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Water Research Update
July - December 2012
No. 2012-2
Table of Contents
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from Chemicals and Microbes in Water..
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Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection .
Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis.
Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead
The National Research Council was recently tasked by EPA to assess the agency's capabilities to develop, obtain, and use the best available scientific and
technological information and tools to meet persistent, emerging, and future mission challenges and opportunities. The NRC was also asked to identify
and assess transitional options to strengthen the agency's capability to pursue and use scientific information and tools.
The Ground Work Is In Place: The committee concludes that EPA is well equipped to take advantage of many scientific and technological advances, and,
in fact, its scientists and engineers are leaders in some fields.
The Road Ahead: Though the NRC Committee on Science does not have a crystal ball, it identified some common drivers and characteristics of problems
that are likely to occur in the future. The report outlines key research to address current and future needs, such as research to understand: persistent
and future environmental challenges with complex feedback loops; the effects of low-level exposures to numerous stressors (as opposed to high-level
exposures to individual stressors); and, social, economic, and environmental drivers. The report also highlights the importance of systems thinking for
devising optimal solutions. The report underscores the growing need for cross-disciplinary training and the need to expand capacity in social and
information sciences. The report concludes that EPA will continue to need leadership in traditional core disciplines (statistics, chemistry, economics,
environmental engineering, ecology, toxicology, etc.). EPA's future success will depend on its ability to address long-standing environmental problems;
to recognize and respond to emerging challenges; to link broader problem characterization with solutions; and to meet the scientific needs of policy-
makers and the American public.
Obtain a copy of this study from NRC's Committee on Science for EPA's Future; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Division on Earth and Life
Studies; at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php7record id=13510.
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from
Chemicals and Microbes in Water
From EPA
Assessment of Relative Potential for Biological
Threat Agent Exposure during Uses of Drinking
Water. EPA/600/S-12/643. Addresses security threats
to US water supply.
Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/nhsrc
Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic
Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress
Report. EPA/601/R-12/011. Includes: analysis of
existing data, scenario evaluations, laboratory studies,
toxicity assessments, case studies.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/hfstudy
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Universe
of Chemicals (EDSP). EPA's outlined 2-tiered
screening and testing process to identify endocrine
disrupters and their effects.
Go to Report
EPA and Consumer Product Safety Commission
Collaborate to Research Health Impacts of
Nanomaterials. Addresses worldwide effort to assess
potential impacts of nanomaterials on human health
and the environment.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/nanoscience
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Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic
Microorganisms with Focus on Food and Water.
Provides framework for performing assessments
includes: flexible approaches, methods, tools.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/science-and-technology
From Collaborators
USGS/EIA - Information on Shale Resources,
Development, and Environmental and Public
Health Risks. GAO-12-732. Provides EIA and USGS
estimate size of shale oil and gas resources in the US.
Go to Report orwww.gao.gov
WateReuse - Determination of Cryptosporidium
and Giardia Occurrence, Infectivity, and
Genotyping in Wastewater Effluents. WRA-06-003-1.
Links wastewater treatment processes and occurrence
of protozoa in effluents.
Go to Report orwww.watereuse.org
USGS - Summary of Cyanobacteria Monitoring
and Assessments in USGS Water Science Centers.
Discusses pioneering new monitoring, assessment, and
laboratory capabilities.
Go to Re
: or www.usgs.gov
From Journals
Factors Associated with Sources, Transport, and
Fate of Chloroform and Three Other
Trihalomethanes in Untreated Groundwater Used
for Drinking Water. Carter, J.M., et al., 2012.
Environmental Science & Technology, 46(15), 8189-8197.
Go to Article
Detection and Occurrence of Indicator Organisms
and Pathogens. Bhadun, P., et al., 2012. Water
Environment Research, 28, 786-813.
Go to Article
Detection, Occurrence and Fate of Emerging
Contaminants in Agricultural Environments. Snow,
D.D., etal., 2012. WaterEnvironmentResearch, 22, 764-785.
Go to Article
Metagenome Analyses of Corroded Concrete
Wastewater Pipe Biofilms Reveal a Complex
Microbial System. Gomez-Alvarez, V., R.P. Revetta,
and S.J.W. Domingo, 2012. BMC Microbiology, 12(1),
122.
