Craig D. Adams, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Oliver L. Parks Endowed Chair; Professor of Civil Engineering
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Health Engineering, University of Kansas
M.S. Environmental Health Engineering, University of Kansas
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas
Research Interests
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Publications and Media Placements
Stanford, B., Adams, C., Rosenfeldt, E., Arevalo, E., Reinert, A. (2016) “CyanoTOX:
Tools for Managing Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water Treatment with Chemical Oxidants,”
Journal American Water Works Association. (in press)
Mu, R., Shi, H., Adams, C., Eichholz, T., Ma, Y. (2016) “Detection, Occurrence, and
Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals in Missouri Drinking Water,” Urban Water Journal.
(in press, and published on line)
Donovan, A., Adams, C., Ma, Y., Stephen, C., Eichholz, T., Shi, H. (2016) “Single
Particle ICP-MS Characterization of Titanium Dioxide, Silver, and Gold Nanoparticles
during Drinking Water Treatment,” Chemosphere, 144, 148-153.
Donovan, A., Adams, C., Ma, Y., Stephan, C., Eichholz, T., Shi, H. (2016) “Detection
of Zinc Oxide and Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles during Drinking Water Treatment by
Rapid Single Particle ICP-MS Methods,” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 408,
5137-5145.
Qiang, Z., Zhang, H., Dong, H., Adams, C., Luan, G., Wang, L. (2015) “Formation of
Disinfection Byproducts in a Recirculating Mariculture System: Emerging Concerns,”
Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 17, 471-477.
Wu, Q., Shi, H., Ma, Y., Adams, C., Jiang, H., Wang, J., Eichholz, T., Timmons, T.
(2015) “Removal of Secondary and Tertiary Amines as N-nitrosamine Precursors in Drinking
Water System by Adsorption Methods,” Separation and Purification Technology, 156,
972-979.
Roberson, A., Adams, C., Bench, Rosen, J. (2015) “Development of Recommendations for
the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List,” Journal of the American Water Works Association,
107, E509-E522.
Lane, R., Adams, C., Randtke, S., Carter, R. (2015) “Chlorination and Chloramination
of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol F, and Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether in Drinking Water,”
Water Research, 79, 68-78.
Lane, R., Adams, C., Randtke, S., Carter, R. (2015) “Bisphenol Diglycidyl Ethers and
Bisphenol A and their Hydrolysis in Drinking Water,” Water Research, 72, 331-339.
Zhang, H., Dong, H., Adams, C., Qiang, Z. (2015) “Formation and Speciation Byproducts
During Chlor(am)ination of Aquarium Seawater,” J. Environmental Sciences, 33, 116-124.
West, D., Mu, R., Gamagedara, S., Ma, Y., Adams, C., Eichholz, T., Burken, J., Shi,
H. (2015) “Simultaneous Detection of Perchlorate and Bromate Using Rapid High Performance
Ion Exchange Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Perchlorate Removal in
Drinking Water,” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22, 8594-8602.
Wu, Q., Shi, H., Adams, C., Eichholz, T., Timmons, T., Jiang, H., Ma, Y. (2014) “Determination
of Secondary and Tertiary Amines as N-nitrosamine Precursors in Drinking Water System
using Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry,” Talanta. 131, 736-741.
Rosen, J., Whelton, A., McGuire, M., Clancy, J., Bartrand, T., Eaton, A., Patterson,
J., Dourson, M., Nance P., Adams, C. (2014) “The Charleston, West Virginia Crude 4-MCHM
Chemical Spill,” J. American Water Works Association, 106(9), 65-74.
Robbins, E., Guo, J., Adams, C. (2014) “Removal of As(III) and As(V) in Surface Modified
Ceramic Filters,” J. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development (IWA), 4(2), 214-222.
Qiang, Z., Jiang, Y., Ben, W., Adams, C., Dong, H. (2013) “Monitoring Free Chlorine
and Free Bromine in Aquarium Seawater Treated by Ozone,” Analytical Methods, 4, 3646.
