Faculty Works, Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Precise control of iron activating persulfate by current generation in an electrochemical membrane reactor
(Elsevier, 2019-07-26)Activated persulfate (PS) oxidation is promising for contaminant removal but a lack of controllable activation can lead to a loss of reagents and thus low contamination degradation. Herein, we have proposed and investigated ... -
Respirometric activities of unacclimatized Enterobacter aerogenes and mixed culture bacteria in sequencing batch reactor systems in response to acrylamide and its biodegradation products
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-10-07)The acute effects of acrylamide and its biodegradation products on the respiration activities of microbes during wastewater treatment are not well understood. Herein, unacclimatized mixed culture bacteria and Enterobacter ... -
Nitrogen-doped activated carbon as a metal free catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-09-26)Nitrogen-doped activated carbon was investigated as an alternative cathode catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Both electrochemical and MEC tests confirmed that nitrogen doping was an ... -
Current-driven nitrate migration out of groundwater by using a bioelectrochemical system
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-02-03)A bioelectrochemical system (BES) was designed to remove nitrate from groundwater with multiple barriers to prevent intrusion of undesired ions from its anolyte. Electric current was demonstrated to be a key force to ... -
Cathode-enhanced wastewater treatment in bioelectrochemical systems
(Nature Research, 2018-12-05)Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) have been intensively studied as a new technology for wastewater treatment. However, the treatment efficiency of BES anodes is limited and the anode effluent usually cannot be directly ... -
Microbiota and Antibiotic Resistome of Lettuce Leaves and Radishes Grown in Soils Receiving Manure-Based Amendments Derived From Antibiotic-Treated Cows
(Frontiers Media, 2019-04-10)Cattle are commonly administered antibiotics, resulting in excretion of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The aim of this study was to determine if the use of dairy ... -
Gamma Irradiation Influences the Survival and Regrowth of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic-Resistance Genes on Romaine Lettuce
(Frontiers Media, 2019-04)Contamination of romaine lettuce with human pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) occurs during production. Post-harvest interventions are emplaced to mitigate pathogens, ... -
Force-displacement relationship of a butterfly-shaped beams based on gene expression programming
(2019-11)Structural steel plates having engineered cut-outs to exhibit controlled yielding is recently proposed for desirable performance compared to conventional systems. Butterfly-shaped beams with hexagonal cut-outs inside of ... -
Comparison of Culture- and Quantitative PCR-Based Indicators of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater, Recycled Water, and Tap Water
(MDPI, 2019-10-30)Standardized methods are needed to support monitoring of antibiotic resistance in environmental samples. Culture-based methods target species of human-health relevance, while the direct quantification of antibiotic resistance ... -
Development of a Novel Piezoelectric Sensing System for Pavement Dynamic Load Identification
(MDPI, 2019-10-28)In order to control the adverse effect of vehicles overloading infrastructure and traffic safety, weight-in-motion (WIM)-related research has drawn growing attention. To address the high cost of current piezoelectric sensors ... -
Investigation of the beams and columns connection with infill plate on the structural behavior of the steel plate shear walls
(University of Tokyo, Japan, 2019-10-14)Steel plate shear walls are commonly used as structural lateral load resisting load systems in space-constrained areas. Many studies indicated that the implementation of the steel plate shear walls improves the ductility, ... -
Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequences of Legionella pneumophila in Tap Water and in Clinical Strains, Flint, Michigan, USA, 2016
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019-11)During the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA (2014–2015), 2 outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease occurred in Genesee County, Michigan. We compared whole-genome sequences of 10 clinical Legionella pneumophila isolates ... -
Developing a Neural–Kalman Filtering Approach for Estimating Traffic Stream Density Using Probe Vehicle Data
(MDPI, 2019-10-07)This paper presents a novel model for estimating the number of vehicles along signalized approaches. The proposed estimation algorithm utilizes the adaptive Kalman filter (AKF) to produce reliable traffic vehicle count ... -
Flow characteristics and dynamic responses of a rear circular cylinder behind the square cylinder with different side lengths
(2017-06)Wake-induced vibrations of a 2-DOF circular cylinder which is placed behind a stationary square cylinder with tandem arrangement are numerically investigated at low Reynolds numbers by using semi-implicit Characteristics-based ... -
Impact of water heater temperature setting and water use frequency on the building plumbing microbiome
(2017-06)Hot water plumbing is an important conduit of microbes into the indoor environment and can increase risk of opportunistic pathogens (for example, Legionella pneumophila). We examined the combined effects of water heater ... -
An integrated shear-wave velocity model for the Groningen gas field, The Netherlands
(2017-09)A regional shear-wave velocity (V-S) model has been developed for the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands as the basis for seismic microzonation of an area of more than 1000 km(2). The V-S model, extending to a depth ... -
The effects of natural structure on estimated tropical cyclone surge extremes
(2017-09)The past 12 years have seen significant steps forward in the science and practice of coastal flood analysis. This paper aims to recount and critically assess these advances, while helping identify next steps for the field. ... -
Ten questions concerning the aerosolization and transmission of Legionella in the built environment
(2017-10)Legionella is a genus of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria responsible for a serious disease known as legionellosis, which is transmitted via inhalation of this pathogen in aerosol form. There are two forms of legionellosis: ... -
Characterisation of the Groningen subsurface for seismic hazard and risk modelling
(2017-12)The shallow subsurface of Groningen, the Netherlands, is heterogeneous due to its formation in a Holocene tidal coastal setting on a periglacially and glacially inherited landscape with strong lateral variation in subsurface ... -
Developing a model for the prediction of ground motions due to earthquakes in the Groningen gas field
(2017-12)Major efforts are being undertaken to quantify seismic hazard and risk due to production-induced earthquakes in the Groningen gas field as the basis for rational decision-making about mitigation measures. An essential ...
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