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Howard S. Weinberg is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research encompasses several interdisciplinary topics predominantly within water science, engineering, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's recent publications highlight an emphasis on water quality, treatment technologies, and related health impacts. Some of the papers published through UNC Libraries include:

  • Using light scattering to evaluate the separation of polydisperse nanoparticles, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Towards reducing DBP formation potential of drinking water by favouring direct ozone over hydroxyl radical reactions during ozonation, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • The Effect of Water Disinfection By-products on Pregnancy Outcomes in Two Southeastern US Communities, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • The Healthy Men Study: An Evaluation of Exposure to Disinfection By-Products in Tap Water and Sperm Quality, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Meeting Report: Pharmaceuticals in Water-An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Public Health Challenge, 2020, UNC Libraries

The research topics covered in these works often relate to issues of water disinfection by-products, nanoparticle separation, advanced oxidation processes, and the public health challenges posed by pharmaceuticals in water supplies.

Frequent coauthors with whom Weinberg has collaborated include:

  • Thomas J. Luben
  • Amy H. Herring
  • David A. Savitz
  • Philip C. Singer
  • Anne A. Galyean

Their scholarly output has been primarily disseminated through the UNC Libraries publication venue, indicating a strong affiliation with this academic institution's repository.

The scientist's main fields of study include computational mechanics, electrical and electronic engineering, and water science and technology. Subfields and specific research areas of interest consist of:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

Key topics addressed in their research comprise:

  • Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment

The body of work indicates a focus on fundamental and applied aspects of fluid dynamics and water treatment processes, with particular attention to the methods for separation and treatment of contaminants in water systems.

Best Publications

  • Occurrence of a New Generation of Disinfection Byproducts

    Stuart W. Krasner;Howard S. Weinberg;Susan D. Richardson;Salvador J. Pastor

  • Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in an advanced wastewater reclamation plant

    Xin Yang;Riley C. Flowers;Howard S. Weinberg;Philip C. Singer

  • Trace analysis of trimethoprim and sulfonamide, macrolide, quinolone, and tetracycline antibiotics in chlorinated drinking water using liquid chromatography electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.

    Zhengqi Ye;Howard S. Weinberg;Michael T. Meyer

  • UV degradation kinetics and modeling of pharmaceutical compounds in laboratory grade and surface water via direct and indirect photolysis at 254 nm

    Vanessa J. Pereira;Howard S. Weinberg;Karl G. Linden;Philip C. Singer

  • Evaluation of UV irradiation for photolytic and oxidative degradation of pharmaceutical compounds in water.

    Vanessa J. Pereira;Karl G. Linden;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Evaluating engineered nanoparticles in natural waters

    Howard Weinberg;Anne Galyean;Michael Leopold

  • Formation and Control of Bromate During Ozonation of Waters Containing Bromide

    Stuart W. Krasner;William H. Glaze;Howard S. Weinberg;Phillippe A. Daniel

  • Bromate in chlorinated drinking waters: Occurrence and implications for future regulation

    Howard S. Weinberg;Carrie A. Delcomyn;Vasu Unnam

  • Exposure to Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products and Pregnancy Loss

    David A. Savitz;David A. Savitz;Philip C. Singer;Amy H. Herring;Katherine E. Hartmann

  • Formation and Removal of Aldehydes in Plants That Use Ozonation

    Howard S. Weinberg;William H. Glaze;Stuart W. Krasner;Michael J. Sclimenti

  • Concentration, Chlorination, and Chemical Analysis of Drinking Water for Disinfection Byproduct Mixtures Health Effects Research: U.S. EPA’s Four Lab Study

    Jonathan G. Pressman;Susan D. Richardson;Thomas F. Speth;Richard J. Miltner

  • Evaluating the formation of brominated DBPs during ozonation

    William H. Glaze;Howard S. Weinberg;Joseph E. Cavanagh

  • Factors affecting the formation of disinfection by-products during chlorination and chloramination of secondary effluent for the production of high quality recycled water

    Katrin Doederer;Wolfgang Gernjak;Howard S. Weinberg;Maria José Farré

  • The effect of inorganic precursors on disinfection byproduct formation during UV-chlorine/chloramine drinking water treatment.

    Bonnie A. Lyon;Aaron D. Dotson;Karl G. Linden;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Integrated disinfection by-products mixtures research: comprehensive characterization of water concentrates prepared from chlorinated and ozonated/postchlorinated drinking water.

    Susan D. Richardson;Alfred D. Thruston;Stuart W. Krasner;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Towards reducing DBP formation potential of drinking water by favouring direct ozone over hydroxyl radical reactions during ozonation.

    Glen Andrew De Vera;Daniel Stalter;Wolfgang Gernjak;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Rejection of disinfection by-products by RO and NF membranes: Influence of solute properties and operational parameters

    Katrin Doederer;Maria José Farré;Marc Pidou;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Meeting Report: Pharmaceuticals in Water—An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Public Health Challenge

    Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Drinking water disinfection by-product exposure and fetal growth.

    Caroline S. Hoffman;Pauline Mendola;David A. Savitz;Amy H. Herring

  • Changes in dissolved organic matter fluorescence and disinfection byproduct formation from UV and subsequent chlorination/chloramination.

    Bonnie A. Lyon;Rose M. Cory;Howard S. Weinberg

  • Disinfection byproducts in drinking water: the analytical challenge.

    Howard Weinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip C. Singer
Philip C. Singer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wolfgang Gernjak
Wolfgang Gernjak Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Stuart W. Krasner
Stuart W. Krasner Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
David A. Savitz
David A. Savitz Brown University
Jurg Keller
Jurg Keller University of Queensland
Karl G. Linden
Karl G. Linden University of Colorado Boulder
Susan D. Richardson
Susan D. Richardson University of South Carolina
Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz
Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz Catalan Institute for Water Research
Andrew F. Olshan
Andrew F. Olshan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Urs von Gunten
Urs von Gunten Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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