Search Results - "Barber, Larry B."
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Effects of the Antimicrobial Sulfamethoxazole on Groundwater Bacterial Enrichment
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-04-2011)“…The effects of “trace” (environmentally relevant) concentrations of the antimicrobial agent sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on the growth, nitrate reduction activity,…”
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Endocrine disrupting alkylphenolic chemicals and other contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluents, urban streams, and fish in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River Regions
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-06-2015)“…Urban streams are an integral part of the municipal water cycle and provide a point of discharge for wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents, allowing…”
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Suburbanization, estrogen contamination, and sex ratio in wild amphibian populations
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-09-2015)“…Research on endocrine disruption in frog populations, such as shifts in sex ratios and feminization of males, has predominantly focused on agricultural…”
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Antidepressant Pharmaceuticals in Two U.S. Effluent-Impacted Streams: Occurrence and Fate in Water and Sediment, and Selective Uptake in Fish Neural Tissue
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-03-2010)“…Antidepressant pharmaceuticals are widely prescribed in the United States; release of municipal wastewater effluent is a primary route introducing them to…”
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Reproductive Disruption in Fish Downstream from an Estrogenic Wastewater Effluent
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-05-2008)“…To assess the impact of an estrogenic wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent on fish reproduction, white suckers (Catostomus commersoni) were collected…”
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Antidepressants at environmentally relevant concentrations affect predator avoidance behavior of larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)
Published in Environmental toxicology and chemistry (01-12-2009)“…The effects of embryonic and larval exposure to environmentally relevant (ng/L) concentrations of common antidepressants, fluoxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine,…”
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Occurrence of triclosan, triclocarban, and its lesser chlorinated congeners in Minnesota freshwater sediments collected near wastewater treatment plants
Published in Journal of hazardous materials (30-08-2012)“…► First statewide U.S. survey finds antimicrobial compounds in Minnesota freshwater sediments. ► Triclosan, triclocarban (TCC) and its lesser chlorinated…”
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Persistence and Potential Effects of Complex Organic Contaminant Mixtures in Wastewater-Impacted Streams
Published in Environmental science & technology (05-03-2013)“…Natural and synthetic organic contaminants in municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents can cause ecosystem impacts, raising concerns about their…”
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Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999−2000: A National Reconnaissance
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-03-2002)“…To provide the first nationwide reconnaissance of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in water…”
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Steroid Estrogens, Nonylphenol Ethoxylate Metabolites, and Other Wastewater Contaminants in Groundwater Affected by a Residential Septic System on Cape Cod, MA
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-08-2006)“…Septic systems serve approximately 25% of U.S. households and may be an important source of estrogenic and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWC) to…”
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Temporal variations of de facto wastewater reuse and disinfection by-products in public water systems in the Shenandoah River watershed, USA
Published in Water practice and technology (01-10-2021)“…Abstract Temporal variations of de facto wastewater reuse are relevant to public drinking water systems (PWSs) that obtain water from surface sources…”
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Biotransformation of caffeine, cotinine, and nicotine in stream sediments: Implications for use as wastewater indicators
Published in Environmental toxicology and chemistry (01-06-2007)“…Microbially catalyzed cleavage of the imadazole ring of caffeine was observed in stream sediments collected upstream and downstream of municipal wastewater…”
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Aqueous Stability of Gadolinium in Surface Waters Receiving Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent, Boulder Creek, Colorado
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-09-2005)“…In many surface waters, sewage treatment plant (STP) effluent is a substantial source of both regulated and unregulated contaminants, including a suite of…”
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Isomer-Specific Determination of 4-Nonylphenols Using Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-12-2009)“…Technical nonylphenol (tNP), used for industrial production of nonylphenol polyethoxylate surfactants, is a complex mixture of C3−10-phenols. The major…”
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Geochemical and Hydrologic Factors Controlling Subsurface Transport of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Published in Environmental science & technology (18-04-2017)“…Growing evidence that certain poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are associated with negative human health effects prompted the U.S. Environmental…”
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Nature and Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter in Treatment Wetlands
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-12-2001)“…This investigation into the occurrence, character, and transformation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in treatment wetlands in the western United States…”
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Urban Stormwater: An Overlooked Pathway of Extensive Mixed Contaminants to Surface and Groundwaters in the United States
Published in Environmental science & technology (03-09-2019)“…Increasing global reliance on stormwater control measures to reduce discharge to surface water, increase groundwater recharge, and minimize contaminant…”
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Widespread occurrence of neuro-active pharmaceuticals and metabolites in 24 Minnesota rivers and wastewaters
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-09-2013)“…Concentrations of 17 neuro-active pharmaceuticals and their major metabolites (bupropion, hydroxy-bupropion, erythro-hydrobupropion, threo-hydrobupropion,…”
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Expanded Target-Chemical Analysis Reveals Extensive Mixed-Organic-Contaminant Exposure in U.S. Streams
Published in Environmental science & technology (02-05-2017)“…Surface water from 38 streams nationwide was assessed using 14 target-organic methods (719 compounds). Designed-bioactive anthropogenic contaminants (biocides,…”
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Accumulation of Contaminants in Fish from Wastewater Treatment Wetlands
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-01-2006)“…Increasing demands on water resources in arid environments make reclamation and reuse of municipal wastewater an important component of the water budget…”
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