Peer-Reviewed Publications Aligned with the Five Core Objectives

Nontraditional Irrigation Water Sources

Betancourt WQ, Gerba, CP. 2016. Rethinking the significance of reovirus in water and wastewater. Food Environ. Virol. 8:161-173

Gerba, C. P., Betancourt, W. Q., and Kitajima, M. 2017. How much virus reduction is needed for recycled water: A continuous changing need for assessment? Water research, 108, 25-31. 

Gerba, C. P. and W. Q. Betancourt. 2017. Viral aggregation: impact on virus behavior in the environment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51:7316-7325. 

Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Kleinfelter L, He X, Micallef SA, George A, Gibbs SG, Sapkota AR. 2017. Higher prevalence of coagulase-negative staphylococci carriage among reclaimed water spray irrigators. Science of the Total Environment. 595(1):35-40. 

Kulkarni P, Olson N, Raspanti G, Rosenberg Goldstein R, Gibbs SG, Sapkota A, Sapkota AR†. 2017. Antibiotic concentrations decrease during wastewater treatment but persist at low levels in reclaimed water. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14060668. Jun 21;14(6).

Chopyk J, Allard S, Nasko DJ, Bui A, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR. 2018. Agricultural freshwater pond supports diverse and dynamic bacterial and viral populations. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9: 792. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00792. 

Kulkarni P, Olson ND, Paulson JN, Pop M, Maddox C, Claye E, Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Sharma M, Gibbs SG, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR†. 2018. Conventional wastewater treatment and reuse site practices modify bacterial community structure but do not eliminate some opportunistic pathogens in reclaimed water. Science of the Total Environment, 639:1126–1137. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.178.

Murray R, Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Maring E, Pee D, Aspinwall K, Wilson S, Sapkota AR†. 2018. Prevalence of microbiological and chemical contaminants in private drinking water wells in Maryland, USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 1686. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15081686. 

Gerba, C. P., W. Bentancourt, M. Kitajima and C. Rock. 2018. Reducing uncertainty in estimating virus reduction by recycled water treatment processes. Water Research. 133: 282-288. 

Rock C, Brassill N, J. Dery, D. Carr, J. E. McLain, K. R. Bright, and C. P. Gerba. 2018. Review of Recycled Water Quality Criteria and Risk-based Implications for Irrigated Produce under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Produce Safety Rule Corresponding. Environ. Res. 172:616-629. 

Paul, M. and Negahban-Azar, M. (2018), Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis for streamflow prediction using multiple optimization algorithms and objective functions: San Joaquin Watershed, California. Journal of Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 1-17, DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.100/s40808-018-0483-4.

Sapkota AR†. 2019. Water reuse, food production and public health: Adopting transdisciplinary, systems-based approaches to achieve water and food security in a changing climate. Environmental Research, 171, 576-580. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.003. 

Zhu L, Torres M, Betancourt WQ, Sharma M, Micallef SA, Gerba C, Sapkota AR, Sapkota A, Parveen S, Hashem F, May E, Kniel-Tolbert KE, Pop M, Ravishankar S. 2019. Incidence of fecal indicator and pathogenic bacteria in reclaimed and return flow waters in Arizona, USA. Environmental Research, 170, 122-127. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.048. 

Allard SM, Callahan MT, Bui A, Ferelli A, Chopyk J, Chattopadhyay S, Mongodin EF, Micallef SA, Sapkota AR†. 2019. Creek to Table: Tracking fecal indicator bacteria, bacterial pathogens, and total bacterial communities from irrigation water to kale and radish crops. Science of the Total Environment, 666, 461-471. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.179. 

Allard S, Solaiman S, Callahan MT, Bui A, Kelbick HC, Haymaker J, Foust D, Duncan R, Smyth E, Mongodin EF, Hashem F, Micallef S, Sapkota AR†. 2019. Quenching by sodium thiosulfate does not influence 16S rRNA gene sequencing profiles of reclaimed water from three sites in the Mid-Atlantic, United States. Environmental Research, 172:296-300. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.022.

Cordery A, Rao AP, Ravishankar S. 2019. Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils, Plant Extracts and their Applications in Foods- A Review.  Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 7(2): 76-89. 

