&EPA
Office of Water
  Recent  Water  Research
  January-June 2015
           No. 2015-1
                                       Table of Contents
Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health From Chemicals and Microbes in Water.
                                                           .1
Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection	7
Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis.
                                                          .10
              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.
              Go to Report
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                             Recent  Water  Research
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.
                                       Go to Article

                                       Treatment Options for a Potential cVOC Group
                                       Rule. Roth, D.K., et al., 2015. Journal'American Water
                                       Works Association, 107(3), E130-139.
                                       Go to Article
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                             Recent  Water Research
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.
Go to Article

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.
Go to Article

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.
Go to Article

Evaluation of the Final UCMR2 Database:
Nationwide Trends in NDMA. Woods, G., et al.,
2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(1),
E58-68.
Go to Article

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.
Go to Article
        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        Controlling  Lead and Copper Rule Water Quality
        Parameters. Cornwell, D., et al., 2015. Journal'American
        Water Works Association, 107(2), E86-E96.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article
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                             Recent  Water  Research
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.
Go to Article

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.
Go to Article

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.
Go to Article

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.
Go to Article
        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article
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                             Recent  Water Research
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).
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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.
Go to Article
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.
Go to Article
        49-57.
        Go to Article

        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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                            Recent Water Research
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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                           Recent  Water  Research
            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.
        Go to Article

        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.
        Go to Article

        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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                             Recent Water Research
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.
        Go to Article

        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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                            Recent Water  Research
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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                           Recent Water  Research
    Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable
          Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis
 From EPA
 EPA's REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (ROE) -
 Exclusively on the Web
 The ROE is an interactive resource that presents the
 best available indicators of national trends in five theme
 areas of interest to EPA: Air, Water, Land, Human
 Exposure and Health, and Ecological Condition. 85
 ROE indicators address 23 questions within these
 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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                             Recent  Water Research
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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                            Recent Water  Research
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.
         Go to Article
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                             Recent  Water  Research
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.
         Go to Article
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                            Recent  Water Research
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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