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Recent Water Research

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January-June 2017
No. 2017-1


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
Guidance for Building Field Capabilities to
Respond to Drinking Water Contamination. U.S.
EPA, 2017. EPA-817-R-16-001. Plan for, implement
field sampling and analysis m response to drinking water
contamination emergencies.
Go to Report or epa.gov/waterqualitysurveillance
Subject Matter Expert Workshop to Identify
Cybersecurity Research Gaps and Needs of the
Nation's Water and Wastewater Systems Sector. U.S.
EPA, 2017. EPA-600-R-17-109. Identifies research gaps
m cybersecurity and cyber management challenges facing
the water sector.
Go to Report or cfpub.epa.gov/si/mdex.cfm
From Collaborators
CDC —Vital Signs: Health Care — Associated
Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance Data From 20
States and a Large Metropolitan Area — United
States, 2017. Soda, E.A., et al., 2017. Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 66, 584-589. Highlights
importance of case prevention, response activities, and
effective water management programs.
Go to Report or cdc.gov/mmwr
WE&RF — Potential for Exposure to Ebola Virus
Surrogates Aerosolized From Wastewater Systems.
Marr, L.C., et al., 2017. Project Number: WERF2C15.
Methods to evaluate aerosolization of viruses in
wastewater systems.
Go to Report or werf.org
WRF — Sources, Chemistry, Fate, and Transport of
Chromium in Drinking Water Treatment Plants and
Distribution Systems. Brandhuber, P., et al., 2017.
Project Number: 4497. Sampling from multiple drinking
water systems tracks changes m chromium speciation.
Go to Report or waterrf.org
WE&RF — Risk-Based Framework for the
Development of Public Health Guidance for
Decentralized Non-Potable Water Systems. Mosher,
J.J., et al., 2017. Project Number: SIWM10C15.
Pathogen targets; monitoring regimes; management
considerations; strategies for permitting; applications,
and end uses of treated alternate water sources.
Go to Report or werf.org
WRF — Impact of Filtration Media Type/Age on
Nitrosamine Precursors. Bukhan, Z., et al., 2017.
Project Number: 4532. Evaluates GAC, sand/anthracite
on removal of nitrosammes and their precursors.
Go to Report or waterrf.org
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Recent Water Research
From Journals
Bladder Cancer and Water Disinfection By-Product
Exposures Through Multiple Routes: A Population-
Based Case — Control Study (New England, USA).
Beane Freeman, L.E., et al., 2017. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 125(6).
Go to Article
Estimating Inorganic Arsenic Exposure From U.S.
Rice and Total Water Intakes. Mantha, M., E. Yeary,
J. Trent, P.A. Creed, K. Kubachka, T. Hanley, N.
Shockey, D. Heitkemper, J. Caruso, J. Xue, G. Rice, L.
Wymer, J.T. Creed, 2017. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 125(5).
Go to Article
Risks From Ebola virus Discharge From Hospitals
to Sewer Workers. Haas, C.N., et al., 2017. Water
Environment Research, 89(4), 357-368.
Go to Article
Nationwide Reconnaissance of Contaminants of
Emerging Concern in Source and Treated Drinking
Waters of the United States: Pharmaceuticals.
Furlong, E.T., A.L. Batt, S.T. Glassmeyer, M.C.
Noriega, D.W. Kolpin, H. Mash, and K.M. Schenck,
2017. Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1629-1642.
Go to Article
Predicting Cyanobacterial Abundance, Microcystin,
and Geosmin in a Eutrophic Drinking-Water
Reservoir Using a 14-Year Dataset. Harris, T.D. and
J.L. Graham, 2017. Lake and Reservoir Management, 33, 32-
48.
Go to Article
Modeling Soluble and Particulate Lead Release Into
Drinking Water From Full and Partially Replaced
Lead Service Lines. Abokifa, A.A. and P. Biswas, 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(6), 3318-3326.
Go to Article
The Drinking Water Contamination Crisis in Flint:
Modeling Temporal Trends of Lead Level Since
Returning to Detroit Water System. Goovaerts, P.,
2017. Science of the Total Environment, 581, 66-79.
Go to Article
Widespread, Routine Occurrence of
Pharmaceuticals in Sewage Effluent, Combined
Sewer Overflows and Receiving Waters. Kay, P., et
al., 2017. Environmental Pollution, 220, 1447-1455.
Go to Article
Cryptosporidium Attenuation Across the
Wastewater Treatment Train: Recycled Water Fit
for Purpose. King, B., et al., 2017. Applied and
Environmental Microbiology, 8 5 (4).
Go to Article
Hydrologic, Land Cover, and Seasonal Patterns of
Waterborne Pathogens in Great Lakes Tributaries.
Lenaker, P.L., et al., 2017. Water Research, 113, 11-21.