Haymaker J, Sharma M†, Parveen S, Hashem F, May E, Handy E, White C, East C, Bradshaw R, Micallef SA, Callahan MT, Allard SM, Anderson B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Kniel KE, Solaiman S, Bui A, Murray R, Craddock HA, Kulkarni P, Foust D, Duncan R, Taabodi M, and Sapkota AR. 2019. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in untreated surface water and reclaimed water in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Environmental Research, 172:630-636. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.019. 

Dong, Y., C. Jiang, M.R. Suri, D. Pee, L. Meng, R.E. Rosenberg Goldstein. 2019. Groundwater level changes with a focus on agricultural areas in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, 2002-2016. Environmental Research. 171, 193-203. 

Callahan, M.T., Van Kessel, J.A. and Micallef, S.A., 2019. Salmonella enterica recovery from river waters of the Maryland Eastern Shore reveals high serotype diversity and some multidrug resistance. Environmental research, 168, 7-13. 

Rock C, Brassill N, Dery JL, Carr D, M, McLain JE, Bright KR, Gerba CP. 2019. Review of water quality criteria for water reuse and risk-based implications for irrigated produce under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, produce safety rule. Environmental Research. 172: 616-629. 

Rosario K, Morrison CM, Mettel KA, Betancourt WQ. 2019. Novel Circular Rep-Encoding Single Stranded DNA Viruses Detected in Treated Wastewater. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8:e00318-00319.

Panthi S, Sapkota AR, Raspanti G, Allard S, Bui A, Craddock H, Murray R, Zhu L, East C, Handy E, Callahan MT, Haymaker J, Kulkarni P, Anderson B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Betancourt WQ, Duncan R, Foust D, Sharma M, Micallef SA, Gerba C, Parveen S, Hashem F, May E, Kniel K, Pop M, Ravishankar S, and Sapkota A†. 2019. Pharmaceuticals, herbicides and disinfectants in agricultural water sources. Environmental Research, 174:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.011. 

Anderson-Coughlin, B.L. and Kniel, K.E. 2019. Recovery and Detection of Enteric Viruses from Non-Traditional Irrigation Water Sources. Methods Protoc. 2019 Jun 30;2(3). pii: E55. doi: 10.3390/mps2030055.

Craddock HA, Panthi S, Rjoub Y, Lipchin C, Sapkota A, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Antibiotic and herbicide concentrations in household greywater reuse systems and pond water used for food crop irrigation: West Bank, Palestinian Territories. Science of the Total Environment, 699:134205. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134205 

 Chopyk J, Nasko DJ, Allard S, Bui A, Treangen T, Pop M, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Comparative metagenomic analysis of microbial taxonomic and functional variations in untreated surface and reclaimed waters used in irrigation applications. Water Research. 169:115250. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115250 

Chopyk J, Nasko DJ, Allard S, Callahan MT, Bui A, Ferelli AMC, Chattopadhyay S, Mongodin EF, Pop M, Micallef S, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Metagenomic analysis of bacterial and viral assemblages from a freshwater creek and irrigated field reveals temporal and spatial dynamics. Science of the Total Environment, 205:135395. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135395. 

Sharma M†, Handy ET, East CL, Kim S, Jiang C, Callahan MT, Allard SM, Micallef SA, Craighead SA, Anderson-Coughlin B, Gartley S, Vanore A, Kniel KE, Haymaker JR, Duncan R, Foust D, White C, Taabodi M, Hashem F, Parveen S, May EB, Bui A, Craddock H, Kulkarni P, Murray RT, Sapkota AR. 2020. Prevalence of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in non-traditional irrigation waters in the Mid-Atlantic United States is affected by water type, season, and recovery method. PLOS One 17;15(3):e0229365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229365. 

Murray R, Cruz-Cano R, Nasko D, Blythe D, Ryan P, Boyle M, Wilson S, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Association between Private Drinking Water Wells and the Incidence of Campylobacteriosis in Maryland: An Ecological Analysis Using Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Data (2007-2016). Environmental Research. 188:109773 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109773

Craddock HA, Chattopadhyay S, Rjoub Y, Rosen D, Grief J, Lipchin C, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in greywater reuse systems and pond water used for agricultural irrigation in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories. Environmental Research. 188:109777. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109777. 

