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Recent Water Research
January-June 2015
No. 2015-1
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 7
Ecological 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
From Collaborators
Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic
Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water
Resources. EPA-600-R-15-047. Synthesis of available
scientific literature and data on the potential for
hydraulic fracturing to impact drinking water resources.
Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/ncea/
Evaluation of Current Water Treatment and
Distribution System Optimization to Provide Safe
Drinking Water From Various Source Water Types
and Conditions. Latham, M., and Mash, H., 2015.
EPA-600-F-14-353. Three studies to improve
understanding of propagation of contaminants through
drinking water treatment, and to identify best
approaches for removal.
Go to Report or nepis.epa.gov
Adherence of Chemical, Biological, and
Radiological Contaminants to Sediments Found in
Water Storage Tanks. EPA-600-R-14-222. Evaluation
of adherence of non-radioactive cesium (Cs-133),
lindane, Escherichia coli, and Bacillus anthracis Sterne
(BaS) onto sediments collected from drinking water
storage tanks across the U.S.
Go to Report or cfpub.epa.gov/si
Formation of Nitrosamines and Perfluoroalkyl
Acids During Ozonation in Water Reuse
Applications. Dickenson, E., 2015. Study to evaluate
nitrosamines and perfluoroalkyl acids occurrence, factors
affecting formation, and potential mitigation strategies.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
WEF - Identifying Research Gaps and Tools for
Cost-Effective Implementation of the Revised
Ammonia Ambient Water Quality Criteria:
Ammonia Criteria Implementation Stakeholders
Meeting (WERF3C14). 2015. Workshop summary:
recommendations for federal regulators to implement
criteria based on a common set of principles.
Go to Report or news.wef.org/ammonia-criteria-
implementation-workshop-findings-released/
USGS - The Quality of our Nation's Waters—Water
Quality in Principal Aquifers of the United States.
DeSimone, L.A., et al., 2015. USGS Circular 1360.
Findings: contaminants with potential human-health
concern in 1/5 of wells sampled; geology, hydrology,
geochemistry, and chemical use explain vulnerability;
changes to groundwater flow altered groundwater quality.
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USGS - Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing Distributions
and Treatment Fluids, Additives, Proppants, and Water
Volumes Applied to Wells Drilled in the United States
From 1947 Through 2010—Data Analysis and
Comparison to the Literature. Callages, T.J., and Varela,
B.A., 2015. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2014-
5131. Water-intensive drilling increased from 6% of new
wells in 2000 to 42% in 2010. HF materials and methods are
contributing to development of previously inaccessible oil
and gas production in shale and tight-sand reservoirs.
Go to Report
WRF — Drought Management in a Changing
Climate: Using Cost-Benefit Analyses to Assist
Drinking Water Utilities. Blue, J., et al., 2015. WRF
Report 4546. Specifies system vulnerabilities to droughts;
guide to assessing total possible costs of drought, and
benefits of drought management and risk mitigation.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
WRF — Hydraulic Fracturing Workshop:
Developing Water and Oil & Gas Sector
Partnerships. 2015. WRF Report 4544. Workshop
aimed to identify communication needs and
opportunities for collaboration between drinking water
and oil and gas industries; participants developed
strategies, action items for emergency response, water
quality monitoring, and water management operations.
Go to Re
or www.waterrf.org
WEF - Nutrient Roadmap Version 1.0. 2015. Primer
offers overview of longer book; challenges water
resource recovery facilities to net zero impacts with
nutrient discharges by 2040.
Go to Report or www.wef.org/nutrientroadmap/
WRF — Reducing Volatile Disinfection By-Products
in Treated Drinking Water Using Aeration
Technologies. Ghosh, A., et al., 2015. WRF Report
4441. Best practices for understanding elevated TTHM
issues, evaluation of treatment site and reservoir
constraints, and selection of appropriate aeration
technology / design.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
WRF - Detection and Quantification of
EDCs/PPCPs in Waters Containing Organic
Matter. Chorover, J., et al., 2015. WRF Report 4269.
Examines effects of dissolved and colloidal organic
matter sources and constituent fractions on EDC/PPCP
detection and quantification.
Go to Report or www.waterrf.org
From Journals
Non-Ol/Non-O139 Vibrio choleras Carrying
Multiple Virulence Factors and V-cholerae Ol in the
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Ceccarelli, D., etal., 2015.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(6), 1909-1918.
Go to Article
A Practical Approach to Determine Dose Metrics
for Nanomaterials. Delmaar, C.J.E., et al., 2015.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(5), 1015-1122.
Go to Article
Stream Measurements Locate Thermogenic
Methane Fluxes in Groundwater Discharge in an
Area of Shale-Gas Development. Heilweil, V.M., et al.,
2015. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(7), 4057-4065.
Go to Article
Association Between Lifetime Exposure to
Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water and Coronary
Heart Disease in Colorado Residents. James, K.A., et
al., 2015. Environmental Health Perspectives, 123(2), 128-134.
Go to Article
Characterization of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback
Water in Colorado: Implications for Water
Treatment. Lester, Y., et al., 2015. Science of the Total
>t, 512, 637-644.
