Scholarly Works, Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Survey for Listeria monocytogenes in and on Ready-to-Eat Foods from Retail Establishments in the United States (2010 through 2013): Assessing Potential Changes of Pathogen Prevalence and Levels in a Decade
(2017-06)A multiyear interagency Listeria monocytogenes Market Basket Survey was undertaken for selected refrigerated ready-to-eat foods purchased at retail in four FoodNet sites in the United States. Food samples from 16 food ... -
Water Resources Adaptation to Climate and Demand Change in the Potomac River
(2017-11)The effects of climate change are increasingly considered in conjunction with changes in water demand and reservoir sedimentation in forecasts of water supply vulnerability. Here, the relative effects of these factors are ... -
Building Interdisciplinary Partnerships for Community-Engaged Environmental Health Research in Appalachian Virginia
(MDPI, 2020-03-05)This article describes a collaboration among a group of university faculty, undergraduate students, local governments, local residents, and U.S. Army staff to address long-standing concerns about the environmental health ... -
Pollution Transport Patterns Obtained Through Generalized Lagrangian Coherent Structures
(MDPI, 2020-02-06)Identifying atmospheric transport pathways is important to understand the effects of pollutants on weather, climate, and human health. The atmospheric wind field is variable in space and time and contains complex patterns ... -
Flexible Pavements and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Review and Implications
(MDPI, 2020-02-02)Flexible pavements and climate are interactive. Pavements are climate sensitive infrastructure, where climate can impact their deterioration rate, subsequent maintenance, and life-cycle costs. Meanwhile, climate mitigation ... -
Prevalence and Characterization of Salmonella Present during Veal Harvest
(2019-05)Beef and veal products have been vehicles implicated in the transmission of Salmonella enterica, a gastroenteritis-causing bacteria. Recent regulatory samples collected from veal have indicated bob veal, or calves harvested ... -
Quantifying Hydrological Impacts of Climate Change Uncertainties on a Watershed in Northern Virginia
(2019-12)Forecasted changes to climate were used to model variations in the streamflow characteristics of a northern Virginia catchment. Two emission scenarios were applied from international climate projections along with four ... -
Mechanistic understanding of the NOB suppression by free ammonia inhibition in continuous flow aerobic granulation bioreactors
(2019-10)A partial nitritation continuous flow reactor (CFR) was operated for eight months demonstrating that partial nitritation granular sludge can remain stable under continuous flow conditions. The ammonia oxidizing bacteria ... -
Whole genome sequence analysis reveals the broad distribution of the RtxA type 1 secretion system and four novel putative type 1 secretion systems throughout the Legionella genus
(PLoS, 2020-01-01)Type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) are broadly distributed among bacteria and translocate effectors with diverse function across the bacterial cell membrane. Legionella pneumophila, the species most commonly associated with ... -
Investigating the use of satellite-based precipitation products for monitoring water quality in the Occoquan Watershed
(2019-12)Study Region: The Washington D.C area. Study Focus: This work investigates the potential of using satellite-based precipitation products in a hydrological model to estimate water quality indicators in the Occoquan Watershed, ... -
Accumulation of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate from polyvinyl chloride flooring into settled house dust and the effect on the bacterial community
(2019-11-22)Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer used in consumer products and building materials, including polyvinyl chloride flooring material. DEHP adsorbs from material and leaches into soil, water, or dust and ... -
flEECe, an energy use and occupant behavior dataset for net-zero energy affordable senior residential buildings
(2019-11-26)The behaviors of building occupants have continued to perplex scholars for years in our attempts to develop models for energy efficient housing. Building simulations, project delivery approaches, policies, and more have ... -
Mechanical Properties of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator (MSWI) Bottom Ash as Alternatives of Subgrade Materials
(Hindawi, 2020-01-30)The rapid development of industrialization, urbanization, and population of the society augments the rising amount of municipal solid waste (MSW). With the advantage of considerably reducing mass and volume of solid wastes ... -
Energy advantage of anode electrode rotation over anolyte recirculation for operating a tubular microbial fuel cell
(Elsevier, 2019)Mixing plays a key role in both electricity generation and organic removal in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) via affecting substrate distribution and internal resistance. Herein, two mixing methods, anode electrode rotation ... -
Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Storm Runoff from Dairy Manure and Compost-Amended Vegetable Plots
(American Society for Agronomy, 2019-07-01)Given the presence of antibiotics and resistant bacteria in livestock manures, it is important to identify the key pathways by which land-applied manure-derived soil amendments potentially spread resistance. The goal of ... -
Occurrence of Free Amino Acids in the Source Waters of Zhejiang Province, China, and Their Removal and Transformation in Drinking Water Systems
(MDPI, 2019-12-24)Free amino acids (FAAs) are key components of the global nitrogen cycle and important disinfection byproduct (DBP) precursors. The knowledge gap of FAA occurrence in source and engineered water is discussed in this paper. ... -
Analysis of Peak Flow Distribution for Bridge Collapse Sites
(MDPI, 2019-12-21)Bridge collapse risk can be evaluated more rigorously if the hydrologic characteristics of bridge collapse sites are demystified, particularly for peak flows. In this study, forty-two bridge collapse sites were analyzed ... -
Scavenging of Sub-Micron to Micron-Sized Microbial Aerosols during Simulated Rainfall
(MDPI, 2020-01-09)The processes removing aerosols from the atmosphere during rainfall are generically referred to as scavenging. Scavenging influences aerosol distributions in the atmosphere, with consequent effects on cloud properties, ... -
The role of early design decisions on sustainability of mid-rise office buildings from a comparative LCA perspective
(2019)This study compares the environmental impacts of four professionally-designed archetypes building with different combinations of foundation, structure, and envelopes (FSE) assemblies. In addition, detailed operational ... -
Viruses in the Built Environment (VIBE) meeting report
(2020-01-04)Abstract Background During a period of rapid growth in our understanding of the microbiology of the built environment in recent years, the majority of research has focused on ...
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