Malayil L, Ramachandran P, Chattopadhyay S, Cagle R, Hittle L, Ottesen A, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Metabolically-active bacteria in reclaimed water and ponds revealed using bromodeoxyuridine DNA labeling coupled with 16S rRNA and shotgun sequencing. Water Research. 184;116185. 

Solaiman S, Allard SM, Callahan MT, Jiang CJ, Handy ET, East C, Haymaker J, Bui A, Craddock H, Murray R, Kulkarni P, Anderson B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Duncan R, Foust D, Taabodi M, Sapkota A, May E, Hashem F, Parveen S, Kniel K, Sapkota AR, Micallef SA. 2020. A longitudinal assessment of Escherichia coli, total coliforms, Enterococcus and Aeromonas spp. dynamics in alternative irrigation water sources: A CONSERVE study. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86;20:e00342-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00342-20. 

Chopyk J, Nasko D, Allard S, Bui A, Pop M, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR. 2020. Seasonal dynamics in taxonomy and function within bacterial and viral metagenomic assemblages recovered from a freshwater agricultural pond. Environmental Microbiome. 15;18. 

Paul M, Dangol S, Kholodovsky V, Sapkota AR, Negahban-Azar M, Lansing S. 2020. Modeling the impacts of climate change on crop yield and irrigation in the Monocacy River Watershed, USA. Climate. 8:12,139. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli8120139

Paul, M., Negahban-Azar, M., Shirmohammadi, A., & Montas, H. (2020). Assessment of agricultural land suitability for irrigation with reclaimed water using geospatial multi-criteria decision analysis. Agricultural Water Management, 231, 105987, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105987

Shoushtarian, F. Negahban-Azar, M. Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: a Critical Review. Water 2020, 12(4), 971; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12040971.

Solaiman S, Micallef SA. Aeromonas spp. diversity in U.S. surface and reclaimed water, seasonal dynamics, virulence gene patterns and attachment to lettuce. Science of the Total Environment. 2021 Jul 20:779:146472. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146472.

Zhu L, Jiang C, Panthi S, Allard SM, Sapkota AR, Sapkota A†. 2021. Impact of high precipitation and temperature events on the distribution of emerging contaminants in surface water in the MidAtlantic, United States. Science of the Total Environment. 755;2:142552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142552  

Anderson-Coughlin BL, Craighead S, Kelly A, Gartley S, Vanore A, Johnson G, Jiang C, Haymaker J, White C, Foust D, Duncan R, East C, Handy ET, Bradshaw R, Murray R, Kulkarni P, Callahan MT, Solaiman S, Betancourt W, Gerba C, Allard S, Parveen S, Hashem F, Micallef SA, Sapkota A, Sapkota AR, Sharma M, and Kniel KE†. 2021. Enteric Viruses and Pepper Mild Mottle Virus Show Significant Correlation in Select Mid-Atlantic Agricultural Waters. Applied & Environmental Microbiology. AEM.00211-21. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00211-21.

Murray RT, Cruz-Cano R, Nasko D, Blythe D, Ryan P, Boyle M, Wilson S, and Sapkota AR†. 2021. Prevalence of private drinking water wells is associated with Salmonellosis incidence in Maryland, USA: An ecological analysis using Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) data (2007-2016). Science of the Total Environment. 787:147682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147682

Malayil L, Chattopadhyay S, Hittle LE, Mongodin EM, Sapkota AR†. 2021. Coupled DNAlabeling and sequencing approach enables the detection of viable-but-non-culturable Vibrio spp. in irrigation water sources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Environmental Microbiome. 16(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s40793-021-00382-1.

Acheamfour CL, Parveen S†, Hashem F, Sharma M, Gerdes ME, May EB, Rogers K, Haymaker J, Duncan R, Foust D, Taabodi M, Handy ET, East C, Bradshaw R, Kim S, Micallef SA, Callahan MT, Allard S, Anderson-Coughlin B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Kniel KE, Solaiman S, Bui A, Murray R, Craddock HA, Kulkarni P, Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Sapkota AR. 2021. Levels of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in alternative irrigation water vary based on 13 water source on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Microbiology Spectrum. 9(2):e0066921. doi: 10.1128/Spectrum.00669-21.

