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2025
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Lee, S., Sun, Y., Fan, S., Rahim, N., Xian, Y., Shakhawat, M.K., Chavarria, K.A., Vedrin, M., Guikema, S., Sela, L., Kumpel, E., Shen, Y., Kirisits, M.J., Raskin, L., Potgieter, S., Dowdell, K., Szczuka, A. 2025. Moving Beyond the Silos of Opportunistic Pathogen and Disinfection Byproduct Research to Improve Drinking Water System Management. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(18), pp.8900-8921.
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Tischler, C.M., Walker, R.Z., Szczuka, A. and Foster, J.E., 2025. Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Device With Secondary Flow for Gas-Phase Modification and Selectivity Control in Point-of-Use Water Disinfection Applications. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.
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Holohan, B.C., Trego, A., Keating, C., Bressani-Ribeiro, T., Chernicharo, C.L., Daigger, G., Galdi, S.M., Knörle, U., Paissoni, E., Robles, A., Rogalla, F., Shin C., Soares, A., Smith, A., Szczuka, A., Hughes, D., O’Flaherty, V. 2025. Anaerobic microbial core for municipal wastewater treatment—the sustainable platform for resource recovery. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 94, p.103317.
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Zhang, Z., Zhang, B., Ma, J., Li, X., Zhou, Y., He, X., Chen, X., Liu, C., Szczuka, A., Wang, L. and Zheng, G., 2025. Characteristic Fragment-Based Nontarget Identification of Thiol-Reactive Compounds in Disinfected Wastewater Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Focus on α, β-Unsaturated Carbonyls. Environmental Science & Technology.
2024
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Chaplin, M., Leung, K., Szczuka, A., Hansen, B., Rockey, N.C., Henderson, J.B. and Wigginton, K.R., 2024. Linear Mixed Model of Virus Disinfection by Free Chlorine to Harmonize Data Collected across Broad Environmental Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(27), pp.12260-12271.
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2023
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Chuang, Y.H., Chen, T.Y., Chou, C.S., Chu, L.K., Hou, C.Y. and Szczuka, A., 2023. Critical Role of Trichloramine Interaction with Dichloramine for N-Nitrosamine Formation during Breakpoint Chlorination. Environmental Science & Technology.
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Deng, G., Wang, Z., Ma, J., Jiang, J., He, D., Li, X., Szczuka, A. and Zhang, Z., 2023. Ferryl Ion in the Photo-Fenton Process at Acidic pH: Occurrence, Fate, and Implications. Environmental Science & Technology.
2022
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Szczuka, A., Horton, J., Evans, K.J., DiPietri, V.T., Sivey, J.D. and Wigginton, K.R., 2022. Chloride Enhances DNA Reactivity with Chlorine under Conditions Relevant to Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology.
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Shin, C., Szczuka, A., Liu, M.J., Mendoza, L., Jiang, R., Tilmans, S.H., Tarpeh, W.A., Mitch, W.A. and Criddle, C.S., 2022. Recovery of Clean Water and Ammonia from Domestic Wastewater: Impacts on Embodied Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Environmental Science & Technology.
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Galdi, S.M., Szczuka, A., Shin, C., Mitch, W.A. and Luthy, R.G., 2022. Dissolved Methane Recovery and Trace Contaminant Fate Following Mainstream Anaerobic Treatment of Municipal Wastewater. ACS ES&T Engineering.
2021
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Qiao, Z., Ye, Y., Szczuka, A., Harrison, K.R., Dodd, M.C. and Wigginton, K.R., 2021. Reactivity of Viral Nucleic Acids with Chlorine and the Impact of Virus Encapsidation. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(1), pp.218-227.
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Szczuka, A., Berglund-Brown, J.P., MacDonald, J.A. and Mitch, W.A., 2021. Control of sulfides and coliphage MS2 using hydrogen peroxide and UV disinfection for non-potable reuse of pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor effluent. Water research X, 11, p.100097.
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Shin, C., Szczuka, A., Jiang, R., Mitch, W.A. and Criddle, C.S., 2021. Optimization of reverse osmosis operational conditions to maximize ammonia removal from the effluent of an anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 7(4), pp.739-747.
