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Water Research Update
July - December 2011
No. 2011-3
Table of Contents
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from Chemicals and Microbes in Water 1
Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection 5
Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis 9
A Note from the Editors.... ....14
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from
Chemicals and Microbes in Water
From EPA
EPA Releases Final Health Assessment for TCE.
Added to IRIS; characterizes trichloroethylene as
carcinogenic to humans and a health hazard.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/iris
NCEE - Do Regulators Overestimate the Costs of
Regulation? Simpson, R.D., 2011. National Center
for Environmental Economics.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncee
EPA Strengthens Key Scientific Database to
Protect Public Health. Plans to improving the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), database
for human health assessments.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/iris
NCEA - Exposure Factors Handbook 2011 Edition.
EPA/600/R-09/052F. Refining the assumptions used
in exposure assessments and reducing uncertainty.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncea
New Standard Evaluation Procedures Provide
Guidance for Review of EDSP Tier 1 Assays. Support
consistency, efficiency, and transparency in the process.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo
Supporting Decisions by the Pie Slice: EPA
Researcher Serves Up Data. An EPA statistician is
developing innovative ways to translate vast quantities
of toxicological data into an accessible, visual format.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/ncct/ToxPi
A Beta Version of the Dietary Exposure
Evaluation Model-Food Commodity Intake
Database (DEEM-FCID) Is Available for Testing.
System for chronic and acute exposure assessments.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/pesticides /science
The Future of Toxicity Testing is Here. EPA's
CompTox has partnered with the NIEHS's National
Toxicology Program, the NIH's Chemical Genomics
Center, and the FDA in a collaboration known as
Tox21.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncct/Tox21
From Collaborators
Fungal Diseases: An Emerging Threat To Human,
Animal, and Plant Health — Workshop Summary.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Exploring the scientific and policy dimensions.
Go to Report or www.iom.edu/reports
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Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks
and Other Health Events Associated with
Recreational Water - United States, 2007-2008.
Hlavsa, M.C., V.A. Roberts, A.R. Anderson, V.R. Hill,
A.M. Kahler, M. Orr, L.E. Garrison, L.A. Hicks, A.
Newton, E.D. Hilborn, T.J. Wade, M.J. Beach, and J.S.
Yoder, 2011. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,
60(ssl2), 1-32.
Go to Article or www.cdc.gov
Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks
Associated with Drinking Water - United States,
2007-2008. Brunkard, J.M., E. Ailes, V.A. Roberts, V.
Hill, E.D. Hilborn, G.F. Craun, A. Rajasingham, A.
Kahler, L. Garrison, L. Hicks, J. Carpenter, T.J. Wade,
M.J. Beach, and J.S. Yoder, 2011. Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report, 60(ssl2), 38-68.
Go to Article or www.cdc.gov
WaterRF - State of the Science of Hexavalent
Chromium in Drinking Water. McNeill, L., et al.,
2011. #4404. Occurrence, sources, analytical methods,
treatment options, health effects, and regulations.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WaterRF — Adaptation of the Minimum
Anticipated Biological Effect Level (MABEL)
Approach to Emerging Compounds of Interest.
#4214. Developed health-protective Acceptable Daily
Intakes.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WaterRF - Formation of Halonitromethanes and
lodo-Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water. #4063.
Investigated precursors and occurrence as well as the
influence of parameters on the formation.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
Trace-Elements and Radon in Groundwater
across the United States, 1992-2003. Ayotte, J.D., et
al., 2011. Nearly 20% of wells exceeded benchmark for
at least one trace element. Radon exceeded benchmark
in >65% of samples.
Go to Report or www.usgs.gov
AWWA - Monitoring Indicates Crypto Threat
Lower than Thought. EPA's preliminary data
suggests that Cryptosporidium is less prevalent in
drinking water supplies than previously believed.
Go to Article or www.awwa.org
From the Journals
Effect of Water Disinfection Type on Adverse Fetal
Outcomes. Wright, J.M. and Rivera-Nunez, Z., 2011.
Journal of the American Water Works Association, 103(10).
Go to Article
Nitrosamines from Pipeline Materials in Drinking
Water Distribution Systems. Morran, J., et al., 2011.
Journal of the American Water Works Association, 103(10).
Go to Article
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
Predicting the Migration Rate of Dialkyl Organotins
from PVC Pipe into Water. Adams, W.A., Y. Xu, J.C.
Little, A.F. Fnstachi, G.E. Rice, C.A. Impellitteri, 2011.
EnvironmentalScience & Technology, 45(16), 6902-6907.
Go to Article
Evidence Suggesting that Di-n-Butyl Phthalate
Has Antiandrogenie Effects in Fish. Aoki, K.A.A.,
et al., 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(6),
1338-1345.
Go to Article
Social Disparities in Nitrate-Contaminated
Drinking Water in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Balazs, C., et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives,
119(12), 1272-1278.
Go to Article
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Detection of Aeromonas hydrophila in Water
Using PCR. Gulab, P., et al., 2Q\\. Journal of the
American Water Works Association, 103(11).
