Water Research Update
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Water Research Update
July-December 2013
No. 2013-2
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
EPA Expands List of Safer Chemical Ingredients.
130 chemicals added to EPA's Safer Chemical
Ingredients List.
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Literature Review of Contaminants in Livestock and
Poultry Manure and Implications for Water Quality.
Information on emerging contaminants, such as
antimicrobials and hormones that may affect water quality.
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Launch of ChemView Tool. Tool improves public
access to health and safety data on Toxic Substances
Control Act chemicals.
Go to Tool
From Collaborators
USGS - Factors Affecting Public-Supply-Well
Vulnerability to Contamination: Understanding
Observed Water Quality and Anticipating Future
Water Quality. Circular 1385. Insight on vulnerability
of public-supply wells to contamination.
Go to Report or oh.water.usgs.gov
WRF Workshop Report: Potential Impacts and
Significance of Elevated 131I on Drinking Water
Sources. Bartrand, T.A. and J.S. Rosen, 2013. WRF
Project No. 4486. State of knowledge about Iodine-131
(131I) in drinking and wastewaters, including significance
of elevated levels of 131I in source water.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
USGS — Real-time Monitoring Pays Off for
Tracking Nitrate Pulse in Mississippi River Basin
to the Gulf of Mexico. On-line tool provides real-time
nitrate monitoring.
Go to Tool or waterwatch.usgs.gov
Nitrate in the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries,
1980-2010: An Update. Murphy, J.C., et al., 2013.
Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5169. Nitrate levels
continue to increase in Mississippi River, but signs of
progress in Illinois River.
Go to Report or pubs.er.usgs.gov
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Critical Aspects of EPA's IRIS Assessment of
Inorganic Arsenic: Interim Report. National Research
Council. Evaluates issues in assessing cancer and non-
cancer effects of oral exposure to inorganic arsenic;
offers recommendations.
Go to Report orwww.nap.edu
State of the Science and Research Needs for
Opportunistic Pathogens in Premise Plumbing.
Pruden, A. et al., 2013. WRF Project No. 4379. State of
science and research needs for opportunistic pathogens
in premise plumbing. 5 models: Eegionella pneumophila,
Mycobacterium avium complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Acanthamoeba spp., and Naeg/eriafoiv/eri.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
From Journals
Development of Methods to Detect Occurrence and
Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals:
Fueling a Fundamental Shift in Regulatory
Ecotoxicology. Ankley, G.T. and C.R Tyler, 2013.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(12), 2661-2662.
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on
the Risk of Infection by Water-Transmitted
Pathogens. Sterk, A., et al., 2013. Environmental Science e>
y, 47(22), 12648-12660.
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Formation, Precursors, Control, and Occurrence of
Nitrosamines in Drinking Water: A Review. Krasner,
S., et al., 2013. Water Research, 47(13), 4433-4450.
Go to Article
Histopathological Analysis of Fish from Acorn Fork
Creek, Kentucky, Exposed to Hydraulic Fracturing
Fluid Releases. Papoulias, D.M., and A.L. Velasco,
2013. Southeastern Naturalist, 12(4), 92-111.
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Microbial Community Changes in Hydraulic
Fracturing Fluids and Produced Water from Shale
Gas Extraction. Mohan, A., et al., 2013. Environmental
Science & Technology, 47(22), 13141-13150.
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Pharmaceutical Contaminants of Emerging
Concern in the Environment. Metcalfe, C.D., 2013.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(8), 1683-1684.
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Quantification of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care
Products, and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the
Marine Sediments of Puget Sound, Washington,
USA. Long, E.R. et al., 2013. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 32(8), 1701-1710.
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Quantifying Groundwater's Role in Delaying
Improvements to Chesapeake Bay Water Quality.
Sanford, W.E., and J.P. Pope, 2013. Environmental Science
^Technology, 47(23), 13330-13338.
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Science-Based Decision-Making on Complex
Issues: Marcellus Shale Gas Hydrofracking and
New York City Water Supply. Eaton, T. T., 2013.
Science of the Total Environment, 461, 158-169.
Go to Article
Triclosan Occurrence in Freshwater Systems in the
United States (1999-2012): A Meta-Analysis. Perez et
al., 2013. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(7),
1479-1487.
