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WILLIAM A. MITCH

 

Environmental Engineering Program

Department of Chemical Engineering

Yale University

Mason 313b

9 Hillhouse Ave.

New Haven, CT 06520

Tel: 203-432-4386

Fax: 203-432-4387

e-mail: william.mitch@yale.edu

EDUCATION

2003     Ph.D.   Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley          

Dissertation: “Prevention of the Formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine

(NDMA) During Wastewater Chlorination”; Advisor: Professor David L.

Sedlak

1996     M.S.     Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1993     B.A.     Anthropology (Archaeology), Harvard University (Summa Cum Laude)      

AWARDS

2010     Best paper for 2010 award for technology division, Editors’ Choice, Environmental Science and Technology, 3rd runner up.

2010     Top 10 most-accessed articles, 2nd Quarter, Environmental Science and Technology

2010     Invited speaker for the Environmental Sciences – Water Gordon Conference

2010     Appointed to the US EPA Scientific Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee

2009     Invited speaker for the 2nd Disinfection Byproducts Gordon Conference, Mt. Holyoke College.

2007     NSF CAREER Award

2007     Advisor for recipient of the ACS Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award

2006          Invited speaker for the first Disinfection Byproducts Gordon Conference, Mt. Holyoke College.

2005          Certificate of Merit for co-authorship of the paper “Nitrile and nitroalkane formation from chlorination of amines” at the 230th ACS National Meeting

2005     Arthur Greer Memorial Prize for teaching and research excellence by a junior faculty member at Yale University

2004          Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and Parsons Engineering.

1993    Graduated Summa Cum Laude and elected into the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-present     Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University

2003-2007         Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University

1998-2000         Senior Staff Engineer, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, CA.

1997-1998                 Assistant Engineer, Montgomery Watson, Walnut Creek, CA.

1995-1996                 Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1994-1995                 Research Assistant, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

1993-1994                 Staff Analyst, Environmental Solutions for Business, Billerica, MA.             

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

DOCTORAL STUDENT SUPERVISION  

Current

Wenqing Xu

Research Area: Nitrated organic reductions in anaerobic systems

Ning Dai

Research Area: Carbon sequestration byproducts

Previous

I. Marie Schreiber

Research Area: Nitrosamine formation mechanisms

Jerry Kemper

Research Area: Nitrated organic reductions in anaerobic systems 

Janel Grebel

Research Area: Advanced oxidation treatment of membrane concentrates 

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Current

Amisha Shah

Research Area: UV disinfection byproducts

Previous

Sung Hee Joo

Research Area: Nitrile formation mechanisms during wastewater recycling

Monica Lam

Research Area: Abiotic halogenation reactions by reactive halogen species in seawater

Spencer Walse

Research Area: Combined amino acid transformations during disinfection

Michael Dodd 

Research Area: Organobromine formation during solar illumination

Pankaj Kulshrestha

Research Area: Total nitrosamine (TONO) assay development

CURRENT AND PAST SUPPORT

National Science Foundation. Elucidating a novel photodegradation pathway: impact of halides on the photodestruction of organic contaminants in estuarine and marine systems. $336,000. Recommended for funding this cycle by NSF director, pending final approval.

USDA. “Retaining export and food security of U.S. specialty crops: low-emission methyl bromide fumigations for quarantine and pre-shipment uses”. Foreign Agricultural Service Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Cooperative Agreement. $500,000. 2011-2015.

Norwegian Government/Gassnova. Nitramine analysis procedures development and screening toxicity study for carbon sequestration. $146,000. 2010-2011.

Yale Climate and Energy Institute Interdisciplinary Research Grant. “Protecting water supplies from nitrosamine and nitramine carcinogen contamination by carbon sequestration operations.” $100,000. 2011-2012.

Water Research Foundation #4242. “Fate of non-regulated DBPs in distribution systems.” Co-P.I. $95,000. 2010-2012.

Statoil Hydro, ASA. “Nitrosamine and nitramine formation relevant to carbon sequestration”. $90,000. 2010.