Wang, C., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2013) “Investigation of Removal
of N-nitrosamines and Their Precursors in Water Treatment using Activated Carbon Nanoparticles,”
Int. J. Environmental Technology and Management, 16(1/2), 34-48.
Shi, H., Qiang, Z., Adams, C. (2013) “Formation of Haloacetic Acids, Halonitromethanes,
Bromate and Iodate during Chlorination and Ozonation of Seawater and Saltwater of
Marine Aquaria Systems,” Chemosphere, 90, 2485-2492.
Wu, Q., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2012) “Oxidative Removal of Selected
Endocrine-disruptors and Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water Treatment Systems, and
Identification of Degradation Products of Triclosan,” Science for the Total Environment,
439, 18-25.
Chamberlain, E., Shi, H., Wang, T., Ma, Y., Fulmer, A., Adams, C. (2012) “Comprehensive
Screening Study of Pesticide Degradation During Drinking Water Disinfection”, Journal
of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 60, 354-363.
Shi, H., Ding, J., Timmons, T., Adams, C. (2012) “pH Effects on the Adsorption of
Saxitoxin by Powdered Activated Carbon,” Harmful Algae, 19, 61-67.
Shi, H., Adams, C. (2012) “Occurrence and Formation of Trihalomethanes in Marine Aquaria
Studied using Solid Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry,” Water
Environment Research, 84, 202-208.
Wang, C., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2012) “Investigation of Removal
of N-nitrosamines and their Precursors in Water Treatments using Activated Carbon
Nanoparticles and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry”, International Journal
of Environment and Waste Management, 16, 34-49.
Cheng, X., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2011) “Removal Study of N-Nitrosamines
by Powdered Activated Carbon in Natural and Reagent Water using SPE-LC/MS/MS,” Global
Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2, 232-240.
Wang, C., Chamberlain, E., Shi, H., Adams, C., Ma, Y. (2011) “Investigation of Degradation
Byproducts of Molinate by Various Oxidation Systems Using Liquid Chromatography/Tandem
Mass Spectrometry,” Global Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2, 107- 113.
Wang, T., Chamberlain, E., Shi, H., Adams, C., Ma, Y. (2011) “Comprehensive Studies
on Aldicarb Degradation in Various Oxidation Systems Using High Performance Liquid
Chromatography coupled with UV Detection and Quadruple Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer,”
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 91, 97-111.
Wang, C., Shi, H., Adams, C., Gamagedara, S., Stayton, I., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2011)
“Investigation of Pharmaceuticals in Missouri Natural and Drinking Water Using High
Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry,” Water Research, 45, 1818-1828.
Cheng, X., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2011) “LC-MS/MS Determination
of Cyanobacterial Toxins in Drinking and Surface Water Samples,” Global Journal of
Analytical Chemistry, 2, 281-287.
Chelme-Ayala, P., Gamal El-Din, M., Smith, D., Adams, C. (2011) “Oxidation Kinetics
of Two Pesticides in Natural Waters by Ozonation and Ozone Combined with Hydrogen
Peroxide,” Water Research, 45, 2517-2526.
Kurwadkar, W., Adams, C., Meyer, M., Kolpin, D. (2011) “Comparative Mobility of Sulfonamides
and Bromide Tracer in Three Soils,” Journal of Environmental Management, 92, 1874-1881.
Chamberlain, E., Wang., C., Shi, H., Adams, C., Ma, Y. (2010) “Oxidative Removal and
Kinetics of Fipronil in Various Oxidation Systems for Drinking Water Treatment,” Journal
of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58, 6895-6899.
Cheng, X., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2010) “Simultaneous Screening
of Herbicide Degradation Byproducts in Water Treatment Plants Using High Performance
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry,” Journal of Agricultural and Food
Chemistry, 58, 4588-4593.