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Treatment Options for a Potential cVOC Group
Rule. Roth, D.K., et al., 2015. Journal'American Water
Works Association, 107(3), E130-139.
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Effects of Chlorination Operating Conditions on
Trihalomethane Formation Potential in
Polyaluminum Chloride-Polymer Coagulated
Effluent. Li, R. H., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Hazardous
Materials, 285, 103-108.
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Evaluation of Effects of Potential Group cVOC
Regulations on Two Utilities. Roth, D.K., et al., 2015.
Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6), E321-
E327.
Go to Article
A Framework for Identifying Organic Compounds
of Concern in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Based on
Their Mobility and Persistence in Groundwater.
Rogers, J.D., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
•Letters, 2(6), 158-164.
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Iodine Addition to Drinking Water for Perchlorate
Mitigation: Engineering Feasibility. Wildman, C.F.,
et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association,
107(6), E282-E291.
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Evaluation of the Final UCMR2 Database:
Nationwide Trends in NDMA. Woods, G., et al.,
2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(1),
E58-68.
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Modeling Manganese Removal in a Pilot-Scale
Postfiltration Contactor. Bierlein, K.A., et al., 2015.
Journal American Water Works Association, 107(2), E109-119.
Go to Article
Short-Term Spatial and Temporal Variability of
Disinfection By-Product Occurrence in Small
Drinking Water Systems. Guilherme, S., and
Rodriguez, M. J., 2015. Science of the Total Environment,
518, 280-289.
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Assessment of Surface Water Chloride and
Conductivity Trends in Areas of Unconventional Oil
and Gas Development—Why Existing National
Data Sets Cannot Tell us What we Would Like to
Know. Bowen, Z.H., et al., 2015. Water Resources Research,
Published Online January 2015.
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Biocides in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: A Critical
Review of Their Usage, Mobility, Degradation, and
Toxicity. Kahrilas, G.A., et al., 2015. Environmental
Science & Technology, 49(1), 16-32.
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Controlling Lead and Copper Rule Water Quality
Parameters. Cornwell, D., et al., 2015. Journal'American
Water Works Association, 107(2), E86-E96.
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UV/Chlorine Process for Ammonia Removal and
Disinfection By-Product Reduction: Comparison
With Chlorination. Zhang, X.R., et al., 2015. Water
Research, 68, 804-811.
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Expanding Metal Mixture Toxicity Models to
Natural Stream and Lake Invertebrate
Communities. Balistrieri, L.S., et al., 2015. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(4), 761-776.
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Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in a Water Supply
System and Related Human Health Risk
Assessment. Gaffney, V.D., et al., 2015. Water Research,
72, 199-208.
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N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation
Potential of Amine-Based Water Treatment Polymers:
Effects of in Situ Chloramination, Breakpoint
Chlorination, and Pre-Oxidation. Park, S.H., et al., 2015.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 282, 133-140.
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Microplastics: Addressing Ecological Risk Through
Lessons Learned. Syberg, K., et al., 2015. 'Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(5), 945-953.
Go to Article
Methadone Contributes to N-Nitrosodimethylamine
Formation in Surface Waters and Wastewaters
During Chloramination. Hanigan, D., et al., 2015.
EnvironmentalScience & Technology Letters, 2(6), 151—157.
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Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health
Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington
County, Pennsylvania. Rabinowitz, P.M., et al., 2015.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 123(1), 21—26.
Go to Article
Derivation of Human Health-Based Ambient Water
Quality Criteria: A Consideration of Conservatism and
Protectiveness Goals. Tatum, V., et al., 2015. Integrated
Environmental'Assessment and Management, 11(2), 298-305.
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A Review on Emerging Contaminants in
Wastewaters and the Environment: Current
Knowledge, Understudied Areas and
Recommendations for Future Monitoring. Petrie, B.,
et al., 2015. Water Research, 72, 3-27.
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Arsenic Cycling in Hydrocarbon Plumes: Secondary
Effects of Natural Attenuation. Cozzarelli, I.M., et al.,
2015. Groundwater, Published Online January 2015.
Go to Article
Aerobic Biodegradation of Selected Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Wastewater Sewage
Sludge. Stiborova, H., etal, 2015. Chemosphere, 118, 315-321.
Go to Article
Occurrence and Analysis of Endocrine-Disrupting
Compounds in a Water Supply System. Carvalho,
A.R.M., etal.,2015.
Assessment, 187:139.
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Increased Frequency of Nontuberculous
Mycobacteria Detection at Potable Water Taps
Within the United States. Donohue, M., Mistry, J.,
Donohue, J., O'Connell, K., King, D., Byran, J.,
Covert, T and S. Pfaller, 2015. EnvironmentalScience e>
Technology, 49(10), 6127-6133.
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Why Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
Challenge Traditional Risk Assessment and How to
Respond. Fuhrman, V.F., et al., 2015. Journal of
Hazardous Materials, 286, 589-611.
