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William A. Mitch is a researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States, specializing in environmental science. Their work primarily addresses water treatment and disinfection, advanced oxidation water treatment, and wastewater treatment and reuse.

Their research scope includes environmental chemistry and analysis, chemical analysis and environmental impact, membrane separation technologies, and the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics.

Key recent publications by William A. Mitch include:

  • High-molecular-weight by-products of chlorine disinfection, 2023, published in Nature Water
  • Toxicological assessment of potable reuse and conventional drinking waters, 2022, published in Nature Sustainability
  • Conversion of oxybenzone sunscreen to phototoxic glucoside conjugates by sea anemones and corals, 2022, published in Science
  • Organic wastewater treatment by a single-atom catalyst and electrolytically produced H2O2, 2020, published in Nature Sustainability
  • Assessing Additivity of Cytotoxicity Associated with Disinfection Byproducts in Potable Reuse and Conventional Drinking Waters, 2020, published in Environmental Science & Technology

William A. Mitch has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Stephanie S. Lau, Aleksandra Szczuka, Jacob F. King, Jessica A. MacDonald, and Michael J. Plewa.

Their research has been published extensively in leading journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • ACS ES&T Water
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

In addition to journal publications, William A. Mitch has contributed to book literature, having authored work published by the Water Environment Federation. This includes a book titled "NDMA Precursor Control Strategies for Direct Potable Reuse" released in 2020.

Their research fields focus on environmental science with significant specialization in subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, pollution, and environmental chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of halide impacts on the efficiency of contaminant degradation by sulfate and hydroxyl radical-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs).

    Yi Yang;Joseph J. Pignatello;Jun Ma;William A. Mitch

  • Effect of halide ions and carbonates on organic contaminant degradation by hydroxyl radical-based advanced oxidation processes in saline waters.

    Janel E Grebel;Joseph J Pignatello;William A Mitch

  • Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) and Human Health Effects: Multidisciplinary Challenges and Opportunities

    Xing-Fang Li;William A. Mitch

  • N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) as a Drinking Water Contaminant: A Review

    William A. Mitch;Jonathan O. Sharp;R. Rhodes Trussell;Richard L. Valentine

  • Halonitroalkanes, Halonitriles, Haloamides, and N-Nitrosamines: A Critical Review of Nitrogenous Disinfection Byproduct Formation Pathways

    Amisha D. Shah;William A. Mitch

  • Formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from dimethylamine during chlorination.

    William A Mitch;David L Sedlak

  • Organic wastewater treatment by a single-atom catalyst and electrolytically produced H2O2.

    Jinwei Xu;Xueli Zheng;Zhiping Feng;Zhiyi Lu

  • Formation, precursors, control, and occurrence of nitrosamines in drinking water: a review.

    Stuart W. Krasner;William A. Mitch;Daniel L. McCurry;David Hanigan

  • Characterization and fate of N-nitrosodimethylamine precursors in municipal wastewater treatment plants.

    William A. Mitch;David L. Sedlak

  • Comparing the UV/Monochloramine and UV/Free Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) to the UV/Hydrogen Peroxide AOP Under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse.

    Yi-Hsueh Chuang;Serena Chen;Curtis J. Chinn;William A. Mitch

  • A N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursor analysis for chlorination of water and wastewater.

    William A Mitch;Andreas C Gerecke;David L Sedlak

  • Nitrosamine formation pathway revisited: the importance of chloramine speciation and dissolved oxygen.

    I. Marie Schreiber;William A. Mitch

  • Iodide, bromide, and ammonium in hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas wastewaters: environmental implications.

    Jennifer S. Harkness;Gary S. Dwyer;Nathaniel R. Warner;Nathaniel R. Warner;Kimberly M. Parker

  • Effect of matrix components on UV/H2O2 and UV/S2O8(2-) advanced oxidation processes for trace organic degradation in reverse osmosis brines from municipal wastewater reuse facilities.

    Yi Yang;Joseph J. Pignatello;Jun Ma;William A. Mitch

  • Influence of the order of reagent addition on NDMA formation during chloramination.

    I Marie Schreiber;William A Mitch

  • Activity and Reactivity of Pyrogenic Carbonaceous Matter toward Organic Compounds.

    J. J. Pignatello;William A. Mitch;Wenqing Xu

  • Sunlight-mediated inactivation of health-relevant microorganisms in water: a review of mechanisms and modeling approaches

    Kara L. Nelson;Alexandria B. Boehm;Robert J. Davies-Colley;Michael C. Dodd

  • Halogen radicals contribute to photooxidation in coastal and estuarine waters

    Kimberly M. Parker;William A. Mitch

  • N-Nitrosamines and halogenated disinfection byproducts in U.S. Full Advanced Treatment trains for potable reuse

    Teng Zeng;Michael Jacob Plewa;William A. Mitch;William A. Mitch

  • High-molecular-weight by-products of chlorine disinfection

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  • Sources and fate of nitrosodimethylamine and its precursors in municipal wastewater treatment plants.

    David L Sedlak;Rula A Deeb;Elisabeth L Hawley;William A Mitch

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph J. Pignatello
Joseph J. Pignatello Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Stuart W. Krasner
Stuart W. Krasner Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University
David L. Sedlak
David L. Sedlak University of California, Berkeley
Michael Jacob Plewa
Michael Jacob Plewa University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Avner Vengosh
Avner Vengosh Duke University
Urs von Gunten
Urs von Gunten Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Karl G. Linden
Karl G. Linden University of Colorado Boulder
Peter M. Huck
Peter M. Huck University of Waterloo

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