Go to Article
Health Effects of Naturally Radioactive Water
Ingestion: The Need for Enhanced Studies. Canu,
I.G., et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives,
119(12), 1676-1680.
Go to Article
Estimating Water Supply Arsenic Levels in the
New England Bladder Cancer Study. Nuckols, J.R.,
et al., 2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(9),
1279-1285.
Go to Article
An Estimate of the Cost of Acute Health Effects
From Food- and Water-Borne Marine Pathogens
and Toxins in the USA. Ralston, E.P., et al., 2011.
Journal of Water and Health, 9(4), 680-694.
Go to Article
Effects of the Antihistamine Diphenhydramine on
Selected Aquatic Organisms. Beminger,J.P., etal., 2011.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(9), 2065-2072.
Go to Article
Prioritizing Contaminants of Emerging Concern
for Ecological Screening Assessments. Diamond,
J.M., et al., 2011. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
30(11), 2385-2394.
Go to Article
Demasculinization of Male Fish by Wastewater
Treatment Plant Effluent. Vajda, A.M., et al., 2011.
Aquatic Toxicology, 103(3-4), 213-221.
Go to Article
USEPA to Review Additional Drinking Water
Regulations. Holmes, T. and J.A. Roberson, 2011.
Journal American Water Works Association, 103(11), 14-15.
Go to Article
Perchlorate, Bromate, and Chlorate in
Hypochlorite Solutions: Guidelines for Utilities.
Stanford, B.D., et al., 2011. Journal American Water
Works Association, 103(6).
Go to Article
Age-Associated Variation in Sensory Perception of
Iron in Drinking Water and the Potential for
Overexposure in the Human Population. Mirlohi,
S., et al., 2011. Environmental Science e> Technology,
45(15), 6575-6583.
Go to Article
Identifying New Persistent and Bioaccumulative
Organics Among Chemicals in Commerce II:
Pharmaceuticals. Howard, P.H. and D.C.G. Muir,
2011. EnriwnmentalScience & Technology, 45(16), 6938-6946.
Go to Article
Three Common Metal Contaminants of Urban
Runoff (Zn, Cu & Pb) Accumulate in Freshwater
Biofilm and Modify Embedded Bacterial
Communities. Ancion, P.Y., et al., 2010. Environmental
Pollution, 158(8), 2738-2745.
Go to Article
Spatial Patterns and Temporal Trends in Mercury
Concentrations, Precipitation Depths, and
Mercury Wet Deposition in the North American
Great Lakes Region, 2002-2008. Risch, M.R., et al.,
2011. Environmental Pollution, 161, 261-271.
Go to Article
Uptake of 17 [3-Estradiol and Biomarker Responses
in Brown Trout (Salmo ttutta) Exposed to Pulses.
Knudsen, J.J.G., et al., 2011. Environmental Pollution,
159(12), 3374-3380.
Go to Article
Stability, Preservation, and Quantification of
Hormones and Estrogenic and Androgenic Activities
in Surface Water Runoff. Havens, S.M., et al., 2010.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(11), 2481-2490.
Go to Article
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Iron-Rich Oklahoma Clays as a Natural Source of
Chromium in Monitoring Wells. Scott, D., et al.,
2011. Journaloj'EnvironmentalMonitoring, 13(12), 3380-
3385.
Go to Article
A Tale of Two Pesticides: How Common
Insecticides Affect Aquatic Communities. Groner,
M.L. and R.A. Relyea, 2011. Fmhmter Biology, 56(11),
2391-2404.
Go to Article
Effects of Subchronic Exposure of Early Life
Stages of White Sturgeon (Acipenser
transmontanus) to Copper, Cadmium, and Zinc.
Vardy, D.W., et al., 2011. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 30(11), 2497-2505.
Go to Article
Could the Health Decline of Prehistoric California
Indians be Related to Exposure to Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Natural
Bitumen? Warmlander, S.K.T.S., et al., 2011.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(9), 1203-1207.
Go to Article
Polychlorinated Biphenyl Elimination Rates and
Changes in Chemical Activity in Hibernating
Amphibians. Angell, R.A. and G.D. Haffner, 2010.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(3), 700-707.
Go to Article
Development of Biotic Ligand Models for Chronic
Manganese Toxicity to Fish, Invertebrates, and
Algae. Peters, A., et al., 2011. Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry, 30(11), 2407-2415.
Go to Article
Waterfowl Abundance Does Not Predict the
Dominant Avian Source of Beach Escherichia
coli. Hansen, D.L., et al., 2011. Journal oj^Environmental
Quality, 40(6), 1924-1931.
Go to Article
Influence of Dissolved Organic Carbon on Toxicity
of Copper to a Unionid Mussel ( Villosa iris) and a
Cladoceran (Ceriodaphnia dubia) in Acute and
Chronic Water Exposures. Wang, N., et al., 2011.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(9), 2115-2125.