Go to Article
Microcystis Rising: Why Phosphorus Reduction
Isn't Enough to Stop CyanoHABs. Levy, S., 2017.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(2), A34-A39.
Go to Article
Lead Water Service Lines: Extensive Sampling and
Field Protocol Protect Public Health. Lewis, C.M., et
al., 2017. Journal American Water Works Association, 109 (1),
34-41.
Go to Article
Social and Built Environmental Correlates of
Predicted Blood Lead Levels in the Flint Water
Crisis. Sadler, R.C., et al., 2017. American Journal of Public
Health, 107(5), 763-769.
Go to Article
A Never-Ending Story of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances (PFASs)? Wang, Z., et al., 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(5), 2508-2518.
Go to Article
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Recent Water Research
Contrasting Cyanobacterial Communities and
Microcystin Concentrations in Summers With
Extreme Weather Events: Insights Into Potential
Effects of Climate Change. Wood, S.A., et al., 2017.
Hydro bio loggia, 785(1), 71-89.
Go to Article
Mortality From Selected Diseases that Can Be
Transmitted by Water — United States, 2003-2009.
Gargano, J.W., et al., 2017. Journal of Water and Health,
15(3), 438-450.
Go to Article
Protecting Drinking Water at the Source: Lessons
From U.S. Watershed Investment Programs.
Gartner, T., et al., 2017. Journal American Water Works
Association, 109(4), 30-41.
Go to Article
Comparing Water Source Knowledge in Cities That
Exceed the Lead Action Level. Harnish, L., et al.,
2017. Journal American Water Works Association, 109 (3),
E61-E72.
Go to Article
Removal of Intermediate Aromatic Halogenated
DBPs by Activated Carbon Adsorption: A New
Approach to Controlling Halogenated DBPs in
Chlorinated Drinking Water. Jiang, J.Y., et al., 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(6), 3435-3444.
Go to Article
Phosphorus Availability in Western Lake Erie Basin
Drainage Waters: Legacy Evidence Across Spatial
Scales. King, K.W., et al., 2017. Journal of Environmental
Quality, 46(2), 466-469.
Go to Article
The Essential Value of Long-Term Experimental
Data for Hydrology and Water Management.
Tetzlaff, D., et al., 2017. Water Resources Research, 53(4),
2598-2604.
Go to Article
The Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
(ARB) in Waters of the Lower Ballona Creek
Watershed, Los Angeles County, California.
Kawecki, S., et al., 2017. Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 189(6).
Go to Article
Triclosan Alterations of Estuarine Phytoplankton
Community Structure. Pmckney, J.L., et al., 2017.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 119(1), 162-168.
Go to Article
Using National-Scale Data to Develop Nutrient-
Microcystin Relationships That Guide Management
Decisions. Yuan, L.L. and A.I. Pollard, 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(12), 6972-6980.
Go to Article
Manganese in Drinking Water and Cognitive
Abilities and Behavior at 10 Years of Age: A
Prospective Cohort Study. Rahman, S.M., et al., 2017.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(5).
Go to Article
Comparison of in vitro Estrogenic Activity and
Estrogen Concentrations Insource and Treated
Waters From 25 U.S. Drinking Water Treatment
Plants. Conley, J.M., N. Evans, H. Mash, L.
Rosenblum, K. Schenck, S. Glassmeyer, E.T. Furlong,
D.W. Kolpin, and V.S. Wilson, 2017. Science of the Total
Environment, 579, 1610-1617.
Go to Article
Arsenite in Drinking Water Produces Glucose
Intolerance in Pregnant Rats and Their Female
Offspring. Bonaventura, M.M., et al., 2017. Food and
Chemical Toxicology, 100,207-216.
Go to Article
Production of Trihalomethanes, Haloacetaldehydes
and Haloacetonitriles During Chlorination of
Microcystin-LR and Impacts of Pre-Oxidation on
Their Formation. Chu, W.H., et al., 2017. Journal of
Hazardous Materials, 327, 153-160.
Go to Article
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Recent Water Research
Occurrence and in vitro Bioactivity of Estrogen,
Androgen, and Glucocorticoid Compounds in a
Nationwide Screen of United States Stream Waters.
Conley, J.M., N. Evans, M.C. Cardon, L. Rosenblum,
L.R. Iwanowicz, P.C. Hartig, K.M. Schenck, P.M.
Bradley, and V.S. Wilson, 2017. Environmental Science &
Technology, 51(9), 4781-4791.
Go to Article
Increase of Cytotoxicity During Wastewater
Chlorination: Impact Factors and Surrogates. Du,
Y., et al., 2017. journal of Hazardous Materials, 324, 681-
690.
Go to Article
Are Fish Consumption Advisories for the Great
Lakes Adequately Protective Against Chemical
Mixtures? Gandhi, N., etal., 2017. Environmental Health
'Perspectives, 125(4), 586-593.