2020
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Szczuka, A., Huang, N., MacDonald, J.A., Nayak, A., Zhang, Z. and Mitch, W.A., 2020. N-Nitrosodimethylamine formation during UV/hydrogen peroxide and UV/chlorine advanced oxidation process treatment following reverse osmosis for potable reuse. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(23), pp.15465-15475.
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Szczuka, A., Chuang, Y.H., Chen, F.C., Zhang, Z., Desormeaux, E., Flynn, M., Parodi, J. and Mitch, W.A., 2020. Removal of pathogens and chemicals of emerging concern by pilot-scale FO-RO hybrid units treating RO concentrate, graywater, and sewage for centralized and decentralized potable reuse. ACS ES&T Water, 1(1), pp.89-100.
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King, J.F., Szczuka, A., Zhang, Z. and Mitch, W.A., 2020. Efficacy of ozone for removal of pesticides, metals and indicator virus from reverse osmosis concentrates generated during potable reuse of municipal wastewaters. Water Research, 176, p.115744.
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Zhang, Z., King, J.F., Szczuka, A., Chuang, Y.H. and Mitch, W.A., 2020. Pilot-scale ozone/biological activated carbon treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate: potential for synergism between nitrate and contaminant removal and potable reuse. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 6(5), pp.1421-1431.
2019
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Zhang, Z., Ma, B., Hozalski, R.M., Russell, C.G., Evans, A.N., Led, K.O., Van Dyke, M., Peldszus, S., Huck, P.M., Szczuka, A. and Mitch, W.A., 2019. Bench-scale column evaluation of factors associated with changes in N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursor concentrations during drinking water biofiltration. Water Research, 167, p.115103.
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Zhang, Z., Chuang, Y.H., Szczuka, A., Ishida, K.P., Roback, S., Plumlee, M.H. and Mitch, W.A., 2019. Pilot-scale evaluation of oxidant speciation, 1, 4-dioxane degradation and disinfection byproduct formation during UV/hydrogen peroxide, UV/free chlorine and UV/chloramines advanced oxidation process treatment for potable reuse. Water research, 164, p.114939.
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Chuang, Y.H., Szczuka, A., Shabani, F., Munoz, J., Aflaki, R., Hammond, S.D. and Mitch, W.A., 2019. Pilot-scale comparison of microfiltration/reverse osmosis and ozone/biological activated carbon with UV/hydrogen peroxide or UV/free chlorine AOP treatment for controlling disinfection byproducts during wastewater reuse. Water research, 152, pp.215-225.
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Chuang, Y.H., Szczuka, A. and Mitch, W.A., 2019. Comparison of toxicity-weighted disinfection byproduct concentrations in potable reuse waters and conventional drinking waters as a new approach to assessing the quality of advanced treatment train waters. Environmental science & technology, 53(7), pp.3729-3738.
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Szczuka, A., Berglund-Brown, J.P., Chen, H.K., Quay, A.N. and Mitch, W.A., 2019. Evaluation of a pilot anaerobic secondary effluent for potable reuse: impact of different disinfection schemes on organic fouling of RO membranes and DBP formation. Environmental science & technology, 53(6), pp.3166-3176.
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Vatankhah, H., Szczuka, A., Mitch, W.A., Almaraz, N., Brannum, J. and Bellona, C., 2019. Evaluation of enhanced ozone–biologically active filtration treatment for the removal of 1, 4-dioxane and disinfection byproduct precursors from wastewater effluent. Environmental science & technology, 53(5), pp.2720-2730.
2017
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Szczuka, A., Parker, K.M., Harvey, C., Hayes, E., Vengosh, A. and Mitch, W.A., 2017. Regulated and unregulated halogenated disinfection byproduct formation from chlorination of saline groundwater. Water research, 122, pp.633-644.
Prior to 2017
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Szczuka, A., Morel, F.M. and Schaefer, J.K., 2015. Effect of thiols, zinc, and redox conditions on Hg uptake in Shewanella oneidensis. Environmental science & technology, 49(12), pp.7432-7438.
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Schaefer, J.K., Szczuka, A. and Morel, F.M., 2014. Effect of divalent metals on Hg (II) uptake and methylation by bacteria. Environmental science & technology, 48(5), pp.3007-3013.