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Contribution and Removal of Watershed and
Cationic Polymer N-Nitrosodimethylamine
Precursors. Hanigan, D., et al., 2015. Journal American
Waterworks Association, 107(3), E152-163.
Go to Article
Iodide, Bromide, and Ammonium in Hydraulic
Fracturing and Oil and Gas Wastewaters:
Environmental Implications. Harkness, J.S., et al.,
2015. ^Environmental S cience ^Technology, 49(3), 1955-1963.
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Evaluation of Watershed Susceptibility to
Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Park and Park,
2015.JournalAmerican WaterWorksAssociation, 107(4),
E174-E186.
Go to Article
Residential Tap Water Contamination Following the
Freedom Industries Chemical Spill: Perceptions,
Water Quality, and Health Impacts. Whelton, A.J., et
al., 2015. Environmental S cience ^Technology, 49(2), 813-823.
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Evaluating a Groundwater Supply Contamination
Incident Attributed to Marcellus Shale Gas
Development. Llewellyn, G.T., et al., 2015. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences, 112(20), 6325-6330.
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Spatial and Temporal Variation in De Facto
Wastewater Reuse in Drinking Water Systems
Across the USA. Rice, J., and Westerhoff, P., 2015.
'EnvironmentalSdence & Technology, 49(2), 982-989.
Go to Article
Sources of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in
North Carolina Waterways: A Geographic
Information Systems Approach. Sackett, D.K., et al.,
2015. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(2), 437-445.
Go to Article
Seasonal Evaluation of the Presence of 46
Disinfection By-Products Throughout a Drinking
Factors Triggering Cyanobacteria Dominance and
Succession During Blooms in a Hypereutrophic
Drinking Water Supply Reservoir. Fernandez, C., et
al., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226(3).
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Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Tap Water
Disinfection By-Products Within Distribution Pipe
Networks. Charisiadis, P., et al., 2015. Science of the Total
Environment, 506, 26-35.
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Formation of Disinfection By-Products in the
Ultraviolet/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process.
Water Treatment Plant. Serrano, M., et al., 2015. Science Wang, D., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 518,
of the Total Environment, 517, 246-258.
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Anticipating the Effects of Green Buildings on Water
Quality and Infrastructure. Rhoads, W.J., et al., 2015.
Journal American Water Works Association, 107(4), 50-61.
Go to Article
Chlorate Challenges for Water Systems. Alfredo, K.,
et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association,
107(4), E187-E196.
Go to Article
Disparity in Disinfection Byproducts Concentration
Between Hot and Cold Tap Water. Liu, B.N., and
Reckhow, D.A., 2015. Water Research, 70, 196-204.
Go to Article
Vectorial Role of Acanthamoeba in Legionella
Propagation in Water for Human Use. Magnet, A., et
al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 889-895.
Go to Article
Mixing Zone and Drinking Water Intake Dilution
Factor and Wastewater Generation Distributions to
Enable Probabilistic Assessment of Down-the-Drain
Consumer Product Chemicals in the US. Kapo, K. E.,
et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 518, 302-309.
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49-57.
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A Costly Endeavor: Addressing Algae Problems in a
Water Supply. Dunlap, C.R., et al., 2015. Journal
American Water Works Association, 107(5), E255-E262.
Go to Article
Sharing Important Research Topics With the
Drinking Water Community. De Haan, M., and
Owen, C., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association,
107(3), 38-47.
Go to Article
Automated Method for Determination of Dissolved
Organic Carbon-Water Distribution Constants of
Structurally Diverse Pollutants Using Pre-
Equilibrium Solid-Phase Microextraction. Ripszam,
M., and Haglund, P., 2015. Environmental To.
Chemistry, 34(2), 266-274.
Go to Article
Perchlorate in US Drinking Water: Is a Federal
Regulation Needed to Protect Public Health?
Cotruvo, J.A., 2Q\5. Journal American Water W'
Association, 107(6), 66-71.
Go to Article
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Redox Gradients in Distribution Systems Influence
Water Quality, Corrosion, and Microbial Ecology.
Masters, S., et al., 2015. Water Research, 68, 140-149.
Go to Article
The Cumulative Risk to Human Health of
Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey Surface Water.
Roden, N.M., et al., 2015. Human and Ecological Risk
Assessment, 21(1), 280-295.
Go to Article
Impact of Water Heaters on the Formation of
Disinfection By-products. Liu, B., and Reckhow, D.A.,
2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6),
E328-E338.
Go to Article
Dissolved Oxygen Sensors Predict Seasonal
Manganese Increases. Malkov, V.B., 2015. Opflow,
41(1), 14-16.
Go to Report
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
RECENT:
NGWA Conference on Hydrology and Water
Quality in the Southwest. February 23-24, 2015 in
Albuquerque, NM.
Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org
Water Week 2015. April 12-18, 2015 in Washington, DC.
Go to Meeting Page
Water Microbiology Conference 2015. May 18-22,
2015 in Chapel Hill, NC.
Go to Meeting Page or waterinstitute.unc.edu/
GWPC Annual Forum. September 27-30, 2015 in
Oklahoma City, OK.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
WaterPro Conference. September 28-30, 2015 in
Oklahoma City, OK.