Cheng, X., Shi, H., Adams, C., Ma, Y. (2010) “Assessment of Metal Contaminations Leaching
Out from Recycling Plastic Bottles upon Treatments,” Environmental Science and Pollution
Research, 17, 1323-1330.
Ding, J., Shi, H., Timmons, T., Adams, C. (2010) “Release and Removal of Microcystins
from Microcystis during Oxidative-, Physical- and UV-based Disinfection,” Journal
of Environmental Engineering, 136, 2-11.
Manda, K., Ercal, N., Adams, C. (2010) “Biologically Important Thiols in Aqueous Extracts
of Spices and Evaluation of Their In vitro Antioxidant Properties,” Food Chemistry,
118, 589-593.
Wang, T., Chamberlain, E., Shi, H., Adams, C., Ma, Y. (2010) “Analysis of Oxidation
Byproducts of Dyfonate in Various Oxidant Systems Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Coupled with Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry,” Toxicology and Environmental
Chemistry, 92, 1-12.
Shi, H., Witt, E., Shu, S., Su, T., Wang, J., Adams, C. (2010) “Toxic Trace Element
Assessment for Soils/sediments Deposited During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from Southern
Louisiana, USA: A Sequential Extraction Analysis,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
29, 1419-1428.
Wang, T., Chamberlain, E., Shi, H., Adams, C., Ma, Y. (2010) “Identification of Hydrolytic
Metabolites of Dyfonate in Alkaline Aqueous Solutions by using High Performance Liquid
Chromatography Coupled with Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry,” International
Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 90, 948-961.
Liu, C., Qiang, Z., Adams, C., Tian, F., Zhang, T. (2009) ”Kinetics and Mechanism
for Degradation of Dichlorvos by Permanganate in Drinking Water Treatment,” Water
Research, 43, 3435-3442.
Cheng, X., Shi, H., Adams, C., Timmons, T., Ma, Y. (2009) “Effects of Oxidative and
Physical Treatments on Inactivation of Cylindrospermopsis Raciborskii and Removal
of Cylindrospermopsin,” Water Science and Technology, 60, 689-697. Shi, H. Adams,
C. (2009) “Rapid IC-ICP/MS Method for Simultaneous Analysis of Iodoacetic Acids, Bromoacetic
Acids, Bromate, and other Related Halogenated Compounds in Water,” Talanta, 79, 523-527.
Roberson, A., Lueders, M., Adams, C., Rosen, J. (2009) “Development of Risk Indices
for Draft Contaminant Candidate List 3 (CCL3) Chemicals,” Journal American Water Works
Association, 101(9), 64-74.
Nie, Y., Qiang, Z., Zhang, H., Adams, C. (2009) “Determination of Endocrine-disrupting
Chemicals in the Liquid and Solid Phases of Activated Sludge by Solid Phase Extraction
and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry,” Journal of Chromatography A, 1216, 7071-7080.
Adams, C. (2008) “Modeling Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Sewage
Treatment,” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management,
12, 2-9.
Demirkol, O., Cagri-Mehmetoglu, A., Qiang, Z., Ercal, N., and Adams, C. (2008) “Impact
of Food Disinfection on Beneficial Biothiol Contents in Strawberry,” J. Agriculture
and Food Chemistry, 56, 10414-10421.
Ben, W., Qiang, Z., Adams, C., Zhang, H. (2008) “Simultaneous determination of sulfonamides,
tetracyclines and tiamulin in swine wastewater by solid-phase extraction and liquid
chromatography-mass spectrometry,” J. Chromatography A, 1202, 173-180.
Su, T., Shu, S., Shi, H., Wang, J., Adams, C., Witt, E. (2008) “Distribution of Toxic
Trace Elements in Soil/Sediment in post-Katrina New Orleans and the Louisiana Delta,”
Environmental Pollution, 156, 994-450.