Gerdes ME, Cruz-Cano R, Solaiman S, Ammons S, Allard SM, Sapkota AR, Micallef SA, Rosenberg Goldstein RE†. 2022. Impact of irrigation water type and sampling frequency on microbial water quality profiles required for compliance with U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule standards. Environmental Research. 205:112480. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112480.

Solaiman S, Patterson R, Davey K, Katz Y, Payne-Sturges D, Sapkota AR, Micallef SA†. 2022. Effects of season and water type on the distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus faecalis and Ent. faecium from surface and reclaimed water. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 133(2):477487. doi: 10.1111/jam.15570.

Solaiman S, Handy E, Brinks T, Goon K, Bollinger C, Sapkota AR, Sharma M, Micallef SA†. Extended spectrum β-lactamase activity and cephalosporin resistance in Escherichia coli from U.S. MidAtlantic surface and reclaimed water. 2022. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 9;88(15):e0083722. doi: https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00837-22

Morgado M, Hudson CL, Chattopadhyay S, Ta K, East C, Purser N, Allard S, Ferrier MD, Sapkota AR, Sharma M, Rosenberg Goldstein R†. 2022. The effect of a first-flush rainwater harvesting and subsurface irrigation system on E. coli and pathogen concentrations in irrigation water, soil, and produce. Science of the Total Environment. 843, 15;156976. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156976 

Kim S, Paul M, Negahban-Azar M, Micallef SA, Rosenberg Goldstein R, Hashem F, Parveen S, Sapkota A, Kniel KE, Sapkota AR, Pachepsky Y†, Sharma M. 2022. Persistent spatial patterns of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica concentrations in surface waters: EOF analysis of data from Maryland and Delaware. Applied Sciences. 12(15), 7526; doi.org/10.3390/app12157526

Malayil L, Ramachandran P, Chattopadhyay S, Allard SM, Bui A, Butron J, Callahan MT, Craddock H, Murray R, East C, Sharma M, Kniel K, Micallef S, Hashem F, Gerba C, Ravishankar S, Parveen S, May E, Sapkota A, Pop M, Handy E, Kulkarni P, Anderson B, Craighead S, Gartley S, Vanore A, Duncan R, Foust D, Haymaker J, Betancourt W, Zhu L, Mongodin EF, Sapkota AR†. 2022. Variations in bacterial diversity and antibiotic resistance genes across diverse recycled irrigation water sources in the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest United States: A CONSERVE two-year field study. Environmental Science & Technology. 56, 21, 15019–15033. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02281.

Kim S, Micallef SA, Rosenberg Goldstein R, Sapkota AR, Parveen S, Hashem F, Kniel K, Sharma M, Pachepsky Y. Temporal stability of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in surface waters used for irrigation in the Mid-Atlantic United States. 2023. Journal of Food Protection. 86(4):100058. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100058.

Acheamfour C, Parveen S, Gutierrez A, Handy E, Behal S, Kim D, Kim S, East C, Xiong Z, Haymaker J, Micallef SA, Goldstein RR, Kniel K, Sapkota A, Hashem F, Sharma M. Detection of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in alternative irrigation water by culture and qPCR-based methods in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. 2024.Microbiology Spectrum. e0353623. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.0353623.

Societal Context

Li, T, McCluskey, JJ, Messer, KD. 2018. Ignorance Is Bliss? Experimental Evidence on Wine Produced from Grapes Irrigated with Recycled Water. Ecological Economics, 153,100-110. 

Kecinski, M., and K.D. Messer. 2018. Mitigating Public Concerns About Recycled Drinking Water: Leveraging the Power of Voting and Communication. Water Resources Research. 54, 8, 5300-5326. 

Savchenko, O., M. Kecinski, T. Li., K.D. Messer, H. Xu. 2018. Fresh Foods Irrigated with Recycled Water: A Framed Field Experiment on Consumer Responses. Food Policy 80, 103-112. 

Kecinski, M., and K.D. Messer. 2018. Social Preferences and Communication as Stigma Mitigation Devices – Evidence from Recycled Drinking Water Experiment. Water Resources Research 54(8): 5300–5326.

Whiting, A., M. Kecinski, T. Li, K.D. Messer, and J. Parker. 2019. The Importance of Selecting the Right Messenger: A Framed Field Experiment on Recycled Water Products. Ecological Economics. 161(7): 1-8. 