Go to Meeting Page
2015 NAWC Water Summit. October 4, 2015 in
Scottsdale, AZ.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nawc.org
UPCOMING:
ASDWA 2015 Annual Conference. October 20-23,
2015 in Fort Worth, TX.
Go to Meeting Page or www.asdwa.org
APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 31-
November 4, 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Go to Meeting Page or www.alpha.org
SETAC North America 36th Annual Meeting.
November 1-5, 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT.
Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org
NWRA Annual Conference. November 4-6, 2015 in
Denver, CO.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nwra.org
Groundwater 15 Expo. December 15-17, 2015 in Las
Vegas, NV.
Go to Meeting Page
2016 UIC Conference. February 23-25, 2016 in Denver,
CO.
Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org
NGWA Groundwater Summit 2016. April 24-27, 2016
in Denver, CO.
Go to Meeting Page
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Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
Sustainable Public Health Protection
From Collaborators
WRF — Hexavalent Chromium Treatment With
Strong Base Anion Exchange. Seidel, C., et al., 2014.
Results support design of full-scale treatment
installations and address operational questions that
impact capital and lifecycle costs for strong base anion
exchange (SBA-IX) and chemical reductive media
(CRM) technologies.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
Equivalency of Advanced Treatment Trains for
Potable Reuse: Treatment Train Toolbox. Trussell,
R.R., et al., 2015. Toolbox model to calculate efficacy and
estimated cost of user-selected treatment alternatives;
report provides step-by-step guidance for tool; documents
model assumptions, cost tables, model limitations.
Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
Optimizing Conventional Treatment for the
Removal of Cyanobacteria and Toxins. Newcombe,
G., et al., 2015. WRF Report 4315. Identifies optimum
coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration
conditions for removal of cyanobacteria and their
metabolites.
Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org
From Journals
USEPA's 2015 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs
Survey. Job, C., and Barles, R., 2015. Journal American
Waterworks Association, 107(6), 84-86.
Go to Article
A Data Management and Publication Workflow for
a Large-Scale, Heterogeneous Sensor Network.
Jones, A. S., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 187(6).
Go to Article
A Comparison of lodinated Trihalomethane
Formation From Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide and
Potassium Permanganate Oxidation Processes.
Zhang, T. Y., et al, 2015. Water Research, 68, 394-403.
Go to Article
Reliability Analysis of Nutrient Removal From
Stormwater Runoff With Green Sorption Media
Under Varying Influent Conditions. Jones, J., et al.,
2015. Science of the Total Environment, 502, 434-447.
Go to Article
Degradation and Mineralization of Bisphenol a
(BPA) in Aqueous Solution Using Advanced
Oxidation Processes: UV/H2O2 and UV/S2O82-
Oxidation Systems. Sharma, J., et al., 2015. Journal of
156, 266-275.
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Comparison of Filter Media Materials for Heavy
Metal Removal From Urban Stormwater Runoff
Using Biofiltration Systems. Lim, H. S., et al., 2015.
Journal of Environmental Management, 147, 24-33.
Go to Article
Analysis of Radium-226 in High Salinity Wastewater
From Unconventional Gas Extraction by
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry.
Zhang, T.Y., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
y, 49(5), 2969-2976.
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Characterizing Phosphorus Speciation of
Chesapeake Bay Sediments Using Chemical
Extraction, P-31 NMR, and X-Ray Absorption Fine
Structure Spectroscopy. Li, W., et al., 2015.
Environmental Science & Technology, 49(1), 203-211.
Go to Article
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Identification of Some Factors Affecting
Pharmaceutical Active Compounds (PhACs)
Removal in Real Wastewater. Case Study of Fungal
Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate. Badia-
Fabregat, M., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Hazardous Materials,
283, 663-671.
Go to Article
Cellulose Nanomaterials in Water Treatment
Technologies. Carpenter, A.W., et al., 2015.
Environmental Science & Technology, 49(9), 5277-5287.
Go to Article
Destruction of Microcystins (Cyanotoxins) by UV-
254 nm-Based Direct Photolysis and Advanced
Oxidation Processes (AOPs): Influence of Variable
Amino Acids on the Degradation Kinetics and
Reaction Mechanisms. He, X.X., et al., 2015. Water
Research, 74, 227-238.
Go to Article
Effect of Fulvic Acid on Adsorptive Removal of
Cr(VI) and As(V) From Groundwater by Iron
Oxide-Based Adsorbents. Uwamariya, V., et al., 2015.
Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226(6).
Go to Article
Modeling Nitrate Removal in a Denitrification Bed.
Ghane, E., et al., 2015. Water Research, 71, 294-305.
Go to Article
Absence of a Priming Effect on Dissolved Organic
Carbon Degradation in Lake Water. Catalan, N.,
Kellerman, et al., 2015. Limnology and Oceanography, 60(1),
159-168.
Go to Article
Enhanced Coagulation With Powdered Activated
Carbon or MIEX (R) Secondary Treatment: A
Comparison of Disinfection By-Product Formation
and Precursor Removal. Watson, K., et al., 2015. Water
Research, 68, 454-466.
