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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.