Go to Article
Fate and Mass Balance of Triclosan and Its
Degradation Products: Comparison of Three
Different Types of Wastewater Treatments and
Aerobic/Anaerobic Sludge Digestion. Tohidi, F. and
Z.W. Cai, 2017. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 323, 329-
340.
Go to Article
Complex Mixtures of Pesticides in Midwest U.S.
Streams Indicated by POCIS Time-Integrating
Samplers. Van Metre, P.C., et al., 2017. Environmental
Pollution, 220, 431-440.
Go to Article
3D Hierarchical Flower-Like Nickel
Ferrite/Manganese Dioxide Toward Lead (II)
Removal From Aqueous Water. Xiang, B., et al., 2017.
J ournal of Hazardous Materials, 325, 178-188.
Go to Article
Formation and Occurrence of N-Chloro-2,2-
dichloroacetamide, a Previously Overlooked
Nitrogenous Disinfection Byproduct in Chlorinated
Drinking Waters. Yu, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(3), 1488-1497.
Go to Article
Policy Utopias for Nutrient Credit Trading
Programs With Nonpoint Sources. Hoag, D.L.K., et
al., 2017. journal of the American Water Resources Association,
53(3), 514-520.
Go to Article
Farm-Level Economic and Water Quality Impacts
of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan
Implementation in the Ohio River Basin. Osei, E., et
al., 2017. journal of the American Water Resources Association,
53(3), 641-654.
Go to Article
Strategies to Improve Private-Well Water Quality: A
North Carolina Perspective. MacDonald Gibson, J.
and K.J. Pleper, 2017. Environmental Health Perspectives,
125(7).
Go to Article
Developing an Integrated Modeling Tool for River
Water Quality Index Assessment. Lai, Y.C., et al.,
2017. Water Environment Research, 89(3), 260-273.
Go to Article
Modernizing Water Quality Criteria in the United
States: A Need to Expand the Definition of
Acceptable Data. Buchwalter, D.B., et al., 2017.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(2), 285-291.
Go to Article
Evaluating the Efficacy of PAC and Water
Parameters to Remove Trace Organics. Yalcarce,
C.O., et al., 2017. journal American Water Works
Association, 109(3), E50-E60.
Go to Article
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Recent Water Research
Sea Level Rise Induced Arsenic Release From
Historically Contaminated Coastal Soils. LeMonte,
J.J., et al., 2017. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(11),
5913-5922.
Go to Article
Fate of Selected Pharmaceutically Active
Compounds in the Integrated Fixed Film Activated
Sludge Process. Murray, K.J., et al., 2017. Water Science
and Technology, 75 (11), 2680-2691.
Go to Article
Sublethal and Reproductive Effects of Acute and
Chronic Exposure to Flowback and Produced Water
From Hydraulic Fracturing on the Water Flea
Daphnia magna. Blewett, T.A., et al., 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(5), 3032-3039.
Go to Article
Estimated Costs of Sporadic Gastrointestinal Illness
Associated With Surface Water Recreation: A
Combined Analysis of Data From NEEAR and
CHEERS Studies. DeFlono-Barker, S., T.J. Wade,
R.M. Jones, L.S. Friedman, C. Wing, and S. Dorevitch,
2017. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(2), 215-222.
Go to Article
Variability of Disinfection By-Products at a Full-
Scale Treatment Plant Following Rainfall Events.
Delpla, I. and M.J. Rodriguez, 2017. Chemosphere, 166,
453-462.
Go to Article
Predictive Power of Clean Bed Filtration Theory for
Fecal Indicator Bacteria Removal in Stormwater
Biofilters. Parker, E.A., et al., 2017. Environmental Science
<& Technology, 51(10), 5703-5712.
Go to Article
Characteristics of Water Obtained by Dewatering
Cyanobacteria-Containing Sludge Formed During
Drinking Water Treatment, Including C-, N-
Disinfection Byproduct Formation. Xu, H., et al.,
2017. Water Research, 111,382-392.
Go to Article
Study on Method and Mechanism of Deep Well
Circulation for the Growth Control of Microcystis in
Aquaculture Pond. Cong, H., et al., 2017. Water Science
and Technology, 75(11), 2692-2701.
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
RECENT:
WaterPro Conference. September 18-20, 2017 in Reno,
NY.
Go to Meeting Page
GWPC 2017 in Annual Forum. September 27-29, 2017
in Boston, MA.
Go to Meeting Page or gwpc.org
UPCOMING:
SEJ's 27th Annual Conference. October 4-8, 2017 in
Pittsburg, PA.
Go to Meeting Page or sei.org
2017 in NAWC Water Summit. October 15-17, 2017 in
Seattle, WA.
Go to Meeting Page or nawc.org
2017 in AMWA Executive Management Conference.
October 15-18, 2017 in St. Simons, GA.
