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Jeanine D. Plummer

Publications

Peer-Reviewed (Refereed) Journal Articles

• Plummer, J. D. and Long, S. C. 2009. Identifying sources of surface water pollution: A toolbox approach. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 101(9): 75-88. Awarded 2010 Division Best Paper Award, Water Resource Sustainability Division, American Water Works Association.

• Griffin, J. S.; Plummer, J. D.; and Long, S. C. 2008. Torque teno virus: an improved indicator for viral pathogens in drinking waters. Virology Journal, 5: 112.

• Plummer, J. D. and Long, S. C. 2007. Monitoring source water for microbial contamination: Evaluation of water quality measures. Water Research, 41 (16): 3716-3728.

• Long, S. C., Plummer, J. D., Tauscher, T., and Aull, M. 2006. Using a weight-of-evidence approach for management of watersheds. Water Science & Technology, 54 (3): 71-76.

• Long, S. C., Arango, C., and Plummer, J. D. 2005. An optimized enumeration method for sorbitol-fermenting Bifidobacteria in water samples. The Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 51 (5): 413-422.

• Long, S. C. and Plummer, J. D. 2004. Assessing land use impacts on water quality using microbial source tracking. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 40 (6): 1433-1448.

• Plummer, J. D. and Long, S. C. 2004. Sonication as an alternative disinfectant for Escherichia coli and MS2 coliphage in drinking waters. Journal of the New England Water Works Association, 118 (4): 240-252.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 2002. Effects of chlorine and ozone on algal cell properties and removal of algae by coagulation. J. Water Supply: Research and Technology – AQUA, 51 (6): 307-318.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 2001. Effect of ozone on algae as precursors for trihalomethane and haloacetic acid production. Environmental Science and Technology, 35 (18): 3661-3668.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 1998. Effect of ozone on disinfection by-product formation of algae. Water Science and Technology, 37 (2): 49-55.

• Plummer, J. D., Edzwald, J. K., and Kelley, M. B. 1995. Removing Cryptosporidium by dissolved-air flotation. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 87 (9): 85-95.

Book Chapters

• Plummer, J. D. 2009. Pathogen Removal from Drinking Waters: Regulations and Process Effectiveness. In Manure Pathogens: Manure Management, Regulations and Water Quality Protection. Ed. Bowman, D. D. WEF Press, Alexandria, VA.

• Griffin, J. S.; Plummer, J. D.; and Long, S. C. Torque teno (TT) virus. In Molecular Detection of Human Viral Pathogens. Ed Liu, D., CRC Press, Forthcoming, September 2010.

Presentations

Conference Presentations

• Long, S. C. and Plummer, J. D. 2010. Torque Teno virus as an indicator of viral pathogens in source waters. International Water Association World Water Congress and Exhibition, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, September 19 – 24, 2010

• Tilley, B. S.; Vernescu, B.; and Plummer, J.D. 2010. Electrokinetically-driven flows in swelling porous media. 16^thU.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, PA, June 27 – July 2, 2010.

• Looft, F.; Hart, F.; Plummer, J. D.; Rong, Y.; and Wyglinski, A. International Design Projects: Expanding 40 Years of Interdisciplinary Project Experience into the Capstone Environment (Panel Discussion). Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, CO, June 7 – 9, 2010 (also included single authored proceedings by J.D. Plummer entitled: Identifying, Creating, Developing and Framing a New Capstone Program in Panama).

• Plummer, J. D. and Jiusto, S. 2009. Integrated water and sanitation services in an informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Seattle, WA, November 15 – 19, 2009.

• Long, S. C.; Plummer, J. D.; Bloetscher, F.; and Sham, C. H. 2009. Microbial contamination and climate change: Examples from recent floods. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Seattle, WA, November 15 – 19, 2009.

• Long, S. C. and Plummer, J. D. 2010. Strategies to assess and protect source water quality in multi-purpose lakes/reservoirs. 30th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Oklahoma City, OK, November 3 – 5, 2010

• Long, S. C. and Plummer, J. D. 2010. Occurrence of Torque Teno virus, a potential viral pathogen indicator, in feces and source waters. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Savannah, GA, November 14 – 18, 2010.