Auriol, M., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Adams, C., Tyagi, R., Noguerol, T., Pina, B. (2008)
“Removal of Estrogenic Activity of Natural and Synthetic Hormones from a Municipal
Wastewater: Efficiency of Horseradish Peroxidase and Laccase from Trametes Versicolor,”
Chemosphere, 70, 445-452.
Patni, A., Ludlow, D., Adams, C. (2008) “Characteristics of Ground Granular Activated
Carbon for Rapid Small Scale Column Tests,” J. Environmental Engineering, 131, 216-221.
Loftin, K., Adams, C., Meyer, M., Surampalli, R. (2008) “Effects of Ionic Strength,
Temperature, and pH on Degradation of Selected Antibiotics,” Journal of Environmental
Quality, 37, 378-386.
Kurwadkar, S., Adams, C., Meyer, M., Kolpin, D. (2007) “Effects of Sorbate Speciation
on Sorption of Selected Sulfonamides in Three Loamy Soils,” J. Agriculture and Food
Chemistry, 55, 1370-1376.
Adams, C., Witt, E., Wang, J., Shaver, D., Summers, D., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Shi,
H., Luna, R., Anderson, N. (2007) “Chemical Quality of Depositional Sediments and
Associated Soils in New Orleans and the Louisiana Peninsula following Hurricane Katrina,”
Environmental Science Technology, 41, 3437-3443.
Daigger, G., Adams, C., Steller, H. (2007) “Diffusion of Oxygen Through Activated
Sludge Flocs: Experimental Measurement, Modeling, and Implications for Simultaneous
Nitrification and Denitrification,” Water Environmental Research, 79, 375-387.
Auriol, M., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Tyagi, R., Adams, C. (2007) “Oxidation of Natural
and Synthetic Hormones by the Horseradish Peroxidase Enzyme in Wastewater,” Chemosphere,
68, 1830-1837.
Filali-Meknassi, Y., Auriol, M., Adams, C., Surampalli, R. (2007) “Quantification
of Steroid Sex Hormones using Solid-Phase Extraction followed by Liquid Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry,” Water Environment Research, 79, 687-696.
Auriol, M., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Tyagi, Adams, C. (2007) “Laccase-catalyzed Conversion
of Natural and Synthetic Hormones from a Municipal Wastewater,” Water Research, 41,
3281-3288.
Macauley, J., Adams, C., Mormile, M. (2007) “Diversity of tet Resistant Genes in Tetracycline-Resistant
Bacteria Isolated from a Swine Lagoon with Low Antibiotic Impact,” Canadian J. Microbiology,
53, 1307-1315.
Sutherland, J., Adams, C. (2007) “Determination of Hydroxyl Radical Rate Constants
for Fuel Oxygenates,” Environmental Engineering Science, 24, 998-1005. Chamberlain,
E., Adams, C. (2006) “Oxidation of Sulfonamides, Macrolides, and Carbadox with Free
Chlorine and Monochloramine,” Water Research, 40, 2463-2592.
Qiang, Z., Macauley, J., Mormile, M., Surampalli, R., Adams, C. (2006) “Treatment
of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Swine Wastewater with Free Chlorine,”
J. Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 54, 8144-8154.
Auriol, M., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Adams, C., Tyagi, R. D. (2006) “Natural and Synthetic
Hormone Degradation using Horseradish Peroxidase Enzyme: Temperature and pH Effects,”
Water Research, 40, 2847-2856.
Graziano, N., McGuire, M., Adams, C., Roberson, A., Jiang, H., Blute, N. (2006) “Using
the ELISA Method to Track Atrazine Occurrence in a National Monitoring Program,” J.
American Water Works Association, 98:10, 111-123.
Jiang, H., Adams, C., Graziano, N., Roberson, A., McGuire, M. (2006) “Enzyme Linked
Immunoassay Analysis (ELISA) of Atrazine in Raw and Finished Drinking Water,” Environmental
Engineering Science, 20, 503-515.
