Proceedings of the 5th Northeast

Graduate Student Water Symposium

September 7 – 9, 2018 University of Massachusetts Amherst

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ORGANIZERS...................................................................................................................................................2KEYNOTELECTURE.....................................................................................................................................2CAREERFAIR&INDUSTRYPRESENTATIONS...............................................................................3SPONSORS.........................................................................................................................................................4TECHNICALSESSIONS................................................................................................................................5Forfullabstracts,pleasevisittheNEGSWSwebsiteortheposterinthelobby.............5TechnicalSession1-A–RoomS231intheILC....................................................................5DrinkingWaterTreatment.............................................................................................................6WaterQuality.......................................................................Error!Bookmarknotdefined.DataScienceApplications...............................................................................................................7WaterTreatment.................................................................................................................................7DrinkingWaterTreatment.............................................................................................................8WasteWaterTreatment...................................................................................................................8Hydrology.................................................................................................................................................9DrinkingWaterTreatment..........................................................................................................10

POSTERS.........................................................................................................................................................10

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ORGANIZERS

David Reckhow, Faculty Advisor

Mariam Alkattan Sam Downes Travis Drury

Chinedum Eluwa Allison Gage

Emily Kumpel Xuyen Mai

Sarah McKnight Monika Roy

Brooke Stebbins

KEYNOTE LECTURE

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CAREER FAIR & INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS Guy Marchesseault Clean Membranes Woburn, MA Sean Dent Professional Engineer Carollo Engineers Walnut Creek, CA Tighe & Bond Providence, RI Wright Pierce Middletown, CT Aquarion Water Company Bridgeport, CT Hazen & Sawyer New York, NY

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SPONSORS

MANY THANKS TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS

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Trader Joe’s The Works

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TECHNICAL SESSIONS For full abstracts, please visit the NEGSWS website or the poster in the lobby. Technical Session 1-A – Room S231 in the ILC Environmental Modelling (Surface Water & Ground Water) Simulation of Fate and Transport of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Stormwater Management Practices (SMPs) Ali Behbahani Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Controls on Phosphorus Export from an Agricultural Watershed: Amsden Brook, Fort Fairfield, Maine USA Greg McDonald University of Maine, Orono, ME Chromate adsorption on iron oxide rich soils: Experiments and Modeling Harrison Mangines University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Coastal Storms Present Serious Threats to Septic Systems Alissa Cox University of Rhode Island, Kingston , RI Technical Session 1-B – Room S211 in the ILC Water Quality Aggregation behavior of charged ligand-capped quantum dots with Ca2+ and natural organic matter Minerva Teli Northeastern University, Boston, MA Influence of NOM and environmental factors on the precipitation of metal sulfide nanoparticles Adrienne Donaghue Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Increase of Trichloronitromethane Formation Potential of Wastewater Effluents with Elevated Nitrite Concentration by Natural Sunlight Irradiation Jiale Xu University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY The role of EPS porosity in the transport and accumulation of nanoparticles Joann Rodriguez University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Technical Session 1-C, Room 255 in the ILC Drinking Water Treatment Accounting for the Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on Flocculation William Pennock Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Filter Surveillance for Sustainable and Predictive Biofilter Operation Martin Earle Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Full Scale Biofiltration for Manganese Removal: Characterization of Water Quality and Microbiome Meaghan MacGillvray Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Emergency water treatment (EWT) with Ferrate (VI) in responses to natural disaster Junkui Cui Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Technical Session 1-D, Room 155 in the ILC Environmental Monitoring and Sensors Mm-sized Soil Moisture sensor (MSMS) for water-saving irrigation Wangchi Zhou University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Real-time in situ decoding nitrogen dynamics in wastewater treatment plants through novel hydrogel-coated solid-state ion-selective membrane wireless sensors Yuankai Huang University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Real-time in situ auto-correction ammonium monitoring in wastewater using solid-state potassium ion selective membrane (ISM) sensors Tianbao Wang University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Water and air flow velocity sensor Yingzheng Fan University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Detection of Illicit Drugs in the Merrimack River Luo Jiayue University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Technical Session 2-A – Room S231 in the ILC Data Science Applications A Software Tool for Generating AguaClara Water Treatment Plant Designs Oliver Leung Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Drinking water contamination by poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances among domestic-well users in New Hampshire Beverly Ge Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Warmer and greener: climate change impacts on drinking water reservoirs in temperate regions Christina Mullin University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Modeling of Uranium (VI) adsorption on iron oxides William Adsit University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Technical Session 2-B, Room S-211 in the ILC Water Treatment Photo-grafting Graphene Oxide to Inert Membrane Materials to Enhance Antibacterial Activity Masashi Kaneda Yale University, New Haven, CT Iron/Carbon Composites for Cr(VI) Removal Prepared from Harmful Algal Bloom Biomass via Metal Bioaccumulation or Biosorption Yanbin Cui University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Removal of Antibiotics in Water Using Functionalized PVDF Membrane Composites Akarapan Rojjanapinun University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Technical Session 2-C, Room 255 in the ILC Drinking Water Treatment Oxidation and Adsorption of Arsenic with Reduced Graphene Oxide-TiO2-Decorated Nanofibrous Mats Camrynn Fausey Yale University, New Haven, CT Understanding the impact of membrane properties and transport phenomena on the energy efficiency of membrane distillation desalination Akshay Deshmukh Yale University, New Haven, CT Controlling Pore Structure of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanofiltration Membranes Ryan DuChanois Yale University, New Haven, CT Technical Session 2-D, Room 155 in the ILC Waste Water Treatment Effect of inorganic nitrogen and filamentous cyanobacteria in the formation of oxygenic photogranules for wastewater treatment Joann Rodriguez University of Massachusetts Amherst High Recovery of Industrial Wastewater by Membrane Distillation via Engineered Slippery Surface Julianne Rolf Yale University, New Haven, CT Photometer analysis of nitrogen in effluent from advanced onsite wastewater treatment systems Bianca Ross University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Development of MAP from Wastewater Using Insoluble Magnesium Sources Emma Leeds Lafayette University, Easton, PA Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery and Separation from Agricultural Wastewater Effluents - Role of Electrically Conductive Membranes Kartikeya Kekre Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