Go to Article
A Survey on the Temporal and Spatial Distribution
of Perchlorate in the Potomac River. Impellitteri,
C.A., et al., 2011. Journal oj'EnvironmentalMonitoring,
13(8), 2277-2283.
Go to Article
A Kinetic study of Accumulation and Elimination
of Mycrocystin-LR in Yellow Perch (Perca
flavescens) Tissue and Implications for Human
Fish Consumption. Dyble, J., et al., 2011. Marine
Drugs, 9(12), 2553-2571.
Go to Article
An Assessment of Bone Fluoride and
Osteosarcoma. Kim, P.M., etal., 2011. Journal of
Dental Research, 90(10), 1171-1176.
Go to Article
Upcoming Meetings
Emerging Issues in Groundwater Conference.
February 27-28, 2012 in San Antonio, TX. National
Ground Water Association — Ground Water Summit.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
The Hot Topics in UIC. January 23-25, 2012 in
Houston, TX. Regulatory and technical considerations
for hydraulic fracturing and groundwater protection.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
Building for Better Decisions: Multi-Scale
Integration of Human Health and Environmental
Data. May 8-11, 2012 in Research Triangle Park, NC.
SOT and SETAC Workshop.
Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org/meetings
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Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
Sustainable Public Health Protection
From EPA
Harnessing Water, Waste and Energy Systems for
Sustainability. Strategies of water decentralization,
recovery, and reuse matched with energy conservation.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
EPA Examines Ways to Treat Biotoxins in
Drinking Water. Agency researchers advance science
to help protect the nation's drinking water.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/sciencematters
Comparison of Ultrafiltration Techniques for
Recovering Biothreat Agents in Water.
EPA/600/R-11/103. Laboratory-based UF method
established by CDC was compared to a field-portable
UF method developed by EPA.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nhsrc
Formulation of Chlorine and Decontamination
Booster Station Optimization Problem. Haxton,
T., R. Murray, et al., 2011. In the 13th Annual Water
Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium
Proceedings. Optimally locating stations to
decontaminate following an incident.
Go to Article or www.asce.org
USEPA's Climate Ready Water Utilities
Initiative. Ampleman, M., C. Baranowski, A. Posner,
J. Whitler, 2011. Journal American Water Works
Association, 103(9), 28-31.
Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications
Screening Methods for Metal-Containing Nano-
particles in Water. EPA/600/R-11/096. Capability
of single particle-inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (SP-ICPMS) for transformations of
silver nanoparticles in surface water.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nerl
Researchers Develop Innovative Tools in
Drinking Water Treatment Studies. Providing a
library of shelf-stable, drinking-water-relevant NOM
samples from representative sources around the U.S.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Post Amerithrax: Advancing the Science and
Engineering of Decontamination. EPA scientists are
developing and evaluating decontamination technologies
to inactivate lethal bacteria such as anthrax.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nhsrc
Costs of Arsenic Removal Technologies for Small
Water Systems: U.S. EPA Arsenic Removal
Technology Demonstration Program. Wang, L.,
and A.S.C. Chen, 2011. EPA/600/R-11/090. Analysis
of costs for 50 demonstrations across 26 states.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nrmrl
Game On: Can Serious Games Help Inform
Serious Environmental Challenges? EPA researchers
partner with IBM to provide data and science for
CityOne, a serious game with real-world potential.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/ord
Sustainable Chesapeake: A Community-Based
Approach to Stormwater Management Using
Green Infrastructure. Science to Achieve Results
(STAR) program. Funding research to engage lay
persons and experts in solutions to stormwater
problems.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/ncer
Persistence and Decontamination Testing of
BniceJh suis. EPA/600/R-11/111. Helping plan for
responses to natural occurrences or intentional
releases of biological agents.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nhsrc
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EPA's Water Security Modeling and Simulation
Research. EPA/600/S-11/007. Summarizes advance
computing products for water security.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nhsrc
EPA Announces Final Study Plan to Assess
Hydraulic Fracturing. Investigating potential
impacts on drinking water resources and the
responsible use of this source of natural gas.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/hydraulicfracturing
Aging Water Infrastructure Research: Science
and Engineering for a Sustainable Future.
EPA/600/F-11/010. Brochure.
Go to Article or water.epa.gov/infrastructure
From Collaborators
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA. National Research
Council. Better assess social, environmental, and
economic impacts of options in EPA decision making.
Go to Report or www.nationalacademies.org
WaterRF — Engineered Biofiltration for Enhanced
Hydraulic and Water Treatment Performance.
#4215. Operational modifications to the ozone/
biofiltration process to attain water treatment objectives.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
Novel Membrane Helps Remove Perchlorate
from Drinking Water. Electrodialysis and an
electrochemical reaction in one system reduces low-
levels of perchlorate to non-toxic chloride.
Go to Article or www.udel.edu/udaily
WERF — Technology Roadmap for Sustainable
Wastewater Treatment Plants in a Carbon-
Constrained World. #OWSO4R07d. Research needs
and options for optimizing carbon and nutrient
management.
