchmark doses for
 various uses; discusses data requirements, dose-
 response analyses, and reporting recommendations.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/IRIS

 Technical Brief - Rapid Viability PCR Method for
 Detection of Live Bacillus anthracis Spores.
 EPA/600/S-12/002. Following a biothreat agent
 release, rapid testing methods  are needed.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nhsrc
     Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 3
     (UCMR 3). Required monitoring for 30 contaminants
     using EPA and consensus organization analytical
     methods during 2013-2015.
     Go to Report or water.epa.gov/lawsregs

     Draft: Investigation of Ground Contamination
     near Pavillion, Wyoming. DiGiulio, D.C., R.T.
     Wilkm, C. Miller, and G. Oberley, 2011. Ground water
     monitoring detects hydraulic fracturing fluids,
     including benzene, above SDWA standards.
     Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ord

     National Center for Environmental Economics
     (NCEE) — Do Regulators Overestimate the Costs
     of Regulation? Working Paper # 11-07. Simpson,
     R.D., 2011. Study looks at questions of accuracy and
     bias in regulatory cost estimates.
     Go to Report or www.epa.gov/economics

     Draft Permitting Guidance for Using Diesel Fuel
     in Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing. EPA/816/R-
     12/004. Clarifies means of compliance with 2005
     Amendments to the  Safe Drinking Water Act.
     Go to Report or water.epa.gov/type/groundwater

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                            Water Research Update
 From Collaborators
 WaterRF - Development of a Bench-Scale Test to
 Predict the Formation of Nitrosamines. Krasner, S.,
 et al, 2012. Nitrosamine and disinfection by-product
 formation for a range of water qualities in distribution systems.
 Go to Report or www.waterrf.org

 WaterRF - State of the Science of Hexavalent
 Chromium in Drinking Water.  Review to inform
 regulatory action on the possible carcinogen.
 Go to Report or www.waterrf.org/proiectsreports

 USGS — Methods for Evaluating Temporal
 Groundwater Quality Data and Results of
 Decadal-Scale Changes in Chloride, Dissolved
 Solids, and Nitrate Concentrations in
 Groundwater in the United States, 1988-2010.
 Lindsey, B.D. and M.G. Rupert, 2012. No change for
 over half of wells; key changes in urban, agricultural areas.
 Go to Report or water.usgs.gov/nawqa

 USGS - Principal Aquifers Can Contribute
 Radium to Sources of Drinking Water Under
 Certain Geochemical Conditions. Szabo, Z., et al.,
 2012. Fact Sheet # 2010-3113. Influence of rock type
 and chemical processes on occurrence in aquifers.
 Go to Report or www.usgs.gov/science

 WaterRF — Are There More Toxin Genes Than
 Toxic Cyanobacteria? Implications for
 Enumeration, Toxicity, and Bloom Formation.
 Monis, P., et al., 2012. To determine the validity of
 using molecular techniques for enumeration.
 Go to Report or www.waterrf.org

 CDC — Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children:
 A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention. Advisory
 Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.
 No identified blood level without effects; can extend
 beyond cognitive function.
 Go to Report or www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead
         Draft Rule Requiring Public Disclosure of
         Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing on
         Public and Indian Lands. Would require disclosure
         of hydraulic fracturing chemicals.
         Go to Article or www.doi.gov

         AWWA Launches Hypochlorite Assessment Tool.
         Determine storage-time and life-cycle based on rate of
         degradation and perchlorate formation.
         Go to Report or www.awwa.org/resources

         USGS - The Potential Effects of Sodium
         Bicarbonate, a Major Constituent of Produced
         Waters from Coalbed Natural Gas Production, on
         Aquatic Life. Farag, A.M., and D.D. Harper, 2012.
         Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5008. Waters
         may contain large concentrations, harming aquatic life.
         Go to Report or www.cerc.usgs.gov

         USGS-NAWQA - Factors Affecting Groundwater
         Quality in the Valley and Ridge Aquifers, Eastern
         United States, 1993-2002. Johnson, G.C., T.M.
         Zimmerman, B.D. Lindsey, and E.L. Gross, 2011.
         Bedrock type and land use were dominant factors in
         region from northwestern Georgia to New Jersey.
         Go to Report or water.usgs.gov/nawqa

         AWWA - Regulatory Update: The Drinking Water
         Dozen. Roberson, J.A., 2012. Meeting SDWA
         requirements for regulatory consideration of new
         contaminants and for reviewing existing regulations.
         Go to Article or www.awwa.org
         From Journals	

         Occurrence and Concentrations of
         Pharmaceutical Compounds in Groundwater Used
         for Public Drinking-Water Supply in California.
         Fram, M.S. and K. Belitz, 2011. Science of the Total
         Environment, 409(18), 3409-3417.
         Go to Article
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 Nationwide Assessment of Nitrosamine
 Occurrence and Trends. Russell, C.G., et al., 2012.
 Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 104(3),
 E205-E217.
 Go to Article

