CEE Faculty Profile

Ching-Hua Huang

Associate Professor

Affinity Group: Environmental Engineering

Office: DEEL 301
Phone: 404/894-7694
Email: ching-hua.huang@ce.gatech.edu
Web: http://people.ce.gatech.edu/~chuang/

Dr. Ching-Hua Huang is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.  She received her B.S. degree in Chemistry from National Taiwan University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.  She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California-Berkeley for two years before joining Georgia Tech faculty in 2000.

Dr. Huang's research and teaching interests are in the area of environmental chemistry, advanced analytical chemistry, contaminant transformation kinetics and mechanisms, innovative water/wastewater treatment technology, and sustainable water reuse.  Dr. Huang has more than fifteen years of research experience on emerging contaminants such as endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, nitrogenous disinfection by-products and nanomaterials in natural and engineered water systems.  She has published more than seventy high impact journal papers and conference proceedings on the above topics and is a frequent invited speaker at many international conferences.  The research by Dr. Huang and her students has received many awards from organizations such as the American Chemical Society.

Research Interests

  • Environmental chemistry
  • Advanced analytical chemistry
  • Contaminant transformation kinetics and mechanisms
  • Innovative water/wastewater treatment technology
  • Fate of emerging contaminants in natural and built systems
  • Formation and control of emerging disinfection by-products
  • Sustainable water reuse.

Education

  • Ph.D.,Environmental Engineering , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1997.
  • M.S., Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993.
  • B.S.,Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1990.

Honors

  1. Faculty Sabbatical Fellowship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), 2012
  2. Visiting Professor Fellowship, Tongji University, China, 2012
  3. Visiting Professor Fellowship, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2012
  4. “Thank a Teacher” Award by Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2012
  5. Invited Speaker, the Disinfection By-Products Gordon Research Conference, 2012
  6. Georgia Tech President Undergraduate Research Award (J. Singh), 2012
  7. Georgia Tech President Undergraduate Research Award (J. Callura), 2011
  8. ACS Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award (L. Padhye), 2010
  9. Georgia Tech AEES Outstanding Doctoral Student Award (L. Padhye), 2010
  10. Visiting Professor Fellowship, National Science Council, Taiwan, 2009
  11. “Thank a Teacher” Award by Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2008
  12. Georgia Tech CEE Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (H. Zhang), 2005
  13. Invited Speaker, the Environmental Sciences: Water Gordon Research Conference, 2004
  14. Georgia Tech CEE Best M.S. Thesis Award (M. C. Dodd), 2003
  15. Georgia Tech President Undergraduate Research Award (A. Tartaglia), 2003
  16. American Chemical Society Certificate of Merit (H. Zhang), 2002
  17. First Author, the American Chemical Society (ACS) Graduate Student Research Paper Award, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 1997

