Recent publications and invited presentations (Year 2009 and later)

Refereed publications

Roccaro, P., F.G.A.Vagliasindi, G.V.Korshin (2009). Changes of NOM fluorescence caused by chlorination and their associations with disinfection by-products formation. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (3), 724-729.

Korshin, G.V., C.W.K.Chow, R.Fabris, M.Drikas (2009). Absorbance spectroscopy-based examination of effects of coagulation on the reactivity of fractions of natural organic matter with varying apparent molecular weights. Water Research, 43 (6), 1541-1548.

Liu, H., G.V.Korshin, J.F.Ferguson (2009). Interactions of Pb(II)/Pb(IV) solid phases with chlorine and their effects on lead release. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (9), 3278-3284.

Fabbricino, M., G.V. Korshin (2009) Modelling disinfection by-products formation in bromide-containing waters. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 168 (2/3): 782–786.

Liu, S., M.Lim, R.Fabris, G.V.Korshin, R.Amal, C.W.K.Chow, M.Drikas (2010) Multi-wavelength spectroscopic and chromatography study on the photocatalytic oxidation of natural organic matter. Water Research, 44 (8), 2525-2532.

Liu, H., K.D.Schonberger, G.V.Korshin, J.F.Ferguson, P.Meyerhofer, E.Desormeaux, H.Luckenbach (2010) Effects of Blending of Desalinated Water with Treated Surface Drinking Water on Copper and Lead Release. Water Research, 44 (14), 4057-4066.

Nanaboina, V., G.V.Korshin (2010) Evolution of Absorbance Spectra of Ozonated Wastewater and Its Relationships with the Degradation of Trace-Level Organic Species. Environmental Science and Technology, 44 (16), 6130–6137.

Janot, N, P.E.Reiller, G.V.Korshin, M.F.Benedetti (2010) Using spectrophotometric titrations to characterize humic acid reactivity at environmental concentration. Environmental Science and Technology, , 44 (17), 6782–6788.

Hill, A.S., M.J.Friedman, S.H.Reiber, G.V.Korshin, R.L.Valentine (2010) Behavior of trace inorganic contaminants in drinking water distribution systems. Journal of American Water Works Association, 102 (7), 107-118.

Peng, C.Y., G.V.Korshin, R.L.Valentine, A.S.Hill, M.J.Friedman, S.H.Reiber (2010) Characterization of Elemental and Structural Composition of Corrosion Scales and Deposits Formed in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Water Research, 44 (15), 4570-4580.

Roccaro, P., F.Vagliasindi, G.V.Korshin (2010) Quantifying the formation of N-containing DBPs in chlorinated water using absorbance and fluorescence indexes. Water Science and Technology, 63 (1), 40-46.

Peng, C.Y., G.V.Korshin (2011). Speciation of trace inorganic contaminants in the corrosion scales and deposits formed in the drinking water distribution systems. Water Research, 45 (17), 5553-5563.

Chen, Liu, V.Nanaboina, W.Jiang, G.V.Korshin (2012) Spectroscopic study of the degradation of antibiotics and the generation of representative EfOM oxidation products in ozonated wastewater. Chemosphere 86 (8), 774-782.

Wei, Li, V.Nanaboina, Q. Zhou, G.V.Korshin (2012). Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Secondary Wastewater by Fenton Process. Water Research, 46 (2), 403-412.

Liu, Haizhou, An.M. Kuznetsov, A.N.Masliy, J.F.Ferguson, G.V.Korshin (2012) Formation of Pb(III) Intermediates in the Electrochemically Controlled Pb(II)/PbO2 System. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (3), 1430-1438.

Boyd, G.R., S.H.Reiber, M.S.McFadden, G.V.Korshin (2012) Galvanic Coupling Effects with Changing Water Quality. Journal of American Water Works Association, 104 (3), E136-E149.

Peng, C.Y., G.V.Korshin, R.L.Valentine, A.S.Hill, M.J.Friedman, S.H.Reiber (2012) Occurrence of Trace Inorganic Contaminants in Corrosion Scales and Deposits formed in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Journal of American Water Works Association, 104 (3), E181-E193.

Yan, Mingquan; Korshin, G.V; Wang, Dongsheng; Cai, Zhenxiao (2012) Characterization of dissolved organic matter using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)–size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with a multiple wavelength absorbance detector. Chemosphere, 87(8), 872-878.

Chen, Liu, V.Nanaboina, G.V.Korshin (2012) Formation of degradation products of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in ozonated water and their modeling based on in situ absorbance monitoring data.  Water Research, 46 (16), 5235-5246.

Gerrity, D.; S.Gamage; D.Jones; G.V.Korshin; Yunho Li; A.Pisarenko; R.A.Trenholm; U. Von Gunten; E.Wert; S.A.Snyder (2012) Development of surrogate correlation models to predict trace organic contaminant oxidation during ozonation. Water Research, 46 (19), 6257-6272.

Yan, Mingquan, D.J,Dryer, M.Benedetti G.V.Korshin, (2013) In Situ Study of Binding of Copper by Fulvic Acid: Comparison of Differential Absorbance Data and Model Predictions. Water Research, 47 (2), 588-596.

