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Biostabilization and erodibility of cohesive sediment deposits in wildfire-affected streams by Stone, M., Emelko, M.B., Droppo, I.G., Silins, U.

“…The erosion characteristics and bed stability of wildfire-affected stream sediment were measured in an annular flume. Biofilms were grown in the flume on…”
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QMRA and decision-making: Are we handling measurement errors associated with pathogen concentration data correctly? by Schmidt, P.J., Emelko, M.B.

“…Knowledge of the variability in pathogen or indicator concentrations over time at a particular location (e.g. in drinking water sources) is essential in…”
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Analytical recovery of protozoan enumeration methods: Have drinking water QMRA models corrected or created bias? by Schmidt, P.J., Emelko, M.B., Thompson, M.E.

“…Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) is a tool to evaluate the potential implications of pathogens in a water supply or other media and is of…”
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Optimal preparation and purification of PRD1-like bacteriophages for use in environmental fate and transport studies by Mesquita, M.M.F., Stimson, J., Chae, G.-T., Tufenkji, N., Ptacek, C.J., Blowes, D.W., Emelko, M.B.

“…Bacteriophages are bacterial viruses with unique characteristics that make them excellent surrogates for mammalian pathogenic viruses in environmental studies…”
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Confirming the need for virus disinfection in municipal subsurface drinking water supplies by Emelko, M.B., Schmidt, P.J., Borchardt, M.A.

“…Enteric viruses pose the greatest acute human health risks associated with subsurface drinking water supplies, yet quantitative risk assessment tools have…”
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The use of composite fingerprints to quantify sediment sources in a wildfire impacted landscape, Alberta, Canada by Stone, M., Collins, A.L., Silins, U., Emelko, M.B., Zhang, Y.S.

“…There is increasing global concern regarding the impacts of large scale land disturbance by wildfire on a wide range of water and related ecological services…”
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Variance decomposition: A tool enabling strategic improvement of the precision of analytical recovery and concentration estimates associated with microorganism enumeration methods by Schmidt, P.J., Emelko, M.B., Thompson, M.E.

“…Concentrations of particular types of microorganisms are commonly measured in various waters, yet the accuracy and precision of reported microorganism…”
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Sediment production following severe wildfire and post-fire salvage logging in the Rocky Mountain headwaters of the Oldman River Basin, Alberta: Sediment sources and sediment delivery under environmental change. Special issue by SILINS, U, STONE, M, EMELKO, M.B, BLADON, K.D

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Statistical assessment of the accuracy and precision of bacteria- and virus-sized microsphere enumerations by epifluorescence microscopy by Chae, Gi-Tak, Stimson, Jesse, Emelko, Monica B., Blowes, David W., Ptacek, Carol J., Mesquita, Maria M.

“…Fluorescent microspheres are increasingly used in environmental studies to evaluate threats of viral and bacterial pathogens in drinking water and to…”
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