American Water Works Research Foundation #4180. “Development of a Protocol to Predict the Formation of Nitrosamine While Minimizing the Formation of Regulated DBPs.” Co-P.I. $160,000. 2009-2010.

American Water Works Research Foundation #4209. “Development and application of a total nitrosamine assay for disinfected waters.” P.I. $150,000. 2008-2010.

National Science Foundation – CBET. “CAREER: Use of Black Carbon for the In-Situ, Abiotic Destruction of Sediment-Associated Persistent Organic Pollutants with Sulfides: A Combined Research and Educational Plan.” P.I. $400,000. 2008-2012

American Water Works Research Foundation #3014 Project Continuation Grant. “Occurrence and formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products”. PI. $25,000. 2007-2008.

National Science Foundation – CBET. “Collaborative Research: Predicting and tackling the emerging public health threat of nitrogenous disinfection byproducts.” PI. $200,000. 2007-2009.

American Water Works Research Foundation #3014. “Occurrence and formation of nitrogenous disinfection by-products”. PI. $350,000. 2005-2009.

American Water Works Research Foundation #4019. “Disinfection byproduct formation from UV treatment of drinking water”. Co-PI with Dr. Karl Linden of Duke University and Dr. Howard Weinberg of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Yale share: $80,000. 2008-2010.

American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund G Grant #41207-G4. “N-nitrosamine, nitrile and halonitroalkane formation from chlorination and chloramination of alkylated amines.” PI. $35,000. 2004-2006.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

·         Project Advisory Committee for Water Research Foundation project 4295, “Anion Exchange Resins as a Source of Nitrosamines and Nitrosamine Precursors”.

·         Project Advisory Committee for AWWARF project 4132, “Human Toxicogenomic Analysis of  the Monohaloacetic Acids”.

·         Project Advisory Committee for AWWARF project 4065, “Organic Chloramine Decay”.

·         External expert to the Global Water Research Coalition meeting on future nitrosamine research, Karlsruhe, Germany, October, 2006.

·         Project Advisory Committee for AWWARF project 2979, "Strategies for Minimizing Nitrosamine Formation during Disinfection of Drinking Water"

·         Project Advisory Committee for WateReuse project 03-014, “Development of indicators and surrogates for chemical contaminant removal during wastewater treatment and reclamation”

·         Advisory Committee to assess future research needs for the WateReuse Foundation. February, 2004.

·         Project Advisory Committee for WateReuse project 02-009, “Study of Innovative Treatments for Reclaimed Water”

·         Technical Review Panel for Water Environment Research Foundation Project 04-HHE-4, “Disinfection of Wastewater Effluent – Comparison of Alternative Technologies”.

BOOK CHAPTERS/REPORTS

Mitch, W.A.; Krasner, S.W.; Westerhoff, P.; Dotson, A. “Occurrence and Formation of Nitrogenous Disinfection By-Products”. Final report for AwwaRF Project #3014, 2009.

Mitch, W.A.; Schmidt, C.K.; Krasner, S.W. “N-DBP Formation during Chlorination, Chloramination or Chlorine Dioxide Treatment of Drinking Water.” Chapter in Organic Byproducts of Potential Health Concern in Drinking Water Treatment. Invited lecture: AWWARF- Suez-Environnement Workshop in Paris, France - March 5-9, 2007.

Schäfer, A.I.; Mitch, W.A.; Walewijk, S.; Munoz, A.; Teuten, E.; Reinhard, M. (2009)  “Micropollutants in Water Recycling: A case study of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) exposure from water versus food.” Chapter in Sustainable Water for the Future – Water Recycling versus Desalination. Escobar, I.C.; Schäfer, A.I. (Eds.); Sustainability Science and Engineering: Defining Principles, Series Editor Abraham M.A., Elsevier, Volume 2, pp. 201-28, 2009.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1.       Plewa, M.J.; Wagner, E.D.; Mitch, W.A. Comparative mammalian cell cytotoxicity of water concentrates from disinfected recreational pools. Environ. Sci. Technol.,2011, 45, 4159-4165.

2.       Shah, A.D.; Dotson, A.A.; Linden, K.G.; Mitch W.A. Impact of UV disinfection combined with chlorination/chloramination on the formation of halonitromethanes and haloacetonitriles in drinking water. Environ. Sci. Technol.,2011, 45, 3657-3664.