Savchenko, O., M. Kecinski, T. Li., K.D. Messer. 2019. Reclaimed Water and Food Production: Cautionary Tales from Consumer Research. Environmental Research 170, 320-331. 

Dery JL, Rock CM, Rosenberg Goldstein RE, Onumajuru C, Brassill N, Zozaya S, Suri MR. 2019. Understanding grower perceptions and attitudes on the use of nontraditional water sources, including reclaimed or recycled water, in the semi-arid Southwest United States. Environmental Research. 170:500-509. 

Suri, M.R., J.L. Dery, J. Pérodin, N. Brassill, X. He, S. Ammons, M. Gerdes, C. Rock, R.E. Rosenberg Goldstein. U.S. farmers' opinions on the use of nontraditional water sources for agricultural activities. Environmental Research. 172:345-357. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.035.

Ellis, S.F., O.M. Savchenko, and K.D. Messer. 2019. What's in a name? Branding reclaimed water. Environmental Research. 172: 384-393. 

Savchenko, O. M., Li, T. Kecinski, M. and K.D. Messer. 2019. Does Food Processing Mitigate Consumers’ Concerns about Crops Grown with Recycled Water? Food Policy. 88: 101748.

Li, T., Ahsanuzzaman, K. D. Messer. 2019. “Is there a potential market for seaweed? A framed field experiment on consumer acceptance.” http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/2489

Ellis, S. F., M. Kecinski, K. D. Messer, and J. L. Lusk. 2019. A Neuroeconomic Investigation of Disgust in Food Purchasing Decisions. Applied Economics & Statistics Research Report, University of Delaware, RR19-13.

Ellis, S.F., M. Kecinski, K.D. Messer, and C. Lipchin. 2020. Consumer Perceptions After Long Term Use of Alternative Irrigation Water: An Israeli Field Experiment. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13162

Ellis, S. F., O. Savchenko, and K. D. Messer. 2021. Mitigating Stigma Associated with Recycled Water: Aquifer Recharge and Trophic Levels. American Journal of Agricultural Economics https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12256

Bass, D.A., B.R. McFadden, and K.D. Messer. 2021. A Case for Measuring Negative Willingness to Pay for Consumer Goods. Food Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102126

Craddock H, Jones K, Rjoub Y, Lipchin C, Sapkota AR†. 2021. Perceptions on the use of recycled water for produce irrigation and household tasks: A comparison between Israeli and Palestinian consumers. Journal of Environmental Management. 97:113234. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113234.

Bass, D.A., B.R. McFadden, M. Costanigro, and K.D. Messer. 2022. Implicit and Explicit Biases for Recycled Water and Tap Water. Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030712

On-farm Water Treatment Technologies 

Betancourt, W. Q., I. L. Pepper and C. P. Gerba. 2016. Managed aquifer recharge systems for natural and sustainable wastewater reclamation and reuse technology: Health concerns associated with human viruses (USA). In: Safe use of Wastewater in Agriculture: Good Practice Examples. H. Hettiarachchi and R. Ardakanian, Ed. United Nations University Institute, Dresden, Germany. Pp. 3-20.

Betancourt, W. Q., S. Abd-Elmaksoud and C. P. Gerba. 2018. Efficiency of reovirus concentration from water with positively charges filters. Food and Environmental Virology. Food Environ. Virol. 10:209-111. 

Gerba, C. P., W. Bentancourt, M. Kitajima and C. Rock. 2018.  Reducing uncertainty in estimating virus reduction by recycled water treatment processes. Water Research. 133: 282-288. 

Kumar GD and Ravishankar S. 2018. Ozonized water with plant antimicrobials: An effective method to inactivate Salmonella enterica on iceberg lettuce in the produce wash water. Environmental Research, 169.  

Kulkarni P, Raspanti GA, Bui AQ, Bradshaw RN, Kniel K, Chiu P, Sharma M, Sapkota A, Sapkota AR†. 2019. Zerovalent iron-sand filtration can reduce the concentration of multiple antimicrobials in conventionally treated reclaimed water. Environmental Research, 172, 301-309. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.012. 