Go to Report or www.werf.org
WaterRF — Enhancing Removal of Viruses in
Water Treatment Plants Using Zero-Valent Iron.
#4140. Assesses the effectiveness of zero-valent iron
(ZVI) to remove the pathogenic viruses.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WaterRF - Hydraulic Fracturing Issues and
Research Needs. Wright, B.A., et al., 2011. #4301.
Identifies environmental and water quality issues
related to drilling in oil shale formations.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WaterRF — Energy Efficiency Best Practices for
North American Drinking Water Utilities. #4223.
Includes best practices in the energy efficient design
and operation of water industry assets.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
Green Gov Success Stories. Examples of projects
that will drive long-term savings, improve efficiency,
reduce pollution, and eliminate waste.
Go to Report or www.whitehouse.gov /greengov
WaterRF - Accuracy of In-Service Water Meters
at Low and High Flow Rates. #4028. Quantified
flow measurement accuracy with exposure to particles
in the system and other degradation factors.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WaterRF - Copper Pitting and Brass
Dezincification: Chemical and Physical Effects.
#4289. Establishes whether chemical constituents
inhibit or accelerate copper pitting corrosion.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
Final Report: Anaerobic Pre-Treatment for an
Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment System.
Horst, G., 2011. SBIR Program. Sequesters nitrogen
and phosphorus into the biomass of algae that can be
converted into useful products.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncer
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WaterRF - Membrane Treatment of Impaired
Irrigation Return and Other Flows: Creating New
Sources of High-Quality Water. #4069. Producing
potable water from winter irrigation return flows.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WaterRF - Comparing Conventional and
Pelletized Lime Softening Concentrate Chemical
Stabilization. #4283. Demonstrates the efficiencies
of a technology to improve reverse osmosis recovery.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
From the Journals
Optimizing Alert Occurrence in the Cincinnati
Contamination Warning System. Allgeier, S.C., et al.,
2Q\\. Journal of the American WaterWorks Association, 103(10).
Go to Article
Removal of Selected Endocrine Disrupting
Chemicals and Personal Care Products in Surface
Waters and Secondary Wastewater by Ozonation.
Tay, K., et al., 2011. Water Environment Research, 83(8),
684-691.
Go to Article
Science Policy Considerations for Responsible
Nanotechnology Decisions. Morris, J., J. Willis, et
al., 2011. Nature Nanotechnology, 6, 73-77.
Go to Article
Dynamics of Steroid Estrogen Daily Concentrations
in Hospital Effluent and Connected Waste Water
Treatment Plant. Avbersek, M., et al., 2011. Journal of
Environmental Monitoring, 13(8), 2221-2226.
Go to Article
Theoretical Modeling and Experimental
Validation of Leakage in Drinking Water
Networks. Bennis, S., et al., 2011. Journal American
Water Works Association, 103(12).
Go to Article
Removal and Formation of Chlorinated Triclosan
Derivatives in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Using Chlorine and UV Disinfection. Buth, J.M.,
etal., 2011. Chemosphere, 84(9), 1238-1243.
Go to Article
A Tale of Two Technologies: Hydraulic
Fracturing and Geologic Carbon Sequestration.
Dammel, J.A., et al., 2011. Environmental Science e>
Technology, 45(12), 5075-5076.
Go to Article
Modeling Techniques of Best Management
Practices: Rain Barrels and Rain Gardens Using
EPA SWMM-5. Aad, M.P.A., M.T. Suidan, and W.D.
Shuster, 2010. Journal ofTTydrologic Engineering, 15(6),
434-443.
Go to Article
Real-time In-network Distribution System
Monitoring to Improve Operational Efficiency.
Allen, M., et al., 2011. Journal American Water Works
Association, 103(7).
Go to Article
Tertiary-Treated Municipal Wastewater is a
Significant Point Source of Antibiotic Resistance
Genes into Duluth-Superior Harbor. LaPara, T.M.,
et al., 2011. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(22),
9543-9549.
Go to Article
Measurement of Organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Fractions at Very Low Concentrations in Wastewater
Effluents. Sattayatewa, C, et al., 2011. Water
Environment Research, 83(8), 675-683.
Go to Article
Persistence of Non-Native Spore Forming
Bacteria in Drinking Water Biofilm and
Evaluation of Decontamination Methods. Shane,
W.T., J.G. Szabo, and P.L. Bishop, 2011.
Technology, 32(8), 847-855.
Go to Article
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Application of WWTP Biosolids and Resulting
Perfluorinated Compound Contamination of
Surface and Well Water in Decatur, Alabama,
USA. Lmdstrom, A.B., M. Strynar, A. Delmsky, S.F.
Nakayama, L. McMillan, E. Laurence Libelo, M. Neill,
L. Thomas, 2011. Environmental Sdence and Technology,
45(19), 8015-8021.
Go to Article
Treatment of Wastewaters Containing Bisphenol
A: State of the Science Review. Melcer, H. and G.
