Recent Publications
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LeChevallier, M.W., 2025. The Case for Monitoring for Legionella pneumophila in Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Water, 17(4), p.475. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17040475
LeChevallier, M.W., T. Prosser, M. Stevens. 2024. Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water
Distribution Systems—A Review. Microorganisms. 12, 916. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12050916.
LeChevallier, M.W. 2024. Developing a Legionella pneumophila Monitoring Program for Utility Distribution Systems. Opflow. 50(4): 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/opfl.1954.
Bartrand, T. A., LeChevallier, M. W., Clancy, J. L., & Burlingame, G. A. 2024. Protocol for responding to the detection of Legionella pneumophila in drinking water distribution systems. AWWA Water Science, 6(2), e1370. https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1370
LeChevallier, M. 2023. Examining the efficacy of copper-silver ionization for management of Legionella: Recommendations for optimal use. AWWA Water Science, e1327. https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1327
LeChevallier, M.W. 2021. Guidance on Developing a Legionella pneumophila Monitoring Program for Utility Distribution Systems. Health Education and Public Health. 4(1): 369 - doi: 10.31488/HEPH.158
LeChevallier, M.W. 2020. Managing Legionella pneumophila in Water Systems. JAWWA. 112(2): 11-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.1444
Wen J., M.W. LeChevallier, W. Tao. 2020. Nitrification kinetics and microbial communities of activated sludge as a full-scale membrane bioreactor plant transitioned to low dissolved oxygen operation. Journal of Cleaner Production 252 (2020) 119872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119872
LeChevallier M.W., T.J. Mansfield, J. MacDonald Gibson. 2019. Protecting wastewater workers from disease risks: Personal protective equipment guidelines. Water Environment Research, Sep 27 2019, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1249
LeChevallier MW. 2019. Occurrence of culturable Legionella pneumophila in drinking water distribution systems. AWWA Wat Sci. 2019;e1139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1139
Hull, N.M, F. Ling, A.J. Pinto, M. Albertsen, H.G. Jang, .P-Y. Hong, K.T. Konstantinidis, M. LeChevallier, R.R. Colwell, and W.-T. Liu. 2019. Drinking Water Microbiome Project: Is it Time? Trends in Microbiology. April 25, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2019.03.011.
Cotruvo, JA, D. Purkiss, Stan Hazan, F.P. S. Iii, P. DeMarco, M. LeChevallier. 2019. Managing Legionella and Other Pathogenic Microorganisms in Building Water Systems. JAWWA. 111(2): 54-59. https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.1236
LeChevallier MW. 2019. Monitoring distribution systems for Legionella pneumophila using Legiolert. AWWA Wat Sci. 2019;e1122. https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1122.
Hamilton, K.A., M.T. Hamilton, W. Johnson, P. Jjemba, Z. Bukhari, M. LeChevallier, C.N. Haas, P.L. Gurian. 2018. Risk-based critical levels of Legionella pneumophila for 2 indoor water uses. Environmental Science & Technology. 2019 53 (8), 4528-4541. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03000
Hamilton, K.A., M.T. Hamilton, W. Johnson, P. Jjemba, Z. Bukhari, M. LeChevallier, C.N. Haas. 2018. Health risks from exposure to Legionella in reclaimed water aerosols: Toilet flushing, spray irrigation, and cooling towers. Water Research. 134: 261-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.12.022
Johnson, W.J., P.K. Jjemba, Z. Bukhari, LeChevallier, M.W. 2016. Occurrence of Legionella in Non-Potable Reclaimed Water. JAWWA 110(3): in press. https://www.awwa.org/publications/journal-awwa/abstract/articleid/68666658.aspx
Schneider, O.D. and M.W. LeChevallier. 2017. A Cost-Effective Treatment Process for Producing High-Quality Drinking Water. JAWWA. 109(3): 39-47. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2017.109.0026
Weinrich, L., M. LeChevallier and C. N. Haas. 2016. Contribution of assimilable organic carbon to biological fouling in seawater reverse osmosis membrane treatment. Water Research 101: 203-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.075
Connell, M., A. Stenson, L. Weinrich, M. LeChevallier, S.L. Boyd, R.R. Ghosal, R. Dey, and A.J. Whelton. 2016. PEX and PP Water Pipes: Assimilable Carbon, Chemicals, and Odors. JAWWA, 108(4): E192-E204. http://dx.doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0016
Ling, F., C. Hwang, M.W. LeChevallier, Gary L Andersen, and W-T Liu. 2015. Core-satellite populations and seasonality of water meter biofilms in a metropolitan drinking water distribution system. The ISME Journal, 7 August 2015; pp1-14. doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.136.
Zhang, Y., P-Y. Hong, M.W. LeChevallier and W-T. Liu. 2015. Phenotypic and phylogenetic identification of coliform bacteria obtained from 12 USEPA approved coliform methods. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 81(15): 6012–6023. doi:10.1128/AEM.01510-15.
Jjemba, P.K., W. Johnson, Z. Bukhari and M. W. LeChevallier. 2015. Occurrence and Control of Legionella in Recycled Water Systems. Pathogens 4: 470-502; doi:10.3390/pathogens4030470 .
Wen, J., Y. Liu, Y. Tu and M.W. LeChevallier. 2015. Energy and chemical efficient nitrogen removal at a full-scale MBR water reuse facility. AIMS Environmental Science 2(1): 42-55. doi:10.3934/environsci.2015.1.42, http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/environsci.2015.1.42
Yang, J., O.D. Schneider, P.K. Jjemba, and M.W. LeChevallier. 2015. Microbial Risk Modeling for Main Breaks. JAWWA 107 (2): E97-E108. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0010
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