&EPA
Office of Water
  Recent  Water  Research
  July -  December 2015
         No.  2015-2
                                       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..
Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis.
               Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health from
                         Chemicals and Microbes in Water
 From EPA
Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management
Strategic Plan for Drinking Water. EPA-810-R-04-
003. Collaboration across all levels of government
needed to provide scientific and technical leadership;
work on treatment and monitoring technologies; assist
water systems.
Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nutrient-policy-data

 From Collaborators
 WRF - NlTROSAMINE OCCURRENCE SURVEY -
 Stuart W., et al., 2016. WRF Report 4461.

 Collected data from finished water at 37 wastewater
 treatment plants to determine the occurrence of
 nitrosamines. Precursors included: some polymers,
 chloramines, and seasonal changes in raw water.
 Recommendations to determine source of precursors;
 examine nitrosamine occurrence, precursor loading, and
 treatment efficacy seasonally and annually; and reduce
 precursors and NDMA.
              Managing Water Quality in the Face of Uncertainty:
              A Robust Decision Making Demonstration for
              EPA's National Water Program. Fischbach, J.R., etal.,
              2015. RAND Corporation. Exploration of RDM methods
              to meet total maximum daily load requirements, given
              uncertainties with climate, land use, and BMPs.
              Go to Report or
              www.rand.org/pubs/research reports.html

              USGS — Water Quality, Cyanobacteria, and
              Environmental Factors and Their Relations to
              Microcystin Concentrations for Use in Predictive
              Models at Ohio Lake Erie and Inland Lake
              Recreational Sites, 2013-14.  Francy, D.S., et al., 2015.
              USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5120. Data
              from Ohio recreational sites (2013-2014) used as water-
              quality and environmental variables are useful in
              predictive models. More study needed.
              Go to Report

              Regulated and Emerging Disinfection Byproducts
              during the Production of High Quality Recycled
              Water. Farre, M.J. and H.S. Wemberg, 2015. WateReuse
              Project: 10-18.  Survey of temperature and pH impacts
              on DBP formation in recycled water; removal efficiency
              of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration.
              Go to Report or www.watereuse.org
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                             Recent  Water Research
 From Journals
Water Footprint of Hydraulic Fracturing. Kondash,
A. and A. Vengosh, 2015. EnvironmentalSdence e>
Technology Letters, 2(10), 276-280.
Go to Article

Mechanistic Study on the Formation of Cl-/Br-/I-
Trihalomethanes during
Chlorination/Chloramination Combined with a
Theoretical Cytotoxicity Evaluation. Allard, S., et al.,
2015. Environmental S dence ^Technology, 49(18), 11105-11114.
Go to Article

Reservoir Sediments: A Sink or Source of Chemicals
at the Surface Water-Groundwater Interface.
Ammar, R., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 187(9).
Go to Article

The USEPA Clean Power Plan: Challenges and
Opportunities for Water Utilities. Aubuchon, C.P.
and A.T. Carpenter, 2015. Journal American Water Works
Association, 107(10), 62-71.
Go to Article

Using Agent-Based Modeling for Water Resources
Planning and Management. Berglund, E.Z., 2015.
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 141 (11).
Go to Article

Legionella pneumophila: From Potable Water to
Treated Greywater; Quantification and Removal
during Treatment. Blanky, M., et al., 2015. S dence of the
Total Environment, 533, 557-565.
Go to Article

Bloom-Forming Microalgae in High-Species
Phytoplankton Assemblages under Light-
Fluctuating and Low Phosphate Conditions.
Fernandez-Rodriguez, M., et al., 2015. Estuaries and
Coasts, 38(5), 1642-1655.
Go to Article
        Biological Drinking Water Treatment? Naturally.
        Brown, J., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works
        Association, 107(12), 20-30.
        Go to Article

        Epidemiological Study for the Assessment of
        Health Risks Associated With Graywater Reuse for
        Irrigation in Arid Regions. Busgang, A., et al., 2015.
        Science of the Total Environment, 538, 230-239.
        Go to Article

        Investigation of Cost and Energy Optimization of
        Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Cherchi, C., et
        al., 2015. Environmental S cience & Technology, 49(22),
        13724-13732.
        Go to Article

        Copper Deposition Corrosion Elevates Lead
        Release to Potable Water.  Clark, B., et al., 2015. Journal
        American Water Works Association, 107(11), 98-99.
        Go to Article

        Drivers of an Urban Community's Acceptance of a
        Large Desalination Scheme  for Drinking Water.
        Gibson, F.L., et al., 2015. Journal of Hydrology, 528, 38-44.
        Go to Article