 Predicted-No-Effect Concentrations for the
 Steroid Estrogens Estrone, 17{3-Estradiol, Estriol,
 and 17«-Ethinylestradiol. Caldwell, D.J., et al., 2012.
 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(6), 1396-1406.
 Go to Article

 Chlorination in a  Wastewater Treatment Plant:
 Acute Toxicity Effects of the Effluent and of the
 Recipient Water Body. Pignata, C., et al., 2012.
 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 184(4), 2091-
 2103.
 Go to Article

 Toxic Groundwater Contaminants: An Overlooked
 Contributor to Urban Stream Syndrome? Roy, J. W.
 and G. Bickerton, 2012. EnvironmentalScience e>
 Technology, 46(2), 729-736.
 Go to Article

 Steroid Hormone Runoff from Agricultural Test
 Plots Applied with Municipal  Biosolids. Yang, Y.,
 et al., 2012. Environmental Science e> Technology, 46(5),
 2746-2754.
 Go to Article

 Developmental Toxicity Evaluations of Whole
 Mixtures of Disinfection By-products using
 Concentrated Drinking Water in Rats: Gestational
 and Lactational Effects of Sulfate and Sodium.
 Narotsky, M.G., et al., 2012. Birth Defects Research PartB:
 Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology, 95(3), 202-212.
 Go to Article
         Endocrine Disruption Due to Estrogens Derived
         From Humans Predicted to be Low in the
         Majority of U.S. Surface Waters. Anderson, P. D., et
         al., 2012. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(6),
         1407-1415.
         Go to Article

         Occurrence of THM and NDMA Precursors in a
         Watershed: Effect of Seasons and Anthropogenic
         Pollution. Aydin, E., et al., 2012. Journal oj'Hazardous
         Materials, 221-222, 86-91.
         Go to Article

         Watershed and Discharge Influences on the Phase
         Distribution and Tributary Loading of Total
         Mercury and Methylmercury Into Lake Superior.
         Babiarz, C., et al., 2012. Environmental Pollution, 161,
         299-310.
         Go to Article

         Effects of Cr III and Pb on the Bioaccumulation
         and Toxicity of Cd in Tropical Periphyton
         Communities: Implications of Pulsed Metal
         Exposures. Bere, T., et al., 2012. Environmental
         Pollution, 163, 184-191.
         Go to Article

         Illicit Drugs as New Environmental Pollutants:
         Cyto-Genotoxic Effects of Cocaine  on the
         Biological Model Dfeissena polymorpha. Binelli,
         A., et al., 2012. Chemosphere, 86(9), 906-911.
         Go to Article

         Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Surface Waters:
         Coming to a Neighborhood Near You. Charles, J.
         E. and W. E. Flowers, 2012. Journal American Water
         Works Association, 104(1), 14-18.
         Go to Article
 Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension "Probably
 Linked" to PFOA Contamination. Holtcamp, W.,
 2012. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(2), a59.
 Go to Article
         Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Bacterial
         Activity in Natural Waters. Das, P., et al., 2012.
         Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(1), 122-130.
         Go to Article
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 Passive Sampling Provides Evidence for Newark
 Bay as a Source of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-
 Dioxins and Furans to the New York/New Jersey,
 USA, Atmosphere. Friedman, C. L., et al., 2012.
 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(2), 253-261.
 Go to Article

 Mercury Bioaccumulation in Estuarine Food
 Webs. Fry, B. and M. M. Chumchal, 2012. Ecological
 Applications, 22(2), 606-623.
 Go to Article

 Vulnerability of Recently Recharged Groundwater
 in Principle Aquifers of the United States to
 Nitrate Contamination. Gurdak, J. J.  and S. L. Qi,
 2012. Environmental S dence ^Technology, 46(11), 6004-
 6012.
 Go to Article

 Emerging Organic Contaminants in Groundwater:
 a Review of Sources, Fate and Occurrence.
 Lapworth, D. J., et al., 2012. Environmental Pollution, 163,
 287-303.
 Go to Article
        Acute Toxicity of Cadmium, Lead, Zinc, and
        Their Mixtures to Stream-Resident Fish and
        Invertebrates. Mebane, C. A., et al., 2012.
        Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(6), 1334-1348.
        Go to Article

        Uptake and Depuration of Pharmaceuticals in
        Aquatic Invertebrates. Meredith-Williams, M., et al.,
        2012. Environmental Pollution, 165, 250-258.
        Go to Article

        New Effects of Roundup on Amphibians:
        Predators Reduce Herbicide Mortality;
        Herbicides Induce Antipredator Morphology.
        Relyea, R. A., 2012. Ecological Applications, 22(2), 634-
        647.
        Go to Article