Klecka, 2011. Water Environment Research, 83(7), 650-666.
Go to Article
Domestic Wastewater Treatment as a Net Energy
Producer-Can This be Achieved? McCarty, P.L., et
al., 2011. Environmental S dence & Technology, 45(17),
7100-7106.
Go to Article
A Bench-Scale Constructed Wetland as a Model to
Characterize Benzene Biodegradation Processes
in Freshwater Wetlands. Rakoczy, J., et al., 2011.
EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 45(23), 10036-10044.
Go to Article
A Minimum Data Set of Water Quality Parameters
to Assess and Compare Treatment Efficiency of
Stormwater Facilities. Ingvertsen, S.T., et al., 2011.
Journal of Environmental Quality, 40(5), 1488-1502.
Go to Article
Fighting Water With Water: Behavioral Change
versus Climate Change. Strassberg, V. and B.
Lancaster, 2011. Journal American Water Works
Assodation, 103(6).
Go to Article
Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter in a
Novel Groundwater Recharge System with
Reclaimed Water. Lmlm, W., et al., 2011. Water
Environment Research, 83(12), 2140-2146.
Go to Article
Algal Turf Scrubbing: Cleaning Surface Waters
with Solar Energy while Producing a Biofuel.
Adey, W.H., et al., 2011. Biosdence, 61(6), 434-441.
Go to Article
Field Application of a Renewable Constructed
Wetland Substrate for Phosphorus Removal.
Rosenquist, S.E., et al., 2011. Journal of 'the American
Water Resources Association, 47(4), 800-812.
Go to Article
Snake in a Lake-An Innovative Pipeline Design.
Grandelli, P. and J. Holland, 2011. Journal American
Waterworks As sodation, 103(7), 36-40.
Go to Article
Hot Water Treatment (Chronic Upper Lethal
Temperature) Mitigates Biofouling by the
Invasive Asian Mussel Limnopema fortune! in
Industrial Installations. Perepelizin, P.V. and D.
Boltovskoy, 2011. Environmental Science & Technology,
45(18), 7868-7873.
Go to Article
Upcoming Meetings
16th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination
Research Conference. June 4-5, 2012 in San Diego,
CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org/foundation
The Utility Management Conference. January 30-
February 2, 2012 in Miami, FL. Hosted by the
American Water Works Association and Water
Environment Federation.
Go to www.wef.org/ UtilityManagement
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Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
From EPA
An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes:
Evaluation of Where Land Protection Planning
Can Incorporate Climate Change Information.
EPA/600/R-09/142F.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/ncea
A Primer on Using Biological Assessment to
Support Water Quality Management. Reports on
condition of aquatic biota, developing biological
criteria, and assesses results of management actions.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech
EPA Announces the Healthy Watersheds
Initiative National Framework and Action Plan.
Intended to protect the nation's watersheds, prevent
impairment, and accelerate restoration.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/type/watersheds
Efficacy of Ballast Water Treatment Systems: A
Report by the EPA Science Advisory Board. EPA/
SAB/11/009. Recommended a risk-based approach to
address invasive species in vessel ballast water discharge.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/sab
New and Improved EPA Website on Nitrogen &
Phosphorus Pollution. Information about this type
of pollution (sources, impacts, helpful actions) and
states' numeric water quality criteria for nutrients.
Go to www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution
Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface
Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water
Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the
Environmental Justice Executive Order. The
guidance to work with stakeholders towards a
balanced approach that protects communities from
harmful pollution associated with coal mining.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov
Reactive Nitrogen in the United States: an
Analysis of Inputs, Flows, Consequences, and
Management Options. EPA/SAB/11/013.
Analyzed sources and fate of reactive nitrogen;
recommended research and control strategies.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/sab
Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration
Strategy. Released by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem
Restoration Task Force after extensive feedback from
citizens throughout the region.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/gulfcoasttaskforce
Down the Drain: Wetlands as Sinks for
Absorbing Reactive Nitrogen. First continental-
scale analysis to estimate how much nitrogen is
removed by wetland ecosystems.
Go to Article or water.epa.gov/type/wetlands
From Collaborators
USDA - Economic Research Service Report:
Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems: Implications
for Conservation Policy. Two-thirds of U.S. cropland
not meeting criteria for nitrogen management.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/type/watersheds
New USEPA Water Quality Criteria by 2012: GOMA
Concerns and Recommendations. Gooch-Moore,
J., et al., 2Q\\. Journal of Water and Health, 9(4), 718-733.
Go to Article or www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org
USGS — Sources, Fate, and Transport of Nitrogen
and Phosphorus in the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed: An Empirical Model. Ator, S.W., et al.,
2011. #2011-5167. SPARROW model. Significant
contributions from agricultural and urban activities as
well as natural sources.
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USGS - Regional SPARROW Model Assessments
of Streams and Rivers. Access to six regional models
describing how rivers receive and transport nutrients.
Articles based on this program in the October issue of
the Journal of the .American Water Resources - 47(5).