        Towards Spatially Smart Abatement  of Human
        Pharmaceuticals in Surface Waters: Defining
        Impact of Sewage Treatment Plants  on Susceptible
        Functions.  Coppens, L.J.C., et al., 2015. Water Research,
        81, 356-365.
        Go to Article

        Occurrence of Pharmaceutical Compounds and
        Pesticides in Aquatic Systems. Gonzalez-Rey, M., et
        al., 2015. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 96(1-2), 384-400.
        Go to Article

        Disinfection By-Product Formation during
        Seawater Desalination: A Review. Kim, D., et al.,
        2015. Water Research, 81, 343-355.
        Go to Article
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                             Recent Water Research
Quantitative Campylobacterspp., Antibiotic
Resistance Genes, and Veterinary Antibiotics in
Surface and Ground Water Following Manure
Application: Influence of Tile Drainage Control.
Frey, S.K., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 532,
138-153.
Go to Article

Insights on Chlorate Occurrence, Intra-System
Variability, and Source Water Concentrations.
Gorzalski, A.S. and A.L. Spiesman, 2015. Journal
American Water Works Association, 107(11), 97-97.
Go to Article

A Hydrodynamics-Based Approach to Evaluating
the Risk of Waterborne Pathogens Entering
Drinking Water Intakes in a Large, Stratified Lake.
Hoyer, A.B., et al., 2015. Water Research,  83, 227-236.
Go to Article

Potable Reuse Water and Pricing: What Does the
Future Hold? Kostiuk, K., et al., 2015. Journal'American
Water Works Association, 107(7), 28-32.
Go to Article

The State of Water/Wastewater Utility
Sustainability: A North American Survey. Landis,
A.E., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association,
107(9), 91-91.
Go to Article

Tracking  Changes in the Optical Properties and
Molecular Composition of Dissolved Organic
Matter during Drinking Water Production. Lavonen,
E.E., et al., 2015. Water Research, 85, 286-294.
Go to Article

Multiplex PMA-qPCR Assay with Internal
Amplification Control for Simultaneous Detection
of Viable Legionella pneumophila, Salmonella
typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus in
Environmental Waters. Li,  H.Y., et al., 2015.
Environmental Science ^Technology, 49(24), 14249-14256.
Go to Article
        Applying the Polarity Rapid Assessment Method to
        Characterize Nitrosamine Precursors and to
        Understand Their Removal by Drinking Water
        Treatment Processes. Liao, X.B., et al., 2015. Water
        Research, 87, 292-298.
        Go to Article

        Mixing Regime as a Key Factor to Determine Don
        Formation in Drinking Water Biological Treatment.
        Lu, C.Q., etal., 2015. Chemosphere,  139, 638-643.
        Go to Article

        New Insights towards the Establishment of
        Phycocyanin Concentration Thresholds
        Considering Species-Specific Variability of Bloom-
        Forming Cyanobacteria. Macario, I.P.E., et al., 2015.
                na,  757(1), 155-165.
        Go to Article

        Determinants of Disinfectant Pretreatment Efficacy
        for Nitrosamine Control in Chloraminated Drinking
        Water. McCurry, D.L., et al., 2015. Water Research, 84,
        161-170.
        Go to Article

        How a Drought-Resilient Water Delivery System
        Rose Out of the Desert: The Case of Tucson Water.
        Megdal, S.B. and A. Forrest, 2015. Journal American Water
        Works Association, 107(9): 46-52.
        Go to Article

        Cyanobacterial Dynamics in Shallow Lake Apopka
        (Florida, USA) Before and After the Shift from a
        Macrophyte-Dominated to a Phytoplankton-
        Dominated State. Waters, M.N., et al., 2015. Freshwater
        Biology, 60(8), 1571-1580.
        Go to Article

        Fate of Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase-
        Producing Escherichia coli from Faecal Sources  in
        Surface Water and Probability of Human Exposure
        through Swimming. Schijyen, J.F., et al., 2015.
        Environmental Science ^Technology, 49(19), 11825-11833.
        Go to Article
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                             Recent Water Research
Reduced Efficiency of Chlorine Disinfection of
Naegleria fowled \\\ a Drinking Water Distribution
Biofilni. Miller, H.C., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
Technology, 49(18), 11125-11131.
Go to Article

Spatial, Temporal, and Matrix Variability of
Clostridium botulinum Type E Toxin Gene
Distribution at Great Lakes Beaches. Wijesinghe,
R.U., et al., 2015. Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
81 (13), 4306-4315.
Go to Article

Removal of Fluoride from Drinking Water Using
Novel Adsorbent Magnesia-Hydroxyapatite.
Mondal, P. and S. George, 2015. Water Air and Soil
Pollution, 226(8), K124-K125.
Go to Article