        Progestins and Antiprogestins Affect Gene
        Expression in Early Development in Zebrafish
        (Danio rerio) at Environmental Concentrations.
        Zucchi, S., et al., 2012. Environmental S dence e>
        Technology, 46(9), 5183-5192.
        Go to Article
 Dietary Bioaccumulation of
 Perfluorophosphonates and
 Perfluorophosphinates in Juvenile Rainbow Trout:
 Evidence of Metabolism of Perfluorophosphinates.
 Lee, H., et al., 2012. Environmental S dence e> Technology,
 46(6), 3489-3497.
 Go to Article

 Endocrine Disruption Potentials of
 Organophosphate Flame Retardants and Related
 Mechanisms in H295R and MVLN Cell Lines and
 in Zebrafish. Liu, X., et al., 2012. Aquatic Toxicology,
 114-115,173-181.
 Go to Article
         Mixed Metals Toxicity: More than the Sum of Its
         Parts? Spivey, A., 2012. Environmental Health Perspectives,
         120(1), a35.
         Go to Article

         Glow Fish: A New Biosensor to Detect How
         Environmental Estrogens Affect Tissues.
         Holtcamp, W., 2012. Environmental Health Perspectives,
         120(7), a284.
         Go to Article

         Brain Anomalies in Children Exposed Prenatally
         to a Common Organophosphate Pesticide. Rauha,
         V.A., 2012. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
         of the United States of America, 109(20), 7871-7876.
         Go to Article
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 Biogeographical Analysis of Chemical Co-
 Occurrence Data to Identify Priorities for
 Mixtures Research. Tornero-Velez, R., P.P. Egeghy,
 and E.A. Cohen-HubaL, 2012. Risk Analysis, 32(2),
 224-236.
 Go to Article

 Fecal Indicators and Zoonotic Pathogens in
 Household Drinking Water Taps Fed from
 Rainwater Tanks in Southeast Queensland,
 Australia. Ahmed, W., et al, 2012. Applied and
 Environmental Microbiology, 78(1), 219-226.
 Go to Article
        Upcoming Meetings
        SETAC North America 33rd Annual Meeting:
        Catching the Next Wave: Advancing Science
        Through Innovation and Collaboration. November
        11-15, 2012 in Long Beach, CA.
        Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org/events

        2013 NGWA Summit - The National and
        International Conference on Groundwater. April
        28 - May 2, 2013 in San Antonio, TX.
        Go to groundwatersummit.org
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                           Water Research  Update
           Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
                       Sustainable Public Health Protection
 From EPA
 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant
 Loading Tool. 2007-2010 information on locations,
 pollutants, and amount of discharge.
 Go to cfpub.epa.gov/dmr/

 Integrated Municipal Stormwater and
 Wastewater Planning Approach Framework,
 Memo. Stoner, N., and C. Giles. More efficient,
 sustainable solutions to achieving CWA objectives.
 Go to Report or cfpub.epa.gov/npdes

 Inactivation of Bacterial Bioterrorism Agents in
 Water: Summary of Seven Studies. EPA/600/R-
 12/521. Data is limited for inactivation.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nhsrc

 Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Initiative
 Makes Available Climate Resilience Evaluation
 and Awareness Tool (GREAT) Training Modules.
 Helps utilities understand climate change impacts,
 assess risks, and evaluate options.
 Go to Article or water.epa.gov/infrastructure

 Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities.
 EPA/817/K-11/003. Based on region and projected
 climate impacts.
 Go to Report or water.epa.gov/infrastructure

 Coordination of the Water and Emergency
 Services Sectors: An Important Step to Better
 Response. EPA/817/K-12/001. Vulnerable to
 threats that disrupt normal operations; consequences
 from incidents reduced with faster return to normal.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/safewater
         New Testing Methods for Arsenic and Lead in
         Soil. Could save millions in cleanup costs at
         Superfund sites.
         Go to Article or www.epa.gov/research


         From Collaborators	

         Direct Potable Reuse: Benefits for Public Water
         Supplies, Agriculture, the Environment, and
         Energy Conservation. Schroeder, E., et al., 2012.
         NWRI-2012-01. May be an alternative  to developing
         new water sources.
         Go to Report or www.nwri-usa.org

         WaterRF — Fate and Impact of Antibiotics in
         Slow-Rate Biofiltration Processes. Wunder, D. and
         R. Hozalski, 2012. Investigation of the synergistic
         impacts of multiple antibiotics on biofilm bacteria
         used for slow-rate biofiltration processes worldwide.
         Go to Report or www.waterrf.org

         Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the
         Nation's Water Supply through Reuse of
         Municipal Wastewater. Committee on the
         Assessment of Water Reuse as an Approach to
         Meeting Future  Water Supply Needs; National
         Research Council, 2012. Reclaimed water may be  used
         for irrigation and industrial uses.
         Go to Report or books.nap.edu

