UMass Environmental Engineering Research Site

David Reckhow

Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Research Areas
Drinking Water; Environmental Systems and Transport Processes;
Environmental Chemistry

Research Projects

Graduate Students & Post Docs

Selected Publications

 

 

Research Projects: Recent and On-going

Risk Based Prioritization of Disinfection Byproducts (Richard Bull, David A. Reckhow), Am. Wat. Wrks. Assn. Research Foundation

Characterization of TOX Produced During Disinfection Processes, (David A. Reckhow and Patrick Hatcher, PIs) American Water Works Association Research Foundation

Watershed Sources and Long-term Variability of BDOC and NOM as Precursors (David A. Reckhow, Paula L. Rees, Klaus Nuesslein) Am. Wat. Wrks. Assn. Research Foundation

Plan for the Blackstone River EFF and the next Generation Cyberinfrastructure, (David A. Reckhow, Paula L. Rees, Sharon C. Long, James Kurose, Allen Hansen, Edward Riseman, Howard Schultz, Charles Schwiek, Leon Osterweil), National Science Foundation

Evaluation of Compost for Erosion Control, ( Carlton Ho, David A. Reckhow), Massachusetts Highway Department

Evaluation of NOM and DBP Precursors in SWSC West Parish Raw Water Sources, (David A. Reckhow & John E. Tobiason) Springfield Water and Sewer Commission

Control of Manganese, Natural Organic Matter and Disinfection By-Products for Mystic, CT (John Tobiason and David Reckhow), Aquarion Water Company, 4/06-05/08.

Chloramination Feasibility Study for NYC, (David A. Reckhow & John E. Tobiason) Hazen & Sawyer Engineering, City of New York

Water Quality in Massachusetts Reservoirs , (David A. Reckhow, David P. Ahlfeld, Paula L. Rees & John E. Tobiason) Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

 

Graduate Students & Post Docs

  • Boning Liu (PhD)
  • Cynthia Castellon (MS)
  • Kirsten Studer (MS)
  • Amanda Keyes (MS)

Selected Publications

Reckhow, D.A. and P.C. Singer, "Removal of Organic Halide Precursors by Pre-ozonation and Alum Coagulation," Journal of the American Water Works Association , Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 151-157 (1984).

Reckhow, D.A. and P.C. Singer, "Mechanisms of Organic Halide Formation During Fulvic Acid Chlorination and Implications with Respect to Pre-ozonation," in Water Chlorination: Environmental Impact and Health Effects , Vol. 5, pp. 1229-1257, (Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, MI, 1985).

Reckhow, D.A., B. Legube and P.C. Singer, "The Ozonation of Organic Halide Precursors: Effect of Bicarbonate," Water Research , 20(8)987-998 (1986).

Ostendorf, D.W., D.A. Reckhow and D.J. Popielarczyk, "Vertical Transport Processes in Unconfined Aquifers," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology , Vol. 4, pp. 93-107 (1989).

Croue, J.-P., and D.A. Reckhow, "The Destruction of Chlorination Byproducts with Sulfite," Environmental Science & Technology , 23:1412-1419 (1989).

Reckhow, D.A., C. Hull, E. Lehan, J.M. Symons, H.-S. Kim, Y.-M. Chang, L. Simms, R.C. Dressman, and H. Pourmoghaddas, "Determination of Total Organic Halide in Water: An Interlaboratory Comparative Study of Two Methods," International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry , 38:1-7 (1990).

Reckhow, D.A. and P.C. Singer, "Chlorination Byproducts in Drinking Waters: From Formation Potentials to Finished Water Concentrations," Journal of the American Water Works Association , 82:4:173-180 (1990).

Reckhow, D.A., D.W. Ostendorf and M.E. Billa, "Combined Residual Chlorine Fate and Transport in Small Stream," ASCE, Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division , 116:6:1125-1142 (1990).

Reckhow, D.A., P.C. Singer and R.L. Malcolm, "Chlorination of Humic Materials: Byproduct Formation and Chemical Interpretations," Environmental Science & Technology , 24:11:1655-1664 (1990).

Reckhow, D.A. and J.K. Edzwald, "A Laboratory Evaluation of the Bromoform and Iodoform Formation Potential Tests," Journal of the American Water Works Association . 83:5:67-74 (1991).