Auriol, M., Filali-Meknassi, Y., Tyagi, R., Adams, C., Surampalli, R. (2006) “Endocrine
Disrupting Compounds Removal from Wastewater, A New Challenge,” Process Biochemistry,
41, 525-539.
Jiang, H., Adams, C. (2006) “Treatability of Chloro-s-triazines by Conventional Drinking
Water Treatment Technologies,” Water Research, 40, 1657-1667.
Graziano, N., McGuire, M., Roberson, A., Adams, C., Jiang, H., Blute, N. (2006) “2004
National Atrazine Occurrence Monitoring Program Using the Abraxis ELISA Method,” Environmental
Science and Technology, 40, 1163-1171.
Jiang, H., Adams, C., Graziano, N., Roberson, A., McGuire, M., Frey, M. (2006) “Occurrence
and Removal of Total and Individual Chloro-s-triazines in Full-Scale Water Treatment
Plants,” Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 3609-3616.
Macauley, J., Qiang, Z., Adams, C., Surampalli, R., Mormile, M. (2006) “Disinfection
of Swine Wastes Using Chlorine and Ultraviolet Light,” Water Research, 40, 2017-2026.
Wu, W., Goldtein, G., Adams, C., Mathews, R., Ercal, N. (2006) “Separation and Quantification
of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and N-acetyl-cysteine-amide (AD4) by HPLC with Fluorescence
Detection,” Biomedical Chromatography, 20, 415-422.
Qiang, Z., Demirkol, O., Ercal, N., Adams, C. (2005) “Impact of Food Disinfection
using Ozone and other Oxidants on the Beneficial Antioxidant Biothiol Contents in
Vegetables,” J. Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 53, 9830-9840.
Yu, L., Adams, C., Ludlow, D. (2005) “Adsorption of MTBE and Alternative Fuel Oxygenates
on Granular Activated Carbon,” Journal of Environmental Engineering, 131, 983-987.
Sutherland, J., Adams, C., Kekobad, J. (2005) “Treatability of Alternative Fuel Oxygenates
using Advanced Oxidation, Air Stripping and Carbon Adsorption,” J. Environmental Engineering,
131, 623-631.
Loftin, K., Henny, C., Adams, C., Surampalli, R., Mormile, M. (2005) “Inhibition of
Microbial Metabolism in Anaerobic Lagoons by Selected Sulfonamides, Tetracyclines,
Lincomycin, and Tylosin Tartrate,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24(4),
782-788.
Adams, C., Seitz, T., Lane, J., Timmons, T., Levotch, S. (2005) “Trihalomethane and
Haloacetic Acid Disinfections Byproducts in Full-scale Drinking Water Systems,” J.
Environmental Engineering, 131, 526-534.
Demirkol, O., Adams, C., Ercal, N. (2004) “Biologically Important Thiols in Various
Vegetables and Fruits,” J. of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 52, 8151-8154.
Jiang, H., Adams, C. Koffskey, W. (2004) “Determination of Chloro-s-Triazines including
Didealkylatrazine using Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry,” J. of Chromatography, 1064, 219-226.
Qiang, Z., Adams, C. (2004) “Determination of Monochloramine Formation Rate Constants
with Stopped-flow Spectrophotometry,” Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 1435-1444.
Gale, N., Adams, C., Wixson, B., Loftin, K., Huang, Y. (2004) “Lead, Zinc, Copper,
and Cadmium in Fish and Sediments from the Big River and Flat River Creek of Missouri’s
Old Lead Belt,” Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 26, 37–49.
Adams, C., Jiang, H., Graziano, N., Roberson, A., McGuire, M. (2004) “Characterization
of Interferences for Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay Tests for Atrazine,” J. American Water
Works Association, 96:12, 126-139.
Qiang, Z., Adams, C. (2004) “Potentiometric Determination of Acid Dissociation Constants
(pKa) for Human and Veterinary Antibiotics,” Water Research, 38, 2874-2890.