Go to Article
Microbial Mats as a Biological Treatment Approach
for Saline Wastewaters: The Case of Produced Water
From Hydraulic Fracturing. Akyon, B., et al., 2015.
EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 49(10), 6172-6180.
Go to Article
Rapid Quantification of Viable Legionella in
Nuclear Cooling Tower Waters Using Filter
Cultivation, Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization and
Solid-Phase Cytometry. Baudart, J., et al., 2015. Journal
of Applied Microbiology, 118(5), 1238-1249.
Go to Article
Enhanced Biodegradability of Pharmaceuticals and
Personal Care Products by Ionizing Radiation. Kim,
H.Y., etal., 2015. Water Environment Research, 87(4), 321-325.
Go to Article
Evaluating Fluorescence Spectroscopy as a Tool to
Characterize Cyanobacteria Intracellular Organic
Matter Upon Simulated Release and Oxidation in
Natural Water. Korak, J. A., et al., 2015. Water Research,
68,432-443.
Go to Article
Controlling the Formation of Nitrosamines. Krasner,
S., et al., 2015. Advances in Water Research, 25(2), 12-14.
Go to Article or www.advancesinwaterresearch.org/awr
The Adsorption of Pharmaceutically Active
Compounds From Aqueous Solutions Onto
Activated Carbons. Rakic, V., et al., 2015. Journal of
Hazardous Materials, 282, 141-149.
Go to Article
Microbial Capacitive Desalination for Integrated
Organic Matter and Salt Removal and Energy
Production From Unconventional Natural Gas
Produced Water. Forrestal, C., et al., 2015.
Environmental Science: Water Research ^Technology, 1, 47-55.
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Assessment of a 3D Hydrostatic Model (POM).
Nekouee, N., etal., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226(7).
Go to Article
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Nanofiltration Across Defect-Sealed Nanoporous
Monolayer Graphene. O'Hern, S.C., et al., 2015. Nano
Letters, 15(5), 3254-3260.
Go to Article
Induced Genotoxicity in Nitrate-Rich Water
Treated With Medium-Pressure Ultraviolet
Processes. Martijn, B.J., et al., 2015. Journal American
Waterworks Association, 107(6), E301-E312.
Go to Article
Temperature Diagnostic to Identify High Risk
Areas and Optimize Legionella pneumophila
Surveillance in Hot Water Distribution Systems.
Bedard, E., et al., 2015. Water Research, 71, 244-256.
Go to Article
Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) as a
Biomonitor of Trace Elements Along the Southern
Shoreline of Lake Michigan. Shoults-Wilson, W.A., et al.,
2015. EnwronfflentalToxicology and Chemistry, 34(2), 412-419.
Go to Article
Hexavalent Chromium Removal Through
Conventional Filtration Treatment Processes. Liang,
S. and Maceiko, S.M., 2015. Journal American Water Works
Association, 107(4), E210-E223.
Go to Article
Cointegration VAR and VECM and ARIMAX
Econometric Approaches for Water Quality
Variates. Ghulam, A., 2015. Journal of 'Statistical and
Econometric Methods, 4(1), 1-38.
Go to Article or www.scienpress.com/
Accelerating Cost-Effective Green Stormwater
Infrastructure: Learning From Local
Implementation. Nylen, N.G, and Kiparsky, M., 2015.
Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, U.C. Berkeley
School of Law, Identifies actions to encourage data
collection and information sharing; also recommends
learning from local implementation to encourage cost-
effective deployment.
Go to Report or www.law.berkeley.edu
Stepwise Information-Filtering Tool (Sift): A
Method for Using Risk Assessment Metadata in a
Nontraditional Way. Beasley, A., et al., 2015.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(6), 1436-1442.
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
RECENT:
Desaltech 2015. August 28-29, 2015 in San Diego, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nwri-usa.org/
30th Annual WateReuse Symposium. September 13-
16, 2015 in Seattle, WA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org
WEFTEC 2015. September 26-30, 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Go to Meeting Page
World Water-Tech North America. October 6-8, 2015
in Toronto, ONT.
Go to Meeting Page
Water Smart Innovations 2015. October 7-9, 2015 in
Las Vegas, NV.
Go to Meeting Page
UPCOMING:
Water Quality Technology Conference® &
Exposition. November 15-19, 2015 in Salt Lake City,
UT.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
North American Water Loss 2015: Advancing
Policies, Tools and Technologies. December 8-9,
2015 in Atlanta, GA.
Go to Meeting Page or
www.allianceforwaterefficiencv.org
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Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
From EPA
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Exposure and Health, and Ecological Condition. 85
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theme areas. Visit this dynamic tool and use the multi-
colored navigation bar at the top of every ROE Web
page to explore themes, associated questions, and
indicators that help answer these questions.
EPA National Water Program Releases 2014
Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate
Change by the National Water Program. EPA-850-
R-l 5-001. Accomplishments in program areas: water
infrastructure; watersheds and wetlands; coastal and
ocean waters; water quality; working with Tribes.