Articles

  1. Shah, A. D.; Huang, C.-H.; †Kim, J.-H. 2011. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Removal by Nanofiltration Membranes: Model Development and Application, Journal of Membrane Sciences, in press.
  2. Wang, P.; He, Y.-L.; †Huang, C.-H. 2011. Oxidation of the Antibiotic Agent Trimethoprim by Chlorine Dioxide: Reaction Kinetics and Pathways. Journal of Environmental Engineering, in press.
  3. Shah, A. D.; Kim, J. H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2011. Tertiary Amines Enhance Reactions of Organic Contaminants with Aqueous Chlorine. Water Research, 45, 6087-6096.
  4. Padhye, L.; Hertzberg, B.; Yushin, G.; †Huang, C.-H. 2011. N-Nitrosamines Formation from Secondary Amines by Nitrogen Fixation on the Surface of Activated Carbon, Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 8368-8376.
  5. Tezel, U.; Padhye L.; †Huang, C.-H.; Pavlostathis, S. G.† 2011. Biotransformation of Nitrosamines and Precursor Secondary Amines under Methanogenic Conditions, Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 8290-8297.
  6. Padhye, L.; Luzinova, Y.; Cho, M.; Mizaikoff, B.; Kim, J.-H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2011. PolyDADMAC and Dimethylamine as Precursors of N-Nitrosodimethylamine during Ozonation: Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 4353-4359.
  7. Chen, W.-R.; †Huang, C.-H. 2011. Transformation Kinetics and Pathways of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Manganese Dioxide, Environmental Pollution, 159, 1092-1100.
  8. Wang, P.; He, Y.-L.; †Huang, C.-H. 2011. Reactions of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Chlorine Dioxide and Free Chlorine, Water Research, 45, 1838-1846.
  9. Wang, P.; He, Y.-L.; †Huang, C.-H. 2010. Oxidation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Structurally Related Amines by Chlorine Dioxide: Reaction Kinetics, Product and Pathway Evaluation, Water Research, 44, 5989-5998.
  10. Padhye, L.; Wang, P.; Karanfil, T.; †Huang, C.-H. 2010. Unexpected Role of Activated Carbon in Promoting Transformation of Secondary Amines to N-Nitrosamines. Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 4161-4168.
  11. Chen, W.-R.; †Huang, C.-H. 2010. Adsorption and Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Aluminum Oxide. Chemosphere, 79(8), 779-785.
  12. Park, S. H.; Piyachaturawat, P.; Taylor, A. E.; †Huang, C.-H. 2009. Potential N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation from Amine-based Water Treatment Polymers in the Reactions with Chlorine-based Oxidants and Nitrosifying Agents. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 9(3), 279-288.
  13. Miyashita, Y.; Park, S. H.; Hyung, H.; Huang, C.-H.; †Kim, J. H. 2009. Removal of N-Nitrosamines and Their Precursors by Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 135(9), 788-795.
  14. Padhye, L.; Tezel, U.; Mitch, W. A.; †Pavlostathis, S. G.; †Huang, C.-H. 2009. Occurrence and Fate of Nitrosamines and Their Precursors in Municipal Sludge and Anaerobic Digestion Systems, Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 3087-3093.
  15. Park, S. H.; Wei, S.; Mizaikoff, B.; Taylor, A. E.; Favero, C.; †Huang, C.-H. 2009. Degradation of Amine-based Water Treatment Polymers during Chloramination as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Precursors. Environmental Science & Technology, 43(5), 1360-1366.
  16. Chen, W.-R.; †Huang, C.-H. 2009. Transformation of Tetracyclines Mediated by Mn(II) and Cu(II) Ions in the Presence of Oxygen. Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 401-407.
  17. Zhang, B.; Cho, M.; Fortner, J. D.; Lee, J.; Huang, C.-H.; Hughes, J. B.; †Kim, J.-H. 2009. Delineating Oxidative Processes of Aqueous C60 Preparations. Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 108-113.
