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Current Affiliation

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Mailing address:
University of Nevada, Reno
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/0258
Reno, NV 89557-0258

Physical address for express mailing:
MS 258, 1664 N. Virginia Street

Reno, NV 89557

T: (775) 682-5553
F: (775) 784-1390
koloj@unr.edu

Office: Scrugham Engineering and Mines (SEM), Room 349B

Education

Research Interests

• Contaminant occurrence, fate and transport in natural and engineered systems
• Optimization of advanced and novel engineered systems for contaminant removal during water reuse and water recycling
• Non-point and agricultural sources of organic contaminants
• Steroid hormones, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• Endocrine disruption and anthropogenic impacts on chemical ecology
• Water quality assessment and characterization

Recent Publications

• Webster, J.P., Kover, S.C., Bryson, R.J., Harter, T., Mansell, D.S., Sedlak, D.L., Kolodziej, E.P. 2012. "Occurrence of Trenbolone Acetate Metabolites in Simulated Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Runoff." Environ. Sci. Technol. 46(7), 3803-3810.
• Mansell, D.S., Bryson, R.J., Harter, T., Webster, J.P., Kolodziej, E.P., Sedlak D.L. 2011. “Fate of Endogenous Steroid Hormones in Steer Feedlots Under Simulated Rainfall-Induced Runoff.” Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(20), 8811-8818.
• Lavado, R., Loyo-Rosales, J.E., Floyd, E., Kolodziej, E.P., Snyder, S.A., Sedlak D.L., Schlenk, D., 2009. “Site Specific Profiles of Estrogenic Activity in Agricultural Areas of Calirfornia's Inland Waters.” Environ. Sci. Technol. 43(24), 9110-9116.
• Kolodziej, E.P., and Sedlak D.L. 2007. “Rangeland Grazing as a Source of
  Steroid Hormones to Surface Waters.” Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(10), 3514-3520.
  
• Fono, L.J., Kolodziej, E.P., Sedlak, D.L. 2006. “Attenuation of Wastewater-
  Derived Contaminants in a Wastewater-Dominated River.” Environ. Sci. Technol,
  40(23), 7257-7263.
  
• Schlenk, D., Sapozhnikova, Y., Irwin, M.A., Xie, L., Hwang, W., Reddy, S.,
  Brownawell, B.J., Armstrong, J., Kelly, M., Montagne, D.E., Kolodziej, E.P., Sedlak,
  D.L., and Snyder, S. 2005. “In Vivo Bioassay-guided Fractionation of Marine
  Sediment Extracts from the Southern California Bight, USA, for Estrogenic
  Activity.” Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 24(11), 2820-2826.
  
• Kolodziej E.P., Harter T.H., and Sedlak D.L. 2004. “Dairy Wastewater,
  Aquaculture, and Spawning Fish as Sources of Steroid Hormones in the Aquatic
  Environment.” Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(23), 6377-6384.
  
• Kolodziej E.P., Gray J.L., and Sedlak D.L. 2003. “Quantification of Steroid
  Hormones with Pheromonal Properties in Municipal Wastewater Effluent.” Environ.
  Toxicol. Chem., 22(11), 2622-2629.

Courses Taught

Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions

• Associate Editor, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
• Project Advisory Committee, Water Research Foundation
• Member of AEESP, ACS, WEF, SETAC
• AWWA Organic Contaminants Research Committee
• Steering Committee for the UNR Academy of the Environment