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Journal Articles

The following papers from journals or conference proceedings were authored (or coauthored) by faculty and graduate students in our research groups. They are divided into 2 main sections: 1) Research on Water, Sanitation and Sustainability and 2) Engineering Education Articles. 

Research on Water, Sanitation and Sustainability

  • Akers, D.B., MacCarthy, M.F., Cunningham, J.A., Annis, J., Mihelcic, J.R. "Lead (Pb) Contamination of Self-Supply Groundwater Systems in Coastal Madagascar and Predictions of Blood Lead Levels in Exposed Children," Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:1021/es504517r, in press, 2015. 
  • Naughton, C.C., Sissoko, H.T., Mihelcic, J.R., "Assessing Factors that Lead to Usage of Appropriate Technology Handwashing Stations in Mali, West Africa," Journal of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development, doi:10.2166/washdev.2015.135, in press, 2015. 
  • Verbyla, M.E., Mihelcic, J.R., "A review of virus removal in wastewater treatment pond systems," Water Research, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2014.12.031, 71: 107-124, 2015. 
  • Synmonds, E.M., Verbyla, M.E., Kafle, R.C., Lukasik, J.O., Breitbart, M., Mihelcic, J.R. "A case study of enteric virus removal and insights into the associated risk of water reuse for two wastewater treatment pond systems in Bolivia", Water Research, doi.10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.032, 65: 257-270, 2014. 
  • Wells, E.C., Zarger, R.K., Whiteford, L.M., Mihelcic, J.R., Koenig, E.S., Cairns, M.R. "The impacts of tourism development on perceptions and practices of sustainable wastewater management on the Placencia Peninsula, Belize", Journal of Cleaner Production, doi:10.1016/j.clepro.2014.08.050, 1-12, 2014. 
  • Schweitzer, R., C. Pezon, A. Pinjari, C. Fonseca, J.R. Mihelcic, Household expenditure on water Service: Financial and economic expenditures of rural and peri-urban households across socio-economic classes and seasons in Burkina Faso, Working Paper 7, 53 pages, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, September, 2013.
  • Held, B.R., Q. Zhang, J.R. Mihelcic, “Quantification of human and embodied energy of improved water provided by source and household interventions,” Journal of Cleaner Production, doi:10.1016/j.clepro.2012.01.018, 60(3): 81-92, 2013.
  • MacCarthy, M.F., Annis, J.E., and Mihelcic, J.R. 2013. "Unsubsidised Self-supply in eastern Madagascar".  Water Alternatives 6(3): 424-438 [Open-Access]
  • MacCarthy, M.F., Buckingham, J.W., Mihelcic, J.R.  "EMAS Household Water Supply Technologies in Bolivia. Increasing Access to Low-Cost Water Supplies in Rural Areas", RWSN, Switzerland, 2013. http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/518 [Open-Access]
  • Verbyla, M.E., S.M. Oakley, J.R. Mihelcic “Wastewater infrastructure for small cities in an urbanizing world: Integrating the protection of human health and the environment with resource recovery and food security,” Environmental Science & Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es3050955, 47(8):3598–3605, 2013.
  • Schweitzer, R.W., Cunningham, J.A. Mihelcic, J.R. “Hydraulic modeling of clay ceramic water filters for point-of-use water treatment,” Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/es302956f, 47(1):429–435, 2013.
  • Fry, L.M., Watkins, D.W. Reents, N., Rowe, M.D., Mihelcic, J.R. “Climate Change and Development Impacts on the Sustainability of Spring-fed Water Supply Systems in the Alto Beni Region of Bolivia,”  Journal of Hydrology,  doi:10.1016/j.hydrol.2012.08.023, 468–469: 120–129, 2012.
  • Schafer, C.A., Mihelcic, J.R. “Effect of Storage Tank Material and Maintenance on Household Water Quality,” Journal American Water Works Association, 104(9):E521-E529, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2012.104.0125
  • Wright Wendel, H.E., R.A. Zarger, J.R. Mihelcic, “Accessibility and Usability: Green Space Preferences, Perceptions, and Barriers in a Rapidly Urbanizing City in Latin America,” Landscape and Urban Planning, doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.06.033, 107(3):272-282, 2012.
  • Mellor, J.E., D.W. Watkins, J.R. Mihelcic, “Rural water usage in East Africa: Does collection effort really impact basic access?” Waterlines, doi:10.3362/1756-3488.2012.022, 31(3):215-225, 2012.
  • Schweitzer, R.W., J.R. Mihelcic, “Assessing sustainability of community management of rural water systems in the developing world,” Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, doi:10.2166/washdev.2012.056, 2(1): 20-30, 2012.
  • Aremu, A.S., Sule, B.F., Downs, J., Mihelcic, J.R., “Framework to Determine the Optimal Spatial Location and Number of Municipal Solid Waste Bins in a Developing World Urban Neighborhood,” Journal of Environmental Engineering, 32(15): 1749-1754, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000513 
  • Wright Wendel, H.E., J.A. Downs, J.R. Mihelcic, “Assessing Equitable Access to Urban Green Space: The Role of Engineered Water Infrastructure,” Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/es103949f, 45 (16):728–6734, 2011. 
  • Aremu, A.S., Sule, B.F., Downs, J., Mihelcic, J.R., “Trip Time Model for Municipal Solid Waste Collection Applicable to Developing Countries,”  Environmental Technology, DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.554889, 2011
  • Fuchs, V.J. and J.R. Mihelcic, "Analyzing appropriateness in sanitation projects in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia," Waterlines, DOI:10.3362/1756-3488.2011.014, 30(2), 2011.