Go to Meeting Page
ASDWA Annual Conference. October 17-20, 2017 in
Norfolk, VA.
Go to Meeting Page or asdwa.org
Navigating the Future of Water. October 18-20, 2017
in Milwaukee, WI.
Go to Meeting Page
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SETAC North America 38th Annual Meeting.
November 12-16, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN.
Go to Meeting Page or setac.org
The International Water Conference. November 12-
16 2017 in Orlando, FL.
Go to Meeting Page or eswp.com
NWRA Annual Conference. November 15-17, 2017 in
Tucson, AZ.
Go to Meeting Page or nwra.org
American Water Summit 2017. November 29-30, 2017
in Austin, TX.
Go to Meeting Page
North American Water Loss Conference. December
3-5, 2017 in San Diego, CA.
Go to Meeting Page
NGWA Groundwater Summit 2017. December 4-7,
2017 in Nashville, TN.
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 — Evaluation of Lead Service Line Lining
and Coating Technologies. Randtke, S.JL, et al., 2017.
Project Number: 4351. Documentation on effectiveness
of lining and coating technologies to inform decisions
regarding replacement of lead and copper service lines.
Go to Report or waterrf.org
WRF — Treatment of Cyanotoxins in Rivers and
River Influenced Groundwater Under Ambient and
Softened pH Conditions. Neemann, J.J., 2017. Project
Number: 4526. Effectiveness of cyanotoxin drinking
water treatment processes; cost evaluation; applicability
of the results.
Go to Report or waterrf.org
WRF — Evaluation of Innovative Reflectance
Based UV for Enhanced Disinfection and Advanced
Oxidation. Wright, H. et al., 2017. Project Number:
4568. Shows promise for energy efficient disinfection,
need for ngorous testing and uniform equipment
standards.
Go to Report or waterrf.org
WE&RF — A Framework for the Successful
Implementation of On-Site Industrial Water Reuse.
Moore, B., et al., 2017. Project Number: Reuse-14-04.
Common barriers and how to overcome them;
assistance with cost estimation; how to develop and
present a favorable ROI to business-minded leadership.
Go to Report or werf.org
WE&RF — Simple and Fast Detection of
Escherichia coliin Recreational Waters. Cademartin,
R., et al., 2017. Project Number: U4R13. Describes low-
cost test strip for E. coli and a pre-concentration device
to improve test sensitivity.
Go to Report or werf.org
Algae: From Resource Depletion to Resource
Recovery. Liner, B. and N. Mundt, 2017. Current state
of algae-based tertiary wastewater treatment systems to
remove nutrients.
Go to Report or wef.org
WE&RF — Controlling Trace Organic
Contaminants Using Alternative, Non-FAT
Technology for Potable Water Reuse. Stanford, B.,
2017. Project Number: Reuse-13-10. Treatment
guidelines, approaches for assessing need for additional
testing; and operational modifications to improve
process performance.
Go to Report or werf.org
Economic Recovery and Reuse of Nutrients From
Wastewater. Kadossov, E., 2017. EPA Contract
Number EPD17009. Successful bench test to passively
remove ammonium, nitrate, urea, and phosphate from
wastewater using sorbents that can be on-sold as low
dose, slow release fertilizers.
Go to Report or cfpub.epa.gov/si/index.cfm
From Journals
Decontamination of Bacillus Spores Adhered to
Iron and Cement-Mortar Drinking Water
Infrastructure in a Model System Using
Disinfectants. Szabo, J., G. Meiners, L. Heckman,
E.W. Rice, and J. Hall, 2017. Journal of Environmental
Is/Lanagement, 187, 1-7.
Go to Article
Nanophotonics-Enabled Solar Membrane
Distillation for Off-Grid Water Purification.
Dongare, P.D., et al., 2017. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114(27),
6936-6941.
Go to Article
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Recent Water Research
A Cost-Effective Treatment Process for Producing
High-Quality Drinking Water. Schneider, O.D. and
M.W. Lechevallier, 2017. journalAmerican Water Works
Association, 109(3), 39-47.
Go to Article
Effect of Disinfectant Exposure on Legionella
pneumophila. Associated With Simulated Drinking
Water Biofilms: Release, Inactivation, and
Infectivity. Shen, Y., et al., 2017. Environmental Science &
Technology, 51(4), 2087-2095.
Go to Article
(3-Cyclodextrin Polymer Network Sequesters
Perfluorooctanoic Acid at Environmentally Relevant
Concentrations. Xiao, L. et al., 2017. journal of the
American ChemicalSociety, 139 (23), 7689-7692.
Go to Article
Zero-Valent Iron for the Abatement of Arsenate and
Selenate From Flowback Water of Hydraulic
Fracturing. Sun, Y.Q., et al., 2017. Chemosphere, 167,
163-170.