Go to Article
Biosensor Zebrafish Provide New Insights into
Potential Health Effects of Environmental
Estrogens. Lee, O., et al., 2012. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 120(7), 90-996.
Go to Article
Emerging Pollutants - Part I: Occurrence, Fate
and Transport, da Silva, A., et al., 2012. Water
Environment Research, 31, 1878-1908.
Go to Article
Emerging Pollutants - Part II: Treatment. Bell, K.,
etal., 2012. Water Environment Research, 32, 1909-1940.
Go to Article
Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to
Tetrachloroethylene and Adult Vision. Getz, K.D., et
al., 2012. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(9), 1327-1332.
Go to Article
Selective Pressure of Antibiotic Pollution on
Bacteria of Importance to Public Health. Tello,A, et
al., 2012. EnvironmentalHealth Perspectives, 120(8), 1100-1106.
Go to Article
Molecular Survey of the Occurrence of Legionella
spp., Mycobacterium spp., Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, and Amoeba Hosts in Two
Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution
Systems. Wang, H., M. Edwards, J. O. Falkinham and A
y, 78(17), 6285-6294.
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Minimization of the Formation of Disinfection By-
Products. Badaway, ML, etal, 2012 Chemosphere, 89(3), 235-240.
Go to Article
Assessment of Pathogen Survival Potential during
Managed Aquifer Recharge with Diffusion
Chambers. Sidhu, J. P. S. and S. Toze. Journal of
Applied Microbiology, 113(3), 693-700.
Go to Article
Point Sources of Emerging Contaminants along
the Colorado River Basin: Source Water for the
Arid Southwestern United States. Jones-Lepp, T.L.,
2012. Science of the Total Environment, 430, 237-245.
Go to Article
Oxidation of Cr-III to Cr-VI During Chlorination
of Drinking Water. Lindsay, D. R., etal., 2012. Journal
of Environmental Monitoring, 14(7), 1789-1797.
Go to Article
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in
the Environment: What Are the Big Questions?
Boxall, A.B.A., et al., 2012. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 120(9), 1221-1229.
Go to Article
Environmental Transformations of Silver
Nanoparticles: Impact on Stability and Toxicity.
Levard, C., et al., 2012. Environmental Science e>
Technology, 46(13), 6900-6914.
Go to Article
Bioavailability of Pharmaceuticals in Waters Close
to Wastewater Treatment Plants: Use of Fish Bile
for Exposure Assessment. Lahti, M., et al., 2012.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(8), 1831-1837.
Go to Article
Reproductive Endocrine Disruption in
Smallmouth Bass (Microptetus dolomieu) in the
Potomac River Basin: Spatial and Temporal
Comparisons of Biological Effects. Blazer, V. S., et al.,
2012. EnvironmentalMonitonngandAssessment, 184(7), 4309^1334.
Go to Article
Comparison of Nanosilver and Ionic Silver
Toxicity in Daphnia magna and Pimephales
pfomelas. Hoheisel, S. M., S. Diamond and D. Mount
EnvironmentalToxicology and Chemistry, 31 (11), 2557-2563.
Go to Article
Assessing the Impacts of Watershed Indexes and
Precipitation on Spatial In-Stream E. coli
Concentrations. Pandey, P. K. et al., 2012. Ecological
Indicators, 23, 641-652.
Go to Article
Screening Estrogenic Activity of Environmental
Contaminants and Water Samples Using a
Transgenic Medaka Embryo Bioassay. Lee, W., et
al., 2012. Chemosphere, 88(8), 945-952.
Go to Article
Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Can Induce Toxicity
to the Freshwater Shredder Allogamus Ligonifer.
Pradhan, A., et al., 2012. Chemosphere, 89(9), 1142-1150.
Go to Article
Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Rainbow Trout:
A Toxicogenomic Approach. Gagne, F., et al., 2012.
Chemosphere, 89(5), 615-622.
Go to Article
Total Arsenic and Selenium Analysis in Marcellus
Shale, High-Salinity Water, and Hydrofracture
Flowback Wastewater. Balaba, R. S. and R. B. Smart,
2012. Chemosphere, 89(11), 1437-1442.
Go to Article
Upstream to Downstream: Stormwater Quality in
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Wengrove, M.E. and T.P.