  18. Zhang, H.; Chen, W.-R.; †Huang, C.-H. 2008. Kinetic Modeling of the Oxidation of Antibacterial Agents by Manganese Oxides. Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 5548-5554.
  19. McCallum, E. A.; Hyung, H.; Do, T. A.; Huang, C.-H.; †Kim, J. H. 2008. Adsorption, Desorption, and Steady-State Removal of 17-Estradiol by Nanofiltration Membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 319, 38-43.
  20. Lee, S. J.; Shian, S.; †Huang, C.-H.; †Sandhage, K. H. 2007. Rapid Hydrolysis of Organophosphorous Esters Induced by Nanostructured, Fluorine-doped Titania Replicas of Diatom Frustules. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90[5], 1632-1636.
  21. Dodd, M. C.; †Huang, C.-H. 2007. Aqueous Chlorination of the Antibacterial Agent Trimethoprim: Reaction Kinetics and Pathways. Water Research, 41, 647-655.
  22. Zhang, H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2007. Adsorption and Oxidation of Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Agents and Structurally Related Amines with Goethite. Chemosphere, 66(8), 1502-1512.
  23. Shah, A. D.; Kim, J. H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2006. Reaction Kinetics and Transformation of Carbadox and Structurally Related Compounds with Aqueous Chlorine. Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 7228-7235.
  24. Dodd, M. C.; Shah, A. D.; von Gunten, U.; †Huang, C.-H. 2005. Interactions of Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Agents with Aqueous Chlorine: Kinetics, Reaction Mechanisms, and Transformation Pathways. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 7065-7076.
  25. Zhang, H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2005. Oxidative Transformation of Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Agents and Structurally Related Amines by Manganese Oxide. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 4474-4483.
  26. Zhang, H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2005. Reactivity and Transformation of Antibacterial N-Oxides in the Presence of Manganese Oxide. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 593-601.
  27. Dodd, M. C.; †Huang, C.-H. 2004. Transformation of the Antibacterial Agent Sulfamethoxazole in Reactions with Chlorine: Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Pathways. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 5607-5615.
  28. Renew, J. E.; †Huang, C.-H. 2004. Simultaneous Analysis of Fluoroquinolone, Sulfonamide and Trimethoprim Antibiotics in Wastewater using Tandem Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1042, 113-121.
  29. Zhang, H.; †Huang, C.-H. 2003. Oxidative Transformation of Triclosan and Chlorophene by Manganese Oxides. Environmental Science & Technology, 37, 2421-2430.
  30. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. 2003. Transformation of the Plant Growth Regulator Daminozide (Alar) with CuII Ions: Oxidation versus Hydrolysis. Environmental Science & Technology, 37, 1829-1837.
  31. Huang, C.-H.; †Sedlak, D. L. 2001. Analysis of Estrogenic Hormones in Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Surface Water Using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs) and Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20, 133-139.
  32. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. 2000. Synergistic Catalysis of Dimetilan Hydrolysis by Metal Ions and Organic Ligands. Environmental Science & Technology, 34, 4117-4122.
  33. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. 1999. Hydrolysis of Naptalam and Structurally-Related Amides. Inhibition by Dissolved Metal Ions and Metal (Hydr)Oxide Surfaces. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 47(10), 4425-4434.