Go to Article
Discharge-Based QMRA for Estimation of Public
Health Risks From Exposure to Stormwater-Borne
Pathogens in Recreational Waters in the United
States. McBnde, G., et al., 2013. Water Research, 47(14),
5282-5297.
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Evaluating Nanoparticle Breakthrough During
Drinking Water Treatment. Chalew, T.E.A., et al.,
2013. Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(10), 1161-
1166.
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Factors Affecting Catalysis of Copper Corrosion
Products in NDMA Formation from DMA in
Simulated Premise Plumbing. Zhang, H., and S.A.
Andrews, 2013. Chemosphere, 93(11), 2683-2689.
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Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide:
Implications for Public Water Systems. Drago, J. A.,
and Carpenter, A. T., 2013. Journal American Water Works
Association, 105(11), 52-57.
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Prenatal Nitrate Intake from Drinking Water and
Selected Birth Defects in Offspring of Participants
in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
Brender, J.D., et al., 2013. Environmental Health Perspectives,
121(9), 1083-1089.
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Probabilistic Analysis of Risks to UD Drinking
Water Intakes from 1,4-Dioxane in Domestic
Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents. Simonich,
S.M., 2013. IntegratedEnvironmental Assessment and
Management, 9(4), 554-559.
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Differential Chemical Profiling to Identify Zonation
By-Products of Estrone-Sulfate and First
Characterization of Estrogenicity in Generated
Drinking Water. Bourgm, M., et al., 2013. Water
Research, 47(11), 3791-3802.
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Water Quality Assessment and Analysis of Spatial
Patterns and Temporal Trends. Gazzaz, N.M., et al.,
2013. Water Environment Research, 85(8), 751-767.
Go to Article
Emerging Pollutants - Part I: Occurrence, Fate and
Transport, da Silva, A.K. et al, 2013. Water Environment
Research, 1978-2021(44).
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Chlorination of Bromide-Containing Waters:
Enhanced Bromate Formation in the Presence of
Synthetic Metal Oxides and Deposits Formed in
Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Liu, C., et al.,
2013. Water Research, 47(14), 5307-5315.
Go to Article
Climate Change and Watershed Mercury Export: A
Multiple Projection and Model Analysis. Golden,
H.E., C.D. Knightes, G.M. Davis, et al., 2013.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(9), 2165-2174.
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Enhanced Chlorine Dioxide Decay in the Presence
of Metal Oxides: Relevance to Drinking Water
Distribution Systems. Liu, C., et al., 2013. Environmental
Science & Technology, 47(15), 8365-8372.
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Mercury Exposed: Advances in Environmental
Analysis and Ecotoxicology of a Highly Toxic
Metal. Wiener, J.G., 2013. Environmental Toxicology
Chemistry, 32(10), 2175-2178.
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Pyrethroid Insecticides in Municipal Wastewater.
Weston, D., et al., 2013. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 32(11), 2460-2468. Detections included
permethrin, bifenthrin, cypermethrin, and cyhalothrin.
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Distribution of Pyrethroid Insecticides in Secondary
Wastewater Effluent. Parry, E. and T.M. Young, 2013.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(12), 2686-2694.
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Modeling the Potential Effects of Atrazine on
Aquatic Communities in Midwestern Streams.
Bartell, S., et al., 2013. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry, 32(10), 2402-2411.
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Recommendations Following a Multi-Laboratory
Comparison of Microbial Source Tracking
Methods. Stewart,]., et al., 2013. Water Research, 47(18),
6829-6838.
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Serum Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane
Sulfonate Concentrations in Relation to Birth
Outcomes in the Mid-Ohio Valley, 2005-2010.
Darrow, L.A., et al., 2013. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 121(10), 1207-1213.
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Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks
Associated with Drinking Water and Other
Nonrecreational Water - United States, 2009-2010.
Hilborn, E., and T.J. Wade, et al., 2013. Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report, 62(35), 714-720.
Go to Article or www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2013.html
Development of Short, Acute Exposure Hazard
Estimates: A Tool for Assessing the Effects of
Chemical Spills in Aquatic Environments. Bejarano,
A.C., 2013. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(8),
1918-1927.