Modelling Total Suspended Solids, E. coli and
Carbamazepine, a Tracer of Wastewater
Contamination From Combined Sewer Overflows.
Pongmala, K., etal., 2015. Journalof'Hydrology, 531, 830-839.
Go to Article

Regulating Chlorophyll-a to Control DBF
Precursors in Water Supply Reservoirs. Saunders,
J.F., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association,
107(11), 96-96.
Go to Article

Microbial Risk Assessment of Drinking Water
Based on Hydrodynamic Modelling  of Pathogen
Concentrations in Source Water. Sokolova, E., et al.,
2015. Science of the Total Environment, 526, 177-186.
Go to Article

Fecal Pollution Source Tracking Toolbox for
Identification, Evaluation and Characterization of
Fecal Contamination in Receiving Urban Surface
Waters and Groundwater. Tran, N.H., et al., 2015.
Science of the Total Environment, 538, 38-57.
Go to Article
        Characterization, Recovery Opportunities, and
        Valuation of Metals in Municipal Sludges from U.S.
        Wastewater Treatment Plants Nationwide.
        Westerhoff, P., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
        Technology, 49(16), 9479-9488.
        Go to Article

        Human Risk Assessment for Nonylphenol. Osimitz,
        T.G., et al., 2015. Human andEcologicalRisk Assessment, 21(7),
        1903-1919.
        Go to Article

        Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Nitrosamines
        and Their Precursor Sources at a Large-Scale Urban
        Drinking Water System. Woods, G.C., et al., 2015.
        Science of the Total Environment, 520, 120-126.
        Go to Article

        Trihalomethane Hydrolysis in Drinking Water at
        Elevated Temperatures. Zhang, X.L., et al., 2015.
        Water Research, 78, 18-27.
        Go to Article

        Deriving Nutrient Targets to Prevent Excessive
        Cyanobacterial Densities in U.S. Lakes and
        Reservoirs. Yuan, L.L. and A.I. Pollard, 2015. Freshwater
        Biology, 60(9), 1901-1916.
        Go to Article

        Contribution of N-Nitrosamines and Their
        Precursors  to Domestic Sewage by Greywaters and
        Blackwaters. Zeng, T. and W.A. Mitch, 2015.
        Environmental Science ^Technology, 49(22), 13158-13167.
        Go to Article
         Recent and Upcoming Meetings

        RECENT:

        AWWA - The Utility Management Conference™
        2016. February 24-27, 2016 in San Diego, CA.
        Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org/conferences-
        education/conferences.aspx
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                           Recent Water Research
ASDWA 2016 Annual Conference. March 21-24, 2016
in Alexandria, VA.
Go to Meeting Page or www.asdwa.org

2016 Federal Water Issues Conference. April 10-13,
2016 in Washington, DC.
Go to Meeting Page or www.nwra.org

UPCOMING:

AWWA ACE 16. June 20-22, 2016 in Chicago, IL.
Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org/conferences-
education/conferences
       WEFTEC 2016. September 24-28, 2016 in New
       Orleans, LA.
       Go to Meeting Page or www.weftec.org

       AMWA 2016 Annual Meeting. October 16-19, 2016 in
       Scottsdale, AZ.
       Go to Meeting Page or www.amwa.net

       SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting.
       November 6-10, 2016 in Orlando, FL.
       Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org

       NWRA Annual Conference. November 14-16, 2016 in
       Coronado, CA.
       Go to Meeting Page or www.nwra.org
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                            Recent Water  Research
            Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for
                       Sustainable Public Health Protection
 From Collaborators
Water Resource Challenges and Opportunities for
Water Technology Innovation. The White House,
2015. Focus on climate change impacts on stressed water
resources; White House strategy to promote water-
efficiency and investment in R&D.
Go to Report or www.whitehouse.gov

UPCOMING:

Microbial Electrolytic Carbon Capture for Carbon
Negative and Energy Positive Wastewater
Treatment. Lu, L., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
       y, 49(13), 8193-8201.
Go to Article

Open-Source Photometric System for Enzymatic
Nitrate Quantification. Wittbrodt, B.T., et al., 2015.
PLoSONE, 10(8).
Go to Article

Kinetics of Chlorination of Benzophenone-3 in the
Presence of Bromide and Ammonia. Abdallah, P., et
al., 2015. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(24),
14359-14367.
Go to Article

New Filtration System for Efficient Recovery of
Waterborne Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia
cysts. Al-Sabi, M.N.S., et al., 2015. Journal oj'Applied
Microbiology, 119(3), 894-903.
Go to Article