Books

  1. Huang, C.-H.; Dodd, M. C.; Shah, A. D. 2008. Reaction and Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Aqueous Chlorine under Water Treatment Relevant Conditions. In Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems, edited by D. Aga, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Books, Boca Raton, FL, p. 261-290.
  2. Sedlak, D. L.; Huang, C.-H.; Pinkston, K. 2004. Strategies for Selecting Pharmaceuticals to Assess Attenuation during Indirect Potable Water Reuse. In Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks, 2nd Edition; Editor: Klaus Kümmerer, Springer Verlag, p. 107-118.

Proceedings

  1. Padhye, L. P.; Huang, C.-H. Occurrence and Removal of PPCPs in Urban Wastewater, WEFTEC 2012, New Orleans, LA, September 29-October 3, 3012. (accepted)
  2. Huang, C.-H.; Padhye, L. P.; Park, S. H. PolyDADMAC and Dimethylamine as Precursors of N-Nitrosodimethylamine during Ozonation, Water Quality Technology Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, November 16, 2011.
  3. Huang, C.-H. Nitrosamines Formation Potential of Cationic Polymer Coagulants: Reaction Mechanisms and Water Treatment Considerations. International Conference on Drinking Water Safety, Security and Sustainability, Hangzhou, China, October 9-11, 2011.
  4. Huang, C.-H., Wang, P.; He, Y.-L. Reactions of Chlorine Dioxide and Free Chlorine with Fluoroquinolone and Tetracycline Antibiotics under Water Treatment Conditions, the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment: Water Infrastructures in Time of Climate Change, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, July 29-31, 2010.
  5. Padhye, L.; Tezel, U.; Huang, C.-H.; Pavlostathis, S. G. Biotransformation of Nitrosamines and Secondary Amines in a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. WEFTEC 2009, Research Symposium, Orlando, FL, October 10-14, 2009.
  6. Shah, A. D.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Modeling Rejection of Select Antibiotics by Nanofiltration Membranes under Varying Water Quality Conditions. AWWA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 8-12, 2008.
  7. Miyashita, Y.; Park, S. H.; Hyung, H.; Park, S. H.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Removal of N-Nitrosamines and Their Precursors by Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes. AWWA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 8-12, 2008.
  8. Shah, A. D.; Kim, J. H.; Huang, C.-H. Enhanced Chlorination and Disinfection By-Product Formation of Organic Contaminants by Tertiary Amines. The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008.
  9. Zhang, B.; Fortner, J. D., Lee, J. S.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J. H.; Hughes, J. B. Catalytic Degradation of Indigo Dye by Aqueous Stable C60 Aggregates. The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008.
  10. Shah, A. D.; Kim, J. H.; Huang, C.-H. Reaction Kinetics and Transformation of Carbadox and Structurally Related Compounds with Aqueous Chlorine. The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007.
  11. Chen, W.-R.; Huang, C.-H. Effect of Manganese and Copper on the Transformation of Tetracycline. The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007.
  12. Park, S. H.; Wei, S.; Mizaikoff, B.; Taylor, A. E.; Aral, M.; Huang, C.-H. Mechanistic Insight for the N-Nirosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation Potential of Amine-based Water Treatment Polymers. The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007.
  13. Shah, A. D.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Effect of Varying Water Quality Conditions on Rejection of Selected Antibiotics by Nanofiltration Membranes. Membrane Technology Conference, Tampa, FL, March 18-21, 2007.
  14. Miyashita, Y.; Lee, J.-Y.; Hyung, H.; Park, S. H.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Removal of N-Nitrosamines by Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes. Membrane Technology Conference, Tampa, FL, March 18-21, 2007.
  15. Huang, C.-H. Metal Ion-Catalyzed Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics. The 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
  16. Shah, A. D.; McCallum, E.; Do, A. T.; Hyung, H.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Rejection of Hormones and Selected Human and Veterinary Antibiotics by Nanofiltration Membranes. AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 11-15, 2006.
  17. Chen, W. R.; Huang, C.-H. Effect of Surface and Dissolved Manganese on the Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics. The 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006.
  18. Lee, S. J.; Huang, C.-H.; Shian, S.; Sandhage, K. H. Factors Influencing the Catalytic Activity of Biologically-Derived 3-D Titania Nanoparticle Assemblies for the Hydrolysis of Chemical Agents. The 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006.
  19. Shah, A. D.; Kim, J.-H.; Huang, C.-H. Reactions of Quinoxaline N,N’-Dioxide Antibacterial Agents with Free and Combined Chlorine. Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, November 6-10, 2005.