  • Howard, J. H.; Trotz, M. A.; Halfide, T.; Thomas, K.D.; Omisca, E.; Chiu, H.T.; Michael, R.; Stuart, A.; Akiwumi, F. Total mercury loadings in sediment from gold mining and conservation areas in Guyana. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, doi:1007/s10661-010-1762-3, 179 (1-4), 555-573, 2011.
  • Troschinetz, A.M. and Mihelcic, J.R. “Sustainable recycling of municipal solid waste in developing countries," Waste Management, doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2008.04.016, 29(2): 915-923, 2009. 
  • Cowden, J.R., D.W. Watkins, J.R. Mihelcic, “Stochastic Rainfall Modeling in West Africa: Parsimonious Approaches for Domestic Rainwater Harvesting Assessment,” Journal of Hydrology, doi:10.106/j.hydrol.2008.07.025, 361(1-2):64-77, 2008.
  • Post, J.L. and J.R. Mihelcic “Waste Reduction Strategies for Improved Management of Household Solid Waste in Jamaica”, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, doi:10.1504/IJEWM.2010.033980, 6(1/2):4-24, 2010.
  • Mehl, J., J. Kaiser, D. Hurtado, D.A. Gibson, R. Izurieta, J.R. Mihelcic, "Pathogen Destruction and Solids Decomposition in Composting Latrines: Study of Fundamental Mechanisms and User Operation in Rural Panama,"  Journal of Water and Health, doi:10.2166/wh.2010.138, 2010.
  • Wendel, H.E.W., J.R. Mihelcic, "Evaluating the Social, Economic, and Environmental Drivers of Urban Brownfields Redevelopmetn in Santa Cruz, Bolivia," Ecosystems and Sustainable Development VII, C.A. Brebbia and E. Tiezzi (Eds.), in WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 122, 2009.
  • Muga, H.E., Mihelcic, J.R., N.W. Reents, Morales, S., Gemio, G., Ballard, M., Fuchs, V.J., Hanson, C.M., Johnson, E.M, Hoyt, A.M., “Treatment Performance of Wastewater Lagoons in South Yungas Province of Bolivia,” Proceedings 2009 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress,” Kansas City, MO, May 17-21, 2009.
  • Zimmerman, J.B., J.R. Mihelcic, J.A. Smith, “Global Stressors on Water Quality and Quantity: Sustainability, Technology Selection, and Governance in a Dynamic World," Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:10.1021/es0871457, 42(4):4247-4254, 2008.
  • Fry, L.M., J.R. Mihelcic, D.W. Watkins, “Water and Non-Water-Related Challenges of Achieving Global Sanitation Coverage,” Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/es7025856, 42(4): 4298 - 4304, 2008.
  • McConville, J.R., and J.R. Mihelcic, “Adapting Life Cycle Thinking Tools to Evaluate Project Sustainability in International Water and Sanitation Development Work,” Environmental Engineering Science, doi:10.1089/ees.2006.0225, 24(7):937-948, 2007.
  • Mihelcic, J.R. J.B. Zimmerman, A. Ramaswami, “Integrating Developed and Developing World Knowledge into Global Discussions and Strategies for Sustainability.  Part 1: Science and Technology,” Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:10.1021/es060303e, 41(10):3415-3421, 2007.  
  • Ramaswami, R., J.B. Zimmerman, J.R. Mihelcic, “Integrating Developed and Developing World Knowledge into Global Discussions and Strategies for Sustainability.  Part 2: Economics and Governance,” Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:10.1021/es0603047, 41(10):3422-3430, 2007.
  • Hokanson, D. R., Q. Zhang, J. R. Cowden, A. M. Troschinetz, J. R.Mihelcic, and D. M. Johnson, “Challenges to Implementing Drinking Water Technologies in Developing World Countries,"Environmental Engineer: Applied Research and Practice, Vol. I, Winter, 2007, in Environmental Engineer, the Magazine of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 43(1):31-38, 2007.  
  • Ahrens, B.T. and J.R. Mihelcic, “Making Wastewater Construction Projects Sustainable in Urban, Rural, and Peri-Urban Areas,” Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Community Development, 1(1):13-32, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/2166-2517-1.1.13
  • Fry, L, J.R. Mihelcic, D.W. Watkins, Jr., “Improving Public Health by Improving Water Supply: Results from Springbox Projects in Cameroon,” Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development: Energy, Environment, Health, 1(1):33-42, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/2166-2517-1.1.33
  • Mihelcic, J.R., J.C. Crittenden, M.J. Small, D.R. Shonnard, D.R. Hokanson, Q. Zhang, H. Chen, S.A. Sorby, V.U. James, J.W. Sutherland, J.L. Schnoor, “Sustainability Science and Engineering: Emergence of a New Metadiscipline,” Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.102/es034605h 37(23):5314-5324, 2003.
  • Trotz, M. A. (2008) Diaspora Communities and Sustainable Urban Development: Lessons from Floods in Guyana.  Proceedings of NZSSES Conference: Blueprints for Sustainable Infrastructure, Auckland, New Zealand, December 9-12, 2008.
  • Fry, L.M., Cowden, J.R., Watkins, D.W., Clasen, T., Mihelcic, J.R. "Quantifying Health Improvements from Water Quantity Enhancement: An Engineering Perspective Applied to Rainwater Harvesting in West Africa," Environmental Science & Technology, DOI:10.1021/es100798j, 44(24): 9535-9541, 2010.
  • Muga, H.E. and J.R. Mihelcic, “Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Technologies,” Journal of Environmental Management, doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.008, 88: 437-447, 20
  • Muga, H.E., J.R. Mihelcic, N. Reents, G. Gemio, “Performance of Lagoon Wastewater Treatment System in Sapecho, Bolivia,” Proceedings of WEFTEC 2009, The 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 10-14, 2009.