Ballestero, 2012. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
184(8), 5025-5034.
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Sustained High Temperature Increases the
Vitellogenin Response to 17 Alpha-
Ethynylestradiol in Mummichog (Fundulus
heteroclitus). Chandra, K., et al., 2012. Aquatic
Toxicology, 118-119, 130-140.
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting.
November 17-21, 2013 in Nashville, TN.
Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org
2013 UIC Conference. January 22-24, 2013 in
Sarasota, FL.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
Disinfection and Public Health Conference 2013.
February 24-26, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN.
Go to Meeting Page or www.wef.org
Water Quality Technology Conference. November
3-7, 2013 in Long Beach, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
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Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
Sustainable Public Health Protection
From EPA
Showing Buried Streams the Daylight. Researchers
compare effectiveness of buried vs. open-air streams
for removing harmful nitrogen.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov
Stormwater Calculator to Manage Rainfall Runoff.
A new EPA tool allows planners and property owners
to assess how green infrastructure can be used to
reduce rainwater runoff.
Go to Article or www.epa.gov/research/gems/
Science Inventory. Searchable database of EPA
science activities and scientific and technical products.
Go to Tool or www.epa.gov/si/
EPA Issues US-Mexico Border Water
Infrastructure Program Report. EPA/832/F-
12/011. Annual report on the Border water
infrastructure program.
Go to Report or
www.epa.gov/usmexicoborderwaterinfrastructure
From Collaborators
Summary of Studies Related to Hydraulic
Fracturing Conducted by USGS Water Science
Centers. Focuses on effects of HF on ground water
and surface water sources.
Go to Report orwww.usgs.gov
WRF - Anion Exchange Resins as a Source of
Nitrosamines and Nitrosamine Precursors - 4295.
Investigation of anion exchange resins used in
wastewater treatment and occurrence of nitrosamines
and their precursors in treated water.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
Water Reuse 2030: Identifying Future Challenges
and Opportunities. Linden, K., et al., 2012. WRA-06-
17-1. Focuses on how water reuse can be part of the
solution for dwindling freshwater supply.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
Understanding Water Reuse: Potential for
Expanding the Nation's Water Supply through
Reuse of Municipal Wastewater. Recent advances in
treatment technology provide new source of drinking
water.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
SBIR - Real-Time, In-Line Sensor for Wastewater
Monitoring. Tomczak, M., 2012. Describes progress
made in developing sensors for real-time detection of
biological agents and toxins in wastewater discharge.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/research
WRF - Evaluating GAG Filters for Control of DBF
Precursors and Trace Organic Contaminants.
4101. WRF helping utilities evaluate capabilities of
existing GAG filter caps, and plan optimal replacement
frequencies.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
The Water Efficiency and Conservation State
Scorecard: An Assessment of Laws and Policies.
Reviews policies including: plumbing fixture standards,
conservation requirements, water loss control,
technical assistance offered, and more.
Go to Report or www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/
Presentations and Handouts Available from
Salinity Management Study Update Workshop.
Discusses salinity management strategies for local and
imported sources.
Go to Report or www.socalsalinitv.org/
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Assessing the Economic and Environmental
Benefits of Industrial Water Use within the Great
Lakes Region. Assessment of 5 industries in the
Great Lakes region to identify conservation
opportunities.
Go to Report or www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/
Declining Water Sales and Utility Revenues: A
Framework for Understanding and Adapting.
Discusses the nation's successful water conservation
efforts, in part through use of water-saving fixtures and
improved technology.
Go to Report orwww.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/
WRF - Evaluating Carbon Nanotubes as
Adsorbents for Removing Synthetic Organic
Compounds. 4062. Describes how carbon nanotubes
provide several advantages over existing adsorbents.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WERF - Notre Dame Research Could Improve
Sustainability and Cost-effectiveness of
Wastewater Treatment. Gilroy, W.G., 2012.
Membrane-biofilm reactors use hydrogen gas to
remove nitrate in wastewater.
Go to Article or www.werf.org
WERF - Wastewater Plants Extract Nutrients
from Sewage. Skirble, R., 2012. Mud-like sludge
supplies one-third of treatment plant's electrical needs.
