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Craig D. Adams is affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, with a focus on marine and coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, water quality monitoring and analysis, odor and emission control technologies, marine toxins and detection methods, environmental chemistry and analysis, as well as drilling and well engineering.

Craig D. Adams has published several papers across notable scientific journals. Recent significant publications include:

  • Monitoring inland water quality using remote sensing: potential and limitations of spectral indices, bio-optical simulations, machine learning, and cloud computing (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Development and optimization of analytical methods for the detection of 18 taste and odor compounds in drinking water utilities (2021, Water Research X)
  • Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide and Copper Sulfate on the Delayed Release of Microcystin (2020, Water)
  • Delayed Release of Intracellular Microcystin Following Partial Oxidation of Cultured and Naturally Occurring Cyanobacteria (2020, Toxins)
  • Treatability of 18 taste and odor compounds using powdered activated carbon in drinking water utilities (2022, AWWA Water Science)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Samar Maalouf, Christiane Hoppe-Jones, Susheera Pochiraju, Lauren Weinrich, and Katherine E. Greenstein.

Craig D. Adams's work is published in multiple scholarly venues, notably:

  • AWWA Water Science
  • EP Europace
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Water Research X
  • Toxins

Best Publications

  • Removal of Antibiotics from Surface and Distilled Water in Conventional Water Treatment Processes

    Craig D. Adams;Y Wang;K Loftin;M Meyer

  • Potentiometric determination of acid dissociation constants (pKa) for human and veterinary antibiotics.

    Zhimin Qiang;Craig D. Adams

  • Endocrine disrupting compounds removal from wastewater, a new challenge

    Muriel Auriol;Muriel Auriol;Youssef Filali-Meknassi;Youssef Filali-Meknassi;Rajeshwar D. Tyagi;Craig D. Adams

  • Effects of Ionic Strength, Temperature, and pH on Degradation of Selected Antibiotics

    Keith A. Loftin;Craig D. Adams;Michael T. Meyer;Rao Surampalli

  • Oxidation and biodegradability enhancement of 1,4-dioxane using hydrogen peroxide and ozone.

    Craig D. Adams;Patricia A. Scanlan;Neal D. Secrist

  • Formation and transport of deethylatrazine in the soil and vadose zone

    Craig D. Adams;E M Thurman

  • Simultaneous determination of sulfonamides, tetracyclines and tiamulin in swine wastewater by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Weiwei Ben;Zhimin Qiang;Craig Adams;Heqing Zhang

  • The effects of Fenton's reagent pretreatment on the biodegradability of nonionic surfactants

    M Kitis;Craig D. Adams;G Daigger

  • Disinfection of swine wastewater using chlorine, ultraviolet light and ozone.

    John J Macauley;Zhimin Qiang;Zhimin Qiang;Craig D. Adams;Rao Surampalli

  • Determination of Monochloramine Formation Rate Constants with Stopped-Flow Spectrophotometry

    Zhimin Qiang;Craig D. Adams

  • Laccase-catalyzed conversion of natural and synthetic hormones from a municipal wastewater.

    Muriel Auriol;Youssef Filali-Meknassi;Rajeshwar D. Tyagi;Craig D. Adams

  • Investigation of Pharmaceuticals in Missouri Natural and Drinking Water Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Chuan Wang;Honglan Shi;Craig D. Adams;Craig D. Adams;Sanjeewa Gamagedara

  • Biologically important thiols in various vegetables and fruits.

    Omca Demirkol;Craig D. Adams;Nuran Ercal

  • Removal of estrogenic activity of natural and synthetic hormones from a municipal wastewater: efficiency of horseradish peroxidase and laccase from Trametes versicolor.

    Muriel Auriol;Youssef Filali-Meknassi;Craig D. Adams;Rajeshwar D. Tyagi

  • Single particle ICP-MS characterization of titanium dioxide, silver, and gold nanoparticles during drinking water treatment

    Ariel R. Donovan;Craig D. Adams;Yinfa Ma;Chady Stephan

  • Ozonation byproducts of atrazine in synthetic and natural waters

    Craig D. Adams;Stephen J. Randtke

  • Effects of Ozonation on the Biodegradability of Substituted Phenols

    Craig D. Adams;Randall A. Cozzens;Byung J. Kim

  • Oxidation of sulfonamides, macrolides, and carbadox with free chlorine and monochloramine.

    E Chamberlain;Craig D. Adams

  • Effects of sorbate speciation on sorption of selected sulfonamides in three loamy soils.

    Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar;Craig D. Adams;Michael T. Meyer;Dana W. Kolpin

  • Treatment of MTBE by air stripping, carbon adsorption, and advanced oxidation: technical and economic comparison for five groundwaters.

    J Sutherland;Craig D. Adams;J Kekobad

  • Determination of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the liquid and solid phases of activated sludge by solid phase extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Yafeng Nie;Zhimin Qiang;Heqing Zhang;Craig Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhimin Qiang
Zhimin Qiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael T. Meyer
Michael T. Meyer United States Geological Survey
Rao Y. Surampalli
Rao Y. Surampalli University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Michael J. McGuire
Michael J. McGuire Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Glen T. Daigger
Glen T. Daigger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi
Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Mehmet Kitis
Mehmet Kitis Süleyman Demirel University
Nuran Ercal
Nuran Ercal Missouri University of Science and Technology
Dana W. Kolpin
Dana W. Kolpin United States Geological Survey
Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia

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