Qiang, Z., Adams, C., Surampalli, R. (2004) “Determination of Ozonation Rate Constants
for Lincomycin and Spectinomycin,” Ozone Science and Engineering, 26, 1-13.
Sutherland, J., Adams, C., Kekobad, J. (2004) “Treatment of MTBE by Air Stripping,
Carbon Adsorption, and Advanced Oxidation: Technical and Economic Comparison for Five
Groundwaters,” Water Research, 38, 193-205.
Beardsley M., Adams, C. (2003) “Modeling and Control of Vinyl Chloride in Drinking
Water Distribution Systems,” J. Environmental Engineering, 129, 844-851.
Adams, C. (2003) “Control of Total Chloro-s-Triazines in Conventional Drinking Water
Treatment Plants,” Special Edition of Practice Periodical for Hazardous, Toxic, and
Radioactive Waste (ASCE) titled Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in the Environment
(Guest Ed: C. Adams and A. Bhandari.), 7(4), 281-188.
Gorg, S., Adams, C. (2002) “Effect of pH and Gas-phase Ozone Concentration on the
Decolorization Efficiency of Common Textile Dyes,” J. Environmental Engineering, 123(3),
293-298.
Adams, C., Wang Y., Loftin K., Meyer M. (2002) “Removal of Antibiotics from Surface
and Distilled Water in Conventional Water Treatment Processes,” J. Environmental Engineering,
128(3), 253-260. (Authors awarded the Rudolph Hering Award-2003 by the American Society
of Civil Engineers as the “most valuable contribution to the environmental branch
of engineering.”)
Gale, N., Adams, C., Wixson, B., Loftin, K., Huang, K. (2002) “Lead Levels in Fish
and River Sediment in the Old Lead Belt of Missouri,” Environmental Science and Technology,
36:20, 4262-4268.
Adams, C., Kuzhikannil, J. (2000) “Effects of UV/H2O2 Preoxidation on the Aerobic
Biodegradability of Quaternary Amine Surfactants,” Water Research, 34(11), 668-672.
Kitis, M., Adams, C., Kuzhikannil, J., Daigger, G. (2000) “Integrated Ozone/Hydrogen
Peroxide - Biological Treatment for Non-ionic Surfactants and Polypropylene Glycol,”
Environmental Science and Technology, 34(11), 2305-2310.
Kitis, M., Adams, C., Daigger, G. (1999) “The Effects of Fenton’s Reagent Pretreatment
on the Biodegradability of Non-Ionic Surfactants: Laboratory Studies and Economic
Analysis,” Water Research, 33(11), 2561-2565.
Lawson, R., Adams, C. (1999) “Enhanced VOC Absorption Using the Ozone/Hydrogen Peroxide
Advanced Oxidation Process,” J. Air and Waste Management, 49, 1315-1323.
Adams, C., Cozzens, R., Kim, B. (1997) “Effects of Ozonation on the Biodegradability
of Substituted Phenols,” Water Research, 31(10), 2655-2663.
Adams, C., Watson, T. L. (1996) “Treatability of s-Triazine Herbicide Metabolites
using Powdered Activated Carbon,” J. Environmental Engineering, 122(4), 327-330.
Adams, C., Spitzer, S., Cowan, R. L. (1996) “Biodegradation of Nonionic Surfactants
and Effects of Oxidative Pretreatment,” J. Environmental Engineering, 122(6), 477-483.
Kanzelmeyer, T. J., Adams, C. (1996) “Removal of Copper from a Metal-Complex Dye by
Oxidative Pretreatment and Ion Exchange,” Water Environment Research, 68(2), 222-228.
Adams, C., Fusco, W., Kanzelmeyer, T. J. (1995) “Ozone, Hydrogen Peroxide/Ozone and
UV/Ozone Treatment of Chromium- and Copper-Complex Dyes: Decolorization and Metal
Release,” Ozone Science and Engineering, 17, 149-162.