An Ultrasensitive (Parts-Per-Quadrillion) and SPE-
Free Method for the Quantitative Analysis of
Estrogens in Surface Water. Backe, W.J., 2015.
Environmental Science e> Technology, 49(24), 14311-14318.
Go to Article
       A Study of Enhanced Performance of VUV/UV
       Process for the Degradation of Micropollutants
       from Contaminated Water. Bagheri, M. and M.
       Mohsem, 2015. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 294, 42377.
       Go to Article

       Point-of-Use Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum
       from Water: Independent Effects of Disinfection by
       Silver Nanoparticles and Silver Ions and by Physical
       Filtration in Ceramic Porous Media. Abebe, L.S., et
       al., 2015. Environmental S cience & Technology, 49(21),
       12958-12967.
       Go to Article

       Exploitation of Nanotechnology for the Monitoring
       of Waterborne Pathogens: State-of-the-Art and
       Future Research Priorities. Bridle, H., et al., 2015.
       Environmental Science & Technology, 49(18), 10762-10777.
       Go to Article

       Holding-Time and Method Comparisons for the
       Analysis of Fecal-Indicator Bacteria in
       Groundwater. Bushon, R.N., et al., 2015. Environmental
       Monitoring and Assessment, 187 (11).
       Go to Article

       Degradation of Pharmaceutical Compounds in
       Water by Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment.
       Magureanu, M., et al., 2015. Water Research, 81, 124-136.
       Go to Article

       Cyanotoxin Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Fish,
       Washington State, USA. Hardy, F.J., et al., 2015.
       Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(11).
       Go to Article

       New Antimicrobially Amended Media for Improved
       Nonpoint Source Bacterial Pollution Treatment.
       Schifman, L.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
       Technology, 49(24), 14383-14391.
       Go to Article
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                            Recent Water  Research
Prioritization Methodology for the Monitoring of
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Hospital
Effluents. Daouk, S., et al., 2015. Journal of"Environmental
Management, 160, 324-332.
Go to Article

Direct UV Photolysis of Selected Pharmaceuticals,
Personal Care Products and Endocrine Disruptors
in Aqueous Solution.  Carlson, J.C., et al., 2015. Water
Research, 84, 350-361.
Go to Article

Development and Validation of an In-house
Quantitative Analysis Method for
Cylindrospermopsin Using Hydrophilic Interaction
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass
Spectrometry: Quantification Demonstrated in 4
Aquatic Organisms. Esterhuizen-Londt, M., et al., 2015.
EnvironmentalToxicology and Chemistry, 34(12), 2878-2883.
Go to Article

Non-Conventional Biological Treatment Based on
Trametes Versicolor for the Elimination of
Recalcitrant Anticancer Drugs in Hospital
Wastewater. Ferrando-Climent, L., et al., 2015.
Chemosphere, 136, 9-19.
Go to Article

Removing Selected Steroid Hormones, Biocides
and Pharmaceuticals  from  Water by Means of
Biogenic Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles in situ at
ppb Levels. Furgal, K.M.,  et al., 2015. Chemosphere, 136,
321-326.
Go to Article

EDTA Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticle
Sorbents for Cadmium and Lead Contaminated
Water Treatment. Huang, Y.X. and A.A. Keller, 2015.
Wafer Research, 80, 159-168.
Go to Article

Adsorption of Emerging Pollutants on
Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes.
Patino, Y., et al., 2015. Chemosphere, 136, 174-180.
Go to Article
        Application of Remote Sensing for the Optimization
        of in situ. Sampling for Monitoring of Phytoplankton
        Abundance in a Large Lake. Kiefer, L, et al., 2015.
        Science of the Total Environment, 527, 493-506.
        Go to Article

        Removal of the Anti-Cancer Drug Methotrexate
        from Water by Advanced Oxidation Processes:
        Aerobic Biodegradation and Toxicity Studies after
        Treatment. Lutterbeck, C.A., et al., 2015. Chemosphere,
        141, 290-296.
        Go to Article

        Application of Cellular Biosensors for Detection of
        Atypical Toxic Bioactivity in Microcystin-
        Containing Cyanobacterial Extracts. Mankiewicz-
        Boczek, J., et al., 2015. Aquatic Toxicology, 168, 42379.
        Go to Article

        Application of ICP-OES for Evaluating Energy
        Extraction  and Production Wastewater Discharge
        Impacts on Surface Waters in Western
        Pennsylvania. Pancras, J.P., G.A Norris, M.S. Landis,
        K.D. Kovalcik, J.K. McGee, and A.S. Kamal, 2015.
        Science of the Total Environment, 529, 21-29.
        Go to Article

        Removing Organic and Nitrogen Content from a
        Highly Saline Municipal Wastewater Reverse
        Osmosis Concentrate by UV/H2O2-BAC
        Treatment. Pradhan, S., et al., 2015. Chemosphere, 136,
        198-203.
        Go to Article