Knocke, W.R., J.E. Van Benschoten, M.J. Kearney, A.W. Soborski and D.A. Reckhow, "Kinetics of Manganese and Iron Oxidation by Potassium Permanganate and Chlorine Dioxide," Journal of the American Water Works Association . 83:6:80-87 (1991).

Reckhow, D.A., W.R. Knocke, M.J. Kearney, and C.A. Parks , "Oxidation of Iron and Manganese by Ozone," Ozone Science and Engineering , 13:6:675-695 (1991).

Xie, Y., R.V. Rajan and D.A. Reckhow, "Mass Spectra of Synthesized Mixed Bromochloroacetic Acids," Organic Mass Spectrometry , 27:807-810 (1992).

Xie, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, "Formation of Ketoacids in Ozonated Drinking Water," Ozone: Sci. & Eng. , 14:269-275 (1992).

Xie, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, "Identification of Trihaloacetaldehydes in Ozonated and Chlorinated Fulvic Acid Solutions," Analyst 118:1:71-72 (1993).

Hull , C.S. and D.A. Reckhow, "Removal of DOX and its Precursors in Municipal Wastewater Treatment," Water Research , 27:3:419-425 (1993).

Xie, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, "A Rapid and Simple Analytical Method for Cyanogen Chloride and Cyanogen Bromide in Drinking Water," Water Research , 27:3:507-511 (1993).

Xie, Y., D.A. Reckhow and R.V. Rajan, "Spontaneous Methylation of Haloacetic Acids in Methanolic Stock Solutions," Environ. Sci. Technol. , 27:6:1232-1234 (1993).

Tobiason, J.E., J.K Edzwald, D.A. Reckhow and M.S. Switzenbaum, "Effect of Pre-ozonation on Organics Removal by In-line Direct Filtration," Wat. Sci. Tech. 27:11:81-90 (1993).

Bose, P., B.K Bezbarua and D.A. Reckhow, "Effect of Ozonation on Some Physical and Chemical Properties of Aquatic Natural Organic Matter," Ozone: Sci. Eng. 16(2)89-112 (1994).

Xie, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, "Formation of Halogenated Artifacts in Brominated, Chloraminated, and Chlorinated Solvents," Environ. Sci. Technol. , 28:7:1357-1360 (1994).

Tobiason, J.E., Reckhow, D.A., & Edzwald, J.K. "Effects of Ozonation on Optimal Coagulant Dosing in Drinking Water Treatment". Aqua , 44:3: 142-150. (1995)

Xie, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, "Hydrolysis and Dehalogenation of Trihaloacetaldehydes," In R.A. Minear, & G.L. Amy (Editors), Disinfection By-Products in Water Treatment: The Chemistry of Their Formation and Control ., pp283-291, Lewis Publ., New York (1996) .

McClellan, J.N., Reckhow, D.A., Tobiason, J.E., Edzwald, J.K., & Hess, A.F. (1996). Empirical Models for Chlorination "By-products: Four Years of Pilot Experience in Southern Connecticut ". In R.A. Minear, & G.L. Amy (Editors), Disinfection By-Products and NOM Precursors: Chemistry, Characterization, and Control . Washington : American Chemical Society (1996).

Xie, Y. and D.A. Reckhow, “Development of a Method to Identify Ketoacids in Ozonated Fulvic Acid Solutions,” Journal of Mass Spectrometry , 32:99-102 (1997).

Bose, P., D.A. Reckhow, “Modeling pH and Ionic Strength Effects on Proton and Calcium Complexation of Fulvic Acid: A Tool for Drinking Water-NOM Studies” Environmental Science & Technology , 31:3:765-770 (1997).

Xie, Y., D.A. Reckhow and D.C. Springborg, “Analyzing HAAs and Ketoacids without Diazomethane” Journal of the American Water Works Association , 90:4:131-138 (1998)

Garvey, Elisa; Tobiason, John E.; Hayes, Michael; Wolfram, Evelyn; Reckhow, David A., and Male, James W. Coliform Transport in a Pristine Reservoir: Modeling and Field Studies. Water Science and Technology . 1998; 37(2):137-144.

Bose, P., D.A. Reckhow, “Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter on Preformed Aluminum Hydroxide,” ASCE, Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division , 124:9:803-811 (1998).