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Effect of Incubation Temperature on the Detection
of Thermophilic Campylobacter Species from
Freshwater Beaches, Nearby Wastewater Effluents,
and Bird Fecal Droppings. Khan, I., et al., 2013.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(24), 7639-7645.
Go to Article
Organic Phosphorus in the Aquatic Environment.
Baldwin, D., 2013. Environmental Chemistry, 10(6), 439-454.
Go to Article
Toxicities of Oils, Dispersants and Dispersed Oils
to Algae and Aquatic Plants: Review and Database
Value to Resource Sustainability. Lewis, M., and R.
Pryor, 2013. Environmental Pollution, 180, 345-367.
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Use of Reconstituted Waters to Evaluate Effects of
Elevated Major Ions Associated with Mountaintop
Coal Mining on Freshwater Invertebrates. Kunz,
J.L., TJ. Norberg-King, et al., 2013. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(12), 2826-2835.
Go to Article
Hyporheic Zone Denitrification: Controls on
Effective Reaction Depth and Contribution to
Whole-Stream Mass Balance. Harvey, J.W., et al.,
2013. Water Resources Research, 49(10), 6298-6316.
Go to Article
Low-Risk Cyanobacterial Bloom Sources: Cell
Accumulation Within Full-Scale Treatment Plants.
Zamyadi, A., et al., 2013. Journal American Water Works
Association, 105(11), 65-66.
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Simplifying Complexity: Mixture Toxicity
Assessment in the Last 20 Years. Altenburger, R., 2013.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(8), 1685-1687.
Go to Article
Priorities to Improve the Ecological Risk
Assessment and Management for Pesticides in
Surface Water. Brock, T.C.M., 2013. Integrated
>t, 9(3), e64-e74.
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A Comparative Study of Trichloroethylene (TCE)
Degradation in Contaminated Groundwater (GW)
and TCE-Spiked Deionised Water Using Zero
Valent Iron (ZVI) Under Various Mass Transport
Conditions. Thangavadivel, K., et al., 2013. Water Air
and Soil Pollution, 224(12).
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Monochloramine cometabolism by Nitrosomonas
eufopaea Under Drinking Water Conditions.
Maestre, J., et al., 2013. Water'Research, 47(13), 4701-
4709.
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Microbiome of Free-Living Amoebae Isolated from
Drinking Water. Delafont, V., et al., 2013. Water
Research, 47(19), 6958-6965.
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Recent and Upcoming Meetings
GWPC 2013 Spotlight Series - Stray Gas Incidence
& Response Forum; Unconventional Oil & Gas
Water Management Forum. July 9-11, 2013 in
Grapevine, TX.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
Review of the IRIS Process. November 5-6, 2013,
Washington, DC.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nas.edu
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting.
November 17-21, 2013 in Nashville, TN.
Go to Meeting Recording or www.setac.org
Briefing on New and Emerging Information
Related to Hydraulic Fracturing. November 20, 2013
- teleconference.
Go to Meeting Page
GWPC 2014 UIC Conference. January 21-23, 2014 in
New Orleans, LA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
Groundwater and Salt Town Hall: Restoring the
Equilibrium After Severe Weather Events (#801).
February 19, 2014 - webinar.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
2014 WateReuse California Annual Conference.
March 16-18, 2014 in Newport Beach, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org
29th Annual WateReuse Symposium. September 7-
10, 2014 in Dallas, TX.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org
GWPC 2014 Annual Forum. October 6-8, 2014 in
Seattle, WA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
SETAC North America 35th Annual Meeting.
November 9-13, 2014 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org
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Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
Sustainable Public Health Protection
From EPA
EPA Releases Strategies Supporting for Efficient
Water Use. Information on issues related to water
supply availability and variability, and energy efficiency.
Go to Article
Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and
Assessment: Fifth Report to Congress. EPA 816-R-
13-006. Funding and operational needs of public water
systems estimated at $384 billion for drinking water
infrastructure through 2030.
Go to Report
From Collaborators
Transformation of Amines to Nitrosamines on
Activated Carbons. Huang, C, 2013. WRF Project No.
4343. Strategies for water industry to minimize undesirable
nitrosamine formation associated with AC adsorbents.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
Feasibility Study on Model Development to
Estimate and Minimize Greenhouse Gas
Concentrations and Carbon Footprint of Water
Reuse and Desalination Facilities. Hokanson, D.R.,
et al., 2013. Interprets literature to assist utilities with
water reuse and desalination to estimate GHG emissions
and carbon footprint.
