Biography
My research program is focused on water quality engineering, emphasizing protection of public health and prevention of waterborne disease. In particular, I am interested in emerging water contaminants (such as viruses) and their detection, occurrence, fate, removal, inactivation, and risk.
Research Area
Education
Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2001
M.S., Civil & Environmental Enginenering, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1995
B.S., Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, Greece 1993
Publications
Wong K., Voice T., Xagoraraki I. (2013) Effect of Organic Carbon on Sorption of Human Adenovirus to Soil Particles and Laboratory Containers. Water Research, Vol. 47, pp. 3339-3446
Kumar A., Wong K., Xagoraraki I. (2012) Effect of Detection Methods on Risk Estimates of Exposure to Biosolids-Associated Human Enteric Viruses. Risk Analysis, Vol. 32, pp. 916-929
Munir M., Wong K., Xagoraraki I. (2011) Release of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes in the Effluent and Biosolids of Five Wastewater Utilities in Michigan, Water Research, Vol. 45, pp. 681-693
Simmons F., Kuo D., Xagoraraki I. (2011) Removal of Human Enteric Viruses by a Full-Scale Membrane Bioreactor during Municipal Wastewater Processing. Water Research, Vol. 45, pp. 2739-2750
Wong K., Onan B., Xagoraraki I. (2010) Quantification of Enteric Viruses, Pathogen Indicators, and Salmonella Bacteria in Class B Anaerobically Digested Biosolids by Culture and Molecular Methods. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 76, No. 19, pp. 6441-6448
Kumar A. Xagoraraki I. (2010) Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in U.S. Surface and Finished Drinking Waters: A Proposed Ranking System. Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 408, pp. 5972-5989
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