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Phthalates and organophosphates in settled dust and HVAC filter dust of U.S. low-income homes: Association with season, building characteristics, and childhood asthma by Bi, Chenyang, Maestre, Juan P., Li, Hongwan, Zhang, Ge, Givehchi, Raheleh, Mahdavi, Alireza, Kinney, Kerry A., Siegel, Jeffrey, Horner, Sharon D., Xu, Ying

“…Phthalates and organophosphates are ubiquitous indoor semi-volatile organic contaminants (SVOCs) that have been widely used as plasticizers and flame…”
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Filter forensics: microbiota recovery from residential HVAC filters by Maestre, Juan P, Jennings, Wiley, Wylie, Dennis, Horner, Sharon D, Siegel, Jeffrey, Kinney, Kerry A

“…Establishing reliable methods for assessing the microbiome within the built environment is critical for understanding the impact of biological exposures on…”
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Monitoring COVID‐19 through SARS‐CoV‐2 quantification in wastewater: progress, challenges and prospects by Alhama, José, Maestre, Juan P., Martín, M. Ángeles, Michán, Carmen

“…Summary Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology (WBE) is widely used to monitor the progression of the current SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic at local levels. In this review, we…”
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Impacts of Hurricane Harvey on drinking water quality in two Texas cities by Landsman, Matthew R, Rowles, Lewis Stetson, Brodfuehrer, Samuel H, Maestre, Juan P, Kinney, Kerry A, Kirisits, Mary Jo, Lawler, Desmond F, Katz, Lynn E

“…Hurricane Harvey devastated large parts of the US Gulf Coast in 2017, and its floodwaters posed a number of threats to the environment and human health. In…”
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Impact of sampler selection on the characterization of the indoor microbiome via high-throughput sequencing by Hoisington, Andrew J., Maestre, Juan P., King, Maria D., Siegel, Jeffrey A., Kinney, Kerry A.

“…Concerns regarding the potential health effects of microorganisms in the indoor environment paired with recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies have led…”
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Hurricane María drives increased indoor proliferation of filamentous fungi in San Juan, Puerto Rico: a two-year culture-based approach by Vélez-Torres, Lorraine N, Bolaños-Rosero, Benjamín, Godoy-Vitorino, Filipa, Rivera-Mariani, Felix E, Maestre, Juan P, Kinney, Kerry, Cavallin, Humberto

“…Extensive flooding caused by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico (PR) created favorable conditions for indoor growth of filamentous fungi. These conditions…”
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Longitudinal homogenization of the microbiome between both occupants and the built environment in a cohort of United States Air Force Cadets by Sharma, Anukriti, Richardson, Miles, Cralle, Lauren, Stamper, Christopher E, Maestre, Juan P, Stearns-Yoder, Kelly A, Postolache, Teodor T, Bates, Katherine L, Kinney, Kerry A, Brenner, Lisa A, Lowry, Christopher A, Gilbert, Jack A, Hoisington, Andrew J

“…The microbiome of the built environment has important implications for human health and wellbeing; however, bidirectional exchange of microbes between…”
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Monochloramine Cometabolism by Nitrifying Biofilm Relevant to Drinking Water by Wahman, David G., Maestre, Juan P., Speitel, Gerald E.

“…Biological monochloramine removal (i.e., cometabolism) by a pure culture ammonia-oxidizing bacteria—Nitrosomonas europaea—and a nitrifying mixed culture have…”
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Bacterial community analysis of a gas-phase biotrickling filter for biogas mimics desulfurization through the rRNA approach by Maestre, Juan P., Rovira, R., Álvarez-Hornos, F.J., Fortuny, M., Lafuente, J., Gamisans, X., Gabriel, D.