Go to Article or www.werf.org
NOAA - Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard.
Online tool analyzes historical, current, and projected
water levels.
Go to Tool or www.glerl.noaa.gov
From Journals
Microbial Survey of a Full-Scale, Biologically
Active Filter for Treatment of Drinking Water.
White, C.P., R.W. DeBry, and D.A. Lytie, 2012. AppMand
y, 78(17), 6390-6394.
Water Reclamation and Reuse. Me Vicar, M., et al.,
2012. Water Environment Research, 15, 1332-1346.
Go to Article
Comparison of Advection-Diffusion Models and
Neural Networks for Prediction of Advanced
Water Treatment Effluent. Mortula, M. M., et al.,
2012. Environmental Engineering Science, 29(7), 660-668.
Go to Article
Optimization of Pressure Gauge Locations for
Water Distribution Systems Using Entropy
Theory. Yoo, D.G., et al., 2012. Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment, 184(12), 7309-7322.
Go to Article
Cylindrospermopsin Determination in Water by
LC-MS/MS: Optimization and Validation of the
Method and Application to Real Samples.
Guzman-Guillen, R., et al., 2012. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(10), 2233-2238.
Go to Article
Nutrient Removal Using Biosorption Activated
Media: Preliminary Biogeochemical Assessment
of an Innovative Stormwater Infiltration Basin.
O'Reilly, A.M., 2012. Science of the Total Environment, 432,
227-242.
Go to Article
Whole Effluent Toxicity Assessment at a
Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded with a
Full-Scale Post-Ozonation Using Aquatic Key
Species. Magdeburg, A., et al., 2012. Chemosphere, 88(8),
1008-1014.
Go to Article
Modeling Everything Everywhere: A New
Approach to Decision-Making for Water
Management under Uncertainty. Beven, K. J. and
R. E. Alcock, 2012. Freshwater Biology, 57(sl), 124-132.
Go to Article
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Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Municipal
Wastewater Effluents and Marine Receiving
Water. Vidal-Dorsch, D. E., et al., 2012. 'Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(12), 2674-2682.
Go to Article
Analysis of Organic Nitrogen Removal in Municipal
Wastewater by Reverse Osmosis. Merlo, R., et al.,
2012. WaterEnvimnment Research, 84(7), 588-595.
Go to Article
Sorption Media for Stormwater Treatment - A
Laboratory Evaluation of Five Low-Cost Media for
Their Ability to Remove Metals and Phosphorus
from Artificial Stormwater. Wium-Andersen, T., et
al., 2012. Water Environment Research, 84(7), 605-616.
Go to Article
Apparatus for In Situ Monitoring of Copper in
Coastal Waters. Chapman, C. S., et al., 2012. Journal of
Environmental Monitoring, 14(10), 2793-2802.
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
17th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research
Conference. May 6-7, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org
1st International Conference on Desalination
Using Membrane Technology. April 7-10, 2013 in
Barcelona, Spain.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
28th Annual WateReuse Symposium. September
15-18, 2013 in Denver, CO.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org
Conference on Stormwater and Urban Water
Systems Modeling. February 21-22, 2013 in Toronto,
Ontario.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition. June 9-
12, 2013 in Denver, CO.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
Water Reuse Tech Summit. January 28-30, 2013 in
San Diego, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
Disasters and Environment - Science,
Preparedness, and Resilience: 13th National
Conference on Science, Policy, and the
Environment. January 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Go to Meeting Page orwww.environmentaldisasters.net
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Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
From EPA
From Collaborators
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
2012. Multiple, independent lines of evidence indicate
that climate change is happening.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/climatechange/
Water Quality Index Aggregation and Cost
Benefit Analysis. Walsh, P.J. and W. Wheeler, 2012.
Working Paper 12-05. Examination of four
aggregation functions of EPA's Water Quality Index:
their impact on estimated benefits within the context
of cost-benefit analysis.
Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/economics/
Implications of Climate Change for State
Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to
Account for Effects (Final Report). EPA/600/R-
11/036F. Report suggests that several biological
indicators may be used to detect climate change
effects.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/climatechange
BASINS and WEPP Climate Assessment Tools
(CAT): Case Study Guide to Potential
Applications (Final Report). EPA/600/R-11/123F.
