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Peter M. Huck is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on water treatment and related processes.

Over their career, they have contributed to a significant number of publications in the fields of environmental science and engineering, particularly addressing issues related to water quality and management. Their work also spans subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The main topics explored in their research include water treatment and disinfection, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, urban stormwater management solutions, water systems and optimization, heavy metals in the environment, water resources management and optimization, and mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Peter M. Huck's recent papers highlight various aspects of water treatment technologies and water quality:

  • Removal of polystyrene microplastic spheres by alum-based coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation (CFS) treatment of surface waters, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Pilot-scale comparison of sodium silicates, orthophosphate and pH adjustment to reduce lead release from lead service lines, 2021, Water Research
  • Ion-Exchange Treatment of Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids in Water: Comparison of Polystyrenic and Polyacrylic Resin Structures and Impact of Sulfate on Their Performance, 2022, ACS ES&T Water
  • In-line coagulation assessment for ultrafiltration fouling reduction to treat secondary effluent for water reuse, 2020, Water Science & Technology
  • Role of natural organic matter and hardness on lead release from galvanic corrosion, 2022, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as ACS ES&T Water, Water Research, AWWA Water Science, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology, and Chemical Engineering Journal.

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Sigrid Peldszus
  • Kimia Aghasadeghi
  • Robin M. Slawson
  • Michele I. Van Dyke
  • William B. Anderson

Best Publications

  • A fatal waterborne disease epidemic in Walkerton, Ontario: comparison with other waterborne outbreaks in the developed world.

    S.E. Hrudey;P. Payment;P.M. Huck;R.W. Gillham

  • Adsorption characteristics of selected pharmaceuticals and an endocrine disrupting compound—Naproxen, carbamazepine and nonylphenol—on activated carbon

    Zirui Yu;Sigrid Peldszus;Peter M. Huck

  • Measurement of Biodegradable Organic Matter and Bacterial Growth Potential in Drinking Water

    Peter M. Huck

  • Biological filtration for BOM and particle removal: a critical review

    Daniel Urfer;Peter M. Huck;Stephen D.J. Booth;Bradley M. Coffey

  • Modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membranes with poly(vinyl alcohol) for fouling control in drinking water treatment.

    Jennifer R. Du;Sigrid Peldszus;Peter M. Huck;Xianshe Feng

  • Identifying fouling events in a membrane-based drinking water treatment process using principal component analysis of fluorescence excitation-emission matrices.

    Ramila H. Peiris;Cynthia Hallé;Hector Budman;Christine Moresoli

  • Hydrologic modeling of pathogen fate and transport

    Sarah M Dorner;William B Anderson;Robin M Slawson;Nicholas Kouwen

  • Reversible and irreversible low-pressure membrane foulants in drinking water treatment: Identification by principal component analysis of fluorescence EEM and mitigation by biofiltration pretreatment

    Sigrid Peldszus;Cynthia Hallé;Ramila H. Peiris;Mohamed Hamouda

  • Biological treatment of public water supplies

    Bruce E. Rittmann;Peter M. Huck

  • Assessing the Performance of Biological Filtration As Pretreatment to Low Pressure Membranes for Drinking Water

    Cynthia Hallé;Peter M. Huck;Sigrid Peldszus;Jens Haberkamp

  • Effects of Media, Backwash, and Temperature on Full-Scale Biological Filtration

    Monica B. Emelko;Peter M. Huck;Bradley M. Coffey;E. Franklyn Smith

  • Measurement of biomass activity in drinking water biofilters using a respirometric method.

    Daniel Urfer;Peter M Huck

  • Reaction kinetics of selected micropollutants in ozonation and advanced oxidation processes

    Xiaohui Jin;Sigrid Peldszus;Peter M. Huck

  • Adsorption of Selected Pharmaceuticals and an Endocrine Disrupting Compound by Granular Activated Carbon. 1. Adsorption Capacity and Kinetics

    Zirui Yu;Sigrid Peldszus;Peter M Huck

  • Effects of temperature and biodegradable organic matter on control of biofilms by free chlorine in a model drinking water distribution system.

    S. Ndiongue;P.M. Huck;R.M. Slawson

  • Removal of polystyrene microplastic spheres by alum-based coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation (CFS) treatment of surface waters

    Jinkai Xue;Jinkai Xue;Sigrid Peldszus;Michele I. Van Dyke;Peter M. Huck

  • Formation and Removal of Assimilable Organic Carbon During Biological Treatment

    Peter M. Huck;Phillip M. Fedorak;William B. Anderson

  • Optimizing gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of selected pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting substances in water using factorial experimental design.

    Zirui Yu;Sigrid Peldszus;Peter M. Huck

  • A review of the use of XAD resins to concentrate organic compounds in water

    S.A. Daignault;D.K. Noot;D.T. Williams;P.M. Huck

  • Factors Affecting Drinking Water Biofiltration

    Xibo Liu;Peter M. Huck;Robin M. Slawson

  • Pathogen and indicator variability in a heavily impacted watershed.

    Sarah M. Dorner;William B. Anderson;Terri Gaulin;Heather L. Candon

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham A. Gagnon
Graham A. Gagnon Dalhousie University
Martin Jekel
Martin Jekel Technical University of Berlin
Phillip M. Fedorak
Phillip M. Fedorak University of Alberta
Steve E. Hrudey
Steve E. Hrudey University of Alberta
Xianshe Feng
Xianshe Feng University of Waterloo
Pierre Payment
Pierre Payment Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Raymond M. Hozalski
Raymond M. Hozalski University of Minnesota
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
William A. Mitch
William A. Mitch Stanford University
Robert W. Gillham
Robert W. Gillham University of Waterloo

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