         Summary of Studies Related to Hydraulic
         Fracturing Conducted by USGS Water Science
         Centers. Establish baseline water quantity and quality
         assessments as natural gas production accelerates.
         Go to Article or water.usgs.gov
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 Contamination Warning System CIPAC
 Workgroup. Critical Infrastructure Partnership
 Advisory Council (CIPAC) Drinking Water
 Contamination Warning System (CWS) Workgroup.
 Go to Report or www.awwa.org

 AWWA - Computer Modeling of Water
 Distribution Systems, Third Edition. M32. Build
 an accurate model of your water distribution system
 and solvehydraulics and water quality problems.
 Go to Report or www.awwa.org

 AWWA — Buried No Longer: Confronting
 America's Water Infrastructure Challenge.
 $1 trillion needed to repair/replace buried drinking
 water infrastructure.
 Go to Report or www.awwa.org/government

 WaterRF - Evaluation of Analytical Methods for
 EDCs and PPCPs via Interlaboratory
 Comparison. Vanderford, B., et al., 2012. Will help
 utlilities assess the most appropriate use of methods.
 Go to Report or www.waterrf.org

 DOE - New Energy Efficiency Standards for
 Residential Clothes Washers and Dishwashers to
 Save Consumers Billions on Energy Bills. New
 standards produce significant savings while retaining
 consumer choice.
 Go to Article or www.eere.energy.gov

 NRDC — Financing Stormwater Retrofits in
 Philadelphia and Beyond. Valderrama, A. and L.
 Levine, 2012. Reduced rates for property owners that
 keep  rainfall onsite vs. sending it into storm drains.
 Go to Report or www.nrdc.org/water

 USAGE — Estimating Solubility for Modeling the
 Fate of Heavy Metals with the Training Range
 Environmental Evaluation and Characterization
 System (TREECS™). ERDC TN-EQT-12-1.
 Forcast munitions constituents to migration into
 surface water and groundwater systems.
 Go to Report or el.erdc.usace.armv.mil
          Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure. The
         Johnson Foundation, 2012. Sustainable, integrated
         water infrastructure financing models needed.
          Go to Report or www.iohnsonfdn.org
          From Journals	

          Nanotechnology: What Are the Challenges and
          Emerging Benefits for Water Treatment? Tuccillo,
          M.E., et al., 2012. OpFlow, 38(1), 10-13.
          Go to Article

          Management Experiences and Trends for Water
          Reuse Implementation in Northern California.
          Bischel, H. N., et al., 2012. Environmental Science e>
          Technology, 46(1), 180-188.
          Go to Article

          Diversity of a Chlorine-Resistant Bacillus
          Population Isolated from a Wastewater
          Treatment Station. Paes, F., et al., 2012. Water
          Environment Research, 84(3), 274-281.
          Go to Article

          Hydraulic Impacts on Urban Drainage Systems
          Due to Changes in Rainfall Caused by Climatic
          Change. Berggren, K., et al., 2012. Journal of Hydrologic
          Engineering, 17(1), 92-98.
          Go to Article

          Reactions of Phenylurea Compounds with
          Aqueous Chlorine: Implications for Herbicide
          Transformation During Drinking Water
          Disinfection. Chusaksri, S., et al., 2012. Journal of
          Hazardous Materials, 209-210, 484-491.
          Go to Article

          Biological Nutrient Removal in Municipal
          Wastewater Treatment: New Directions in
          Sustainability. Hu, Z. R., et al., 2012. Journal of
          Environmental Engineering-Asce, 138(3), 307-317.
          Go to Article
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 A Methodology for Evaluating and Ranking
 Water Quantity Indicators in Support of
 Ecosystem-Based Management. James, C. A., et al.,
 2012. 'EnvironmentalManagement, 49(3), 703-719.
 Go to Article

 Utilization of Multiple Organisms in a Proposed
 Early-Warning Biomonitoring System for Real-
 Time Detection of Contaminants: Preliminary
 Results and Modeling. Maradona, A., et al., 2012.
 Journal of Hazardous Materials, 219-220, 95-102.
 Go to Article

 Embedding Sustainability Into a Utility's
 Business Culture. Marlow, D. R., et al., 2012. Journal
 American Water Works Association,  104(2), 51-52.
 Go to Article

 Testing the Waters: Tucson Links Water
 Conservation with Environmental Benefits.
 Nadeau, J. B., et al., 2012. Journal American Water
 Works Association, 104(2), 76-79.
 Go to Article

 Water Use for Shale-Gas Production in Texas, US.
 Nicot, J. P. and B. R. Scanlon, 2012. Environmental
 Science & Technology, 46(6),  3580-3586.
 Go to Article

 Projecting Water Withdrawal and Supply for
 Future Decades in the U.S. Under Climate
 Change Scenarios. Roy, S. B., et al., 2012.
 EnvironmentalScience & Technology, 46(5), 2545-2556.
 Go to Article