Case studies illustrate tools capabilities for assessing
potential effects of climate change on streamflow and
water quality.
Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/climatechange
Keeping an Eye on Wetlands. EPA's National
Wetland Condition Assessment scheduled for
completion December 2013; statistical survey of
quality of US wetlands.
Go to Article or http://www.epa.gov/ncea/global
AQUATOX - Linking Water Quality and Aquatic
Life. New update available for aquatic systems
simulation model; predicts fate of pollutants and
ecosystem effects.
Go to Report or water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/
USGS - Impacts of Climate Change on
Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem
Services. Staudinger, M.D., et al., 2012. Biodiversity and
ecosystems are changing more rapidly than predicted.
Go to Report or www.usgs.gov
USGS - Effects of Urban Development on Stream
Ecosystems in Nine Metropolitan Study Areas
across the United States. Coles, J.F., et al., 2012.
USGS Circular 1373. Stream degradation and species
loss begins at initial stages of urbanization.
Go to Re
or www.usgs.gov
A National Strategy for Advancing Climate
Modeling (2012). With the need for advancements in
climate projection models, a common software
infrastructure could help speed progress.
Go to Article or http://www.dels.nas.edu/
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., 2012. USGS SIR 2012-5093. New
water-quality indicator combines results of 10-year trend
analysis with results from a greater number of sites.
Go to Report or www.usgs-gov
USGS - Flux of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and
Suspended Sediment from the Susquehanna River
Basin to the Chesapeake Bay during Tropical
Storm Lee, September 2011, as an Indicator of the
Effects of Reservoir Sedimentation on Water
Quality. Hirsch, R.M., 2012. USGS SIR 2012-5185.
Discusses importance of brief high-flow events in
releasing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment stored
in the Conowingo Reservoir to the Chesapeake Bay.
Go to Report or www.usgs.gov
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USGS - Binational Ecological Risk Assessment
of Bigheaded Carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.)
for the Great Lakes Basin. Cudmore, B., et al., 2012.
Invasive Asian carp poses threat to the Great Lakes.
Go to Report or www.dfb-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/
NGWA - Streamflow Depletion by Wells -
Understanding and Managing the Effects of
Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow. Barlow,
P.M. and L.A Stanley, 2012. 1376. Report points to
factors that control the timing, rates, and locations of
Streamflow depletion caused by groundwater
pumping.
Go to Report or http:/ /water.usgs.gov/ogw/
WERF - Development of the Integrated Urban
Water Management Tool. Reichel, B.I., et al., 2012.
Tool to forecast water demand, waste, and associated
costs for water management scenarios.
Go to Report orwww.iwaponline.com
The Effect of Wet Weather Driven Dissolved
Oxygen Sags on Fishes in Urban Systems. Wolfe,
J.R., 2012. Studies fish responses to levels of dissolved
oxygen by tracking movement of externally mounted
dissolved oxygen (DO) transmitters on fish.
Go to Report orwww.werf.org
DOI - WaterSMART: A Three-Year Progress
Report. Describes how the program is saving water,
helping to meet future water demands.
Go to Report or www.usbr.gov
When It Rains, It Pours: Global Warming and the
Increase in Extreme Precipitation from 1948-2011.
Madsen, T. and N. Willcox, 2012. Precipitation
records indicate increase in severity and frequency of
storms.
Go to Report orwww.frontiergroup.org
USFWS - National Fish Passage Program:
Creating Aquatic Possibilities; 2011 Annual
Report and Future Outlook. Hume, C., 2012.
Removal of 158 dams and culverts in 2011 helped
improve water quality for 2,180 miles of streams.
Go to Report or www.fws.gov
USGS - National Water Monitoring News.
Newsletter fosters partnerships and collaboration;
highlights advances in water science.
Go to Article or http: / /acwi.gov /
Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand
Study. Report offers 50-year projection for supply
and demand on the Colorado.
Go to Report or www.usbr.gov
From Journals
NOAA Releases Report: State of the Climate in
2011. Blunden, J. and D. S. Arndt, Eds., 2012. Bulletin
of the American Meteorological Society, 93(7), S1-S264.