Wei, Li, V.Nanaboina, Q.Zhou, G.V.Korshin (2013) In situ quantitation of exposures to hydroxyl radicals and formation of representative products of oxidation of effluent organic matter by Fenton- and Fenton-like oxidations via analysis of 3D excitation-emission matrixes of treated wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, in press

Invited Presentations

Heavy Metals in Drinking Water and in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. University of Naples and University of Catania, Italy (May 2009).

Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment and Their Occurrence in Seattle. University of Salerno, Italy (May 2009).

In Situ Characterization of NOM and Its Interactions with Halogens by Spectroscopic Methods. Guizhou University, Guiyang and Peking University/Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (July 2009).

Modeling of the Behavior of Heavy Metals in Riverine Systems. Pearl River Contamination Committee, Guangzhou, China (September 2009).

In Situ Examination of the Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter from the Rio Negro System, 2009 Annual Conference of American Geophysical Union (December 2009)

Treatment of Wastewater by Ozone and On-Line Options to Quantify the Degradation of Trace-Level Pharmaceuticals. University of Salerno, Italy (April 2010).

Nuclear Wastes and Their Long-Term Storage: Yucca Mountain and Other Projects. University of Naples, Italy (April 2010)

Spectroscopic Approaches to Monitor the Degradation of Trace-Level Organic Contaminants in Wastewater by Advanced Oxidation Processes. Summer School on Advanced Oxidation Processes. Salerno, Italy (July 2010)

The Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Ozonated Wastewater: Quantitation and Kinetic Aspects Reflecting On-Line Spectroscopic Data. Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia (August 2010).

Expansion of Spectroscopic Approaches to Monitoring and Modeling of the Formation of Nitrogen - and Bromine-Containing DBPs. Water Quality. Water Quality Research Australia, Melbourne (August 2010)

Novel In Situ Spectroscopic Methods to Examine the Intrinsic Chemistry of Natural Organic Matter: Direct Evidence of Site-Specificity and Comparison of Contributions of Dissimilar Proton- and Metal-Binding Functionalities. University of Tokyo/ Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan (September 2010)

Characterization of NOM Reactivity and Formation of Disinfection-By-Products: comparison of Spectroscopic Data Related to Chlorination and Chloramination. Kyoto University, Japan (September 2010)

Spectroscopic Approaches to Monitor and Model the Formation of Nitrogen - and Bromine-Containing DBPs. Water Quality. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (December 2010)

Lead in Water: Roles of Pb(II) and Pb(IV) Species and Formation of Intermediates and Radical Species in Electrochemical and Halogen-Driven Oxidations.  Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Lead in Water: Roles of Pb(II) and Pb(IV) Species and Formation of Intermediates and Radical Species in Electrochemical and Halogen-Driven Oxidations.  Brookhaven National Laboratory (February 2011).

From Chernobyl to Fukushima: Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Wastes Storage Options. University of Naples, Italy (May 2011)

Treatment of wastewater using advanced oxidation and electrochemical processes: transformations of effluent organic matter, removal of trace-level contaminants and on-line monitoring of treatment efficiency. International Symposium on Advanced Water Technology, Kyungpook National University, Korea (April 2012), keynote presentation

Removal of Trace-Level Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Wastewater: Comparison of Online Monitoring Options. 9th International Symposium on Environmental Engineering, Milan, Italy (June 2012)

Degradation of Chemotherapeutic Drugs in Wastewater by Ozone and Chlorine. 9th International Symposium on Environmental Engineering, Milan, Italy (June 2012)

Nanomaterials as emerging environmental contaminants. Summer School on Nanomaterials and Their Applications, Kazan State Technological University, Kazan, Russia (June 2012), keynote presentation

Current Challenges in Water Recycling and Reuse: Emerging Contaminants and Predictions of Their Degradation by Advanced Oxidation Processes using Online Monitoring, International Center of Excellence in Water Resource Management, Adelaide, Australia (August 2012).

Natural Organic Matter in Surface Waters: a Common but Elusive Animal and New Ways to Figure It Out. University of South Australia (September 2012).

Advanced Models of the Formation and Speciation of Nitrogen-Containing Disinfection By-Products: Haloacetonitriles and Bromide Effects. South Australia Water (September 2012).

Natural Organic Matter and Heavy Metals in the Environment: New Approaches to In Situ Quantitation and Advanced Modeling. Peking University, China (November 2012).

Emerging Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water: New Approaches to Modeling and Monitoring. Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (November 2012).

Absorbance and Fluorescence Methods to Predict the Efficiency of Advanced Oxidation Processes to Remove Trace-Level Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (November 2012).

Emerging Classes of Trace-Level Contaminants in Wastewater: Their Reactivity and Removal. 3rd International Conference on Pollution Ecology, Tianjin, China (November 2012), keynote presentation.

Accumulation, Binding and Release of Inorganic Contaminants by Corrosion Scales Formed in Drinking Water. AWWA Conference on Inorganic Contaminants, Sacramento, CA (planned for February 2013).