 An Approach to Developing Numeric Water
 Quality Criteria for Coastal Waters Using the
 SeaWiFS Satellite Data Record. Schaeffer, B. A., et
 al., 2012. Environmental Science ^Technology, 46(2),  916-
 922.
 Go to Article
         Removal of Estrogens and Estrogenicity
         Through Drinking Water Treatment. Schenck, K.,
         et al., 2012. Journal of"Water andHealth, 10(1), 43-55.
         Go to Article

         Processes for the Elimination of Estrogenic
         Steroid Hormones From Water: A Review. Silva, C.
         P., et al., 2012. Environmental Pollution, 165, 38-58.
         Go to Article

         Evaluation of the Disinfectant Performance of
         Silver Nanoparticles in Different Water
         Chemistry Conditions. Zhang, H. Y. and V.
         Oyanedel-Craver, 2012. Journal ofEnvironmental
         Engineering-Asce,  138(1), 58-66.
         Go to Article

         What Happens When Chloramines Meet
         Chlorine? Farley, C.G., etal., 2012. Opflow.
         Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications

         Assessing Ammonia Treatment Options. Blute, N.,
         etal., 2012. Opflow.
         Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications

         Predicting Concentrations of Trace Organic
         Compounds in Municipal Wastewater Treatment
         Plant Sludge and Biosolids using the PAATE™
         Model. Cunningham, V.L., et al. 2012. Integrated
         Environmental Assessment and Management, 8(3), 530-542.
         Go to Article

         Utilities Provide UV Disinfection Lessons
         Learned. Elliott, T. and P. Swaim, 2012. Opflow.
         Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications

         Advanced Thermal Hydrolysis: Optimization of a
         Novel Thermochemical Process to Aid Sewage
         Sludge Treatment. Abelleira, J., et al., 2012.
         Environmental Science ^Technology, 46(11), 6158-6166.
         Go to Article
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 Funding Water Conservation. Ash, T., 2012. Journal
 American Water Works Association, 104(2), 67-73.
 Go to Article

 Building a Systemic Environmental Monitoring
 and Indicators for Sustainability: What Has the
 Ecological Network Approach to Offer? Bodini, A.,
 2012. Ecological Indicators, 15(1), 140-148.
 Go to Article

 Tracking Artificial Sweeteners and
 Pharmaceuticals Introduced Into Urban
 Groundwater by Leaking Sewer Networks. Wolf,
 L., et al., 2012. Science of the Total Environment, 430, 8-19.
 Go to Article

 Utilities Model Innovative Conservation
 Measures. Maddaus, M., et al.,  2012.  Opfloiv,
 Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications

 Isotopic Mapping of Groundwater Perchlorate
 Plumes. Sturchio, N.C., et al., 2012. Ground Water,
 50(1), 94-102.
 Go to Article
         Caffeine in Wastewater is a Tracer for Human
         Fecal Contamination. Potera, C., 2012.
         Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(3), al08-a!09.
         Go to Article
         Upcoming Meetings
         SETAC North America 33rd Annual Meeting:
         Catching the Next Wave: Advancing Science
         Through Innovation and Collaboration.
         November 11-15, 2012 in Long Beach, CA.
         Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org/events

         Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition.
         Febraury 25-28, 2013 in San Antonio, TX.
         Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org/conferences

         7th International Water Association (IWA)
         Specialist Conference on Efficient Use and
         Management of Water. October 22-25, 2013 in
         Paris, France.
         Go to Meeting Page or www.iwaefficient.com
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    Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
          Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
 From EPA
 Identifying and Protecting Healthy Watersheds:
 Concepts, Assessments, and Management
 Approaches. Blake, L., et al., 2012. EPA/841/B-
 11/002. Resource for states and the public interested
 in healthy watersheds assessments.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/healthywatersheds

 The Economic Benefits of Protecting Healthy
 Watersheds. EPA/841 /N-l2/004. High functioning
 natural systems provide ecosystem services that
 benefit social and economic well-being.
 Go to Article or www.epa.gov/healthywatersheds

 Draft National Water Program 2012 Strategy:
 Response to Climate Change. Addresses impacts
 on water resources and EPA's water programs.
 Go to Report or water.epa.gov/sQtech/climatechange

 NCEE - Offset Markets for Nutrient and
 Sediment Discharges in the Chesapeake  Bay
 Watershed: Policy Tradeoffs and Potential Steps
 Forward. Manale, A., C. Morgan, G. Sheriff, and D.
 Simpson, 2011. Decrease costs of meeting TMDLs.
 Go to Article or www.epa.gov/economics

 Climate Ready Estuaries: 2011 Progress Report.
 Craghan, M., and J. Martimch, 2011. EPA/842/R-
 11/004. Assess climate change vulnerabilities, develop
 adaptation strategies, and share the lessons learned.
 Go to Report or water.epa.gov/type/oceb/cre

 Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness
 Tool (GREAT) Exercise with North Hudson
 Sewerage Authority and New York-New Jersey
 Harbor Estuary Program.
 Go to Report or water.epa.gov/infrastructure/
         NCEA - Vulnerability Assessments in Support of
         the Climate Ready Estuaries Program - Results
         for the San Francisco Estuary Partnership,
         Volume I and II. EPA/600/R-ll/058Fa and
         EPA/600/R-ll/058Fb. Ecological vulnerability
         assessment using a novel methodology to inform
         adaptation planning.
         Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncea

         National Water Program Strategy: Response to
         Climate Change 2010 - 2011 National and
         Regional Highlights of Progress. 2011.
         Accomplishments and activities to address climate
         change impacts on our water programs.
         Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech/climatechange

         EPA's National Coastal Condition Report IV.
         EPA/842/R-10/003. Assessment of water and
         sediment quality, benthic community condition,
         habitat loss, and fish tissue contaminants.
         Go to Report or water.epa.gov/type/oceb

         An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on
         Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska.
         EPA/910/R-12/004a-d. Results will inform options
         to ensure compliance with the Clean Water Act.
         Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncea

         EPA Launches Competition for College Students
         to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater
         Management. Raises awareness of green design and
         planning approaches to help train the next generation.
         Go to Article or water.epa.gov/infrastructure
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 From Collaborators
 NRDC Report Reveals 29 States Unprepared for
 Growing Water Threats to Economy, Health.
 Reveals nation's best and worst; CA, CO, FL, MD,
 MI, MN, NV, NH, NM, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI
 highlighted.
 Go to Article or www.nrdc.org

 WaterRF - Developing a Roadmap and Vision for
 Source Water Protection for U.S. Drinking Water
 Utilities. Sklenar, K., C.H. Sham, and R. W. Gullick,
 2012. Help motivate, catalyze, plan new source water
 protection programs, and improve existing programs.
 Go to Report or www.waterrf.org

 EWG - Troubled Water: Farm Pollution
 Threatens Drinking Water. Poor farming practices
 contaminate streams, lakes, and groundwater with
 fertilizer and manure.
 Go to Report or www.ewg.org/ourwater

 NRC - Progress Toward Restoring the
 Everglades: The Fourth Biennial Review. National
 Academies. Improving quality and quantity of water is
 necessary to reverse ecosystem declines.
 Go to Report or www.nap.edu

 USGS - Nutrient Concentrations and Loads in
 the Northeastern United States - Status and
 Trends, 1975-2003. Trench, E.C.T., et al., 2012.
 Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5114.
 Information on concentrations, trends, stream loads,
 and sources in  the northeast.
 Go to Report or ct.water.usgs.gov

 USGS-NAWQA — Development and Application
 of Indices to Assess the Condition of Benthic
 Algal Communities in U.S. Streams and
 Rivers.Potapova, M., and D.M. Carlisle, 2011. Open
 File Report 2011-1126. Assesses impairment from
 land use disturbances.
 Go to Report or water.usgs.gov/nawqa
         USGS - Seasonal Patterns in Nutrients, Carbon,
         and Algal Responses in Wadeable Streams within
         Three Geographically Distinct Areas of the
         United States, 2007-08. Lee, K.E., et al., 2012.
         Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5086.
         Management of nutrients is challenging and due to
         multiple factors that affect stream nutrient
         concentrations and biological uptake.
         Go to Report or ar.water.usgs.gov

         NRC — Review of the EPA's Economic Analysis
         of Final Water Quality Standards for Lakes and
         Flowing Waters in Florida. National Academies.
         Examination of analysis for implementation of
         numeric nutrient criteria in FL.
         Go to Report or books.nap.edu

         USGS - Phosphorus and Groundwater:
         Establishing Links Between Agricultural Use and
         Transport to Streams. Domagalski, J.L., and H.
         Johnson, 2012. Fact Sheet 2012-3004. Could be used
         to formulate best management practices.
         Go to Article  or ca.water.usgs .gov

         USGS - Nutrient and Suspended-Sediment
         Trends, Loads, and Yields and Development of
         an Indicator  of Streamwater Quality at Nontidal
         Sites in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, 1985-
         2010. Langland, M., et al., 2012. Scientific
         Investigations Report 2012-5093.
         Go to Report or pa.water.usgs.gov

         USER - New Online Application and Other
         Tools to Expand Public Access to Critical Data
         for Assessing Water Availability Across the
         Western U.S. To improve information access and
         understanding impacts of climate variations.
         Go to Article  or gis.usbr.gov/Streamflow  Projections

         NRC — Approaches for Ecosystem Services
         Valuation for the Gulf of Mexico After the
         Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Interim Report.
         National Academies. Options for expanding current
         effort to include analysis of ecosystem services.
         Go to Report or www.nap.edu
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                            Water  Research  Update
 Sustainability of Water Resources: The Bridge -
 Linking Engineering and Society. 2011. The Bridge,
 41(4). Based on presentations at a convocation hosted
 by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
 Go to Journal Edition or www.nae.edu/TheBridge