Go to Report orwww.watereuse.org
Evaluation of Impact of Nanoparticle Pollutants on
Water Reclamation. WateReuse Association. WRF-07-
04-01. Obtains preliminary information on fate and
impact of manufactured nanomaterials in key water
reclamation unit processes.
Go to Report orwww.watereuse.org
Management Practice for Drinking Water Pipelines:
Synthesis Report. Smha, S.K., 2013. WERF Project
No: INFR9SG09mpdw. Literature and current practice
review; focus on application of management practice in
evaluating and predicting pipe condition, analyzing risk,
and prioritizing renewal activities.
Go to Report or www.iwapublishing.com
Saving Water & Energy Together: Helping Utilities
Build Better Program. Young, R., 2013. Report
Number E13H. Examines energy-water nexus and
recommends program models and frameworks for utilities.
Go to Report or www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org
Pilot-Scale Oxidative Technologies for Reducing
Fouling Potential in Water Reuse and Drinking
Water Membranes. Stanford et al., 2013. Evaluates
oxidative technologies as pretreatment for RO membrane
feed water to address issues with organic fouling.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
Predictive Models to Aid in Design of Membrane
Systems for Organic Micropollutant Removal.
Drewes, J. 2013. Models to predict rejection of a wide
variety of organic compounds by NF and RO membranes.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
Review of Nanomaterial Research and Relevance
for Water Reuse. Li Q., 2013. Reviews applications of
nanomaterials in water reuse; summarizes existing
research on ecological and health risks they could pose.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
Toolbox for Water Utility Energy and Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) Emission Management. McGuckin, R.
2013. WERF Project No: CC3C10. Evaluates process
models, impact assessment methods, and performance
indicators for evaluating energy use and emissions.
Go to Report or www.werf.org
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Application of Filters for Evaluating Lead and
Copper Concentrations in Tap Water. Cantor, A.F. et
al., 2013. WRF Project No. 4415. Results of stakeholder
meeting addressing revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
National and California Treatment Costs to Comply
With Potential Hexavalent Chromium MCLs. Seidel,
C. et al., 2013. WRF Project No. 4432. Estimates costs
for 4 technologies: reduction, coagulation, filtration;
strong base anion exchange; weak base anion exchange;
and reverse osmosis.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
Selective Salt Recovery from Reverse Osmosis
Concentrate Using Interstage Ion Exchange.
WateReuse Association. WRF-06-010E. Tested use of
sequential cation and anion exchange between two RO stages.
Go to Report orwww.watereuse.org
Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California:
Marine Impacts. Pacific Institute. Provides design
recommendations for desalination intakes and outfalls.
Go to Report or pacinst.org/publications
Condition Assessment for Drinking Water
Pipelines: Synthesis Report. Smha, S.K., 2013. WERF
Project No: INFR9SG09cadw. Condition assessment
methodologies and technologies are reviewed and compared.
Go to Report orwww.iwapublishing.com
Desalination Engineering: Planning and Design.
Voutchkov, N., 2013. Provides comprehensive
information on planning and engineering of brackish
and seawater desalination projects.
Go to Report orwww.watereuse.org
Update by Algae of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen
from BNR Treatment Plant Effluents. Neethling,
J.B., 2013. WERF Project No: NUTRlR06e.
Recalcitrant or very slowly reactive forms of DON can
be separated from the bioavailable effluent DON with
an XAD-8 resin cartridge.
Go to Report orwww.werf.org
Research Progress on Environmental, Health, and
Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials.
National Research Council. State of research: market and
regulatory conditions; criteria for evaluating progress on
environmental, health, and safety aspects of
nanotechnology.
Go to Report or www.nap.edu
From Journals
Alternative Electrode Materials and Ceramic Filter
Minimize Disinfection Byproducts in Point-of-Use
Electrochemical Water Treatment. Yoon, Y., et al.,
2013. Environmental Engineering Science, 30(12), 742-749.
Go to Article
Analysis of N-Nitrosamines and Other Nitro(So)
Compounds in Water by High-Performance Liquid
Chromatography with Post-Column UV
photolysis/Griess Reaction. Lee, M., et al., 2013.