3.       Smith, E.M.; Plewa, M.J.; Lindell, C.L.; Richardson, S.D.; Mitch, W.A. Comparison of byproduct formation in waters treated with chlorine and iodine: relevance to point-of-use treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2010, 44, 8446-8552

4.       Mitch, A.A.; Gasner, K.C.; Mitch, W.A. Fecal coliform accumulation within a river subject to seasonally-disinfected wastewater discharges. Wat. Res., 2010, 44 (16), 4776-4782.

5.       Grebel, J.E.; Pignatello, J.J.; Mitch, W.A. Effect of halide ions on organic contaminant degradation by hydroxyl radical-based advanced oxidation processes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2010, 44, 6822-6828.

6.       Xu, W.; Dana, K.E.; Mitch, W.A. Black-carbon mediated destruction of nitroglycerin and RDX by hydrogen sulfide: relevance to in-situ remediation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2010, 44, 6409-6415.

7.       Liviac, D.; Wagner, E.D.; Mitch, W.A.; Altonji, M.J.; Plewa, M.J. Genotoxicity of water concentrates from recreational pools after various disinfection methods. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2010, 44, 3537-3332.

8.   Kulshrestha, P.; McKinstry, K.C.; Fernandez, B.O.; Feelisch, M.; Mitch, W.A. Application of an optimized total N-nitrosamine (TONO) assay to pools: placing N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) determinations into perspective. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2010, 44, 3369-3375.

9.   Kemper, J.M.; Walse, S.S.; Mitch, W.A. Quaternary amines as NDMA precursors: a role for consumer products? Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44 (4), 1224-1231.

10.   Hayes-Larson, E.L.; Mitch, W.A. Influence of the method of reagent addition on dichloroacetonitrile formation during chloramination. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44 (2), 700-706.

11.   Walse, S.S.; Plewa, M.J.; Mitch, W.A. Exploring amino acid side chain decomposition using enzymatic digestion and HPLC-MS: combined lysine transformations in chlorinated waters. Anal. Chem., 2009, 81 (18), 7650-7659.

12.   Grebel, J.E.; Pignatello, J.J.; Song, W.; Cooper, W.J.; Mitch, W.A. Impact of halides on the photobleaching of dissolved organic matter. Marine Chem., 2009, 115, 134-144.

13.   Padhye, L.; Tezel, U.; Mitch, W.A.; Pavlostathis, S.G.; Huang, C.-H. Occurrence and fate of nitrosamines and their precursors in municipal sludge and anaerobic digestion systems. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2009, 43 (9), 3087-3093.

14.   Kemper, J.M.; Westerhoff, P.; Dotson, A.D.; Mitch, W.A. Nitrosamine, dimethylnitramine and chloropicrin formation during strong base anion exchange treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2009, 43 (2), 466-472.

15.   Mitch, W.A.; Schreiber, I.M. Degradation of tertiary alkylamines during chlorination/chloramination: implications for formation of aldehydes, nitriles, halonitroalkanes, and nitrosamines. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42 (13), 4811 - 4817.

16.   Kemper, J.M.; Ammar, E.; Mitch, W.A. Abiotic degradation of RDX in the presence of hydrogen sulfide and black carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42 (6), 2118-2123.

17.   Walse, S.S.; Mitch, W.A. Nitrosamine carcinogens also swim in pools. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42 (4), 1032-1037. 

18.   Schreiber, I.M.; Mitch, W.A. Enhanced nitrogenous disinfection byproduct formation near the breakpoint: implications for nitrification control. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2007, 41 (20), 7039-7046.

19.   Joo, S.-H.; Mitch, W.A. Nitrile, aldehyde and halonitroalkane formation during chlorination/chloramination of primary amines. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2007, 41 (4), 1288-1296.

20.   Schreiber, I.M.; Mitch, W.A. Nitrosamine formation pathway revisited: the importance of dichloramine and dissolved oxygen. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2006, 40 (19), 6007-6014.

