Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.
~ Proverbs 1:5
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.
~ Proverbs 1:5
Inorganic chloramines are commonly used drinking water disinfectants intended to safeguard public health and curb regulated disinfection by-product formation. However, inorganic chloramines themselves produce by-products that are poorly characterized. We report chloronitramide anion (Cl–N–NO2−) as a previously unidentified end product of inorganic chloramine decomposition. Analysis of chloraminated US drinking waters found Cl–N–NO2− in all samples tested (n = 40), with a median concentration of 23 micrograms per liter and first and third quartiles of 1.3 and 92 micrograms per liter, respectively. Cl–N–NO2− warrants occurrence and toxicity studies in chloraminated water systems that serve more than 113 million people in the US alone.
I am a displaced Yankee with a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas. I am passionate about hands-on learning and equipping others to solve problems in the water industry world-wide.
I am skilled in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, experiment design, chemistry based laboratory investigation, numerical modeling of chemical transport, teaching, writing, and international development.
I have worked with teaching focused institutions based in the U.S. and Africa and have spent time working on development projects in South America and Africa. I adjunct a variety of Civil Engineering courses and I am skilled in technical communication and client/student interaction and problem solving.