“…The bacterial composition of a lab-scale biotrickling filter (BTF) treating high loads of H2S was investigated by the rRNA approach. Two 16S rRNA gene clone…”
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Long-term ammonia removal in a coconut fiber-packed biofilter: Analysis of N fractionation and reactor performance under steady-state and transient conditions by Baquerizo, Guillermo, Maestre, Juan P., Machado, Vinicius C., Gamisans, Xavier, Gabriel, David

“…A comprehensive study of long-term ammonia removal in a biofilter packed with coconut fiber is presented under both steady-state and transient conditions. Low…”
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An examination of the microbial community and occurrence of potential human pathogens in rainwater harvested from different roofing materials by Bae, Sungwoo, Maestre, Juan P., Kinney, Kerry A., Kirisits, Mary Jo

“…While harvested rainwater can serve as an alternative water supply, microbial contaminants within the collection system can negatively affect water quality…”
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Development of a reproducible method for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater by Palmer, Emma J., Maestre, Juan P., Jarma, David, Lu, Alisa, Willmann, Elisabeth, Kinney, Kerry A., Kirisits, Mary Jo

“…Monitoring the genetic signal of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through RNA titers in wastewater has emerged as a promising…”
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Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA signal in a home with COVID-19 positive occupants by Maestre, Juan P., Jarma, David, Yu, Jia-Rong F., Siegel, Jeffrey A., Horner, Sharon D., Kinney, Kerry A.

“…Although many COVID-19 patients isolate and recover at home, the dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 onto surfaces and dust within the home environment remains poorly…”
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Ten questions concerning the built environment and mental health by Hoisington, Andrew J., Stearns-Yoder, Kelly A., Schuldt, Steven J., Beemer, Cody J., Maestre, Juan P., Kinney, Kerry A., Postolache, Teodor T., Lowry, Christopher A., Brenner, Lisa A.

“…Most people spend the majority of their lives indoors. Research over the last thirty years has focused on investigating the mechanisms through which specific…”
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Quantitative filter forensics with residential HVAC filters to assess indoor concentrations by Givehchi, Raheleh, Maestre, Juan P., Bi, Chenyang, Wylie, Dennis, Xu, Ying, Kinney, Kerry A., Siegel, Jeffrey A.

“…Analysis of the dust from heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) filters is a promising long‐term sampling method to characterize airborne…”
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Monochloramine Cometabolism by Mixed-Culture Nitrifiers under Drinking Water Conditions by Maestre, Juan P, Wahman, David G, Speitel, Gerald E

“…Chloramines are the second most used secondary disinfectant by United States water utilities. However, chloramination may promote nitrifying bacteria…”
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Monochloramine cometabolism by Nitrosomonas europaea under drinking water conditions by Maestre, Juan P., Wahman, David G., Speitel, Gerald E.

“…Chloramine is widely used in United States drinking water systems as a secondary disinfectant, which may promote the growth of nitrifying bacteria because…”
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Fungal biofilters for toluene biofiltration: Evaluation of the performance with four packing materials under different operating conditions by Maestre, Juan P., Gamisans, Xavier, Gabriel, David, Lafuente, Javier

“…Packing materials play a key role in the performance of bioreactors for waste gas treatment and particularly in biofilter applications. In this work, the…”
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Multi-modal data collection for measuring health, behavior, and living environment of large-scale participant cohorts by Wu, Congyu, Fritz, Hagen, Bastami, Sepehr, Maestre, Juan P, Thomaz, Edison, Julien, Christine, Castelli, Darla M, de Barbaro, Kaya, Bearman, Sarah Kate, Harari, Gabriella M, Cameron Craddock, R, Kinney, Kerry A, Gosling, Samuel D, Schnyer, David M, Nagy, Zoltan

“…Abstract Background As mobile technologies become ever more sensor-rich, portable, and ubiquitous, data captured by smart devices are lending rich insights…”
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A detailed model of a biofilter for ammonia removal: Model parameters analysis and model validation by Baquerizo, Guillermo, Maestre, Juan P., Sakuma, Takeyuki, Deshusses, Marc A., Gamisans, Xavier, Gabriel, David, Lafuente, Javier

“…A dynamic model to describe ammonia removal in a gas-phase biofilter was developed. The mathematical model is based on discretized mass balances and detailed…”
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