• Long, S. C. and Plummer, J. D. 2010. Impact of floods and extreme weather events on microbial water quality. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Savannah, GA, November 14 – 18, 2010.

• Tilley, B. S.; Vernescu, B.; and Plummer, J. D. 2010. Geometry-driven charge accumulation in electrokinetic flows through laminates. 63^rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume 55, No. 16., Long Beach, CA, November 21 – 23, 2010.

• Long, S. C.; Clark, S. A.; and Plummer, J. D. 2009. Combining Monitoring and Modeling in Microbial Source Tracking. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June 14 - 18, 2009.

• Bloetscher, F. and Plummer, J. D. 2009. Emerging issues in water supplies. AWWA Water Resources Symposium, Portland, OR, January 25 – 27, 2009.

• Bloetscher, F. and Plummer, J. D. 2008. Occurrence and significance of pharmaceuticals in the environment – potential for rules and treatment in the future? Florida Section of the AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, FL, November 30 – December 4, 2008.

• Tilley, B. S.; Vernescu, B.; and Plummer, J. D. 2008. On electronkinetically driven flows in swelling clays. 61st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, San Antonio, TX, November 23 – 25, 2008.

• Long, S. C.; Plummer, J. D.; and Carlson, B. 2008. A laboratory study of three indigenous water treatment processes. Symposium on Safe and Sustainable Drinking Water in Developing and Developed Countries: Where Science Meets Policy. Chapel Hill, NC, November 5 – 6, 2008.

• Plummer, J. D. and Griffin, J. S. 2008. Microbial source tracking for pathogenic viruses. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 16 - 20, 2008.

• Plummer, J. D.; Prokop, T. R.; Talukdar, K.; Widmer, G.; and Pozzo, W. A. 2008. A flow-through acoustic cavitation technology for inactivation of microorganisms. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 8 – 12, 2008.

• Prokop, T. R.; Plummer, J. D.; Talukdar, K.; Pozzo, W.; and Widmer, G. 2008. Inactivation of microorganisms in a flow through sonication system. New England Water Works Association Spring Exhibition and Conference, Worcester, MA, April 2 – 3, 2008.

• Long, S.C. and Plummer, J. D. 2008. Using microbial source tracking in watershed management: Is high quality source water sustainable? AWWA Sustainable Water Sources Conference, Reno, NV, February 10-13, 2008.

• Plummer, J. D. and Ringer, E. E. 2007. Disinfection with sonication – Impact on trihalomethane formation potential. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Charlotte, NC, November 4 – 8, 2007.

• Plummer, J. D.; Long, S. C.; Elbag, M. A.; and Tache, M. N. 2007. Identifying non-point source pollution: Implications for source water quality monitoring. AWWA Source Water Protection Symposium, Savannah, GA, January 28 – 30, 2007.

• Plummer, J. D., Long, S. C., Elbag, M. A., and Tache, M. N. 2006. Assessing surface water pollution via indicator organisms, traditional parameters and microbial source tracking tools. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Denver, CO, November 5 – 9, 2006.

• Carlson, B., Long, S. C., and Plummer, J. D. 2006. Performance evaluation of appropriate in-home drinking water treatment options for developing countries. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 11 – 15, 2006.

• Tache, M. N., Long, S. C., Elbag, M. A., and Plummer, J. D. 2006. Application of microbial source tracking to separate microbial sources to a drinking water reservoir tributary. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 11 – 15, 2006.

• Long, S. C. and Plummer, J. D. 2006. Protecting source waters using microbial source tracking. International Symposium on Waterborne Pathogens, Atlanta, Georgia, March 16 – 18, 2006.

• Plummer, J. D. and Long, S. C. 2005. Enhancement of chlorine inactivation with chemical free sonication. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, November 6 – 10, 2005, Quebec City, Quebec.

• Plummer, J. D., Long, S. C., and Aull, M. E. 2005. Statistical evaluation of watershed monitoring data. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, November 6 – 10, 2005, Quebec City, Quebec.

• Long, S. C., Plummer, J. D.; Tauscher, T.; Aull, M. E. 2005. Using a weight-of-evidence approach for management of watersheds. IWA WaterMicro05 Conference, Swansea, Wales, UK, September 4 – 9, 2005.

