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Richard A. Haugland is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on key topics such as:

  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Published works by Richard A. Haugland appear across several respected venues with notable frequency in UNC Libraries and Water Research. Other publication venues include Environmental Science & Technology, Water, and the Journal of Microbiological Methods.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard A. Haugland include:

  • Geospatial Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the US EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment Survey, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Performance of NIST SRM® 2917 with 13 recreational water quality monitoring qPCR assays, 2022, Water Research
  • Simplified Analysis of Measurement Data from A Rapid E. coli qPCR Method (EPA Draft Method C) Using A Standardized Excel Workbook, 2020, Water
  • Large-scale comparison of E. coli levels determined by culture and a qPCR method (EPA Draft Method C) in Michigan towards the implementation of rapid, multi-site beach testing, 2021, Journal of Microbiological Methods
  • Persistence of fecal indicator bacteria and associated genetic markers from wastewater treatment plant effluents in freshwater microcosms, 2021, Journal of Water and Health

Frequent collaborators in their research include Mano Sivaganesan with six joint publications, Jessica R. Willis and Orin C. Shanks each with five joint works, Rachel T. Noble with four, and Shawn Siefring with three.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative PCR Analysis of Selected Aspergillus, Penicillium and Paecilomyces Species

    Richard A. Haugland;Manju Varma;Larry J. Wymer;Stephen J. Vesper

  • Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality and swimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study.

    Timothy J. Wade;Elizabeth Sams;Kristen P. Brenner;Richard Haugland

  • Improved HF183 quantitative real-time PCR assay for characterization of human fecal pollution in ambient surface water samples

    Hyatt C. Green;Richard A. Haugland;Manju Varma;Hana T. Millen

  • Evaluation of genetic markers from the 16S rRNA gene V2 region for use in quantitative detection of selected Bacteroidales species and human fecal waste by qPCR.

    Richard A. Haugland;Manju Varma;Mano Sivaganesan;Catherine Kelty

  • Quantitative PCR for Detection and Enumeration of Genetic Markers of Bovine Fecal Pollution

    Orin C. Shanks;Emina Atikovic;A. Denene Blackwood;Jingrang Lu

  • Evaluation of rapid DNA extraction methods for the quantitative detection of fungi using real-time PCR analysis

    Richard A. Haugland;Nichole Brinkman;Stephen J. Vesper

  • Development of an Environmental Relative Moldiness index for US homes.

    Sephen J. Vesper;Craig A. McKinstry;Richard A. Haugland;Larry Wymer

  • Confirmational identification of Escherichia coli, a comparison of genotypic and phenotypic assays for glutamate decarboxylase and beta-D-glucuronidase

    A E McDaniels;E W Rice;A L Reyes;C H Johnson

  • Comparison of quantitative PCR assays for Escherichia coli targeting ribosomal RNA and single copy genes

    E.C. Chern;S. Siefring;J. Paar;M. Doolittle

  • Evaluation of a rapid, quantitative real-time PCR method for enumeration of pathogenic Candida cells in water.

    Nichole E. Brinkman;Richard A. Haugland;Larry J. Wymer;Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli

  • Quantitative PCR for Genetic Markers of Human Fecal Pollution

    Orin C. Shanks;Catherine A. Kelty;Mano Sivaganesan;Manju Varma

  • Quantitative measurement of Stachybotrys chartarum conidia using real time detection of PCR products with the TaqManTMfluorogenic probe system

    R.A Haugland;S.J Vesper;L.J Wymer

  • Improved real-time PCR assays for the detection of fecal indicator bacteria in surface waters with different instrument and reagent systems

    S Siefring;M Varma;E Atikovic;L Wymer

  • Quantitative PCR analysis of house dust can reveal abnormal mold conditions

    Teija Meklin;Richard A. Haugland;Tiina Reponen;Manju Varma

  • rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 sequences of asexual, anthropophilic dermatophytes related to Trichophyton rubrum.

    R. C. Summerbell;R. A. Haugland;A. Li;A. K. Gupta

  • Performance of PCR-Based Assays Targeting Bacteroidales Genetic Markers of Human Fecal Pollution in Sewage and Fecal Samples

    Orin C Shanks;Karen White;Catherine A Kelty;Mano Sivaganesan

  • Fecal indicators in sand, sand contact, and risk of enteric illness among beachgoers

    Christopher D Heaney;Elizabeth A Sams;Alfred P Dufour;Kristen P Brenner

  • Degradation of the chlorinated phenoxyacetate herbicides 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid by pure and mixed bacterial cultures.

    R A Haugland;D J Schlemm;rd R P Lyons;P R Sferra

  • Using rapid indicators for Enterococcus to assess the risk of illness after exposure to urban runoff contaminated marine water

    John M. Colford;Kenneth C. Schiff;John F. Griffith;Vince Yau

  • Differential decay of human faecal Bacteroides in marine and freshwater

    Hyatt C. Green;Orin C. Shanks;Mano Sivaganesan;Richard A. Haugland

Frequent Co-Authors

Orin C. Shanks
Orin C. Shanks Environmental Protection Agency
Rachel T. Noble
Rachel T. Noble University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen B. Weisberg
Stephen B. Weisberg Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Tiina Reponen
Tiina Reponen University of Cincinnati
David I. Bernstein
David I. Bernstein University of Cincinnati
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Jorge W. Santo Domingo
Jorge W. Santo Domingo Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Poole
Charles Poole University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth Schiff
Kenneth Schiff Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Malcolm Richardson
Malcolm Richardson University of Manchester

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