        Quantifying and Reducing Uncertainty in
        Estimated Microcystin Concentrations from the
        ELISA Method. Qian, S.S., et al., 2015. Environmental
        Science &'Technology, 49(24), 14221-14229.
        Go to Article

        Source Separation of Urine as an Alternative
        Solution to Nutrient Management in Biological
        Nutrient Removal Treatment Plants. Jimenez, J. et
        al., 2015. Water Environment Research, 87(12), 2120-2129.
        Go to Article
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                           Recent  Water  Research
Label-Free Electrical Immunosensor for Highly
Sensitive and Specific Detection of Microcystin-LR
in Water Samples. Tan, F., et al., 2015. 'Environmental
Science &'Technology, 49(15), 9256-9263.
Go to Article

Fluoride and Nitrate Removal from Brackish
Groundwaters by Batch-Mode Capacitive
Deionization. Tang, W.W., et al., 2015. Water Research,
84, 342-349.
Go to Article

Comparison of Quantitative PCR and Droplet
Digital PCR Multiplex Assays for Two Genera of
Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria,
Cylindrospermopsis and Microcystis. Te, S.H., et al.,
2Q\^. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(15), 5203-
5211.
Go to Article

A Combination of Electro-Enzymatic Catalysis and
Electrocoagulation for the Removal of Endocrine
Disrupting Chemicals from Water. Zhao, H., et al.,
201^). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 297, 269-277.
Go to Article
        Recent and Upcoming Meetings

       RECENT:

       White House Water Summit. March 22, 2016 in
       Washington, DC.
       Go to Meeting Page or www.whitehouse.gov

        UPCOMING:

       Water Summit 2016. June 14-15, 2016 in Milwaukee,
       WI.
       Go to Meeting Page or
       www.thewatercouncil.com/events

       Water Quality Technology Conference® &
       Exposition. November 13-17, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN.
       Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.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
 Case Studies on Implementing Low-Cost
 Modifications to Improve Nutrient Reduction at
 Wastewater Treatment Plants. EPA-841-R-15-004.
 Reduced nutrient discharge 20-70% while also
 improving energy efficiency, operational costs, and
 process performance.
 Go to Report or www.epa.gov/nscep

 From Collaborators

 USGS - Sea-Level Rise Modeling Handbook:
 Resource Guide for Coastal Land Managers,
 Engineers, and Scientists. Doyle, T.W., et al, 2015.
 USGS Professional Paper 1815. Synthesis of tools,
 models for projecting causes and consequences of sea-
 level change on landscape and seascape.
 Go to Report

 USGS - Air- and Stream-Water-Temperature
 Trends in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1960-2014.
 Jastram, J.D. and FCC. Rice, 2015. USGS Open-File
 Report 2015-1207. Analyses of air and water
 temperature demonstrate warming in both; indicators
 for use in EPA climate report.
 Go to Report or pubs.er.usgs.gov

 Energy-Positive Water Resource Recovery
 Workshop Report. NSF, U.S. DOE, and EPA, 2015.
 Collaborative recommendations on research/actions
 needed to focus on "water resource recovery" to
 generate assets: drinking water, biofuels and chemicals.
 Go to Report or www.energy.gov/eere

 State of the Climate in 2014. Blunden, J. and D.S.
 Arndt, Eds., 2015. Bulletin of the American Meteorological
 Society, 96(7), S1-S267. Global climate indicators (weather
 events, land, water, ice, and space climate data) reflect
 trends of a warming planet; temperatures set new records.
 Go to Report or iournals.ametsoc.org
         USGS - U.S. Geological Survey Chesapeake
         Science Strategy, 2015—2025—Informing
         Ecosystem Management of America's Largest
         Estuary. Phillips, S. and B.Joel, 2015. USGS Open-
         File Report 2015-1162. Strategy guiding science to
         support Bay restoration efforts, aligned with other
         USGS science strategies.
         Go to Report
         From Journals

         Implementing Innovative Drainage Management
         Practices in the Mississippi River Basin to
         Enhance Nutrient Reductions. Kroger, R., et al.,
         2015. Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
         51(4), 1020-1028.
         Go to Article

         Effects of Annual Precipitation on Heavy Metals
         in Runoff from Soils in the U.S. Great Plains.
         Elrashidi, M.A., et al., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution,
         226(12).
         Go to Article

         Climate Effects on Phytoplankton Floral
         Composition in Chesapeake Bay. Harding, L.W., et
         al., 2015. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 162, 53-68.
         Go to Article

         Extreme Water Quality Degradation  Following a
         Catastrophic Forest Fire. Dahm, C.N., et al., 2015.
         Freshwater Biology, 60(12), 2584-2599.
         Go to Article