• Long, S. C., Plummer, J. D., Tauscher, T., and Aull, M. E. 2005. Managing watershed activities using an integrated approach. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 12 – 16, 2005.

• Plummer, J. D. 2005. Algae and their effects on drinking water quality. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, June 12 – 16, 2005, San Francisco, CA.

• Long, S. C., Han, K., and Plummer, J. D. 2005. An overview of microbial source tracking for watershed management. American Society for Microbiology 105th General Meeting, June 5 – 9, 2005, Atlanta, GA.

• Plummer, J. D. 2005. Impacts of algae on source water quality. AWWA Source Water Protection Symposium, January 23 – 25, 2005, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

• Plummer, J. D., Long, S. C., Roberts, A. A., Rudge, L. M., Aull, M. E., and Tauscher, T. 2005. Integrated watershed monitoring and management using traditional and microbial source tracking tools. AWWA Source Water Protection Symposium, January 23 – 26, 2005, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

• Tauscher, T.; Long, S. C.; and Plummer, J. D. 2004. Microbial source tracking for assessing watershed hotspots. 2004. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, June 13 – 17, 2004.

• Tauscher, T.; Long, S. C.; Plummer, J. D.; and Aull, M. E. 2004. Managing watershed activities using microbial source tracking. 28^th Annual Meeting of the New England Association of Environmental Biologists, Hancock, MA, March 17 – 19, 2004.

• Long, S. C., Plummer, J. D., Mahar, E. J., and Siraco, D. 2003. An examination of sonication technology for inactivation of MS2 coliphage. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 15 – 19, 2003. Awarded first place in Water Science and Research Division poster session.

• Plummer, J. D., Long, S. C., Wong, K. Y., and Mahar, E. J. 2002. Inactivation of E. coli and MS2 coliphage with ultrasound and chlorine. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Seattle, WA, November 10 – 13, 2002. Awarded second place in poster competition.

• Long, S. C., Pei, R., Mahar, E. J., and Plummer, J. D. 2002. Watershed level evaluation of three source-tracking microbial indicators. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Seattle, WA, November 10 – 13, 2002.

• Wong, K. Y., Plummer, J. D., and Long, S. C. 2002. Ultrasound as a sole or synergistic disinfectant in drinking water treatment. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 16 – 20, 2002.

• Lavigne, P. and Plummer, J. D. 2002. Inactivation of E. coli with a portable UV pen. Water Environment Federation Disinfection Conference, February 17 – 20, 2002, St. Petersburg, Florida.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 2000. Impacts of ozone on coagulation of algal-laden waters. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 5 – 8, 2000.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 2000. Trihalomethane and haloacetic acid production from algae. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 11 – 15, 2000.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 1998. Control of algae in drinking waters by coagulation and oxidation. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 21 – 25, 1998.

• Plummer, J. D. and Edzwald, J. K. 1997. Effect of ozone on disinfection by-product formation of algae. IAWQ-IWSA Joint Specialist Conference: Reservoir Management and Water Supply - an Integrated System, Prague, Czech Republic, May 19 – 23, 1997.

• Kelley, M. B., Edzwald, J. K., Plummer, J. D., and Komisar, S. J. 1996. Cryptosporidium removals by dissolved air flotation and sedimentation - an evaluation of coagulants and operating conditions. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, June 23 – 27, 1996.

• Shoemaker, C. A., Whiffen, G., and Denu, J. A. (maiden name). 1996. Optimizing groundwater remediation including weighted feedback for incorporating model uncertainty. In Soil and Groundwater Pollution, Fundamentals, Risk Assessment and Legislation. Ed. A. J. B. Zehnder. Proceedings of the SCOPE Workshop, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, June 6 – 7, 1994 (Published 1996).

• Edzwald, J. K., Plummer, J. D., and Kelley, M. B. 1995. Cryptosporidium: Coagulation, clarification, and filtration. IAWQ-IWSA Workshop on Removal of Microorganisms from Water and Wastewater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 31, 1995.

• Plummer, J. D., Edzwald, J. K., and Kelley, M. B. 1995. Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum from drinking water by dissolved air flotation. American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, June 18 – 22, 1995.

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