  20. Shah, A.; Kim, J.-H.; Huang, C.-H. Fate and Transformation of Quinoxaline N,N'-Dioxide Antibacterial Agents during Chlorination. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 85(Environmental Exposure and Health), pp. 111-118, 2005.
  21. Park, S.-H.; Piyachaturawat, P.; Aral, M.; Huang, C.-H. Potential Enhanced N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation under Water Treatment Conditions. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 85(Environmental Exposure and Health), pp. 101-109, 2005.
  22. Shah, A. D.; McCallum, E.; Hyung, H.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Removal of Emerging Trace Contaminants by Nanofiltration Membranes. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 85(Environmental Exposure and Health), pp. 119-127, 2005.
  23. Huang, C.-H.; Lee, S. J.; Shian, S.; Sandhage, K. H. Novel Nanostructured Anatase Assemblies from Algae as Strong Catalysts for the Hydrolysis of Organophosphorous Esters. The 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 28-September 1, 2005.
  24. Shah, A. D.; McCallum, E.; Park, A.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Effect of Water Quality on Rejection of Selected Human and Veterinary Antibiotics by Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes. Membrane Technology Conference, Phoenix, AZ, March 6-9, 2005.
  25. McCallum, E.; Shah, A. D.; Park, A.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Removal of Hormones by Nanofiltration Membranes: Effects of Hormone Concentration and Natural Organic Matter Fouling on Removal Efficiency. Membrane Technology Conference, Phoenix, AZ, March 6-9, 2005.
  26. Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Reactivity and Transformation of Aromatic N-Oxides in the Presence of Manganese Dioxide. The 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 23-27, 2004.
  27. Dodd, M. C.; Huang, C.-H. Chemical Oxidation of Aquatic Antibiotic Microcontaminants by Free and Combined Chlorine. Water Quality Technology Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2-5, 2003.
  28. Huang, C.-H.; Zhang, H. Oxidation of Fluoroquinolone Antibacterials and Structurally Related Amines with Manganese Oxide. The 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September 7-11, 2003.
  29. Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Manganese Oxide-Facilitated Oxidative Transformation of Antibacterial Agents. The 3rd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water, National Ground Water Association, Minneapolis, MN, March 19-21, 2003.
  30. Huang, C.-H.; Smeby, K. L.; Renew, J. E. Occurrence and Behavior of Fluoroquinolone and Sulfonamide Antibacterial Agents during Municipal Wastewater Treatment. Endocrine Disruptors and the Water Industry Symposium, American Water Works Association, Cincinnati, OH, April 18-20, 2002.
  31. Huang, C.-H.; Zhang, H. Oxidation of Triclosan by Manganese Oxides. The 223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April, 2002.
  32. Huang, C.-H.; Smeby, K. L.; Renew, J. E. Occurrence and Behavior of Fluoroquinolone and Sulfonamide Antibacterial Agents during Municipal Wastewater Treatment. The ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April, 2002.
  33. Huang, C.-H.; Renew, J. E.; Smeby, K. L.; Pinkston, K.; Sedlak, D. L. Assessment of Potential Antibiotic Contaminants in Water and Preliminary Occurrence Analysis. The 2nd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water, October 9-11, 2001.
  34. Huang, C.-H.; Renew, J. E.; Pinkston, K.; Sedlak, D. L. Occurrence and Fate of Antibiotic Compounds in Municipal Wastewater and Animal Waste. The 74th Water Environment Federation Annual Conference & Exposition (WEFTEC), Atlanta, GA, October 13-17, 2001.
  35. Huang, C.-H.; Sedlak, D. L. Analysis of Estrogenic Hormones in Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Surface Water Using ELISA and GC/MS/MS. The 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 2000.
  36. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. CuII-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the Plant Growth Regulator Daminozide (Alar) and Structurally-Related Compounds: A Study Employing Capillary Electrophoresis. The 214th ACS National Meeting, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Student Award Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, October, 1997.
  37. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. Effect of Ligands on Metal-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Agrochemicals. The 213th ACS National Meeting, Division of Environmental Chemistry, San Francisco, CA, April 13-17, 1997.
  38. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. Effect of Metal Ions and Metal Oxide Surfaces on the Hydrolysis of Amide, Anilide, Carbamate, Hydrazide and Sulfonylurea Agrochemicals. The 213th ACS National Meeting, Division of Agrochemicals, San Francisco, CA, April 13-17, 1997.

