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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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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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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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), 588596.
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
Upcoming Meetings
5th National Conference on Ecosystem
Restoration. NCER. July 29 - August 2, 2013 in
Chicago, IL.
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