Go to Article
Development of Passive Samplers for in situ
Measurement of Pyrethroid Insecticides in Surface
Water. Xue, J.Y., et al., 2017. Environmental Pollution, 224,
516-523.
Go to Article
Replacement of Alum and PolyDADMAC With
Natural Polymers-Turbidity Removal and Residuals
Reduction Impacts. Cornwell, D.A. and R.A. Brown,
2017. journal American Water Works Association, 109 (6),
E252-E264.
Go to Article
A Complementary Isothermal Amplification
Method to the U.S. EPA Quantitative Polymerase
Chain Reaction Approach for the Detection of
Enterococciin Environmental Waters. Kolm, C., etal.,
2017. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(12), 7028-7035.
Go to Article
Synthesis of Public Water Supply Use in the U.S.:
Spatio-Temporal Patterns and Socio-Economic
Controls. Sankarasubramanian, A., et al., 2017. Earth's
Future, 5(7), 771-788.
Go to Article
Optimal Scheduling of Pipe Replacement. Boulos,
P.F., 2017. journal American Water Works Association,
109(1), 42-46.
Go to Article
Complete Nutrient Removal Coupled to Nitrous
Oxide Production as a Bioenergy Source by
D enitrifyi ng P olyp ho sph ate - Accumulatin g
Organisms. Gao, H., et al., 2017. Environmental Science &
Technology, 51(8), 4531-4540.
Go to Article
A Promising Application of Chitosan Quaternary
Ammonium Salt to Removal of Microcystis
aeruginosa Cells From Drinking Water. Jin, Y., et al.,
2017. Science of the Total Environment, 583, 496-504.
Go to Article
Removal of Artificial Sweetener Aspartame From
Aqueous Media by Electrochemical Advanced
Oxidation Processes. Lin, H., et al., 2017. Chemosphere,
167, 220-227.
Go to Article
Oxidation of Substituted Catechols at the Air-Water
Interface: Production of Carboxylic Acids,
Quinones, and Polyphenols. Pillar, E.A. and M.I.
Guzman, 2017. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(9),
4951-4959.
Go to Article
An Ultra-Sensitive Method for the Analysis of
Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Drinking Water Using
a Column Switching High-Performance Liquid
Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry.
Dasu, K., S. Nakayama, M. Yoshikane, M.A. Mills,
J.M. Wright, and S. Ehrlich, 2017. journal of
Chromatography, 1494, 46-54.
Go to Article
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Recent Water Research
Amine Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for
Removal of Oil Droplets From Produced Water and
Accelerated Magnetic Separation. Ko, S., et al., 2017.
Journal ofNanoparticle Research, 19, 132.
Go to Article
Flow Cytometric Bacterial Cell Counts Challenge
Conventional Heterotrophic Plate Counts for
Routine Microbiological Drinking Water
Monitoring. Van Nevel, S., et al., 2017. Water Research,
113, 191-206.
Go to Article
Evaluation of Legionella Real-Time PCR Against
Traditional Culture for Routine and Public Health
Testing of Water Samples. Collins, S., et al., 2017.
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 122(6), 1692-1703.
Go to Article
Comparison of MI, Chromocult® Coliform, and
Compass CC Chromogenic Culture-Based Methods
to Detect Escherichia co/i and Total Coliforms in
Water Using 16S RRNA Sequencing for Colony
Identification. Maheux, A.F., et al., 2017. Journal of
Water and Health, 15 (3), 353-3 59.
Go to Article
On the Capacity of Ozonation to Remove
Antimicrobial Compounds, Resistant Bacteria and
Toxicity From Urban Wastewater Effluents.
Michael-Kordatou, I., et al., 2017. Journal of Hazardous
iS/Laterials, 323, 414-425.
Go to Article
An Overview of Advanced Reduction Processes for
Bromate Removal From Drinking Water: Reducing
Agents, Activation Methods, Applications and
Mechanisms. Xiao, Q., et al., 2017. Journal of Hazardous
IS/Laterials, 324, 230-240.
Go to Article
Ozone Regeneration of Granular Activated Carbon
for Trihalomethane Control. He, X., et al., 2017.
J ournal of Hazardous Is/Laterials, 326, 101-109.
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
RECENT:
11th IWA International Conference on Water
Reclamation and Reuse. July 23-27, 2017 in Long
Beach, CA.
Go to Meeting Page
Intensification of Resource Recovery (IR2) Forum
2017. August 10-12, 2017 in Riverdale, NY.
Go to Meeting Page or wef.org/events/conferences
WEFTEC 2017. September 30-October 4, 2017 in
Chicago, IL.
Go to Meeting Page
UPCOMING:
WaterSmart Innovations Conference. October 4-6,
2017 in Las Vegas, NY.
Go to Meeting Page
ASCE 2017 Convention. October 8-11, 2017 in New
Orleans, LA.