Go to Article or www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Can We Predict Nutrient Limitation in Streams
and Rivers? Keck, F. and F. Lepori, 2012. Freshwater
Biology, 57(7), 1410-1421.
Go to Article
Temporal Changes in Aquatic-Invertebrate and
Fish Assemblages in Streams of the North-
Central and Northeastern US. Kennen, J. G., et al.,
2012. Ecological Indicators, 18, 312-329.
Go to Article
A Process-Based and Distributed Model for
Nutrient Dynamics in River Basin: Development,
Testing and Applications. Alam, M.J. and D. Dutta,
2012. Ecological Modeling, 247, 112-124.
Go to Article
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Urban Wet Weather Flows. Rangarajan, S., et al,
2012. Water Environment Research, 110, 861-970.
Go to Article
Evaluating the Relationship between Basin-Scale
Fish Species Richness and Ecologically Relevant
Flow Characteristics in Rivers Worldwide. Iwasaki,
Y., et al., 2012. Fnshwater Biology, 57(10), 2173-2180.
Go to Article
Determining Vulnerability of Stream
Communities to Climate Change at the
Landscape Scale. Bush, A., et al., 2012. Freshwater
Biology, 57(8), 1689-1701.
Go to Article
What's a Stream Without Water?
Disproportionality in Headwater Regions
Impacting Water Quality. Armstrong, A., et al.,
2012. Environmental Management, 50(5), 849-860.
Go to Article
Identifying the Spatial Scale of Land Use that
Most Strongly Influences Overall River
Ecosystem Health Score. Sheldon, F., et al., 2012.
Ecological Applications, 22(8), 2188-2203.
Go to Article
The Impact of Chemical Pollution on Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Services: the Need for an
Improved Understanding. Backhaus, T., et al., 2012.
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 8(4),
575-576.
Go to Article
Impacts of Hypoxia on Zooplankton Spatial
Distributions in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
Roman, M.R., et al., 2012. Estuaries and Coasts, 35(5),
1261-1269.
Go to Article
Nitrogen Removal in Constructed Wetlands
Using Nitritation/Anammox and Nitrification/
Denitrification: Effects of Influent Nitrogen
Concentration. Tao, W., et al., 2012. Water
Environment Research, 84(12), 2099-2105.
Go to Article
Extinction Rates in North American Freshwater
Fishes, 1900-2010. Burkhead, N.M., 2012. Biosdence,
62(9), 798-808.
Go to Article
Community Congruence of Plants, Invertebrates
and Birds in Natural and Constructed Shallow
Open-Water Wetlands: Do We Need to Monitor
Multiple Assemblages? Rooney, R. C. and S. E.
Bayley, 2012. Ecological Indicators, 20, 42-50.
Go to Article
Anomalous Biogeochemical Response to a
Flooding Event in the Delaware Estuary: A
Possible Typology Shift Due to Climate Change.
Voynova, Y. G. and J. H. Sharp, 2012. Estuaries and
Coasts, 35(4), 943-958.
Go to Article
The Freshwater Shrimp Atyaephyra desmarestii
(Millet, 1831) as a Bioindicator of Hypoxic Event
Effects on Temperate Freshwater Systems.
Gonzalez-Ortegon, E., etal., 2012. Ecological Indicators,
18, 236-242.
Go to Article
Development and Validation of Two Fish-Based
Indices of Biotic Integrity for Assessing Perennial
Coolwater Streams in Wisconsin, USA. Lyons, J.,
2012. Ecological Indicators, 23, 402-412.
Go to Article
Bringing New Knowledge to an Old Problem:
Building a Biotic Index from Lotic
Macroinvertebrate Traits. Monaghan, K. A. and
A.V.M. Scares, 2012. Ecological Indicators, 20, 213-220.
Go to Article
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Development of Environmental Quality Indexes
Based on Fuzzy Logic: A Case Study. Peche, R. and
E. Rodriguez, 2012. Ecological Indicators, 23, 555-565.
Go to Article
AQUAFLORA: A Predictive Model Based on
Diatoms and Macrophytes for Streams Water
Quality Assessment. Feio, M. J., et al., 2012.
Ecological Indicators, 18, 586-598.
