UMass Environmental and Water Resources 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

Fate of Non-Regulated DBPs in Distribution Systems (David A. Reckhow, Chul Park, William Mitch) Water Research Foundation

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

Establishing Guidelines for the use of Ozone-GAC for Control of Endocrine Disruptors and Related Compounds in Water (David Reckhow and Kathleen Arcaro) Water Research Foundation

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 & Research Associates

  • Larry Kramer (Res Assoc)
  • Boning Liu (PhD)
  • Chen Wu (MS)
  • Kirsten Studer (MS)
  • Varun Srinivasan (MS)
  • Amanda Keyes (MS)
  • Cynthia Castellon (MS)

Selected Publications

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).

Bull, R.J., Reckhow, D.A., “Use of chemical models and structure-activity relationships to identify novel disinfection by-products of potential toxicological concern,” pp. 51-64 in Occurrence, Formation, Health Effects and Control of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water, T. Karanfil, S.W. Krasner, P. Westerhoff and Y. Xie, editors, ACS Symposium Series 995, American Chemical Society (2008).

Hua, G., Reckhow, D.A., “Relationship between Brominated THMs, HAAs and Total Organic Bromine during Drinking Water Chlorination,” pp. 108-123 in Occurrence, Formation, Health Effects and Control of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water, T. Karanfil, S.W. Krasner, P. Westerhoff and Y. Xie, editors, ACS Symposium Series 995, American Chemical Society (2008).

Reckhow, D.A., Makdissy, G., Rees, P.S. “Disinfection Byproduct Precursor Content of Natural Organic Matter Extracts,”pp. 80-94 in Occurrence, Formation, Health Effects and Control of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water, T. Karanfil, S.W. Krasner, P. Westerhoff and Y. Xie, editors, ACS Symposium Series 995, American Chemical Society (2008).

Hua, G. and Reckhow D.A., Hydrophobicity and Molecular Size Distribution of Unknown TOX in Drinking Water, Journal of Environmental Engineering - ASCE, 134:3:152-160 (2008).

Hua, G. and Reckhow D.A., DBP Formation During Chlorination and Chloramination: Effect of Reaction Time, pH, Dosage, and Temperature, Journal AWWA, 100:8:82-95 (2008).

Ho, C. Wong, K., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008), “An Evaluation of the Methodology in Analyzing Compost for Erosion Control,” Trans. Res. Rec., Trans. Res. Brd, 2044: 107-115

Bull, R. J., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008). "Use of Chemical Models and Structure-Activity Relationships to Identify Novel Disinfection By-products of Potential Toxicological Concern." In: Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water, T. Karanfil, S. W. Krasner, P. Westerhoff, and Y. Xie, eds., American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 51-64.

Hua, G., and Reckhow, D. A. (2008). "Relationship between Brominated Trihalomethanes, Haloacetic Acids, and Total Organic Bromine during Drinking Water Chlorination." In: Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water, T. Karanfil, S. W. Krasner, P. Westerhoff, and Y. Xie, eds., American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 108-123.

Reckhow, D. A., Makdissy, G., and Rees, P. S. (2008). "Disinfection By-Product Precursor Content of Natural Organic Matter Extracts." In: Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water, T. Karanfil, S. W. Krasner, P. Westerhoff, and Y. Xie, eds., American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 80-94.

Reckhow, D. A., Linden, K. G., Kim, J., Shermer, H., and Makdissy, G. (2010). "Impact of UV Treatment on the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts." Journal American Water Works Association., 102:6:100-.

Benotti, M., Reckhow, D. A., Snyder, S., and Stanford, B. (2010). "Pharmaceuticals and potential endocrine disrupting compounds in drinking water." In: Biophysico-Chemical Processes of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Environmental Systemsin Environmental Systems, B. Xing, N. Senesi, and P. M. Huang, eds., Wiley Publisher.

Reckhow, D. A., and Singer, P. C. (2010). "Disinfection Byproducts." In: Water Quality and Treatment, J. K. Edzwald, ed., AWWA, Denver.

Singer, P. C., and Reckhow, D. A. (2010). "Chemical Oxidation." In: Water Quality and Treatment, J. K. Edzwald, ed., AWWA, Denver.

Reckhow, D. A., (2010). "Natural Organic Matter." In: Emerging Problems: Organic Byproducts of Potential Health Concern, I. H. Suffet, A. Bruchet, and D. Khiari, eds., WRF.

 

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