Go to Meeting Page or collaborate.asce.org
International Conference on Sustainable
Infrastructure 2017. October 26-28, 2017 in Brooklyn,
NY.
Go to Meeting Page or collaborate.asce.org
2017 in CI FA SRF Workshop. October 30-31, 2017 in
Indianapolis, IN.
Go to Meeting Page or cifanet.org
Water Infrastructure Conference. October 30-
November 2, 2017 in Houston, TX.
Go to Meeting Page or awwa.org
Water Quality Technology Conference® &
Exposition. November 12-16 2017 in Portland, OR.
Go to Meeting Page or 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 Collaborators
NOAA— Global and Regional Sea Level Rise
Scenarios for the United States. Sweet, W.V., R.E.
Kopp, C.P. Weaver, J. Obeysekera, R.M. Horton, E.R.
Thieler, and C. Zervas, 2017. Technical Report NOS
CO-OPS 083. Updated scenarios of sea level rise by
2100 with specific predictions for the entire U.S.
coastline and guidance for how to use the predictions
in a risk-based planning context.
Go to Report
Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological
Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico. National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,
2017. Identifies best practices for monitoring and
evaluating restoration activities to improve the
performance of restoration programs and increase the
effectiveness and longevity of restoration projects.
Go to Report
NOAA — Monitoring Salmon Habitat Status and
Trends in Puget Sound: Development of Sample
Designs, Monitoring Metrics, and Sampling
Protocols for Large River, Floodplain, Delta, and
Near shore Environments. Beechie, T.J. et al., 2017.
Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-137.
Development of a habitat monitoring program for the
four distinct salmon and steelhead spawning and
rearing environments of Puget Sound that assesses
habitat changes across each Evolutionarily Significant
Units and determines whether habitat conditions are
improving, static, or declining.
Go to Report or nwfsc.noaa.gov/mdex.cfm
From Journals
Phytoplankton Blooms in Lake Erie Impacted by
Both Long-Term and Springtime Phosphorus
Loading. Ho, J.C. and A.M. Michalak. 2017. Journal of
Great Lakes Research, 43(3), 221-228.
Go to Article
Depletion and Response of Deep Groundwater to
Climate-Induced Pumping Variability. Russo, T.
and L. Upmanu, 2017. Nature Geo science, 10, 105-108.
Go to Article
Expanded Target-Chemical Analysis Reveals
Extensive Mixed-Organic-Contaminant Exposure
in USA Streams. Bradley, P.M., C. Journey, K.
Romanok, L. Barber, H.T. Buxton, W. Foreman, E.T.
Furlong, S.T. Glassmeyer, M. Hladik, L.R. Iwanowicz,
D.K.Jones, D.W. Kolpin, K.M. Kuivila, K.A. Loftin,
M.A. Mills, M.T. Meyer, J.L. Orlando, T.J. Reilly, K.L.
Smallmg, and D.L. Villeneuve, 2017. Environmental
Science <& Technology, 4792-4802.
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Environmental Flows in the Context of
Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the
Marcellus Shale. Buchanan, B.P., et al., 2017.
Ecological Applications, 27(1), 37-55.
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The Influence of Storms on Water Quality and
Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Tidal James River.
Filippmo, PLC., et al., 2017. Estuaries and Coasts, 40(1),
80-94.
Go to Article
Increased Soluble Phosphorus Loads to Lake Erie:
Unintended Consequences of Conservation
Practices? Jarvie, H.P., et al., 2017. Journal of
Environmental Quality, 46(1), 123-132.
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Recent Water Research
Comparing Costs of Onsite Best Management
Practices to Nutrient Credits for Stormwater
Management: A Case Study in Virginia. Nobles,
A.L., et al., 2017. Journal of the American Water Resources
Association, 53(1), 131-143.
Go to Article
Projected Climate Change Effects on Subsurface
Drainage and the Performance of Controlled
Drainage in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Pease,
L.A., et al., 2017. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,
72(3), 240-250.
Go to Article
Climate Warming and Changes in Cyclotella. sensu
la to in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Reavie, E.D., et
al., 2017. Limnology and Oceanography, 62(2), 768-783.
Go to Article
Effects of Urbanization on Flow Duration and
Stream Flashiness: A Case Study of Puget Sound
Streams, Western Washington, USA. Rosburg, T.T.,
et al., 2017. Journal of the American Water Resources
Association, 53(2), 493-507.
Go to Article
Interactive Effects of Phosphorus and
Zooplankton Grazing on Cyanobacterial Blooms
in a Shallow Temperate Lake. Rose, V., et al., 2017.
Hydrobiologia, 788(1), 345-359.
Go to Article
Differential Impacts of Land-Based Sources of
Pollution on the Microbiota of Southeast Florida
Coral Reefs. Staley, C., et al., 2017. Applied and
Environmental Microbiology, 83 (10).