21.   Schreiber, I.M.; Mitch, W.A. Occurrence and fate of nitrosamines and nitrosamine precursors in wastewater-impacted surface waters using boron as a conservative tracer. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2006, 40 (10): 3203-3210.

22.   Schreiber, I.M.; Mitch, W.A. The influence of the order of reagent addition on N-nitrosodimethylamine formation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2005, 39 (10): 3811-3818.

23.   Mitch, W.A.; Oelker, G.L.; Hawley, E.L.; Deeb, R.A.; Sedlak, D.L. Minimization of NDMA formation during chlorine disinfection of municipal wastewater by application of pre-formed chloramines. Environ. Eng. Sci., 2005, 22 (6): 882-890.

24.   Sedlak, D. L.; Deeb, R.; Hawley, E.; Mitch, W.; Durbin, T.; Mowbray, S.; Carr, S. Sources and fate of nitrosodimethylamine and its precursors in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Wat. Environ. Res., 2005, 77 (1): 32-39.

25.   Mitch, W. A.; Sedlak, D. L. Characterization and fate of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors during municipal wastewater treatment, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2004, 38 (5): 1445-1454.

26.   Mitch, W. A.; Gerecke, A.; Sedlak, D. L.  A N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursor analysis for chlorination of water and wastewater. Wat. Res. 2003, 37 (15): 3733-3741.

27.   Mitch, W. A.; Sharp, J. O.; Trussell, R. R.; Valentine, R. L.; Alvarez-Cohen, L.; Sedlak, D. L.  N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) as a drinking water contaminant: a review. Environ. Eng. Sci. 2003, 20 (5): 389-404.

28.   Mitch, W. A.; Sedlak, D. L. Formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from dimethylamine during chlorination. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36, 588-595.

29. Mitch, W. A.; Sedlak, D. L. Factors controlling nitrosamine formation during wastewater chlorination. Water Sci Technol.: Water Supply 2002, 2(3), 191-198.

PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Mitch, W.A. “NDMA and Dimethylnitramine Formation in Drinking and Recreational Waters”. American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Charlotte, NC – November 7, 2007.

Wilczak, A.; Lai, H.H.; Mitch, W.A. “NDMA Formation in Chloraminated Distribution System. Is There an Effect of Nitrification? – EBMUD Experience”. Proceedings of the Annual American Water Works Association Conference, June 2004, Orlando, FL.

Mitch, W.A. “Fate of NDMA Precursors During Municipal Wastewater Treatment”. Proceedings of the Annual American Water Works Association Conference, June 15-19, 2003, Anaheim, CA.

Schreiber, I.M.; Mitch, W.A. “Chloramination Techniques to Reduce NDMA Formation during Disinfection”. Proceedings of the 2005 EEH Conference, October 5-7, 2005, Atlanta, GA.

PATENTS

Mitch, W.A. Method for reducing toxic byproducts of drinking water and wastewater disinfection. 61/232499. 8/10/09.

INVITED LECTURES

1.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. OzWater 2011. Adelaide, Australia. May 9-11, 2011.

2.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. International Conference on Drinking Water Safety, Security and Sustainability. Hangzhou, China. October 9-12, 2011.

3.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. University of Minnesota, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. December 9, 2010.

4.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Water for Life/ WaterCAMPWS. November 11, 2010.

5.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. November 11, 2010.

6.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. University of Nevada at Reno, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. November 4, 2010.

7.       Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. Stanford University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. October 22, 2010.

8.       Mitch, W.A. Impact of Halides on Engineered and Natural Photo-Initiated Destruction of Organics:
From EDCs to Global Warming. Environmental Sciences – Water Gordon Conference, June, 2010.

9.       Mitch, W.A. Understanding organic nitrogen contributions from municipal wastewater and agricultural inputs on downstream drinking water utilities and ecosystems. French American Water, Agriculture and Climate Change Symposium. May 12, 2010 at Purdue University, Lafayette, IN.

10.   Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. University of Alberta at Edmonton, November 13, 2009.