Water Research, 47(14), 4893-4903.
Go to Article
Impact of Biosolids Recycling on Groundwater
Resources. McFarland, M.J., 2013. Water Environment
Research, 85(11), 2141-2146.
Go to Article
A Cantilever Biosensor-Based Assay for Toxin-
Producing Cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa
using 16S rRNA. Johnson, B. N., and R. Mutharasan,
2013. EnvironmentalScience ^Technology, 47(21), 12333-12341.
Go to Article
Economic Valuation of Environmental Benefits of
Removing Pharmaceutical and Personal Care
Products From WWTP Effluents by Ozonation.
Molinos-Senante, M., et al., 2013. Science of the Total
Environment, 461, 409-415.
Go to Article
Emerging Pollutants — Part II: Treatment. Bell, K.Y.,
2013. Water Environment Research, 2022-2071(50).
Go to Article
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Performance of Human Fecal Anaerobe-Associated
PCR-Based Assays in a Multi-Laboratory Method
Evaluation Study. Layton, B., et al., 2013. Water
Research, 47(18), 6897-6908.
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Performance of Viruses and Bacteriophages for
Fecal Source Determination in a Multi-Laboratory,
Comparative Study. Harwood, V., et al., 2013. Water
Research, 47(18), 6929-6943.
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Striking the Balance between Nutrient Removal,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Receiving Water
Quality, and Costs. Falk, M.W. et al., 2013. Water
Environment Research, 85 (12), 2307-2316.
Go to Article
Optimizing Booster Chlorination in Water
Distribution Networks: A Water Quality Index
Approach. Islam, N., et al., 2013. Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment, 185(10), 8035-8050.
Go to Article
Quantifying the Effect of Buffer Strips for Pathogen
Removal. Cinque, K., and N. Jayasuriya, 2013. Journal
American Water Works Association, 105(7), 41-42.
Go to Article
Removal of Arsenic from Groundwater by Using a
Native Isolated Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacterium. Kao,
A., et al., 2013. Journal of 'Contaminant Hydrology, 155, 1-8.
Go to Article
Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Sewage
Water Subjected to Advanced Oxidation with
Ozone. Ibanez, M., et al., 2013. Journal of'Hazardous
Materials, 260, 389-398.
Go to Article
Removal of Estrogenic Compounds from Aqueous
Solutions Using Zeolites. Liu, J. and S.A. Carr, 2013.
Water Environment Research, 85(11), 2157-2163.
Go to Article
The Ecotoxicological Impact of Metal Oxide
Nanoparticles on Pool Algae in the Presence and
Absence of Disinfection Byproducts: A New Research
Direction for the Public Health and Safety of
Engineered Nanoparticles Used in Consumer Products.
Joo, S. H., 2013. Water Air and SoilPollution, 224(9).
Go to Article
Nitrate and Phosphate Removal through Enhanced
Bioretention Media: Mesocosm Study. Palmer, E., et
al., 2013. Water Environment Research, 85(9), 823-832.
Go to Article
Recreational Water Quality Response to a Filtering
Barrier at a Great Lakes Beach. Przybyla-Kelly, K., et
al., 2013. Journal oj'EnvironmentalManagement, 129, 635-641.
Go to Article
Planning for an Uncertain Future: Climate Change
Sensitivity Assessment toward Adaptation Planning
for Public Water Supply. Bardsley, T. et al., 2013. Earth
Interactions, 17, 1-26.
Go to Article
Activated Carbon Mitigates Mercury and
Methylmercury Bioavailability in Contaminated
Sediments. Gilmour, C., et al., 2013. Environmental
Science &'Technology, 47(22), 13001-13010.
Go to Article
Operation of Remote Mobile Sensors for Security of
Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Perelman, L.,
and A. Ostfeld, 2013. Water Research, 47(13), 4217-4226.
Go to Article
Innovative Biological Water Treatment for the
Removal of Elevated Ammonia. Lytle, D., et al., 2013.
Journal American Water Works Association, 105(9), 87-88.
Go to Article
Transport of Oxidized Multi-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes through Silica Based Porous Media:
Influences of Aquatic Chemistry, Surface Chemistry,
and Natural Organic Matter. Yang, J., et al., 2013.