Chopyk J, Kulkarni P, Nasko DJ, Bradshaw R, Kniel KE, Chiu P, Sharma M, Sapkota AR†. 2019. Zero-valent iron sand filtration reduces concentrations of virus-like particles and modifies virome community composition in reclaimed water used for agricultural irrigation. BMC Research Notes, 11;12(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4251-y.

Marik C, Anderson-Coughlin B, Bradshaw R, Kulkarni P, Craighead S, Gartley S, Sharma M, Kniel KE. 2019. The efficacy of zero valent iron-sand filtration on the reduction of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes in surface water for use in irrigation. Environ Res. 173:33-39. 

Vandegrift, J., J. Hooper, A. da Silva, K. Bell, S.A. Snyder & C.M. Overview of Monitoring Techniques for Evaluating Water Quality at Potable Reuse Treatment Facilities J Am Water Works Assoc. 2019 Jul; 111(7): 12–23.

Kim S, Bradshaw R, Kulkarni P, Allard S, Chiu P, Sapkota AR, Newell MJ, Handy ET, East CL, Kniel KE, Sharma M. 2020. Zero-valent iron filtration reduces Escherichia coli in surface water and leafy green growing environments. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 4;112. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00112

Kim S, Bradshaw R, Kulkarni P, Allard S, Chiu P, Sapkota AR, Newell MJ, Handy ET, East CL, Kniel KE, Sharma M†. 2020. Zero-valent iron filtration reduces Escherichia coli in surface water and leafy green growing environments. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 4;112. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00112 

Kulkarni P, Olson ND, Bui AQ, Bradshaw RN, Del Collo LP, Hittle LE, Handy ET, Paulson JN, Ghurye J, Nasko DJ, East C, Kniel KE, Chiu PC, Mongodin EF, Pop M, Sharma M, Sapkota AR†. 2020. Zero-valent iron sand filtration can reduce human and plant pathogenic bacteria while increasing plant growth promoting bacteria in reclaimed water. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 172:301-309. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.012. 

Kim S, Eckart K, Sabet S, Chiu P, Sapkota AR, Handy ET, East CL, Kniel KE, Sharma M. 2021. Escherichia coli reduction in water by zero valent iron sand filtration is based on water quality parameters. Water. 13(19), 2702; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13192702. 

Zhu L, Chattopadhyay S, Akanbi QE, Lobo S, Panthi S, Malayil L, Craddock H, Allard SM, Sharma M, Kniel KE, Mongodin EF, Chiu PC, Sapkota A, Sapkota AR. 2023. Biochar and zero-valent iron sand filtration simultaneously removes contaminants of emerging concern and Escherichia coli from wastewater effluent. Biochar. 5(41). doi.org/10.1007/s42773-023-00240-y

Experiential Education

Murray RT†, Marbach-Ad G, McKee K, Sapkota AR. 2021. Experiential graduate course prepares transdiciplinary future leaders to innovate at the food-energy-water nexus. Sustainability. 13:3;1438. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031438.

Shearer AEH, Kniel KE.2021.Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation for One Health Postsecondary Education. J Microbiol Biol Educ.22:10.1128/jmbe.00129-21.https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00129-21

Malayil L, Negahban-Azar M, Rosenberg Goldstein R, Sharma M, Gleason J, Muise A, Murray R, Sapkota AR†. 2021. “Zoom”ing our way through virtual undergraduate research training: A successful redesign of the CONSERVE Summer Internship Program. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 22(1):22.1.90. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2625.

Murray R, Marbach-Ad G, McKee K, Winner ME, Lansing S, Sapkota AR. A curricular model to train doctoral students in interdisciplinary research at the food-energy-water nexus. 2023. Frontiers in Education. 8, doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1114529. 

Liang XL, Gower D, Kennedy JA, Kenney MA, Maddox MC, Gerst MD, Balboa G, Becker T, Cai X, Elmore R, Gao W, He Y, Liang K, Lotton S, Malayil L, Matthews ML, Meadow AM, Neale CMU, Newman G, Sapkota AR, Shin S, Straube J, Sun C, Wu Y, Yang Y, and Zhang X. 2024. DAWN: Dashboard for Agricultural Water use and Nutrient management: A predictive decision support system to improve crop production in a changing climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. E432–E441. doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0221.1

Innovative Extension and Outreach

Rock, C.M. & J.E.T. McLain. Submitted to University of Arizona Cooperative Extension July 2018. Communicating Research Results to Stakeholders: What Can We Learn from Cooperative Extension. Arizona Cooperative Extension, AZ18XX.