Adams, C., Scanlan, P. A., Secrist, N. D. (1994) “Oxidation and Biodegradability Enhancement
of 1,4-Dioxane using Hydrogen Peroxide and Ozone,” Environmental Science and Technology,
28(11), 1812-1818.
Hulsey, R. A., Randtke, S. J., Adams, C., Long, B. W. (1993) “Atrazine Removal using
Ozone and GAC: A Pilot-Plant Study,” Ozone Science and Engineering, 15(3), 227-244.
Adams, C., Randtke, S. J. (1992) “Ozonation Byproducts of Atrazine in Synthetic and
Natural Waters,” Environmental Science and Technology, 26(11), 2218-2227.
Adams, C., Randtke, S. J. (1992) “Removal of Atrazine from Drinking Water by Ozonation,”
J. American Water Works Association, 84(9), 91-102. (Awarded “Best Paper Award for
1992 in Journal of the American Water Works Association” by the American Water Works
Association - Research Division.)
Adams, C., Thurman, E. M. (1991),”Formation and Transport of Deethylatrazine in the
Soil and Vadose Zone,” J. Environmental Quality, 20(3), 540-547.
Books and Book Chapters
Cresser, M., Boxall, A., Adams, C., Batty, L. (2012) “Earth ± Man: An Integrated Introduction
to Environmental Science”, Elsevier, New York, NY, USA. (Textbook)
Adams, C. (2009) “Pharmaceuticals,” Chapter 3 in Contaminants of Emerging Concern,
Ed: A. Bhandari, R. Surampalli, C. Adams, P. Champagne, S. K. Ong, R. D. Tyagi, T.
Zhang, ASCE Press.
Adams, C. (2009) “Treatment of Transformation Products,” Chapter 9 in Handbook of
Environmental Chemistry – Degradation of Synthetic Chemicals in the Environment, Ed:
A. Boxall, Springer.
Adams, C. (2007) “Treatment of Antibiotics in Swine Wastewater,” Chapter 14 in Fate
of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems, Ed: D. Aga,
CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Books.
Witt, E., Adams, C., Wang, J., Shaver, D., Filali-Meknassi, Y. (2006) “Soil and Sediment
Chemistry in the Mississippi Delta Following Hurricane Katrina,” In Science and the
storms: the USGS Response to the Hurricanes of 2005 (U.S. Geological Survey Circular
1306), Eds., Farris et al., USGS, 207-212.
Witt, E., Adams, C., Wang, J., Shaver, D., Filali-Meknassi, Y. (2006) “Selected Chemical
Composition of Deposited Sediments in the Flooded Areas of New Orleans, Louisiana
following Hurricane Katrina,” In Science and the storms: the USGS Response to the
Hurricanes of 2005 (U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1306), Eds., Farris et al., USGS,
201-206.
Randtke, S., Witt, A., Adams, P., Pancake, R., Adams, C. (2004) “Occurrence and Control
of Atrazine in Midwestern Surface Water Supplies,” in Advances in Drinking Water Treatment,
Ed: R. Surampalli, ASCE, 356-394.
Adams, C., Bhandari, A. (2003) “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Environment,”
Practice Periodical for Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (ASCE) titled Endocrine
Disrupting Compounds in the Environment, Special Ed: C. Adams and A. Bhandari, 7(4),
201.
Sutherland, J., Panka, B., Burken, J., Adams, C. (2000) “Chemical and Biological Oxidation
of MTBE Pathways under Variable Conditions,” in Case Studies in the Remediation of
Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Eds. G. Wickramanayake, A. Gavaskar, G. Biggs,
J. Means., Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 25-32.
Adams, C., Filipe, C., Vogg, C., Kanzelmeyer, T., Olivier, J. (1996) “Chromium Removal
from Metal-complex Dyes using Oxidative Pretreatment and Ion Exchange,” in Chemical
Oxidation: Technology for the Nineties, Eds. W. Eckenfelder, A. Bowers, J. Roth, Technomic
Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, PA, 5, 95-107.