11.   Mitch, W.A. N-DBPs: What’s in your water? University of New Haven, November 14, 2009.

12.   Mitch, W.A. Nitrosamine and nitramine formation relevant to amine-based carbon sequestration. Amines for CO2 management – New Challenges for “Old Technology”. StatoilHydro Research Summit 2009. Trondheim, Norway, September 21-22, 2009.

13.   Mitch, W.A. N-DBP Update: Formation, Control, Precursors and New Frontiers. Disinfection Byproducts Gordon Conference, Mt. Holyoke College, MA, August 10, 2009.

14.   Mitch, W.A. Macro vs. micropollutants: what really matters? Humic Substances and Technology Conference, Boston, March 19, 2009.

15.   Mitch, W.A. “Halide Oxidant Modifications to Amino Acid Side-Chains
Implications for Drinking/Recreational Waters, Inflammation-Induced Carcinogenesis, and Chemical Oceanography”. University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, April 25, 2008.

16.   Mitch, W.A. “Combining Engineering and Chemistry to Handle the Emerging Public Health Threat of Nitrogenous Disinfection Byproducts”. Amherst College, February 1, 2008.

17.   Mitch, W.A. “N-DBP Formation during Chlorination Chloramination or Chlorine Dioxide Treatment of Drinking Water.” American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Charlotte, NC – November 4, 2007.

18.   Mitch, W.A. “N-DBP Formation during Chlorination, Chloramination or Chlorine Dioxide Treatment of Drinking Water.” Chapter in Organic Byproducts of Potential Health Concern in Drinking Water Treatment. AWWARF- Suez-Environnement Workshop in Paris, France - March 5-9, 2007.

19.   Mitch, W.A. “Transformation of Amine-Containing Organic Matter into Toxic By-Products during Chlorination/Chloramination.” Humic Substance Society, Boston, March, 2007.

20.   Mitch, W.A. “Converting Organic Nitrogen into Toxic Nitrogenous Disinfection By-Products during Chlorination/Chloramination.” Gordon Research Conference on Disinfection ByProducts at Mt. Holyoke College, August, 2006.

21.   Mitch, W.A. “New Approaches to an Emerging Public Health Threat: Nitrogenous Disinfection By-Products”. WaterCAMPWS at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, February, 2006.

22.   Mitch, W.A. “Towards a Rational Approach to Handle an Emerging Public Health Threat: Nitrogenous Disinfection By-Products”. Johns Hopkins University, November, 2005.

23.   Mitch, W.A. “Converting organic nitrogen into toxic nitrogen-based disinfection by-products”. Georgia Institute of Technology, October, 2005.

24.   Mitch, W.A.; Schreiber, I.M. “Chloramination Techniques to Reduce NDMA Formation during Disinfection”. 2005 EEH Conference, October 5-7, 2005, Atlanta, GA.

25.   Mitch, W.A. “Preventing NDMA formation during chlorination”. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, February, 2004.

26.   Mitch, W.A. “Minimization of N-nitrosodimethylamine formation during chlorination”. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September, 2003.

LECTURES

1.       Xu, W.; Mitch, W.A. “Black-carbon mediated in-situ remediation of nitroglycerin and RDX by hydrogen sulfide”, Heifei Institute of Technology, Heifei, Anhui, Invited Seminar Speaker, Dec. 20th, 2010.

2.       Xu, W.; Mitch, W.A. “Natural attenuation in soil and sediments of nitrogenous contaminants”, Chinese Academy of Sciences Heifei Division, Heifei, Anhui, Invited Seminar Speaker, Dec. 27th, 2010.

3.       Mitch, W.A. A Total Nitrosamine (TONO) Assay for Disinfected Waters. Presented at: American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Savannah, GA, November 16, 2010.

4.       Mitch, W.A. Tradeoffs in DBP Formation During Chloramination Following Pre-Oxidation for Nitrosamine Control. Presented at: American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Savannah, GA, November 16, 2010.

5.       Xu, W.; Mitch, W.A. “Black-carbon mediated in-situ remediation of nitroglycerin and RDX by hydrogen sulfide: Relevance to In-Situ Remediation” SETAC North Atlantic Chapter 2010 Annual Meeting, Narragansett, RI. June 2010.

