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Overview

James R. Mihelcic is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a significant focus on several subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics, with particular emphasis on

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Recent publications by James R. Mihelcic include the following papers:

  • Passive In-Line Chlorination for Drinking Water Disinfection: A Critical Review, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Willingness among food consumers to recycle human urine as crop fertiliser: Evidence from a multinational survey, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Nutrient control in water bodies: A systems approach, 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Systems Thinking for Effective Interventions in Global Environmental Health, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Meeting the Water and Sanitation Challenges of Underbounded Communities in the U.S., 2022, Environmental Science & Technology

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology (18 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters (9 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (3 publications)
  • Water (3 publications)
  • Environmental Engineering Science (2 publications)

James R. Mihelcic often collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Shuxiao Wang (12 joint publications)
  • Bryan W. Brooks (10 joint publications)
  • Jeffrey A. Cunningham (9 joint publications)
  • Julie B. Zimmerman (9 joint publications)
  • Alexandria B. Boehm (9 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Sustainable recycling of municipal solid waste in developing countries

    Alexis M. Troschinetz;James R. Mihelcic

  • A new planning and design paradigm to achieve sustainable resource recovery from wastewater

    Jeremy S. Guest;Steven J. Skerlos;James L. Barnard;M. Bruce Beck

  • Sustainability of wastewater treatment technologies

    Helen E. Muga;James R. Mihelcic

  • Sustainability Science and Engineering: The Emergence of a New Metadiscipline

    James R. Mihelcic;John C. Crittenden;Mitchell J. Small;David R. Shonnard

  • Accessibility and usability: Green space preferences, perceptions, and barriers in a rapidly urbanizing city in Latin America

    Heather E. Wright Wendel;Rebecca K. Zarger;James R. Mihelcic

  • Global potential of phosphorus recovery from human urine and feces.

    James R. Mihelcic;Lauren M. Fry;Ryan Shaw

  • Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds under various redox conditions in soil-water systems.

    J R Mihelcic;R G Luthy

  • Microbial degradation of acenaphthene and naphthalene under denitrification conditions in soil-water systems.

    J R Mihelcic;R G Luthy

  • Bioavailability of sorbed- and separate-phase chemicals

    James R. Mihelcic;Donald R. Lueking;Robert J. Mitzell;J. Mark Stapleton

  • Global stressors on water quality and quantity.

    Julie Beth Zimmerman;James R. Mihelcic;and James Smith

  • Biodegradation of Three- and Four-Ring Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons under Aerobic and Denitrifying Conditions

    Dan L. Mcnally;James R. Mihelcic;Donald R. Lueking

  • Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design

    James R. Mihelcic;Julie Beth Zimmerman;Martin T. Auer

  • A review of virus removal in wastewater treatment pond systems.

    Matthew E. Verbyla;James R. Mihelcic

  • Sorption and microbial degradation of naphthalene in soil-water suspensions under denitrification conditions

    James R. Mihelcic;Richard G. Luthy

  • Life cycle assessment of vertical and horizontal flow constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment considering nitrogen and carbon greenhouse gas emissions.

    Valerie J. Fuchs;James R. Mihelcic;John S. Gierke

  • Adapting life-cycle thinking tools to evaluate project sustainability in international water and sanitation development work

    Jennifer R. McConville;James R. Mihelcic

  • A case study of enteric virus removal and insights into the associated risk of water reuse for two wastewater treatment pond systems in Bolivia.

    E. M. Symonds;M. E. Verbyla;J. O. Lukasik;R. C. Kafle

  • Relationship between chemical and theoretical oxygen demand for specific classes of organic chemicals

    James R. Baker;Mark W. Milke;James R. Mihelcic

  • Epidemiological Evidence and Health Risks Associated With Agricultural Reuse of Partially Treated and Untreated Wastewater: A Review.

    Anthony A. Adegoke;Anthony A. Adegoke;Isaac D. Amoah;Thor A. Stenström;Matthew E. Verbyla

  • Assessing Equitable Access to Urban Green Space: The Role of Engineered Water Infrastructure

    Heather E Wright Wendel;Joni A Downs;James R Mihelcic

  • Biodegradation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under aerobic and nitrate-reducing conditions

    Dan L. McNally;James R. Mihelcic;Donald R. Lueking

  • Field Guide to Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, and Indoor Air

    James R. Mihelcic;Lauren M. Fry;Elizabeth A. Myre;Linda D. Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Julie B. Zimmerman
Julie B. Zimmerman Yale University
John C. Crittenden
John C. Crittenden Georgia Institute of Technology
Sarina J. Ergas
Sarina J. Ergas University of South Florida
Nagiza F. Samatova
Nagiza F. Samatova North Carolina State University
Alexandria B. Boehm
Alexandria B. Boehm Stanford University
David R. Shonnard
David R. Shonnard Michigan Technological University
Richard G. Luthy
Richard G. Luthy Stanford University
Björn Vinnerås
Björn Vinnerås Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside

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