Engineering Education

  • Trotz, M.A., Muga, H.E., Phillips, L.D., Yeh, D., Stuart, A., Mihelcic, J.R., “Non-traditional University Partners that Facilitate Service Learning, Undergraduate and Graduate Research for Sustainable Development,” Proceedings of the 2009 Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, June 14-17, 2009.
  • Mihelcic, J.R., “The Right Thing to Do: Graduate Education and Research in a Global and Human Context,” in What Is Global Engineering Education For? The Making of International and Global Engineering Educators (Eds: G.L. Downey and K. Beddoes), Morgan & Claypool Publishers, San Francisco, 2011.
  • Mihelcic, J.R. “Educating Tomorrow’s Global Engineer through a Unique Partnership with the U.S. Peace Corps,” Woman Engineer, 30-33, Fall, 2004.
  • Mihelcic, J.R., “Educating the Future’s Water Professional,” Water Environment Technology, 16(9):86-92, 2004.
  • Mihelcic, J.R., L.D. Phillips, D.W. Watkins, ”Integrating a Global Perspective into Engineering Education & Research:  Engineering International Sustainable Development,” Environmental Engineering Science, doi:10.1089/ees.2006.23.426, 23(3):426-438, 2006.
  • Phillips, L. D., Mihelcic, J. R., and Paddock, M. (2004) How academic programs can be integrated into EWB-USA activities. Engineers Without Borders–USA 2004 National Conference. Denver, CO.
  • Phillips, L. D., M. Brady, and Jousma, K. (2007) Interdisciplinary International Senior Design: How Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries Support ABET Accreditation, Proceedings American Society of Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-28, Honolulu, HI. 
  • Boschetto-Sandoval, S., C. Sandoval, and Phillips, L. (2007) Pilot Collaboration and Program Development: Engineering Senior Design and Spanish for Cross-Disciplinary Literacy, Proceedings American Society of Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-28, Honolulu, HI, 2007. 
  • Thomas, S., Trotz, M. A., Alcantar, N., and Perez, R. (2008) International Partnering to Sustain Engineering Innovation. Proceedings of the 7th ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Cape Town, South Africa, October 19–23, 2008.