         Long-Term Trends of Nutrients and Sediment
         from the Nontidal Chesapeake Watershed: An
         Assessment of Progress by River and Season.
         Zhang, Q., etal., 2015. Journal of 'the American Water Resources
         Association, 51(6), 1534-1555.
         Go to Article
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                             Recent Water Research
Modeling Streamflow and Water Quality
Sensitivity to Climate Change and Urban
Development in 20 U.S. Watersheds. Johnson, T., et
al., 2015. Journal of'the American Water Resources
Association, 51(5), 1321-1341.
Go to Article

Resolving Water Conflicts in the American West.
McKinney,  M. and J.E. Thorson, 2015. Water Policy,
17(4), 679—706. Approaches for adaptive and
collaborative governing of scarce water resources.
Go to Article

Sources and Transport of Phosphorus to Rivers in
California and Adjacent States, U.S., as
Determined by Sparrow Modeling. Domagalski, J.
and D. Saleh, 2015. Journal of 'the American Water Resources
Association, 51(6), 1463-1486.
Go to Article

Efficient Wetland Surface Water Detection and
Monitoring via Landsat: Comparison with in situ
Data from  the Everglades Depth Estimation
Network. Jones, J.W., 2015. Remote Sensing 119(3),
894-903.
Go to Article

Use of Stable Isotope Signatures to Determine
Mercury Sources in the Great Lakes. Lepak, R.F., et
al., 2015. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2(12),
335-341.
Go to Article

An Analysis of the Effects of Land Use  and Land
Cover on Flood Losses along the Gulf Of Mexico
Coast from 1999 to 2009. Brody, S.D., et al., 2015.
Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 51(6),
1556-1567.
Go to Article

Mixed Effects of Effluents from a Wastewater
Treatment Plant on River Ecosystem Metabolism:
Subsidy or Stress? Aristi, I., et al., 2015. Freshwater
Biology, 60(7), 1398-1410.
Go to Article
         A Hierarchical Model for Estimating Long-Term
         Trend of Atrazine Concentration in the Surface
         Water of the Contiguous U.S. Yun, J. and S.S. Qian,
         2015. Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
         51(4), 1128-1137.
         Go to Article

         Changes in Depth Occupied by Great Lakes Lake
         Whitefish Populations and the Influence of Survey
         Design. Rennie, M.D., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Great
         Lakes Research, 41(4), 1150-1161.
         Go to Article

         Multi-Objective Operations of Multi-Wetland
         Ecosystem: iModel Applied to the Everglades
         Restoration. Ali, A., 2015. Journal of~ Water'Resources
         Planning and Management, 141(9).
         Go to Article

         From Rain Tanks to Catchments: Use  of Low-
         Impact Development to Address Hydrologic
         Symptoms of the Urban Stream Syndrome.
         Askarizadeh, A., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e>
         Technology, 49(19), 11264-11280.
         Go to Article

         Instream Bacteria  Influences from Bird Habitation
         of Bridges. David Pendergrass, et al., 2015. Journal of the
         American Water Resources Association, 51(6), 1519—1533.
         Go to Article

         Persistent Organic Pollutants  (POPs) in Blubber
         of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops
         truncatus) along the Northern Gulf of Mexico
         Coast, USA. Balmer, B.C., et al., 2015. Science of the
         Total Environment, 527, 306-312.
         Go to Article

         Surprise and Opportunity for Learning in Grand
         Canyon: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
         Management Program. Melis, T.S., et al., 2015.
         Ecology and Society, 20(3), 22. Focuses on unexpected
         results and adaptive  learning from field-scale ecosystem
         experiments.
         Go to Article
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                            Recent Water  Research
Soil and Phosphorus Accretion Rates in Sub-
Tropical Wetlands: Everglades Stormwater
Treatment Areas as a Case Example. Bhomia, R.K.,
et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 533, 297-306.
Go to Article

Long Term Water Clarity Changes in North
America's Great Lakes from Multi-Sensor Satellite
Observations. Binding, C.E., et al., 2015. Limnology and
Oceanography, 60(6), 1976-1995.
Go to Article

Flux of Total Mercury and Methylmercury to the
Northern Gulf of Mexico from U.S. Estuaries.
Buck, C.S., et al.,  2015. Environmental Science &
Technology, 49(24), 13992-13999.
Go to Article

Strategic Planning for Drought Mitigation under
Climate Change. Cai, X.M., et al., 2015. Journal of
Water 'Resources Planning and Management, 141 (9).
Go to Article

Influence of Land Use, Nutrients, and Geography
on Microbial Communities and Fecal Indicator
Abundance at Lake Michigan Beaches. Cloutier,
D.D., et al., 2015. Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
81 (15), 4904-4913.
Go to Article