Go to Tool. Journal, or water.usgs.gov/nawqa
Global Change and Extreme Hydrology: Testing
Conventional Wisdom. Committee on Hydrologic
Science, National Research Council. Examines if
floods and droughts are increasing, changes at the
regional scale, and the influence of the global climate.
Go to Report or www.nap.edu
USGS — Hydrography of and Biogeochemical
Inputs to Liberty Bay, a Small Urban
Embayment in Puget Sound, Washington.
Takesue, R.K. (ed.). #2011-5152. Effects of
contaminant inputs from an urban watershed and
modifications of the shoreline to nearshore habitats.
Go to Report or www.usgs.gov
USGS — Organic Contaminants, Trace and Major
Elements, and Nutrients in Water and Sediment
Samples in Response to the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill. Nowell, L.H., et al., 2011. #2011-1271.
Differences in contaminant concentrations before and
after landfall of oil.
Go to Re
or www.usgs.gov
USGS - Trends in Suspended-Sediment Loads
and Concentrations in the Mississippi River
Basin, 1950-2009. Heimann, D.C., et al., 2011.
#2011-5200. Declines in sediment loads and
concentrations; generally explained by corresponding
decreases in stream flows.
Go to Report or www.usgs-gov
WERF — A Strategic Risk Communications
Process for Outreach and Dialogue on Biosolids
Land Application. Eggers, S., et al., 2011.
#SRSK2R08. Includes methods, tools, and materials
to enable effective outreach.
Go to Report or www.werf.org
Approaches for Ecosystem Services Valuation for
the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil
Spill. National Research Council. Options to include the
analysis of ecosystem services to help address the spill.
Go to Report or www.nap.edu
USGS - Columbia River Estuary Ecosystem
Classification: Concept and Application. Simenstad,
C.A., etal., 2011. #2011-1228. Characterize large flood
plain rivers influenced by riverine and estuarine hydrology.
Go to Report or www.usgs .gov
Nutrient Use Geographic Information System
(NuGIS). International Plant Nutrition Institute.
Predicts partial nutrient balance and nutrient removal
to use ratios at county, state, and watershed scales.
Go to Tool or www.ipni.net
Factors that Influence the Hydrologic Recovery
of Wetlands in the Northern Tampa Bay Area,
Florida. Metz, P.A. #2011-5127. Investigates why
water levels for some wetlands have not increased
after reduction in groundwater with drawls.
Go to Report or www.usgs.gov
NOAA Website Provides Real-Time Information
from Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy Systems.
Meteorological, oceanographic, and water quality data.
Go to Article or www.wef.org
USGS - Sediment Load from Major Rivers into
Puget Sound and Its Adjacent Waters. #2011—
3083. Each year, 6.5 million tons is transported to
Puget Sound; 70% from rivers (mostly during floods)
and 30% from shoreline erosion.
Go to Article or www.usgs.gov
From the Journals
An Environmental Assessment of United States
Drinking Water Watersheds. Wickham, J.D., T.G.
Wade, K.H. Riitters. Landscape Ecology, 7(1), 605-616.
Go to Article
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Community Structures of Fecal Bacteria in Cattle
from Different Animal Feeding Operations.
Shanks, O.C., et al., 2011. Applied and'Environmental
Microbiology, 77(9), 2992-3001.
Go to Article
Connecting the Dots: Responses of Coastal
Ecosystems to Changing Nutrient
Concentrations. Carstensen, J., et al., 2011.
Environmental Science and Technology, 45(21), 9122—9132.
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 and Technology, 45(17), 7209-7216.
Go to Article
Nutrient Loadings to Streams of the Continental
United States from Municipal and Industrial Effluent.
Maupin, M.A., and T. Ivahnenko, 2()\\. Journal of the
American Water Resources Association, 47(5), 950-964.
Go to Article
Threats to Riparian Ecosystems in Western North
America: An Analysis of Existing Literature. Poff,
B., et al., 2011. Journal of 'the American Water Resources
Association, 47(6), 1241-1254.
Go to Article
Mobilization of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
and Estrogenic Activity in Simulated Rainfall
Runoff from Land-Applied Biosolids. Giudice, B.
and T. Young, 2011. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 30(10), 2220-2228.
Go to Article
Nutrients in Precipitation and the Phytoplankton
Responses to Enrichment in Surface Waters of
the Albemarle Peninsula, NC, USA after the
Establishment of a Large-Scale Chicken Egg
Farm. Rossignol, K.L., et al., 2011.
671(1), 181-191.
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
Acid Mine Drainage Affects the Development
and Function of Epilithic Biofilms in Streams.
Smucker, N.J. and M.L. Vis, 2011. Journal of 'the North
American EenthologicalSociety, 30(3), 728-738.
Go to Article
Evaluating Performance of Stormwater Sampling
Approaches Using a Dynamic Watershed Model.
Ackerman, D., et al., 2011. Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 180(1-4), 283-302.