Patents

  1. Chen, Y.; Zhang, W.; Yao, Y.; Huang, C.-H. 2010. Direct Measurement of Metal-Based Nanoparticles by ICP-MS/OES or AAS without Digestion. Invention disclosure and provisional patent application.
  2. Huang, C.-H.; Sandhage, K. H.; Shian, S. 2006. Chemically-Tailored Nanostructured Particles with Biologically-Derived Three-Dimensional Shapes for Catalytic and Adsorbence Applications, provisional patent application.

Presentations

  1. Huang, C.-H. Interactions of Amines with Activated Carbon and Potential Catalyzed Nitrosamine Formation, the 244th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 19-23, 2012. (Invitation accepted)
  2. Huang, C.-H. Environmental Transformation of Pharmaceuticals Occurring during Drinking Water Treatment Processes. Gordon Research Conference on Disinfection By-Products, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, NH, August 5-10, 2012. (Invitation accepted)
  3. Padhye, L.; Kim, J.-H.; Huang, C.-H. Oxidation of Dithiocarbamates to Yield Nitrosamines by Water Disinfection Oxidants, Gordon Research Conference on Disinfection By-Products, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, NH, August 5-10, 2012. (abstract accepted)
  4. Sun, P.; Yao, H.; Pavlostathis, S. G.; Huang, C.-H. Hydrolytic and Photolytic Transformation of Ionophore Antibiotics in the Environment, the 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
  5. Sun, P.; Huang, C.-H. ; Pavlostathis, S. G. Biotransformation of Ionophore Veterinary Antibiotics in Poultry Litter-Water-Soil Systems, the 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
  6. Sun, P.; Yao, H.; Minakata, D.; Crittenden, J.; Huang, C.-H. Degradation of Ionophore Antibiotics by UV/H2O2 Advanced Oxidation, poster presented at the 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
  7. Padhye, L. P.; Huang, C.-H. Mechanism of NDMA Formation on the Surface of Activated Carbon, the 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
  8. Padhye, L. P.; Huang, C.-H. Occurrence and Fate of PPCPs in Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants, poster presented at the 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-29, 2012.
  9. National Taiwan University, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, March 23, 2012 – Probing Catalyzed Reaction Mechanisms by Material Surfaces: Impact of Activated Carbon on Nitrosamine Formation.
  10. National Taiwan University, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, March 23, 2012 – Pharmaceutical Contaminants from Human and Agricultural Sources: Environmental Transformation and Implications.
  11. National Cheng Kung University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, March 21, 2012 – Pharmaceutical Contaminants from Human and Agricultural Sources: Environmental Transformation and Implications.
  12. National Taiwan University, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, March 20, 2012 – Transformation Kinetics and Mechanisms of Organic Contaminants: Transformation of Pharmaceuticals during Water Treatment Oxidation Conditions.
  13. Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Seminar, December 2, 2011 – Environmental Transformation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern.
  14. Huang, C.-H. Nitrosamines Formation Potential of Cationic Polymer Coagulants: Reaction Mechanisms and Water Treatment Considerations. International Conference on Drinking Water Safety, Security and Sustainability, Hangzhou, China, October 9-11, 2011. [Invited Keynote]
  15. Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China, September 29, 2011 – Environmental Transformation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern.
  16. Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, September 28, 2011 – Environmental Transformation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern.
  17. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China, September 27, 2011 – Environmental Transformation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern.
  18. Southeast University, Nanjing, China, September 25, 2011 – Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Environmental Fate and Control.
  19. Tongji University, Shanghai, China, September 24, 2011 – Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Environmental Fate and Control.
  20. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, September 2nd, 2011 - Environmental Transformation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern.
  21. Huang, C.-H. Environmental Abiotic Transformation of Ionophore Antibiotics, the 6th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, Shanghai, China, September 21-24, 2011.
  22. Padhye, L.P.; Yao, H.; Kung’u, F. T.; Macrina, J. A.; Ash, J. T.; Huang, C.-H. Occurrence and Removal of PPCPs in Urban Surface Water and Drinking Water. Poster presented at the AEESP Conference, Tampa, FL, July 10-12, 2011.
  23. Sun, P.; Yao, H.; Pavlostathis, S. G.; Huang, C.-H. Environmental Abiotic Degradation of Ionophore Antibiotics. Poster presented at the AEESP Conference, Tampa, FL, July 10-12, 2011.
  24. Sun, P.; Pavlostathis, S. G.; Cabrera, M.; Thompson, A.; Huang, C.-H. Quantification and Transformation Evaluation for Ionophore Antibiotics in Water, Soil and Poultry Litter, the 241st ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2011.
  25. Doydora, S.; Cabrera, M.; Huang, C.-H.; Thompson, A. Sorption of Monensin on Poultry Litter-Amended Pasture Soil and Mineral Sorbents, the 241st ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2011.
  26. Huang, C.-H. Formation of Nitrosamines during Ozonation and Chloramination of Organic Precursors, the 241st ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2011.
  27. Beijing Forestry University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing, China, January 7th, 2011 - Environmental Occurrence and Transformation of Pharmaceutical Contaminants.
  28. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Process Engineering, Beijing, China, January 7th, 2011 - Environmental Occurrence and Transformation of Emerging Pharmaceutical Contaminants.
  29. Tianjin University, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Tianjin, China, January 6th, 2011 - Environmental Occurrence and Transformation of Pharmaceutical Contaminants.
  30. Tianjin University, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Tianjin, China, January 5th, 2011 - Formation and Control of Nitrosamine Disinfection By-Products.