Go to Article
Characterization of Oil and Water Accommodated
Fractions Used to Conduct Aquatic Toxicity
Testing in Support of the Deep w& ter Horizon Oil
Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment.
Forth, H.P., et al., 2017. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistty, 36(6), 1450-1459.
Go to Article
Ecophysiological Examination of the Lake Erie
Microcystis Bloom in 2014: Linkages Between
Biology and the Water Supply Shutdown of
Toledo, OH. Steffen, M.M., et al., 2017. Environmental
Science <& Technology, 51(12), 6745-6755.
Go to Article
Riparian Proper Functioning Condition
Assessment to Improve Watershed Management
for Water Quality. Swanson, S., D. Kozlowski, R.
Hall, D. Heggem, and J. Lin, 2017. Journal of Soil and
Water Conservation, 72(2), 168-182.
Go to Article
Resiliency of the Western Chesapeake Bay to Total
Suspended Solid Concentrations Following Storms
and Accounting for Land-Cover. Hasan, M. and L.
Bennmger, 2017. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 191,
136-149.
Go to Article
The Twenty-First Century Colorado River Hot
Drought and Implications for the Future. Udall, B.
and J. Overpeck, 2017. Water Resources Research, 53(3),
2404-2418.
Go to Article
An Integrated Approach for Identifying Priority
Contaminant in the Great Lakes Basin —
Investigations in the Lower Green Bay/Fox River
and Milwaukee Estuary Areas of Concern. Li, S.,
D.L. Villeneuve, J.P. Berninger, B.R. Blackwell,
J.E. Cavallin, M.N. Hughes, K.M. Jensen, Z.
Jorgenson, M.D. Kahl, A.L. Schroeder, K.E. Stevens,
L.M. Thomas, M.A. Weberg, and G.T. Ankley,
2017. Science of the Total Environment, 579, 825-837
Go to Article
Occurrence of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in
Finished Drinking Water and Fate During
Drinking Water Treatment. Klanch, K.L., et al.,
2017. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 4(5), 173.
Go to Article
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Aquatic Nuisance Species in the Great Lakes and
Mississippi River Basin — A Risk Assessment in
Support of GLMRIS. Grippo, M.A., et al., 2017.
Environmental Management, 59(1), 154-173.
Go to Article
Petroleum Hydrocarbon Toxicity to Corals: A
Review. Turner, N.R. and D.A. Renegar, 2017. Marine
Pollution Bulletin, 119(2), 1-16.
Go to Article
Effects on the Underlying Water Column by
Extensive Floating Treatment Wetlands.
Stro snider, W.H., et al., 2017. Journal of Environmental
Quality, 46(1), 201-209.
Go to Article
Nutrient Loading by Anadromous Fishes: Species-
Specific Contributions and the Effects of Diversity.
Twining, C.W., et al., 2017. Canadian Journal of Fisheries
and Aquatic Sciences, 74(4), 609-619.
Go to Article
The Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on
Freshwater Periphyton in a Temperate Stream.
Brown, T-R.W., et al., 2017. Hydrobiologia, 794(1), 333-
346.
Go to Article
Potential Climate Change Impacts on Streamflow
and Recharge in Two Watersheds on the New
Jersey Coastal Plain. Daraio, J.A., 2017. Journal of
Hydro logic Engineering, 22(6).
Go to Article
Attributes of Successful Actions to Restore Lakes
and Estuaries Degraded by Nutrient Pollution.
Gross, C. and J.D. Hagy III, 2017. Journal of
Environmental Management, 187, 122-136.
Go to Article
Macro climatic Change Expected to Transform
Coastal Wetland Ecosystems This Century. Gabler,
C.A., et al., 2017. Nature Climate Change, 7, 142-147.
Go to Article
Physical, Mental, and Financial Impacts From
Drought in Two California Counties, 2015. Barreau,
T., et al., 2017. American Journal of Public Health, 107(5),
783-790.
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Reduction of Intersex in a Wild Fish Population in
Response to Major Municipal Wastewater
Treatment Plant Upgrades. Hicks, K.A., et al., 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (3), 1811-1819.
Go to Article
Mowing Submerged Macrophytes in Shallow
Lakes With Alternative Stable States: Battling the
Good Guys? Kuiper, J.J., et al., 2017. Environmental
Management, 59(4), 619-634.
Go to Article
Hydroeconomic Modeling of Sustainable
Groundwater Management. MacEwan, D., et al.,
2017. Water Resources Research, 53 (3), 23 84-2403.
Go to Article
Weather Whiplash in Agricultural Regions Drives
Deterioration of Water Quality. Loecke, T.D., et al.,
2017. Biogeochemistry, 133, 7-15.
Go to Article
Spatial Dependence of Reduced Sulfur in
Everglades Dissolved Organic Matter Controlled
by Sulfate Enrichment. Poulin, B.A., et al., 2017.
Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (7), 3630-3639.
Go to Article
Potential Effects of Rainwater-Borne Hydrogen
Peroxide on Pollutants in Stagnant Water
Environments. Qm, J., et al., 2017. Chemosphere, 174,
90-97.
Go to Article
Benthic Community Structure and Sediment
Properties in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, Before
and After Hurricane Sandy. Taghon, G.L., et al.,
2017. Estuaries and Coasts, 40(1), 160-172.
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Recent Water Research
Spatial Variation of Atmospheric Nitrogen
Deposition and Critical Loads for Aquatic
Ecosystems in the Greater Yellowstone Area.
Nanus, L., et al., 2017. Environmental Pollution, 223, 644-
656.
Go to Article
Application of an Unstructured 3D Finite Volume
Numerical Model to Flows and Salinity Dynamics
in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Martyr-Koller, R.C.,
et al., 2017. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 192, 86-
107.
Go to Article
Combined Effects of Tides, Evaporation and
Rainfall on the Soil Conditions in an Intertidal
Creek-Marsh System. Xin, P., et al., 2017. Advances in
Water Resources, 103, 1-15.
Go to Article
Development of MODIS Data-Based Algorithm
for Retrieving Sea Surface Temperature in Coastal
Waters. Wang, J. and Z. Deng, 2017. Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment, 189 (6).
Go to Article
A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for
Management of Coastal Marsh Systems. Wigand,
C., T. Ardito, C. Chaffee, W. Ferguson, S. Paton, K.
Raposa, C. Vandemoer, and E. Watson, 2017. Estuaries
and Coasts, 40(3), 682-693.
Go to Article
Sources of Streamflow Along a Headwater
Catchment Elevational Gradient. Cowie, R.M., et al.,
2017. Journal of Hydrology, 549, 163-178.
Go to Article
Decreased Runoff Response to Precipitation, Little
Missouri River Basin, Northern Great Plains, USA.
Griffin, E.R. andJ.M. Friedman, 2017. Journal of the
American Water Resources Association, 53(3), 576-592.
Go to Article
Flow and Water Temperature Affect Reproduction
and Recruitment of a Great Plains Cyprinid.
Haworth, M.R. and K.R. Bestgen, 2017. Canadian
J ournal of Fisheries and A quatic S ciences, 74(6), 853-863.
Go to Article
Woody Plant Encroachment Reduces Annual
Runoff and Shifts Runoff Mechanisms in the
Tallgrass Prairie, USA. Qiao, L., et al., 2017. Water
Resources Research, 53(6), 4838-4849.
Go to Article
Constraining SWAT Calibration With Remotely
Sensed Evapotranspiration Data. Tobm, K.J. and
M.E. Bennett, 2017. Journal of the American Water
Resources Association, 53(3), 593-604.
Go to Article
Recommendations on the Use of Ecosystem
Modeling for Informing Ecosystem-Based
Fisheries Management and Restoration Outcomes
in the Gulf of Mexico. Griiss, A., et al., 2017. Marine
and Coastal Fisheries, 9, 281-295.
Go to Article
Development and Application of a Method to
Identify Salt Marsh Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise.
Ekberg, M.L.C., K.B. Raposa, W.S. Ferguson, K.
Ruddock, and E.B. Watson, 2017. Estuaries and Coasts,
40(3), 694-710.
Go to Article
In situ Exposure to Wastewater Effluent Reduces
Survival but Has Little Effect on the Behaviour or
Physiology of an Invasive Great Lakes Fish.
McCallum, E.S., et al., 2017. Aquatic Toxicology, 184, 37-
48.
Go to Article
Hydro logic Modeling in a Marsh-Mangrove
Ecotone: Predicting Wetland Surface Water and
Salinity Response to Restoration in the Ten
Thousand Islands Region of Florida, USA. Michot,
B.D., et al., 2017. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 22(1).
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Recent Water Research
Disaggregated Streamflow Approach for
Improving Water-Quality Modeling. Ormsbee, L.,
et al., 2017. Journal of Mjdrologic Engineering, 22(4).
Go to Article
Phytoplankton Biomass in a Subtropical Estuary:
Drivers, Blooms, and Ecological Functions
Assessed Over Space and Time Using Structural
Equation Modeling. Proffitt, C.E., 2017. Marine
Ecology Progress Series, 569, 55-75.
Go to Article
Mapping the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Key
Vegetation Cover Properties in Lowland River
Reaches, Using Digital Photography. Verschoren,
Y., et al., 2017. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
189(6).
Go to Article
Recent and Upcoming Meetings
UPCOMING:
Algae Biomass Summit. October 29-November 1,
2017 in Salt Lake City, UT.
Go to Meeting Page
APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition. November
4-8, 2017 in Atlanta, GA.
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