Go to Report or www2.epa.gov/climate-change-water-
sector
Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to
Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of
the Scientific Evidence. EPA-600-R-14-475F.
Summarizes current understanding of connectivity and
how streams and wetlands affect physical, chemical,
and biological integrity of downstream waters.
Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/ncea/
From Collaborators
Third Report on Federally Funded Ocean
Acidification Research and Monitoring Activities.
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and
Sustainability of the National Science and Technology
Council, 2015. Summary of recent research and
strategic plan for ongoing federal research.
Go to Report orwww.whitehouse.gov
USGS - Understanding Nutrients in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Implications for
Management and Restoration: The Eastern Shore.
Ator, S.W., and Denver, J.M., 2015. USGS Circular
1406. Identifies sources of nitrogen and phosphorus on
the Eastern Shore and their presence in groundwater
and surface waters.
USGS — Occurrence and Distribution of Fecal
Indicator Bacteria and Gene Markers of
Pathogenic Bacteria in Great Lakes Tributaries,
March-October 2011. Brennan, A.K., et al., 2015.
USGS Open-File Report 2015-1013. Studied pathogen
gene markers (using PCR) and FIB densities (using
membrane filtration and serial dilution) in 22 Great
Lakes tributaries.
USGS - Sediment Transport and Capacity
Change in Three Reservoirs, Lower
Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and
Maryland, 1900-2012. Langland, M.J., 2015. USGS
Open-File Report 2014—1235. Sediment loads were
greatest in early to mid-1900s when land
disturbance activities from coal production and
agriculture peaked; loads declined in the 1950s with
soil conservation practices; loads were dominated
by climatic factors in the 1960s (drought) and 1970s
(very wet); declining since the 1980s through 2012.
USGS - Oil-Particle Interactions and Submergence
From Crude Oil Spills in Marine and Freshwater
Environments: Review of the Science and Future
Research Needs. Fitzpatrick, F.A., et al., 2015. USGS
Open-File Report 2015-1076. Identifies need for
methods to detect and quantify presence of OPAs and
understand effects on containment, recovery.
Go to Report
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USGS - Nutrient Attenuation in Rivers and
Streams, Puget Sound Basin, Washington. Sheibley,
R.W., et al., 2015. USGS Scientific Investigations Report
2015—5074. Identifies themes on instream attenuation of
nutrients in Puget Sound; results explained in terms of 4
factors of attenuation: sinuosity, channel slope, specific
discharge, and uptake velocity (vf) of reach.
NRC — Review of the Everglades Aquifer Storage
and Recovery Regional Study. 2015. Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), launched in 2000,
is state-federal effort to reverse decline of Everglades
ecosystem; includes drilling over 330 aquifer storage and
recovery (ASR) wells to store water for dry periods.
Go to Report orwww.nap.edu
NOAA, Federal Partners Design 'Early Warning
System' for Freshwater Toxic Algal Blooms. 2015.
NOAA, NASA, USEPA, and USGS developing early
warning system for algal blooms using satellite data;
improving understanding of causes and health effects
of cyanobacteria and phytoplankton blooms.
Go to Article
Water Offset Policies for Water-Neutral Community
Growth: A Literature Review and Case Study
Compilation. Christiansen, B., 2015. Informational first
phase by collaborative to support sustainable
community growth; seeking additional pilot/partner
communities to participate in water offset program.
Go to Report or www.allianceforwaterefficiencv.org
From Journals
Water Quality and Quantity Investigation of Green
Roofs in a Dry Climate. Beecham, S., and
Razzaghmanesh, M., 2015. Water Research, 70, 370-384.
Go to Article
Persistence of Pharmaceuticals in Effluent-
Dominated Surface Waters. Brown, D., et al., 2015.
Journal of Environmental Quality, 44(1), 299-304.
Go to Article
Effects of the Environmental Estrogenic
Contaminants Bisphenol A and 17a-Ethinyl
Estradiol on Sexual Development and Adult
Behaviors in Aquatic Wildlife Species. Bhandari,
R.K., et al., 2015. General and Comparative Endocrinology,
214, 195-214.
Go to Article
A Linear Systems Approach to Watershed
Transport Simulation. Carleton, J., 2015. Hydrological
Processes, 29, 1198-1212.
Go to Article or
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/)ournal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-
1085
The Stream Biome Gradient Concept: Factors
Controlling Lotic Systems Across Broad
Biogeographic Scales. Dodds, W.K., et al., 2015.
Freshwater Science, 34(1), 1-19.
Go to Article
Experimental Nutrient Additions Accelerate
Terrestrial Carbon Loss From Stream Ecosystems.
Rosemond, A.D., et al., 2015. Science, 347(6226), 1142-1145.
Go to Article
Modeling Streamflow and Water Quality
Sensitivity to Climate Change and Urban
Development in 20 U.S. Watersheds. Johnson, T., J.
Butcher, D. Deb, M. Faizullabhoy, P. Hummel, J.