Environmental S cience ^Technology, 47(24), 14034-14043.
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Recent and Upcoming Meetings
WateReuse Symposium. September 15-18, 2013 in
Denver, CO.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org
WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation's
Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference.
October 5-9, 2013 in Chicago, IL.
Go to Meeting Page or www.wef.org
2013 Water Quality Technology Conference and
Exposition. November 3-7, 2013 in Long Beach, CA.
Go to Meeting Page
American Water Summit 2013: Accelerating Change.
November 5-6, 2013, Washington, DC.
Go to Meeting Page
9th Annual WERF Research Forum: Implementing
the Next Generation Water Resource Recovery
Facility. January 28-29, 2014 in New Orleans, LA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.werf.org
14th National Conference Disasters and
Environment - Science, Preparedness, and
Resilience. January 28-30, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Go to Meeting Page
WEF Midyear Meeting. January 29-February 1, 2014
in New Orleans, LA.
Go to Meeting Page
AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference
& Exposition. March 10-13, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.
Go to Meeting Page
WaterPro Conference. October 6-8, 2014 in Seattle,
WA.
Go to Meeting Page
NWRA Annual Conference. November 12-14, 2014 in
Coronado, CA.
Go to Meeting Page
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Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
From EPA
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES PROPOSED
RULE. In March 2014, EPA and the Army Corps of
Engineers jointly released a proposed rule to clarify
protection under the Clean Water Act for streams and
wetlands that form the foundation of the nation's
water resources.
Watershed Modeling to Assess the Sensitivity of
Streamflow, Nutrient, and Sediment Loads to
Potential Climate Change and Urban Development
in 20 U.S. Watersheds. Climate change impacts on
streamflow and water quality.
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Reassessment 2013: Assessing Progress Made
Since 2008. Hypoxia Task Force reports on progress
and need to accelerate reduction of nutrient pollution in
Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
Go to Report
Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria For
Ammonia — Freshwater 2013. Final national
recommended water quality criteria for protection of
aquatic life from toxic effects of ammonia in
freshwater.
Go to Report
Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to
Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of
the Scientific Evidence. Review of peer reviewed
literature to inform rulemaking to enhance protection
of the nation's waters by clarifying CWA jurisdiction.
Go to Report
National Stormwater Calculator. Desktop
application that estimates annual amount of rainwater
and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere
in U.S.
Go to Tool
Toolkit of Resources to Provide States with
Flexibility in Adopting and Implementing
Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Provides states with
flexibility in adopting and implementing numeric
nutrient criteria.
Go to Article
From Collaborators
Literature Synthesis on Climate Change
Implications for Water and Environmental
Resources. Technical Memorandum 86-68210-2013-
06. Summary of recent literature on current and
projected effects of climate change on hydrology and
water resources.
Go to Report or www.usbr.gov
Modeling Guidance for Developing Site-Specific
Nutrient Goals. DePmto, J.V., 2013. WERF Project
No: LINK1T11. Guidance and tools for use of models
to set waterbody-specific nutrient goals, including
Numeric Nutrient Criteria and allowable loadings.
Go to Report or www.werf.org
USFWS/NOAA - Status and Trends of Wetlands
in the Coastal Watersheds of the Conterminous
United States 2004 to 2009. Continuing coastal
wetlands losses in U.S.
Go to Report or
www.fws.gov/wetlands/Documents/search.asp
Federal Agencies Release Sea Level Rise Planning
Tool for Parts of New York and New Jersey
Impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Tool from U.S.
Global Change Research Program, NOAA, Army
Corps of Engineers, and FEMA.
Go to Tool
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State of the Climate 2012. Blunden, J., and D.S.
Arndt, 2013. 'Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,
94, 8, S1-S238. Update on global climate indicators,
notable weather events, and other environmental data
from last calendar year.
Go to Report or www.noaa.gov
Lower Rio Grande Basin Study. Evaluates impacts of
climate change on water demand and supply imbalances
along the Rio Grande.
Go to Report orwww.usbr.gov/newsroom
Swimming Upstream: Freshwater Fish in a
Warming World. National Wildlife Federation. Threats
to freshwater fish from climate change; protection
strategies.