Dery, J.L., N.A. Brassill, C. M. Rock. Submitted to University of Arizona Cooperative Extension September 2018. Minimizing Agricultural Irrigation Waters Understanding Water Quality Treatment Options.

Rivadeneira, P.K., C.M. Rock, J.E.T. McLain, N. Brassill, R. Urzua, & J. Dery. 2018. E. coli Prevention and Control in Fresh Produce from Farm-to-Fork. Arizona Cooperative Extension, AZ1767. 

Rock, C.M., J.E.T. McLain, N. Brassill, J. Dery, & P. Rivadeneira. 2018. E. coli, Water Quality, Food Safety, and Human Health. Arizona Cooperative Extension, AZ1763-2018. https://extension.arizona.edu/pubs/e-coli-water-quality-food-safety-human-health 

Dery, J.,C.M. Rock, J.E.T.McLain, & D. Gerrity. 2018. Common Terms in Water Recycling and Agricultural Irrigation. Arizona Cooperative Extension, AZ1762-2018.https://extension.arizona.edu/pubs/common-terms-water-recycling-agricultural-irrigation 

Rivadeneira, P., Rock, C.M., McLain, J., Brassill, N., Dery, J.L., Urzua, R. 2018. E. coli Prevention and Control in Fresh Produce from Farm-to-Fork. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. AZ1767-2018. https://extension.arizona.edu/pubs/e-coli-prevention-control-fresh-produce-farm-fork 

Rock C.M., R. Poppenga, N. Ashbolt, A. Mikolon, B. Pecson, & D. Smith. 2018. Potential Risks of Using Disinfected Tertiary Recycled Water for Watering Livestock in California. State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water Sacramento, California USA/ National Water Research Institute. p. 1–194. 

Suri, MR and Rosenberg Goldstein, RE. Putting Recycled Water to Work in Maryland Agriculture. FS-496. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/putting-recycled-water-work-maryland-agriculture

Suri MR and Rosenberg Goldstein RE. Watering Seeds of Change with Rainwater: An Innovative Partnership for Environmental and Social Improvement in Maryland. FS-1123. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/watering-seeds-change-rainwater

Suri, M, Ammons, S, Rosenberg Goldstein, R. 2019. Will They Buy It? Consumer Willingness to Pay for Agricultural Products Irrigated with Recycled Water: A Review of Recent Studies. University of Maryland Extension. FS-1105.

Suri, M, Goeringer, P, Rosenberg Goldstein, R. 2019. How Do I Use Reclaimed Water on My Farm? A Review of Maryland Class IV Reclaimed Water Guidelines. University of Maryland Extension. FS-1100.

Dery, J.L., Brassill, N., Rock, C.M., March 2019. Minimizing Risks: Use of Surface Water in pre-Harvest Agricultural Irrigation; Part I. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. AZ1793-2019. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1793-2019.pdf

Dery, J.L., Gerrity, D., Rock, C.M., April 2019. Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): What consumers need to know. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. AZ1794-2019. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1794-2019.pdf

Suri, MR, Pee, D, Rosenberg Goldstein, RE. 2019. Water Quality and Food Safety: Understanding Factors Impacting Surface Water Quality Relevant for the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. University of Maryland Extension. FS-1093.

Gerdes M, Suri MR, and Rosenberg Goldstein RE. 2020. Traditional approaches for educating farmers about nontraditional water: Evaluating preferred outreach, education, and methods for alleviating concerns. Journal of Environmental Management. 275:111265. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111265.

Gerdes, M., Suri, M., & Rosenberg Goldstein, R. 2021. Farmers are Interested in Nontraditional Water but Want Additional Information about Quality and Access. University of Maryland Extension. go.umd.edu/FS-1147.

Gerdes M, Suri M, Goeringer P, and Rosenberg Goldstein R. 2021. Mid-Atlantic Farmers’ Opinions of Nontraditional Water. FS 0525. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/mid-atlantic-farmers-opinions-nontraditional-water/