 USGS - Report to Congress: Strengthening the
 Scientific Understanding of Climate Change
 Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the United
 States. 2011. Federal Interagency Panel on Climate
 Change and Water Data and Information.
 Go to Report or water.usgs.gov
         NOAA — Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Predictions
         Feature Uncertainty. Sherman, B., and K. Capelli,
         2012. Predicting this year's hypoxic zone could range
         from 1,197 to 6,213 square miles.
         Go to Article or www.noaa.gov

         USGS Details Effects of Climate Change on
         Water Availability in 14 Local Basins Nationwide.
         Hay, L., S. Markstrom, and K. Capelli, 2012.
         Snowpack reductions, changes to timing of snowmelt,
         altered streamflows, and reductions in soil moisture.
         Go to Report or www.usgs.gov/climate landuse
 NRC — Challenges and Opportunities in the
 Hydrologic Sciences. National Academies. Research
 opportunities could help improve human welfare and
 the health of the environment.
 Go to Report or www.nap.edu

 Climate Change Suspended Reef Growth for 2
 Millennia. Aronson, R.B. and Toth, L.T, 2012. Shifts
 4,000 years ago drove coral reefs in the eastern Pacific
 to a total collapse lasting 2,500 years.
 Go to Article or www.fit.edu

 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National
 Agricultural Library's Water Quality Information
 Center Produces Two New Dynamic
 Bibliographies on Water Availability and Drought
 and Weather. Scientific findings, educational
 methodologies, and public policies.
 Go to Report or wqic.nal.usda.gov

 USGS — Factors that Influence the Hydrologic
 Recovery of Wetlands in the Northern Tampa
 Bay Area, Florida. Metz, P.A.,  2012. Scientific
 Investigations Report 2011-5127. Largest influences:
 karst activity and the depth to the potentiometric
 surface of the aquifer.
 Go to Report or fl.water.usgs.gov

 Draft National Ocean Policy Implementation
 Plan. National Ocean Council. Actions to improve
 the health of the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes.
 Go to Report or www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop
         Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Principal
         Investigator Workshop: Final Report. Science
         advancements to address goals for restoring and
         managing the natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico.
         Go to Report or www.whitehouse.gov

         NAE and NRC - Macondo Well-Deepwater
         Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling
         Safety. National Academies. Committee for Analysis
         of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire,
         and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar
         Accidents to the Future.
         Go to Report or books.nap.edu
         From Journals	

         In the Same Boat? Health Risks of Water
         Recreation Are Not Limited to Full-Contact
         Activities. Holtcamp, W., 2012. Environmental Health
         Perspectives, 120(2), a77.
         Go to Article

         Is Urban Stream Restoration Worth It? Kenney, M.
         A., et al., 2012. Journal of the American Water Resources
         Association, 48(3), 603-615.
         Go to Article

         The Challenge of Choosing Environmental
         Indicators of Anthropogenic Impacts in Estuaries.
         Daffom, K. A, etal, 2012. EnviranmentalPoMan, 163,207-217.
         Go to Article
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 Quantifying Relationships Between Land-Use
 Gradients and Structural and Functional
 Indicators of Stream Ecological Integrity. Clapcott,
 J. K, et al, 2012. FreshivaterEiolo^, 57(1), 74-90.
 Go to Article

 Evaluation of Progress in Achieving TMDL
 Mandated Nitrogen Reductions in the Neuse
 River Basin, North Carolina. Lebo, M. E., et al.,
 2012. Environmental Management, 49(1), 253-266.
 Go to Article

 Nitrate in the Mississippi  River and Its
 Tributaries, 1980 to 2008: Are We Making
 Progress? Sprague,  L.A., et  al., 2011. Environmental
 Science & Technology, 45(17), 7209-7216.
 Go to Article

 Factors Affecting Stream Nutrient Loads: A
 Synthesis of Regional SPARROW Model Results
 for the Continental United States. Preston, S.D., et
 al., 2011. Journal of 'the American Water Resources
 Association, 47(5), 891-915.
 Go to Article

 Nutrient Loadings to Streams of the Continental
 United States from Municipal and Industrial
 Effluent. Maupm, M.A. and T Ivahnenko, 2011.
 Journal of the American WaterResources Association, 47(5), 950-964.
 Go to Article

 Modeling the Potential Impact of Seasonal and
 Inactive Multi-Aquifer Wells on Contaminant
 Movement to Public Water-Supply Wells .
 Johnson, R.L., et al., 2011. Journal of 'the American Water
 Resources Association, 47(3), 588—596.
 Go to Article

 Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements in Different
 Tissues of Three Commonly Available Fish
 Species Regarding Their Gender, Gonadosomatic
 Index, and Condition Factor in a Wetland
 Ecosystem. Alhashemi, A. H., et al., 2012.
 EnvironmentalMonitonngand Assessment, 184(4), 1865-1878.
 Go to Article
          Concentrations of Methylmercury in
          Invertebrates from Wetlands of the Prairie
          Pothole Region of North America. Bates, L. M.
          and B. D. Hall, 2012. EnvironmentalPoMon, 160,153-160.
          Go to Article

          Metals, Nutrients and Total Suspended Solids
          Discharged During Different Flow Conditions in
          Highly Urbanised Catchments. Beck, H. J. and G.
          F. Birch, 2012. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
          184(2), 637-653.
          Go to Article

          Methylmercury and Dissolved Organic Carbon
          Relationships in a Wetland-Rich Watershed
          Impacted by Elevated Sulfate from Mining.
          Berndt, M. E. and T. K. Bavin, 2012. Environmental
          Pollution, 161, 321-327.
          Go to Article

          The Effects of Multiple Stressors on Wetland
          Communities: Pesticides, Pathogens and
          Competing Amphibians. Buck, J. C., et al., 2012.
          Freshwater Biology, 57(1), 61-73.
          Go to Article

          Geochemical and Strontium Isotope
          Characterization of Produced Waters from
          Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction.
          Chapman, E. C., et al., 2012. Environmental Science e>
          Technology, 46(6), 3545-3553.
          Go to Article

          Application of U.S. EPA Guidelines in a
          Bioavailability-Based Assessment of Ambient
          Water Quality Criteria for Zinc in Freshwater.
          DeForest, D. K. and E. J. Van Genderen, 2012.
          Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(6), 1264-1272.
          Go to Article

          Long-Term Changes in Oxygen  Depletion  in a
          Small Temperate Lake: Effects of Climate
          Change and Eutrophication. Foley, B., et al., 2012.
          Freshwater biology, 57(2), 278-289.
          Go to Article
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Sublethal Effects of Crude Oil on the Community
Structure of Estuarine Phytoplankton. Gilde, K. and
J. L. Pinckney, 2012. Estuaries and Coasts, 35(3), 853-861.
Go to Article

Anthropogenic and Natural Sources of Acidity
and Metals and Their Influence on the Structure
of Stream Food Webs. Hogsden, K. L. and J. S.
Harding, 2012. Environmental Pollution, 162, 466-474.
Go to Article

Estimation of the Major Source and Sink of
Methylmercury in the Florida Everglades.  Li, Y.
B., et al., 2012. Environmental Science e> Technology,
46(11), 5885-5893.
Go to Article

Simple Model of Changes in Stream Chloride
Levels Attributable to Road Salt Applications.
Shaw, S. B., et al., 2012. Journal of 'Environmental
Engineering-Asce, 138(1), 112-118.
Go to Article

Significance of Riverine Hypoxia for Fish: the
Case of the Big Sunflower River, Mississippi.
Shields, F. D. and S. S. Knight, 2012. Journal of 'the
American Water Resources Association, 48(1), 170-186.
Go to Article

Sensitivity Analysis of Best Management
Practices Under Climate Change Scenarios.
Woznicki, S. A. and A. P. Nejadhashemi, 2012. Journal
of the American Water Resources Association, 48(1), 90-112.
Go to Article

Multilevel Regression Models Describing
Regional Patterns of Invertebrate and Algal
Responses to Urbanization across the USA.
Cuffney, T.F., et al., 2011. Journal of 'the North American
Benthological Society, 30(3), 797-819.
Go to Article
             A Web-Based Decision Support System for
             Assessing Regional Water-Quality Conditions
             and Management Actions. Booth, NLL.,etal, 2011.
             Journal of the American WaterResourcesAssoda&m, 47(5), 1136-1150.
             Go to Article

             New Perspectives on Climate and Water. Lovins,
             L. H., 2Q\2. Journal American Water Works Association,
             104(2), 32-38.
             Go to Article

             Occurrence and Potential Sources of Pyrethroid
             Insecticides in Stream Sediments from Seven U.S.
             Metropolitan Areas.  Kuivila, K.M., et al., 2012.
             Environmental Science & Technology, 46(8), 4297-4303.
             Go to Article

             Mapping Critical Loads of Nitrogen Deposition
             for Aquatic Ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains,
             USA. Nanus, L., et al., 2012. Environmental Pollution,
             166, 125-135.
             Go to Article

             Subsurface Transport of Orthophosphate in Five
             Agricultural Watersheds, USA.  Domagalskia, J.L. and
             H.M. Johnson, 20\\. JournalofHydrolo^,  409(1-2), 157-171.
             Go to Article

             Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on
             Bioavailable Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
             in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters. Allan, S. E., et al.,
             2012. Environmental Science^ Technology, 46(4), 2033-2039.
             Go to Article
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