Kittle, S. McGinnis, L.O. Mearns, D. Nover, A. Parker,
S. Sarkar, R. Srinivasan, P. Tuppad, M. Warren, C.
Weaver, andj. Witt, 2015. Journal American Water
Works Association, Published Online May 2015.
Go to Article
Classifying Lakes to Quantify Relationships
Between Epilimnetic Chlorophyll a and Hypoxia.
Yuan, L.L., and Pollard, A.I., 2015. Environmental
Management, 55(3), 578-587.
Go to Article
Climate Adaptation Planning Builds Water Utility
Resilience. Dubm, L., 2015. Opflow, 41(3), 24-26.
Go to Report
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Assessing Impacts of Payments for Watershed
Services on Sustainability in Coupled Human and
Natural Systems. Asbjornsen, H., et al., 2015.
Biosdence, 65(6), 579-591.
Go to Article
Phytoplankton Community Structure in the River-
Influenced Continental Margin of the Northern
Gulf of Mexico. Chakraborty, S., and Lohrenz, S. E.
2015. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 521, 31-47.
Go to Article
Organic Matter Remineralization Predominates
Phosphorus Cycling in the Mid-Bay Sediments in
the Chesapeake Bay. Joshi, S.R., et al., 2015.
Environmental Sdence & Technology, 49(10), 5887-5896.
Go to Article
Improving Environmental Risk Assessment of
Human Pharmaceuticals. Agerstrand, M., et al., 2015.
Environmental S dence ^Technology, 49(9), 5336-5345.
Go to Article
Predicting Ecological Responses of the Florida
Everglades to Possible Future Climate Scenarios:
Introduction. Aumen, N.G., et al., 2015. Environmental
Management, 55(4), 741-748.
Go to Article
Effects of Wildfire on River Water Quality and
Riverbed Sediment Phosphorus. Son, J.H., et al.,
2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226:26.
Go to Article
Long-Term Trends of Nutrients and Trophic
Response Variables for the Great Lakes. Dove, A.,
and Chapra, S. C. 2015. Limnology and Oceanography,
60(2), 696-721.
Go to Article
Organic and Inorganic Composition and
Microbiology of Produced Waters from
Pennsylvania Shale Gas Wells. Akob, D.M., et al.,
2015. Applied Geochemistry, Published Online April 2015.
Go to Article
The Influence of Water Quality Variables on
Cyanobacterial Blooms and Phytoplankton
Community Composition in a Shallow Temperate
Lake. Lee, T. A., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring
and Assessment, 187(6).
Go to Article
Flume Experiments to Investigate the
Environmental Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Their
Transformation Products in Streams. Li, Z., et al.,
2015. EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 49(10), 6009-6017.
Go to Article
Spatial and Hydrologic Variation of Bacteroidales,
Adenovirus and Enterovirus in a Semi-Arid,
Wastewater Effluent-Impacted Watershed. Bambic,
D.G., et al., 2015. Water Research, 75, 83-94.
Go to Article
Experimental Dosing of Wetlands With
Coagulants Removes Mercury From Surface Water
and Decreases Mercury Bioaccumulation in Fish.
Ackerman, J.T., et al., 2015. Environmental Sdence &
y, 49(10), 6304-6311.
Go to Article
Future of Our Coasts: The Potential for Natural
and Hybrid Infrastructure to Enhance the
Resilience of Our Coastal Communities,
Economies and Ecosystems. Sutton-Griera, A.E., et
al., 2015. Environmental Science &'Policy, 51, 137—148.
Go to Article
Responses of Phytoplankton and Related
Microbial Communities to Changes in the
Limnological Conditions of Shallow Lakes: A
Short-Term Cross-Transplant Experiment. Sinistro,
R., et al., 2015. Hydrobiologia, 752(1), 139-153.
Go to Article
Long-Term and Seasonal Trend Decomposition of
Maumee River Nutrient Inputs to Western Lake
Erie. Stow, C.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Sdence e>
Technology, 49(6), 3392-3400.
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A Spatially Explicit Model for Mapping Headwater
Streams. Russell, P.P., et al., 2015. Journal of'the
American Water Resources Association, 51(1), 226-239.
Go to Article
Effects of Increasing Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Concentrations on Phytoplankton Community
Growth and Toxicity During Planktothhx Blooms
in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie. Davis, T. W., et al., 2015.
'EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 49(12), 7197-7207.
Go to Article
Groundwater Nitrogen Processing in Northern Gulf
of Mexico Restored Marshes. Sparks, E.L., et al.,
2015. Journal oj'EnvironmentalManagement, 150, 206-215.
Go to Article
Model-Based Nitrogen and Phosphorus (Nutrient)
Criteria for Large Temperate Rivers: 2. Criteria
Derivation. Suplee, M.W., et al., 2015. Journal of 'the
American Water Resources Association, 51(2), 447-470.
Go to Article
Unravelling River System Impairments in Stream
Networks With an Integrated Risk Approach. Van
Looy, K., et al., 2015. Environmental Management, 55(6),
1343-1353.
Go to Article
Responses of Cyanobacteria to Herbivorous
Zooplankton Across Predator Regimes: Who
Mows the Bloom? Urrutia-Cordero, P., et al., 2015.