Coupled Atmospheric, Land Surface, and
Subsurface Modeling: Exploring Water and
Energy Feedbacks in Three-Dimensions. Davison,
J.H., et al., 2015. Advances in Water 'Resources, 86, 73-85.
Go to Article

A Budget Analysis of Bottom-Water Dissolved
Oxygen in Chesapeake Bay. Li, Y., et al., 2015.
Estuaries and Coasts, 38(6), 2132-2148.
Go to Article

What's Normal  For Tracking? Estimating Total
Radioactivity of Produced Fluids. Konkel, L., 2015.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 123(7), A186-A186.
Go to Article
         The Efficacy of Constructed Stream-Wetland
         Complexes at Reducing the Flux of Suspended
         Solids to Chesapeake Bay. Filoso, S., et al., 2015.
         Environmental Science & Technology, 49(15), 8986-8994.
         Go to Article

         Suspended Particulate Matter Transport of
         Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Lower
         Columbia River and Its Estuary. Gregg, T., et al.,
         2015. Limnology and Oceanography, 60(6), 1935-1949.
         Go to Article

         Pharmaceuticals and Other Anthropogenic
         Tracers in Surface Water: A Randomized Survey of
         50 Minnesota Lakes. Ferrey, M.L., et al., 2015.
         Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(11), 2475-2488.
         Go to Article

         Do Pharmaceuticals Pose a Threat to Primary
         Producers? Guo, J.H., et al.,  2015. Critical Reviews in
         Environmental Science and Technology, 45(23), 2565-2610.
         Go to Article

         Three Decadal Inputs of Nitrogen and
         Phosphorus from Four Major Coastal Rivers to the
         Summer Hypoxic Zone of the Northern Gulf of
         Mexico. He, S.J. and Y.J. Xu, 2015. Water Air and Soil
         Pollution, 226(9).
         Go to Article

         Spatially Explicit Fate Modelling of Nanomaterials
         in Natural Waters. Quik, J.T.K., et al., 2015. Water
         Research, 80, 200-208.
         Go to Article

         Contribution of Nutrient and Organic Matter
         Sources to the Development of Periodic Hypoxia
         in a Tributary Estuary. Lake, S.J.  and M.J. Brush,
         2015. Estuaries and Coasts, 38(6), 2149-2171.
         Go to Article

         Extreme Hydrological Events and the Ecological
         Restoration of Flowing Waters. Reich, P. and P.S.
         Lake, 2015. freshwater biology, 60(12), 2639-2652.
         Go to Article
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                            Recent  Water Research
Investigating the Impact of Land Use and the
Potential for Harmful Algal Blooms in a Tropical
Lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico. Limoges, A., et al.,
2015. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 167, 549-559.
Go to Article

Modeling the Impact of Restoration Efforts on
Phosphorus Loading and Transport through
Everglades National Park, FL USA. Long, S.A., et
al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 520, 81-95.
Go to Article

Modeling Land-Based Nitrogen Loads from
Groundwater-Dominated Agricultural Watersheds
to Estuaries to Inform Nutrient Reduction
Planning. Jiang, Y.F., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Hydrology,
529, 213-230.
Go to Article

Evaluation of Chlorophyll-a Retrieval Algorithms
Based on Meris  Bands for Optically Varying
Eutrophic Inland Lakes. Lyu, H., et al., 2015. Science
of the Total Environment, 530, 373-382.
Go to Article

Energy-Water Nexus: Potential Energy Savings
and Implications for Sustainable Integrated Water
Management in Urban Areas from Rainwater
Harvesting and  Gray-Water Reuse. Malinowski,
P.A., et al., 2015. Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management, 141(12).
Go to Article
Using Detailed Monitoring Data to Simulate
Spatial Sediment Loading in a Watershed.
Mukundan, R., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring
Assessment, 187(8).
Go to Article
Assessing Cold-Snap and Mortality Events in
South Florida Coastal Ecosystems: Development
of a Biological Cold Stress Index Using Satellite
SST and Weather Pattern Forcing. Pirhalla, D.E., et
al., 2015. Estuaries and Coasts, 38(6), 2310-2322.
Go to Article
         Retention Time Generates Short-Term
         Phytoplankton Blooms in a Shallow Microtidal
         Subtropical Estuary. Odebrecht, C., et al., 2015.
         Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 162, 35-44.
         Go to Article

         Forested Headwaters Mitigate Pesticide Effects on
         Macroinvertebrate Communities in Streams:
         Mechanisms and Quantification. Orlinskiy, P., et al.,
         2015. Science of the Total Environment, 524, 115-123.
         Go to Article