  31. University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, December 6th, 2010 - Emerging Contaminants from Agrochemicals: Environmental Fate and Implications.
  32. Huang, C.-H., Wang, P.; He, Y.-L. Reactions of Chlorine Dioxide and Free Chlorine with Fluoroquinolone and Tetracycline Antibiotics under Water Treatment Conditions, the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment: Water Infrastructures in Time of Climate Change, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, July 29-31, 2010.
  33. Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June 20-25, 2010 - Discussion Leader, Organic Compounds in Water and Ice.
  34. Padhye, L.; Luzinova, Y.; Cho, M.; Mizaikoff, B.; Kim, J.-H.; Huang, C.-H. Kinetics and Mechanisms of N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation from Ozonation of PolyDADMAC and Dimethylamine. Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June 20-25, 2010.
  35. Huang, C.-H. Unexpected Role of Activated Carbon in Promoting Transformation of Secondary Amines to N-Nitrosamines, the 240th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 22-26, 2010.
  36. Chen, W.-R.; Huang, C.-H. Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics Promoted by Aluminum Oxide Surfaces, the 238th ACS National Meeting, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Washington, D.C., August 20, 2009.
  37. National Taiwan University, Institute of Environmental Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan, August 6, 2009 - Formation and Fate of Nitrosamines in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems.
  38. National Cheng Kung University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, July 21, 2009 - Formation and Fate of Nitrosamines in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems.
  39. Huang, C.-H.; Zhang, H.; Chen, W.-R. Kinetic Modeling of Oxidation of Antibacterial Agents by Manganese Oxide, the 237th ACS National Meeting, Division of Geochemistry, Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26, 2009.
  40. Huang, C.-H. Removal and Transformation of Antibiotics by Chlorination Processes. Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Annual Conference & Expo, Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2008.
  41. Padhye, L.; Tezel, U.; Pavlostathis, S. G.; Huang, C.-H. Fate and Formation of Nitrosamines in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, oral and poster presentations at the IWA Young Water Professional Conference, Berkeley, CA, July 16-18, 2008.
  42. Emerging Contaminant Conference, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, June 11, 2008 - Interactions of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Dissolved Metal Ions and Metal Oxides.
  43. Tsinghua University, School of Environment, Beijing, China, June 6, 2008 - Formation and Fate of Nitrosamines in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems.
  44. Tongji University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai, China, June 4, 2008 - Interactions of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Dissolved Metal Ions and Metal Oxides.
  45. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai, China, June 3, 2008 - Interactions of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Dissolved Metal Ions and Metal Oxides.
  46. Nanjing University, School of the Environment, Nanjing, China, June 2, 2008 - Interactions of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Dissolved Metal Ions and Metal Oxides.
  47. Padhye, L.; Tezel, U.; Pavlostathis, S. G.; Huang, C.-H. Fate and Formation of Nitrosamines in Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, poster presented at the Kindsvatar Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 26, 2008.
  48. Emory University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, March 6, 2008 - Water Treatment of Emerging Contaminants and Implications on Water Reuse. Department of Environmental Studies.
  49. Emerging Contaminants Workshop, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, August 31, 2007 - Impact of Emerging Contaminants on Water Management and Supply: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges.
  50. National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2007 - Fate of Pharmaceuticals during Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes.
  51. National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2007 - Formation and Fate of Nitrosamines in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems.
  52. Georgia chapter of American Water Resources Association (GAWRA) and Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP), Kennesaw, April 20, 2007 - Fate of Emerging Contaminants during Water Treatment Processes.
  53. Washington University, Dept. of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Environmental Studies Program, St. Louis, MO, March 5, 2007 - Effect of Metal Species on the Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics.
  54. Shian, S.; Lee, S. J.; Huang, C.-H.; Sandhag, K. H. Rapid, Non-photocatalytic Pesticide Hydrolysis in the Presence of Porous Titania Nanoparticle Structures Derived from Diatom Frustules, the 31st International Cocoa Beach Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 21-26, 2007.
  55. Huang, C.-H. Metal Ion-Catalyzed Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics. The 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
  56. Huang, C.-H.; Dodd, M. C.; Shah, A. D. Reactions of Antibacterial Agents with Aqueous Chlorine under Water Treatment Conditions, poster presented at the Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products Gordon Research Conference, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, Aug. 13-18, 2006.
  57. Park, S. H.; Wei, S.; Mizaikoff, B.; Taylor, A. E.; Huang, C.-H. Mechanistic Insight for the N-Nirosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation Potential of Amine-based Polymers, poster presented at the Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products Gordon Research Conference, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, Aug. 13-18, 2006.
  58. Chen, W.-R.; Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Kinetic Modeling for the MnO2-Mediated Oxidation of Antibacterial Agents and Mechanistic Insight, poster presented at the Environmental Sciences: Water Gordon Research Conference, Holderness School, Plymouth, NH, June 25-30, 2006.