Go to Report orwww.nwf.org
DELTA WATERS: Research to Support Integrated
Water and Environmental Management in the
Lower Mississippi River. National Research Council.
Guidance for the Water Institute of the Gulf on
integrated water resources management.
Go to Report or www.nap.edu
USGS - Ecological Health in the Nation's
Streams, 1993-2005. Circular 1391. National
assessment finds ecological health of streams is reduced
by streamflow modifications and contaminants.
Go to Report or pubs.er.usgs.gov
Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing
Climate. U.S. Global Change Research Program.
Report summarizes climate change impacts on U.S.
oceans and marine resources.
Go to Report
Water Quality Impacts of Extreme Weather-
Related Events. Stanford, B.D., 2013. WRF Project
No. 4324. Identifies and characterizes water quality
impacts of extreme weather related events; provides
lessons learned.
Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating
Surprises. National Research Council. Examines
abrupt climate change and its potential impacts;
recommends development of an Abrupt Change Early
Warning System.
Go to Report or www.nap.edu
Effects of Wildfire on Drinking Water Utilities and
Best Practices for Wildfire Risk Reduction and
Mitigation. Sham, C.H. et al., 2013. WRF Project No.
4482. Impacts of wildfire on drinking water quality;
lessons learned for prevention and preparedness.
Go to Report or www.werf.org
NOAA - Understanding Uncertainties in Future
Colorado River Streamflow. Vano, J.A., etal., 2013.
Explains the wide range in estimates of future flows;
framework for comparison.
Go to Article
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Industrial Steam Systems and the Energy- Water
Nexus. Walker, M., et al., 2013. Environmental S dence &
Technology, 47(22), 13060-13067.
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Surface Water Quality Is Improving due to
Declining Atmospheric N Deposition. Eshleman,
K., et al., 2013. Environmental Science e> Technology, 47(21),
12193-12200.
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Saturated Area Dynamics and Streamflow
Generation from Coupled Surface-Subsurface
Simulations and Field Observations. Weill, S., et al.,
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or www.waterrf.org
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Denitrification and Indirect N2O Emissions in
Groundwater: Hydrologic and Biogeochemical
Influences. Jahangir, M., et al., 2013. Journal of
152, 70-81.
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Measuring Environmental Sustainability of Water
in Watersheds. Hester, E. T., and J.C. Little, 2013.
'EnvironmentalSdence & Technology, 47(15), 8083-8090.
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Realizing Ecosystem Services: Wetland Hydrologic
Function Along A Gradient Of Ecosystem
Condition. McLaughlin, D. L., and M.J. Cohen, 2013.
'EcologicalApplications, 23(7), 1619-1631.
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Revealing the Spatial Variability of Water Fluxes at
the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface. Binley, A.,
et al, 2013. Water Resources Research, 49(7), 3978-3992.
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Understanding the Sources and Fate of Nitrate in a
Highly Developed Aquifer System. Murgulet, D.,
and G.R. Tick, 2013. Journal of 'Contaminant Hydrology,
155, 69-81.
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Vertical Distribution Profiles and Diagenetic Fate
of Synthetic Surfactants in Marine and Freshwater
Sediments. Corada-Fernandez, C., et al., 2013. Science of
the Total Environment, 461, 568-575.
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A Method to Consider Whether Dams Mitigate
Climate Change Effects on Stream Temperatures.
Null, S., et al., 2013. Journal of 'the American Water
Resources Association, 49(6), 1456-1472.
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Distribution and Concentrations of Petroleum
Hydrocarbons Associated with the BP/Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico. Sammarco, P., et
al., 2013. Marine Pollution bulletin, 73(1), 129-143.
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Geographic Setting Influences Great Lakes Beach
Microbiological Water Quality. Haack, S., et al., 2013.
Environmental Science & Technology, 47(21), 12054-12063.
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Methylmercury production below the mixed layer
in the North Pacific Ocean. Blum, J.D., et al., 2013.
Nature Geoscience, 6, 879-884.
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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Found in the Great Lakes Above Concentrations of
Environmental Concern. Blair, B., et al., 2013.
Chemosphere, 93(9), 2116-2123.
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Evaluation of Land Use and Water Quality in an
Agricultural Watershed in the USA Indicates
Multiple Sources of Bacterial Impairment. Wittman,
J., et al., 2013. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
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Future Flood Losses in Major Coastal Cities.