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Technical Session 3-A – Room S231 in the ILC Hydrology

Remote Sensing and a Human-Hydrologic Model Chinedum Eluwa University of Massachusetts Amherst The effect of drought on defoliation of deciduous forest: A case study in the Scituate Watershed, RI Supria Paul University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Development of R environment for integration of USGS Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) for sensitivity and optimization analysis Don Park University of Massachusetts Amherst Technical Session 3-B, Room S-211 in the ILC Water Quality Monitoring for Policy and Governance Tools Applying and optimizing a water safety plan approach in Atlantic Canadian First Nations Kaycie Lane Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Evaluation of the influence of Revised Total Coliform Rule monitoring plans on the decision-making process of drinking water treatment utilities: an example from Massachusetts Nelson daLuz University of Massachusetts Amherst Cobalt Mining Versus the Right To Water in the Congo. Challenges under International standards. The case study of Mines in Katanga Faustin Muyembe Université Laval, Quebec City, CANADA Water Quality Trends in the Charles River Lower Basin McNamara Rome Northeastern University, Boston, MA Dynamics of Bushkill Creek after Dam Removal Nouman Naveed Lafayette College, Easton, PA

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Technical Session 3-C, Room 255 in the ILC Drinking Water Treatment

Disinfection Byproduct Management Using UVC with Low Concentration Chlorination Hichem Hadjeres University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Robust Magnetic Photocatalyst for Removal of Organic Pollutants from Drinking Water Sabrina Sultana University of Maine, Orono, ME Immobilized photocatalyst-assisted degradation of taste- and odor-causing 2-methyl isoborneol and Geosmin in drinking water Sudheera Yaparatne University of Maine, Orono, ME

POSTERS 1 Inductive Heating based Membrane Distillation: Role of CNT-Fe Membranes Arezou Anvari Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2 Development of Multiple Linear Regression Models for Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms (cyanoHABs) at Santuit Pond, Mashpee, MA James Wang Belchertown High School, Belchertown, MA 3 The Role of Hydrologic Model Structure on Potential Evapotranspiration-Driven Sensitivity Dilhani Jayathilake Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 4 Macroalgae cultivation in wastewater discharge plumes for nutrient management as a potential alternative to wastewater treatment nutrient removal processes Jingjing Wu Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 5 Climate and Community Friendly Wastewater Treatment Ananya Gangadhar Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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6 Comparing Filtration Pre-treatment & Filter media depths for enhanced Organic Removal in a Pilot Plant James Dalton Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 7 Managing Marine Biofouling with Graphene-based Coatings Sebastian Munoz Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 8 Bench Scale Approach to Understand Opportunistic Pathogens in Biocorrosive Systems Meaghan MacGillivray Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 9 Investigating drinking water lead concentrations at the tap using the proposed Health Canada guideline Gillian Stanton Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 10 Geomedia Amendments for Low-Impact Development (LID) Systems to Remove Heavy Metals from Urban Stormwater Runoff Claire Shillington Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 11 The Density of Matrices Made from Collagen Nanofibrils Amanda Peterman Manhattan College, Bronx, NY 12 Organic Phosphorus Removal through Ferrate (VI) Treatment Lei Zheng Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 13 Comparative Study of Chlorine Inactivation Kinetics between Laboratory-cultured and Wastewater-sourced Bacteria Mwanarusi Mwatondo New York University, New York, NY 14 Electrolysis-assisted Fe(II)/sulfite system for enhanced oxidation of ibuprofen at neutral pH Long Chen Northeastern University, Boston, MA