Go to Article
Water Quality Assessment, by Statistical Analysis,
on Rural and Urban Areas of Chocancharava
River (Rio Cuarto), Cordoba, Argentina. Gatica, E.
A., et al., 2012. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
184(12), 7257-7274.
Go to Article
Bivalve-Enhanced Nitrogen Removal from Coastal
Estuaries. Carmichael, R. H., et al., 2012. Canadian
Journaloj"Fisheries and'AquaticSciences, 69(7), 1131-1149.
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Coastal Eutrophication as a Driver of Salt Marsh
Loss. Deegan, L.A., et al., 2012. Nature, 490, 388-392.
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Developing a Framework to Measure Watershed
Sustainability by Using Hydrological/Water
Quality Model. Sood, A. and W.F. Ritter, 2011.
Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 3(11), 788-804.
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Why Is Achieving Good Ecological Outcomes in
Rivers so Difficult? Harris, G. P. and A. L.
Heathwaite, 2012. Freshwater Biology, 57, 91-107.
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Identifying Major Stressors: The Essential
Precursor to Restoring Cultural Ecosystem
Services in a Degraded Estuary. Davis, J. and I. M.
Kidd, 2012. Estuaries and Coasts, 35(4), 1007-1017.
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Nutrients and Drinking Water. Warner,]., 2012.
Drinking Water Research, 22(3), 6-13.
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Stormwater Contaminant Loading following
Southern California Wildfires. Stein, E.D., et al.,
2012. EnuwnmentalToxicology and Chemistry, 31(11), 2625-
2638.
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Temporal Variability in the Spatial and Environmental
Determinants of Functional Metacommunity
Organization—Stream Fish in a Human-Modified
Landscape. Eros, T., etal. FreshwaterEiolq^, 57(9), 1914-1928.
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The Use of Benthic Invertebrate Community and
Water Quality Analyses to Assess Ecological
Consequences of Fish Farm Effluents in Rivers.
Guilpart, A., et al., 2012. Ecological Indicators, 23, 356-365.
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A Global Pattern of Thermal Adaptation in Marine
Phytoplankton. Thomas, M.K., et al., 2012. Science,
338(6110), 1085-1088.
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Robustness of the Estuarine Fish Assessment Index
(EFAI) Regarding Water Body Definition Criteria.
Goncalves, C. L, etal., 2012. Ecological Indicators, 20,1-8.
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Impact of Tributyltin on Immune Response and Life
History Traits of Chitonomus ripatius: Single and
Multigeneration Effects and Recovery from
Pollution. Lilley, T. M., et al., 2012. EnvironmentalScience
^•Technology, 46(13), 7382-7389.
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Eutrophication Induced CO2-Acidification of
Subsurface Coastal Waters: Interactive Effects of
Temperature, Salinity, and Atmospheric PCO2.
Sunda, W.G. and W.J. Cai, 2012. EnvironmentalSdence e>
technology, 46(19), 10651-10659.
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Mercury Dynamics in a San Francisco Estuary Tidal
Wetland: Assessing Dynamics Using In Situ
Measurements. Bergamaschi, B. A., et al., 2012. Estuaries
and Coasts, 35(4), 1036-1048.
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PETROTOX: An Aquatic Toxicity Model for
Petroleum Substances. Redman, A. D., et al., 2012.
EnuwnmentalToxicola^y and Chemistry, 31(11), 2498-2506.
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Acute Effects of Road Salts and Associated Cyanide
Compounds on the Early Life Stages of the Unionid
Mussel Villosa iris. Pandolfo, T. J., et al., 2012.
EnuwnmentalToxicola^y and Chemistry, 31(8), 1801-1806.
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Recent and Upcoming Meetings
2013 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference.
November 4-7, 2013 in Portland, OR.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awra.org
2013 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference:
Agricultural Hydrology and Water Quality II. March
25-27, 2013 in St. Louis, MO.
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8th Annual WERF Research Forum. January 29-30,
2013 in Chicago, IL.
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National Adaptation Forum: Action Today for a
Better Tomorrow. April 2-4, 2013 in Denver, CO.
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Climate Leadership Conference. February 27-March 1,
2013 in Washington, DC.
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The National and International Conference on
Groundwater. April 28-May 2, 2013 in San Antonio, TX.
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