Go to Article
Land Application of Hydrofracturing Fluids
Damages a Deciduous Forest Stand in West
Virginia. Adams, M.B., 2011. Journal of 'Environmental
Quality, 40(4), 1340-1344.
Go to Article
River Restoration: The Fuzzy Logic of Repairing
Reaches to Reverse Catchment Scale
Degradation. Bernhardt, E.S. and M.A. Palmer,
2011. Ecological Applications, 21(6), 1926-1931.
Go to Article
A Watershed Approach to Improve Water Quality:
Case Study of Clean Water Services' Tualatin River
Program. Cochran, B. and C. Logue, 2011. Journal of
the American Water Resources Association, 47(1), 29-38.
Go to Article
Development, Validation, and Application of a
Macroinvertebrate-Based Index of Biotic
Integrity for Nonwadeable Rivers of Wisconsin.
Weigel, B.M. and J.J. Dimick, 2011. Journal of'the North
American EenthologicalSociety, 30(3), 665-679.
Go to Article
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Forecasts Aid HABs Response. Freeman, K.S.,
2011. 'EnvironmentalHealth Perspectives, 119, a510-a510.
Go to Article
Evaluating Agricultural Best Management
Practices in Tile-Drained Subwatersheds of the
Mackinaw River, Illinois. Lemke, A.M., et al, 2011.
Journal of Environmental Quality, 40(4), 1215-1228.
Go to Article
Centennial-Scale Changes to the Aquatic
Vegetation Structure of a Shallow Eutrophic Lake
and Implications for Restoration. Madgwick, G., et
al., 2011. Fnshwater Biology, 56(12), 2620-2636.
Go to Article
TMDL Implementation in Agricultural Landscapes:
A Communicative and Systemic Approach. Jordan,
N.R., et al., 2011. Environmental Management, 48(1), 1-12.
Go to Article
Impacts of Land-Cover Change on Suspended
Sediment Transport in Two Agricultural
Watersheds. Schilling, K.E., etal., 2011. Journal of the
American Water Resources Association, 47(4), 672-686.
Go to Article
Use of Fish Functional Traits to Associate In-
Stream Suspended Sediment Transport Metrics
with Biological Impairment. Schwarte, J.S., et al., 2011.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 179(1-4), 347-369.
Go to Article
Change Point Analysis of Phosphorus Trends in
the Illinois River (Oklahoma) Demonstrates the
Effects of Watershed Management. Scott, J.T., et al.,
20\\. Journal of Environmental Quality, 40(4), 1249-1256.
Go to Article
A Coherent Signature of Anthropogenic Nitrogen
Deposition to Remote Watersheds of the
Northern Hemisphere. Holtgrieve, G.W., et al.,
2011. Science, 334(6062), 1545-1548.
Go to Article
PCB-Induced Changes of a Benthic Community
and Expected Ecosystem Recovery Following in
situ Sorbent Amendment. Janssen, E.M., et al., 2011.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(8), 1819-1826.
Go to Article
Multicriteria Evaluation of Water Resources
Sustainability in the Context of Watershed
Management. Kang, M., and G. Lee, 2011. Journal of
the American Water Resources Association, 47(4), 813-827.
Go to Article
Nutrient Fluxes and the Recent Collapse of
Coastal California Salmon Populations. Moore,
J.W., et al., 2011. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences, 68(7), 1161-1170.
Go to Article
Environmental Risk Assessment of Fluctuating
Diazinon Concentrations in an Urban and
Agricultural Catchment Using Toxicokinetic-
Toxicodynamic Modeling. Ashauer, R., et al., 2011.
Environmental Science & Technology, 45(22), 9783-9792.
Go to Article
Zooplankton as Indicators in Lakes: A Scientific-
Based Plea for Including Zooplankton in the
Ecological Quality Assessment of Lakes According
to the European Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Jeppesen, K, et al., 2011. Hydrobiologia, 676(1), 279-297.
Go to Article
Pragmatic Approaches for Water Management
under Climate Change Uncertainty. Stakhiv, E.Z.,
2011. Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
47(6), 1183-1196.
Go to Article
Sources and Delivery of Nutrients to the
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico from Streams in the
South-Central United States. Rebich, R.A., et al.,
2011. Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
47(5), 1061-1086.
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Effects of Riparian Buffers on Nitrate
Concentrations in Watershed Discharges: New
Models and Management Implications. Weller,
D.E., etal, 2011. Ecological Applications, 21(5), 1679-1695.
Go to Article
Impact of Different Land Uses on Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in Coastal
Stream Sediments. Zheng, W.D., etal., 2011.
Chemosphere, 84(4), 376-382.
Go to Article
Flow Regime, Temperature, and Biotic Interactions
Drive Differential Declines of Trout Species under
Climate Change. Wenger, S.J., et al., 2011. Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(34), 14175-14180.
Go to Article
Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution and
Protecting Drinking Water Sources. Bergman, R., 2011.
Journal American Water Works Association, 103(8), 28-31.
Go to Article
Risks and Benefits of Consumption of Great
Lakes Fish. Turyk, M.E., et al., 2011. Environmental
Health Perspectives, 120, 11-18.