6.       Xu, W.; Dana, K.E.; Mitch, W.A. “Black-carbon mediated in-situ remediation of nitroglycerin and RDX by hydrogen sulfide” ACS National Meeting 2010, Boston, MA. August, 2010.

7.       Kemper, J.M.; Mitch, W.A. Nitrosamine and dimethylnitramine formation during strong base anion exchange treatment. Presented at: American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington, D.C. August 19, 2009.

8.       Mitch, W.A. Macro vs. Micropollutants: What Really Matters? Exploring Modifications to Combined Amino Acid Side Chains within the Matrix. Micropol Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 9, 2009.

9.       Shah, A.D.; Dotson, A.D.; Weinberg, H.S.; Linden, K.G.; Mitch, W.A. Impact of UV Disinfection Combined with Chlorination/Chloramination on the Formation of Nitrogenous Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water. International UV Association and International Ozone Association Conference, Boston, MA. May 7, 2009.

10.   Mitch, W.A. Dealing with wastewater-impaired waters. Presented at: Yale-New Haven Teachers’ Institute, April 14, 2009.

11.   Dana, K.; Mitch, W.A. Breakdown of RDX and HMX in the presence of sulfides and black carbon. Presented at: American Chemical Society Meeting, Salt Lake City, March 22, 2009.

12.   Walse, S.S.; Mitch, W.A. Macro vs. micropollutants: what really matters? Presented at: American Chemical Society Meeting, Salt Lake City, March 22, 2009.

13.   Grebel, J.E.; Pignatello, J.J.; Song, W.; Cooper, W.J.; Mitch, W.A. Impact of halides on the photobleaching of dissolved organic matter. Presented at: Humic Substances and Technology Conference, Boston, March 19, 2009.

14.   Mitch, W.A. “What’s in your water?” Yale Science Saturdays, October 11, 2008.

15.   Walse, S.S.; Plewa, M.J.; Mitch, W.A. “Amino acid disinfection byproducts:
Insights into formation, isolation, and toxicity”. Presented at: 235rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, April 7-8, 2008.

16.   Walse, S.S.; Kemper, J.M.; Mitch, W.A. “Quaternary amines as nitrosamine precursors”. Presented at: 235rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, April 7-8, 2008.

17.   Grebel, J.E.; Pignatello, J.J.; Mitch, W.A. “Advanced oxidative treatment of saline-impacted waters.” Presented at: 235rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, April 7-8, 2008.

18.   Kemper, J.M.; Mitch, W.A. “Abiotic degradation of RDX in the presence of hydrogen sulfide and black carbon.” Presented at: 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, March 25-29, 2007.

19.   Schreiber, I.M.; Mitch, W.A. “Enhanced nitrogenous disinfection byproduct formation near the breakpoint: implications for nitrification control.” Presented at: 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, March 25-29, 2007.

20.   Mitch, W.A. “NDMA and Dimethylnitramine Formation in Drinking and Recreational Waters”. American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference, Charlotte, NC – November 7, 2007.

21.   Mitch, W.A. “Converting Organic Nitrogen into Toxic Nitrogenous Disinfection By-Products during Chlorination/Chloramination.” Presented at: EAWAG, Zurich, Switzerland, October, 2006.

22.   Mitch, W.A. “Update on Nitrosamine Research in the United States”. Presented at: Global Water Research Coalition research advisory committee meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany, October, 2006.

23.   Mitch, W.A. “The Influence of the order of reagent addition on NDMA formation during chloramination”. Presented at: WateReuse Research Conference. Orlando, FL, June 23-24, 2005.

24.   Mitch, W.A.; Sedlak, D.L. “Characterization and Fate of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Precursors during Municipal Wastewater Treatment”. Presented at: 226th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New York, September 7-11, 2003.

25.   Mitch, W.A. “NDMA formation during wastewater chlorination”. Presented at: 2003 WateReuse Foundation Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

26.   Mitch, W.A. “Factors controlling nitrosamine formation during wastewater chlorination”. Presented at: International Water Association 2nd World Water Congress. October 15-19, 2001, Berlin, Germany.

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