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15 Modified carbon cathodes for H2O2 production via two electron reduction reaction under plug flow reactor Yuwei Zhao Northeastern University, Boston, MA 16 Are antibiotic resistance genes differentially abundant in chlorinated drinking water systems as compared to non-disinfected systems? Maria Sevillano Northeastern University, Boston, MA 17 Spatial Variability of Prokaryotic Communities Harbored in Rapid Sand Filters Solize Vosloo Northeastern University, Boston, MA 18 Theoretical study on electrochemical remediation of hexavalent chromium Shirin Hojabri Northeastern University, Boston, MA 19 Detection and Quantification of Comammox Bacteria in Nitrogen Removal Systems from Wastewater Treatment Plants Irmarie Cotto Northeastern University, Boston, MA 20 Enrichment and Isolation of Complete Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria from Full-scale Wastewater Treatment Plants Katherine Vilardi Northeastern University, Boston, MA 21 Monitoring the Sunlight Inactivation of Vancomycin Resistance Gene vanA Fiona Dunn New York University, New York, NY 22 Spillway Capacity and Future Failure Probability of Dams in New England Iman Hosseini-Shakib University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 23 Examining the Potential Removal of the MS2 Virus via Zooplankton Filter Feeding in Natural Systems Tijana Cooley Smith College, Northampton, MA

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24 Assessing InVEST annual water yield model in Mill River Watershed, USA Erika Melara Smith College, Northampton, MA 25 Mitigating Membrane Fouling and Concentration Polarization – Role of Active Feed Spacers Ying Yao Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 26 Developmental hepatotoxicity of PCB-11 in combination with PCB-126 in zebrafish (Danio rerio) is dependent upon the window of exposure Monika Roy University of Massachusetts Amherst 27 Increasing Biogas Production in Anaerobic Digesters using Nano-Enabled Microwave Irradiation Ritchie LaFaille University of Massachusetts Lowell 28 Selective Bromide Removal from Surface Waters using Capacitive Deionization Joe Egitto University of Massachusetts Lowell 29 Sunlight Photolysis of 2,4-D Herbicides in Systems Simulating Leaf Surfaces Lei Su University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 30 Copper Uptake in Periphyton under Freshwater and Wastewater Effluent Conditions using Stable Isotopes Nafis Fuad University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 31 Fe-OM Coprecipitation and its Effects on Bioavailability of Cu and OM to Denitrifiers Randi Mendes University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 32 Hydropower’s role in system Sustainability: A Case Study of New England’s Power System Ami Khalsa University of Massachusetts Amherst

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33 Close-Range Imagery for Quantifying Increased Turbidity in Small Appalachian Streams Jacob Kravits University of Massachusetts Amherst 34 Citizen Science and Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Leigh Ann D’Andrea University of Massachusetts Amherst 35 Between Supply and Demand: Interconnecting HydroQuebec Hydropower to New England and the Assemblages of First Nation and Non-indigenous Activists Joshua Nolan University of Massachusetts Amherst 36 Observing the Transition of Beard’s Creek Pond from Lentic to Lotic Conditions Post-Dam Drawdown Alexandra Evans University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 37 Correlation between richness and diversity of genes that code for nosZ and amoA and performance of advanced N-removal onsite wastewater treatment systems Connor Silverman University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 38 Relationship between nosZ microbial communities and nitrous oxide emissions in nitrogen removing onsite wastewater treatment systems Fidaa Janoudi University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 39 Assessment of ferrate for 1,4 dioxane oxidation for water reuse applications Charles Spellman Jr. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 40 Salinization of Drinking Water Wells – A Case from Charlestown in Southern Rhode Island Jeeban Panthi University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 41 Evaluation of Ovoid Ceramic Water Filters Impregnated with Silver Nanoparticles Zachary Shepard University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

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42 Variation in Land Surface temperature of Rhode Island under similar landcover scenarios (1998-2017) Shiva Gopal Shrestha University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 43 Fusion of Culture and Sanitation: A Prescription for Health Equity Ans Irfan Tufts University, Somerville, MA 44 WATER REUSE FOR THE ULAANBAATAR CITY CENTRAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT: PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT Anna Karl Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 45 Light’s Role on the Success and Morphology of Oxygenic Photogranules Samuel Downes University of Massachusetts Amherst 46 A MASS BUDGET FOR SUBSURFACE AND RIVERINE POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES TRANSPORT AND RETENTION IN A COASTAL GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER SYSTEM Bridger Ruyle Harvard University