Go to Article
Acidification of Subsurface Coastal Waters
Enhanced by Eutrophication. Cai, W., et al., 2011.
Nature Geoscience, 4, 766-770.
Go to Article
Subsurface Transport of Orthophosphate in Five
Agricultural Watersheds, USA. Domagalski, J.L.,
and H.M.Johnson, 2Q\\. Journal of Hydrology, 409(1-2),
157-171.
Go to Article
Water Quality Model Uncertainty Analysis of a
Point-Point Source Phosphorus Trading Program.
Kardos, J.S., and C.C. Obropta, 2011. Journal of'the
American Water Resources Association, 47(6), 1317-1337.
Go to Article
Significant Efflux of Carbon Dioxide from Streams
and Rivers in the United States. Butman, D., and
P.A. Raymond, 2011. Nature Geoscience, 4, 839-842.
Go to Article
A Regional Modeling Framework of Phosphorus
Sources and Transport in Streams of the
Southwestern United States. Garcia, A.M., et al.,
2011. Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
47(5), 991-1010.
Go to Article
The Effect of Rain and Runoff When Assessing
Timing of Manure Application and Dissolved
Phosphorus Loss in Runoff. Vadas, P.A., et al.,
2011. Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
47(4), 877-886.
Go to Article
The Feasibility of Using Mosquitofish
(Gambusia affinis) for Detecting Endocrine-
Disrupting Chemicals in the Freshwater
Environment. Kamata, R., et al., 2011. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(12), 2778-2785.
Go to Article
Has the Magnitude of Floods across the USA
Changed with Global CO2 Levels. Hirsch, R.M.
and K.R. Ryberg, 2011. Hydrological Sciences Journal,
57(1), 1-9.
Go to Article
Functional Impacts of Ocean Acidification in an
Ecologically Critical Foundation Species.
Gaylord, B. et al., 2Q\\. Journal of Experimental Biology,
214, 2586-2594.
Go to Article
Environmental Concentrations of Agricultural-
Use Pesticide Mixtures Evoke Primary and
Secondary Stress Responses in Rainbow Trout.
Tierney, K.B., et al., 2011. EnvironmentalToxicology and
Chemistry, 30(11), 2602-2607.
Go to Article
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Economic Incentives and Regulatory Framework
for Shale Gas Well Site Reclamation in
Pennsylvania. Mitchell, A.L. and E.A. Gasman, 2011.
EnvironmentalSdence & Technology, 45(22), 9506-9514.
Go to Article
Mountaintop Removal Mining: Digging into
Community Health Concerns. Holzman, D.C.,
2011. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119, a476-a483.
Go to Article
Climate Change, Agricultural Insecticide Exposure,
and Risk for Freshwater Communities. Kattwinkel,
M., et al., 2011. Ecological Applications, 21(6), 2068-2081.
Go to Article
The Use of Large Water and Sediment Diversions
in the Lower Mississippi River (Louisiana) for
Coastal Restoration. Allison, M.A. and E.A.
Meselhe, 2010. Journal of Hydrology, 387(3-4), 346-360.
Go to Article
The Impact of Agricultural Best Management
Practices on Water Quality in a North German
Lowland Catchment. Lam, Q.D., et al., 2011.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 183(1-4), 351-
379.
Go to Article
The Impacts of Modern Warfare on Freshwater
Ecosystems. Francis, R.A., 2011. Environmental
Management, 48(5), 985-999.
Go to Article
Upcoming Meetings
8th National Water Quality Monitoring
Conference - Water: One Resource - Shared
Effort - Common Future. April 30-May 4, 2012 in
Portland, OR.
Go to Meeting Page or www.acwi.gov
AWRA's 2012 Summer Specialty Conference. June
25-29, 2012 in Denver, CO. June 25-27: Contaminant
of Emerging Concern; June 27-29: Riparian Ecosystems.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awra.org
AWWA 2012 Sustainable Water Management
Conference & Exposition. March 18-21, 2012 in
Portland, OR.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and
Security (GCOCS). May 21-23, 2012 in Boston, MA.
Go to www.gcocs.org
Stormwater Symposium 2012. July 18-20, 2012 in
Baltimore, MD. Water Environment Federation and
the Chesapeake Water Environment Association.
Go to www.wef.org/Stormwater2012
River Network's River Rally. May 4-7, 2012 in
Portland, OR. An international gathering of the
watershed conservation community.
Go to Meeting Page or www.rivernetwork.org
A Note from the Editors
Welcome to our new publication schedule. As we announced in the last issue, the "Quarterly" is now a
semi-annual publication. With the new schedule comes a new name: "Water Research Update." We have a
new name and a new schedule but we've kept the same number of titles for your perusal, covering six
months instead of three months of titles, meetings and announcements. We expect you will find it helpful,
as usual, and of course, we also ask for your feedback. Keep your comments and suggestions coming.
Regards, Luis, Mary, Vera, and the Cadmus Group.
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