Hallegatte, S., et al., 2013. Nature Climate Change, 3, 802-
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flood losses in the 136 largest coastal cities worldwide.
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Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Inland
Waters. Raymond, P.A., et al., 2013. Nature, 503, 355-359.
Rivers and streams release carbon dioxide at a rate five
times greater than world's lakes and reservoirs combined.
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Hydrologic Connectivity to Streams Increases Nitrogen
and Phosphorus Inputs and Cycling in Soils of Created
and Natural Floodplain Wetlands. Wolf, K.L., et al., 2013.
Journal of Environmental Quality, 42(4), 1245-1255.
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Predicting Salt Intrusion into Freshwater Aquifers
Resulting from CO2 Injection - A Study on the
Influence of Conservative Assumptions. Walter, L.,
et al., 2013. Advances in Water ^sources, 62, 543-554.
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Temperature-Induced Impacts on Groundwater
Quality and Arsenic Mobility in Anoxic Aquifer
Sediments Used for Both Drinking Water and
Shallow Geothermal Energy Production. Bonte, M.,
etal, 2013. Water Research, 47(14), 5088-5100.
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The Effects of Elevated Water Temperature on Native
Juvenile Mussels: Implications for Climate Change.
Ganser, AM., etal., 2013. Freshwater Science, 32(4), 1168-1177.
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Tidal Wetland Stability in the Face of Human
Impacts and Sea-Level Rise. Kirwan, M.L., and J.P.
Megonigal, 2013. Nature, 504, 53-60.
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Valuing Preferences Over Stormwater
Management Outcomes Including Improved
Hydrologic Function. Cadavid, C. L., and A.W. Ando,
2013. Water Resources Research, 49(7), 4114-4125.
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The Multimillennial Sea-Level Commitment of
Global Warming. Levermann, A., et al., 2013.
Proceedings of the National .Academy of Sciences, 110(34),
13745-13750.
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A Comparison of DEM-Based Indexes for
Targeting the Placement of Vegetative Buffers in
Agricultural Watersheds. Dosskey, M., et al., 2013.
Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 49(6),
1270-1283.
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Asynchronous Exposure to Global Warming:
Freshwater Resources and Terrestrial Ecosystems.
Gerten, D., et al., 2013. Environmental Research Letters,
8(2013), 034032.
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Locating and Quantifying Spatially Distributed
Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions Using
Temperature Signals with Paired Fiber-Optic
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Understanding the Combined Influence of Fine
Sediment and Glyphosate Herbicide on Stream
Periphyton Communities. Magbanua, F., et al., 2013.
Water Research, 47(14), 5110-5120.
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Climate Change-Sensitive Hydrologic Design
Under Uncertain Future Precipitation Extremes.
Teegavarapu, R. S. V., 2013. Water Resources Research,
49(11), 7804-7814.
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Local Landscape Predictors of Maximum Stream
Temperature and Thermal Sensitivity in the
Columbia River Basin, USA. Chang, H. J., and M.
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Meeting the Needs of the People: Fish
Consumption Rates in the Pacific Northwest.
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Effectiveness and Potential Ecological Effects of
Offshore Surface Dispersant Use During the
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Effects of Wildfire on Drinking Water Utilities.
Ozekin, K. and C.H. Sham, 2013. Advances in Water
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Recent and Upcoming Meetings
Subsurface Characterization, Modeling,
Monitoring, and Remediation of Fractured Rocks.
September 30 - October 1, 2013 in Irvine, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nas.edu/
AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference.
November 4-7, 2013 in Portland, OR.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awra.org
NRC Committee on Mississippi River Water
Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration.
November 18-19, 2013 in St. Louis, MO.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nas.edu
The National Ground Water Association's 2013
Expo. December 3-6, 2013 in Nashville, TN.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
NGWA Conference on Hydrology and Water
Scarcity in the Rio Grande Basin (#5034). February
25-26, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
Water, Climate, Food, and Energy Conference.
March 3-7, 2014 in Chapel Hill, NC.
Go to Meeting Page
2014 AOC Annual Conference: Accelerating
Progress in BUI Removals and AOC Delisting.
March 18-19, 2014 in Chicago, IL.
Go to Meeting Page
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