Research Interests
My research interests are in the areas of water chemistry, low
technology water and wastewater treatment systems, lake and reservoir
restoration, land application of municipal sludge, sensitized
photooxidation of recalcitrant organic and inorganic species, and new
analytical methods development. Water use depends substantially upon the
particular inorganic and organic species found in solution. The
determination of these species is a fundamental part of establishing how
that water may be used. Here and abroad there is always a need for low
technology water and wastewater systems which require minimal mechanical
equipment and operator expertise. Beneficial use of municipal biosolids
for agronomic purposes is also of importance, not only for agricultural
gain but to assist in one of the more perplexing and complex problems
associated with the very large quantities of biosolids being generated by
our wastewater treatment systems.
Selected Publications
- Adams, V.D. 1990. Water and Wastewater Examination Manual. 247 pp.,
Lewis Publisher, Chelsea Michigan, ISBN 0-87371-199-8.
- The Direct and Sensitized Photo-oxidation of
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene. Water Research. 29:1287-1293, 1995
(with M.E. Nubbe and W.M.Moore).
- Toxicity of Alum Sludge Extracts to a Freshwater Alga, Protozoan,
Fish, and Marine Bacterium. Archives of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology. 29:(2), 149-158, 1995 (with D. B.George, S.G. Berk,
R.O.Roberts, L.H.Parks and R.C.Lott).
- Sulfur Dioxide Treatment of Secondary Sewage-Effect on Viruses.
Environment International. 22(2), 219-224, 1996.
- Domestic Well Water Testing in Genoa, Nevada: A Public Awareness and
Education Program. Forum of the Association for Arid Lands Studies
XII:(1), 54-62, 1997 (with W.S. Johnson, S.R. Lewis, J. Coburn and
M. B. Mooney).
- A Simple Model for Gasoline Bioremediation in Soil. Proceedings
of the ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference, Chicago, IL, 1998
(with C.M Payne and E.J. Middlebrooks).
- Evaluation of Methylene Blue and Riboflavin for the Photosynthesized
Degradation of Ethylene Glycol. Environment International 25:(8),
953-959, 1999.
- Degradation of Ethylene Glycol in Photo Fenton Systems. Water
Research 34:2346-2354, 2000 (with B.D. McGinnis, and E.J.
Middlebrooks).
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