         Stressor-Response Modeling Using the 2D Water
         Quality Model and Regression Trees to Predict
         Chlorophyll-a in a Reservoir System. Park, Y., et al.,
         2015. Journal of Hydrology, 529, 805-815.
         Go to Article

         Temperature and Residence Time Controls on an
         Estuarine Harmful Algal Bloom: Modeling
         Hydrodynamics and Alexandrium fundyense in
         Nauset Estuary. Ralston, D.K., et al., 2015. Estuaries
         and Coasts, 38(6), 2240-2258.
         Go to Article

         Mapping the Spatial Distribution of the Biomass
         and Filter-Feeding Effect of Invasive Dreissenid
         Mussels on the Winter-Spring Phytoplankton
         Bloom in Lake Michigan. Rowe, M.D., et al., 2015.
         Fnshwater Biology, 60(11), 2270-2285.
         Go to Article

         Concentrations, Trends, and Air-Water Exchange
         of PAHs and PBDEs Derived from Passive
         Samplers in Lake Superior in 2011. Ruge, Z., et al.,
         2015. Environmental Science ^Technology, 49(23), 13777-
         13786.
         Go to Article

         Investigation on the Distribution and Fate of
         Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and
         Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in a Sewage-Impacted
         Bay. Wang, S.L., et al., 2015. Environmental Pollution,
         205, 186-198.
         Go to Article
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                            Recent Water Research
The Effect of Salinization and Freshening Events
in Coastal Aquifers on Nutrient Characteristics as
Deduced from Field Data. Russak, A., et al., 2015.
Journal of Hydrology, 529, 1293-1301.
Go to Article

Trends in Pesticide Concentrations and Use for
Major Rivers of the United States. Ryberg, K.R. and
R.J. Gilliom, 2015. Science of the Total'Environment, 538,
431-444.
Go to Article

Water Resources Planning for a River Basin with
Recurrent Wildfires. Santos, R.M.B., et al., 2015.
Science of the Total Environment, 526, 42382.
Go to Article

Characterization and Analysis of Liquid Waste
from Marcellus Shale Gas Development. Shih, J.S.,
et al., 2015. Environmental Science e> Technology, 49(16),
9557-9565.
Go to Article

Fecal Contamination in the Surface Waters  of a
Rural- and an Urban-Source Watershed. Stea, E.G.,
et al., 2Q\^. Journal of Environmental Quality, 44(5), 1556-
1567.
Go to Article

Impact of Stormwater Discharges on Water
Quality in Coastal Marine Protected Areas.  Schiff,
K., 2015. Water Environment Research, 87(9), 772-782.
Go to Article

Seabirds, Gyres and Global Trends in Plastic
Pollution, van Franeker, J.A. and K.L. Law, 2015.
Environmental Pollution, 203, 89-96.
Go to Article

Assessment of Genetic Markers for Tracking the
Sources of Human Wastewater Associated
Escherichia cotiin Environmental Waters. Warish,
A., et al., 2015.
49(15), 9341-9346.
Go to Article
         Deep Dynamic Pools of Phosphorus in the
         Sediment of a Temperate Lagoon with Recurring
         Blooms of Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria. Scicluna,
         T.R., et al., 2015. Limnology and Oceanography, 60(6),
         2185-2196.
         Go to Article

         Microbial Community Composition, Functions,
         and Activities in the Gulf of Mexico 1 Year after
         the Deepwater Horizon Accident. Yergeau, E., et al.,
         2015. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(17),
         5855-5866.
         Go to Article

         Microcystin-RR Exposure Results in Growth
         Impairment by Disrupting Thyroid Endocrine in
         Zebrafish Larvae. Xie, L.Q., et al., 2015. Aquatic
         Toxicology, 164, 16-22.
         Go to Article

         Quantile Regression Improves Models of Lake
         Eutrophication with Implications for Ecosystem-
         Specific Management. Xu, Y.Y., et al., 2015.
         Fmhmter Biology, 60(9), 1841-1853.
         Go to Article

         Long-Term Trends of Nutrients and Sediment
         from the Nontidal Chesapeake Watershed: An
         Assessment of Progress by River and Season.
         Zhang, Q., et al., 2015. Journal of 'the American Water
         Resources Association, 51(6), 1534-1555.
         Go to Article

         Evolution of Water Chemistry during Marcellus
         Shale Gas Development: A Case Study in West
         Virginia. Ziemkiewicz, P.P. and Y.T. He, 2015.
         Chemosphen, 134, 224-231.
         Go to Article

         Predicting Effects of Ocean Warming,
         Acidification, and Water Quality on Chesapeake
         Region Eelgrass. Zimmerman, R.C., et al., 2015.
         Umnology and Oceanography, 60(5), 1781-1804.
         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
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