Reckhow, D.A. “Control of Disinfection By-Product Formation Using Ozone”. In: Singer, P.C., Editor. Formation and Control of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water . Denver , CO : American Water Works Association; pp. 179-204, (1999).

McClellan, J.N.; D.A. Reckhow, J.E. Tobiason, J.K. Edzwald and D.B. Smith, “A Comprehensive Kinetic Model for Chlorine Decay and Chlorination Byproduct Formation” In Krasner, S.W.; Barrett, S.E., and Amy, G.L. Editors, Natural Organic Matter and Disinfection By-Products: Chacterization and Control in Drinking Water ; Washington, DC: ACS: pg. 223-246, (2000).

Reckhow, D.A., T.L. Platt, A.M. MacNeill, J.N. McClellan, “Formation and Degradation of DCAN in Drinking Waters”, AQUA , 50(1)1-13 (2001).

Pines, D.S., Reckhow, D.A., “Effect of Dissolved Co(II) on the Ozonation of Oxalic Acid”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 36(19)4046-4051 (2002).

Pines, D.S., Reckhow, D.A., “Solid Phase Catalytic Ozonation Process for the Destruction of a Model Pollutant”, Ozone Science & Engineering 25:1:25-39 (2003).

Corbin, M.J., D.A. Reckhow, J.E. Tobiason, and G.S. Kaminski, Controlling DBPs by Delaying Chlorine Addition Until After Filtration, Journal of the New England Water Works Association 117(4)243-251 (2003).

Bezbarua B.K. and D.A. Reckhow, Modification of the Standard Neutral Ozone Decomposition Model, Ozone: Science and Engineering , 26(4)345-357 (2004).

Choi W-W, Reckhow DA. Fluorimetric Determination of Dichloroacetamide by RPLC With Postcolumn Detection. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society . (2004) 25:900-906.

Reckhow, DA, PL Rees and D Bryan, “Watershed Sources of Disinfection Byproduct Precursors”,Water Science and Technology: Water Supply , (2004) 4:4:61-69.

Reckhow, D.A., Rees, P.L., Makdissy, G., and Bryan , D. (2005) Factors Affecting NOM Reactivity with Chlorine. In: Humic Substances: Molecular Details and Application in Land and Water Conservation , Gabbour, E.A. and Davies, G. (eds), pp. 117-129, Taylor & Francis, Inc., New York .

Pines, D.S., M-N Min, D.A. Reckhow and S.J. Ergas, “Investigation of an Ozone Membrane Contactor System,” Ozone: Science and Engineering , 27:209-217 (2005)

Hua, G and D.A. Reckhow, “Determination of TOCl, TOBr, and TOI in Drin king Water by Pyrolysis and Off-line Ion Chromatography,” Anal. Bioanal. Chem . 384:2:495-504 (2006).

Hua, G., DA Reckhow, and J. Kim, “Effect of Bromide and Iodide Ions on the Formation and Speciation of Disinfection Byproducts During Chlorination,” Environmental Science and Technology. 40: 3050-3056 (2006).

Leshem E.N., D.S. Pines, S.J. Ergas and D.A. Reckhow, “Electrochemical Oxidation and Ozonation for Textile Wastewater Reuse,” ASCE  Journal of Environmental Engineering 132:3:324-330 (2006).

Ergas, S.J., B.M. Therriault and D.A. Reckhow, “Evaluation of Water Reuse Technologies for the Textile Industry”, ASCE  Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132:3:315-323 (2006)

Hua, G. and Reckhow D A. Comparison of disinfection byproduct formation from chlorine and alternative disinfectants.  Water Research, 41:8:1667-1678 (2007).

Hua, G. and Reckhow D. A. Characterization of Disinfection Byproduct Precursors Based on Hydrophobicity and Molecular Size. Environmental Science and Technology 41:9:3309-3315 (2007).

Bose P, Reckhow DA. The Effect of Ozonation on Natural Organic Matter Removal by Alum Coagulation. Water Research (2007); 41: 1516-1524.

Liu, B, Reckhow, D.A., Tarnauskas, R.J., Karalekas, P.C., and Borgatti, D. Beavers and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors in the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission Cobble Mountain Reservoir. Journal of the New England Water Works Association 121[2], 113-128. (2007).

 


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