2026 Mark W. LeChevallier: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	74	1351	1282	579	532	206	18717

Overview

Mark W. LeChevallier is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to water treatment, microbial communities, and pathogen management in water systems.

The scientist has published extensively in fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields such as Endocrinology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Main research topics associated with their work include:

Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
Water Treatment and Disinfection
Vibrio bacteria research studies
Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
IoT-based Smart Home Systems
Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

LeChevallier's frequent publication venues are:

American Water Works Association
AWWA Water Science
Preprints.org
Microorganisms
Journal of Water Process Engineering

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

Timothy A. Bartrand
Jennifer L. Clancy
Toby Prosser
Melita Stevens
Jianfeng Wen

Selected recent papers authored by Mark W. LeChevallier include:

Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems-A Review, 2024, Microorganisms
Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems-A Review, 2024, Preprints.org
Managing Legionella pneumophila in Water Systems, 2020, American Water Works Association

Other significant publications linked to their frequent co-author Jianfeng Wen include:

Nitrous oxide emission and microbial community of full-scale anoxic/aerobic membrane bioreactors at low dissolved oxygen setpoints, 2020, Journal of Water Process Engineering
Microbial community similarity and dissimilarity inside and across full-scale activated sludge processes for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, 2020, Water Science & Technology

Best Publications

Inactivation of biofilm bacteria.

M W LeChevallier;C D Cawthon;R G Lee

788
Citations
Factors Influencing Numbers of Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, and Other Mycobacteria in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Joseph O. Falkinham;Cheryl D. Norton;Mark W. LeChevallier

673
Citations
Full-scale studies of factors related to coliform regrowth in drinking water.

M W LeChevallier;N J Welch;D B Smith

669
Citations
Impact of enhanced and optimized coagulation on removal of organic matter and its biodegradable fraction in drinking water

Christian Volk;Kimberly Bell;Eva Ibrahim;Debbie Verges

508
Citations
Bacterial nutrients in drinking water

M W LeChevallier;W Schulz;R G Lee

476
Citations
Chlorine, Chloramine, Chlorine Dioxide, and Ozone Susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium

Robert H. Taylor;Joseph O. Falkinham;Cheryl D. Norton;Mark W. LeChevallier

439
Citations
Effect of turbidity on chlorination efficiency and bacterial persistence in drinking water.

M W LeChevallier;T M Evans;R J Seidler

373
Citations
Enumeration and characterization of standard plate count bacteria in chlorinated and raw water supplies.

M W LeChevallier;R J Seidler;T M Evans

371
Citations
Coliform Regrowth in Drinking Water: A Review

Mark W. LeChevallier

354
Citations
A Pilot Study of Bacteriological Population Changes through Potable Water Treatment and Distribution

Cheryl D. Norton;Mark W. LeChevallier

350
Citations
Disinfecting Biofilms in a Model Distribution System

Mark W. LeChevallier;Cheryl D. Lowry;Ramon G. Lee

344
Citations
The potential for health risks from intrusion of contaminants into the distribution system from pressure transients

Mark W. LeChevallier;Richard W. Gullick;Mohammad R. Karim;Melinda Friedman

329
Citations
Water Treatment and Pathogen Control: Process Efficiency in Achieving Safe Drinking-Water

Mark W LeChevallier;Kwok-Keung Au

307
Citations
Effect of rainfall on Giardia and crypto

Thomas B. Atherholt;Mark W. LeChevallier;William D. Norton;Jeffrey S. Rosen

305
Citations
Evaluating the Performance of Biologically Active Rapid Filters

Mark W. LeChevallier;William C. Becker;Paul Schorr;Ramon G. Lee

286
Citations
A Strategy for Detection of Viruses in Groundwater by PCR

Morteza Abbaszadegan;Peter Stewart;Mark LeChevallier

278
Citations
Development of a Rapid Assimilable Organic Carbon Method for Water

Mark W. LeChevallier;Nancy E. Shaw;Louis A. Kaplan;Thomas L. Bott

278
Citations
Giardia and Cryptosporidium in raw and finished water

Mark W. LeChevallier;William D. Norton

266
Citations
Examining the Relationship Between Iron Corrosion and the Disinfection of Biofilm Bacteria

Mark W. LeChevallier;Cheryl D. Lowry;Ramon G. Lee;Donald L. Gibbon

255
Citations
Occurrence of Viruses in US Groundwaters

Morteza Abbaszadegan;Mark Lechevallier;Charles Gerba

236
Citations
Factors Promoting Survival ofBacteria inChlorinated WaterSupplies

Mark W. Lechevallier;Cheryl D. Cawthon;Ramon G. Lee

1
Citations
Occurrence ofGiardia andCryptosporidium spp. inSurface WaterSupplies

Mark W. Lechevallier;Ramon G. Lee

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon A. McFeters Montana State University

Wen-Tso Liu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Anne K. Camper Montana State University

Charles N. Haas Drexel University

Gary L. Andersen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Pei-Ying Hong King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Joseph G. Jacangelo Johns Hopkins University

William P. Johnson University of Utah

Joseph O. Falkinham Virginia Tech

Edward J. Bouwer Johns Hopkins University

External Links

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