Freshwater Biology, 60(5), 960-972.
Go to Article
Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Small
Water Systems. Maier, M.E., and Carpenter, A.T., 2015.
Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6), 45-53.
Go to Article
Suitability of Lake Erie for Bigheaded Carps
Based on Bioenergetic Models and Remote
Sensing. Anderson, K.R., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Great
Lakes Research, 41(1), 358-366.
Go to Article
Lake Retention of Manufactured Nanoparticles.
Koelmans, A.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Pollution,
196,171-175.
Go to Article
Monitoring and Modeling Wetland Chloride
Concentrations in Relationship to Oil and Gas
Development, van der Burg, M.P., and Tangen, B.A.,
2015. Journal oj'EnvironmentalManagement, 150, 120-127.
Go to Article
Patterns of River Influence and Connectivity Among
Subbasins of Puget Sound, With Application to
Bacterial and Nutrient Loading. Banas, N.S., et al.,
2015. Estuaries and Coasts, 38(3), 735-753.
Go to Article
Determining the Probability of Cyanobacterial
Blooms: The Application of Bayesian Networks in
Multiple Lake Systems. Rigosi, A., et al., 2015.
Ecological Applications, 25(1), 186-199.
Go to Article
Assessment of the Hydrological Impacts of Green
Roof: From Building Scale to Basin Scale. Versini,
P.A., etal., 2Q\5. Journal of Hydrology, 524, 562-575.
Go to Article
Deep-Water Seed Populations for Red Tide
Blooms in the Gulf of Mexico. Waters, L. G., et al.,
2015. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 529, 1-16.
Go to Article
Characterisation of Algal Organic Matter
Produced by Bloom-Forming Marine and
Freshwater Algae. Villacorte, L.O., et al., 2015. Water
Research, 73, 216-230.
Go to Article
In Situ Accumulation of HBCD, PBDEs, and
Several Alternative Flame-Retardants in the
Bivalve (Corbicula fluminea) and Gastropod
(EHtnia proxima). La Guardia, M. J., et al., 2012.
Environmental Science & Technology, 46(11), 5798-5805.
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Modeling Nanoniaterial Environmental Fate in
Aquatic Systems. Dale, A.L., et al., 2015. 'Environmental
Science & Technology, 49(5), 2587-2593.
Go to Article
Adjusting the Effect of Seasonal Variability in the
Bioassessment of Streams. Serra, S.R.Q., et al., 2015.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(1).
Go to Article
Rising Air and Stream-Water Temperatures in
Chesapeake Bay Region, USA. Rice, K.C, and
JastramJ.D., 2015. Climatic Change, 128(1-2), 127-138.
Go to Article
Return Levels of Hydrologic Droughts Under
Climate Change. Mondal, A., and Mujumdar, P.P.,
2015. Advances in Water Resources, 75, 67-79.
Go to Article
Geographically Isolated Wetlands are Important
Biogeochemical Reactors on the Landscape.
Marton, J.M., et al., 2015. BioSdence, 65(4), 408-418.
Go to Article
Potential Effects of Climate Change on Florida's
Everglades. Nungesser, M., et al., 2015. Environmental
Management, 55(4), 824-835.
Go to Article
Rapid Ecosystem Response to Restoration in an
Urban Stream. Arango, C.P., et al., 2015. ELjdrobiologia,
749(1), 197-211.
Go to Article
Trend and Concentrations of Legacy Lead (Pb) in
Highway Runoff. Kayhanian, M., 2012. Environmental
Pollution, 160, 169-177.
Go to Article
AWWA Standard Supports Source Water
Protection. Sham, C.H., et al., 2012. Qpflow,
Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications
Subsurface Transport of Orthophosphate in Five
Agricultural Watersheds, USA. Domagalskia, J.L. and
H.M. Johnson, 20\\. Journal of Hydrology, 409(1-2), 157-171.
Go to Article
Grand Challenges Related to the Assessment of
Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater
Resources. Kundzewicz, Z. W., and Gerten, D. 2015.
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 20(1).
Go to Article
The "Nutrient Pump:" Iron-Poor Sediments Fuel
Low Nitrogen-to-Phosphorus Ratios and
Cyanobacterial Blooms in Polymictic Lakes.
Orihel, D.M., et al., 2015. Umnology and Oceanography,
60(3), 856-871.
Go to Article
Mangrove Expansion in the Gulf of Mexico With
Climate Change: Implications for Wetland Health
and Resistance to Rising Sea Levels. Comeaux, R. S.,
et al., 2012. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 96(1), 81-95.
Go to Article
Assessing Biophysical Controls on Gulf of Mexico
Hypoxia Through Probabilistic Modeling. Obenour,
D.R., et al., 2015. Ecological Applications, 25(2), 492-505.
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
RECENT:
One Water Leadership Summit. August 26 - 28,
2015 in San Francisco, CA.
Go to Meeting Page or
www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/
UPCOMING:
Sustainable Water Management Conference. March
7-10, 2016 in Providence, RI.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org
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