  59. National Chung Hsing University, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan, May 24, 2006 - Reactions of Antibacterial Agents with Aqueous Chlorine under Water Treatment Conditions.
  60. Huang, C.-H. Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Aqueous Chlorine: Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Pathways. The 57th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, FL, March 16, 2006.
  61. Chen, W.-R.; Huang, C.-H. Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Manganese Oxide and Mn(II) Ions, poster presented at the SETAC North America 26th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 13-17, 2005.
  62. Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA, September 8, 2005 - Antibacterial Agents as Emerging Contaminants: An Environmental Chemistry Perspective.
  63. Huang, C.-H.; Lee, S. J.; Shian, S.; Sandhage, K. H. Novel Nanostructured Anatase Assemblies from Algae as Strong Catalysts for the Hydrolysis of Organophosphorous Esters, oral presentation at the 79th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, June 12-15, 2005.
  64. National Tsing Hua University, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 18, 2005 - Environmental Fate of Emerging Contaminants: the Cases of Antibacterial Agents.
  65. National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, May 17, 2005 - Environmental Fate of Emerging Contaminants: the Cases of Antibacterial Agents.
  66. Shah, A. D.; McCallum, E.; Park, A.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Effect of Water Quality on Rejection of Selected Human and Veterinary Antibiotics by NF and RO Membranes, poster presented at the Quadrangle Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, April 2, 2005.
  67. McCallum, E.; Shah, A. D.; Park, A.; Huang, C.-H.; Kim, J.-H. Removal of Hormones by Nanofiltration Membranes: Effects of Hormone Concentration and Natural Organic Matter Fouling on Removal Efficiency, poster presented at the Quadrangle Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, April 2, 2005.
  68. Auburn University, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn, AL, February 9, 2005 - Transformation of N-Oxide and Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Agents in the Presence of Metal Oxides.
  69. Clemson University, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clemson, SC, October 7, 2004 - Probing the Mechanisms of the Interfacial Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Metal Oxides.
  70. University of Delaware, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Newark, DE, August 27, 2004 - Probing the Mechanisms of the Interfacial Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Metal Oxides.
  71. Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Adsorptive and Oxidative Transformation of Triclosan by Goethite and Soils, poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June 27-July 2, 2004.
  72. Huang, C.-H. Interfacial Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Metal Oxides. Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June 30, 2004.
  73. Huang, C.-H. Factors Affecting the Concentrations of Antibacterial Agents Released to the Aquatic Environment. AWWA GA/SC Water Technology Forum, Savannah, GA, September 25, 2003.
  74. Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Metal Oxide-Facilitated Oxidation of Fluoroquinolones and Structurally-Related Amine Compounds, oral presentation at the 77th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Atlanta, GA, June 15-18, 2003.
  75. Renew, J. E.; Huang, C.-H. Fate Assessment for Fluoroquinolone, Sulfonamide and Trimethoprim Antibiotics in Engineered Water Treatment Systems, oral presentation at the GW&PCA Conference, Cobb County, GA, May 21, 2003.
  76. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, November 19, 2002 - Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Metal Oxides.
  77. Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, GA, November 1, 2002 - Transformation of Antibacterial Agents with Metal Oxides.
  78. Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering Seminar, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, August 28, 2002 - Factors Affecting the Fate of Antibacterial Agents in the Aquatic Environment.
  79. Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities, Lawrenceville, GA, August 7, 2002 - Factors Affecting the Concentrations of Hormones and Antibiotics Released into the Aquatic Environment.
  80. Smeby, K. L.; Renew, J. E.; Huang, C.-H. Occurrence and Fate of Antibiotic Compounds in Wastewater Treatment Systems, oral presentation at the GW&PCA Conference, Cobb County, GA, August, 2002.
  81. Renew, J. E.; Huang, C.-H.; Smeby, K. L. Occurrence and Fate of Fluoroquinolone and Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Wastewater Treatment Systems, poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June, 2002.
  82. Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Oxidative Transformation of Antibacterial Agents by Manganese (Hydr)Oxides, poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June, 2002.
  83. Zhang, H.; Huang, C.-H. Oxidative Transformation of Antibacterial Agents by Manganese (Hydr)Oxides, poster presented at the Quadrangle Conference, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, February, 2002.
  84. Huang, C.-H.; Smeby, K. L.; Renew, J. E. Assessment of Potential Antibiotic Contaminants in Water and Preliminary Occurrence Analysis, poster presented at the 22nd SETAC Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November, 2001.
  85. University of Minnesota, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, October 12, 2001 - Occurrence and Removal of Hormones and Antibiotics in the Aquatic Environment.
  86. Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering Seminar, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2000 - Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Aquatic Environment.
  87. Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Seminar, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, October 27, 2000 - The Occurrence and Fate of Estrogenic Hormones in Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Surface Water.
  88. Huang, C.-H.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Sedlak, D. L. Immunochemical Techniques to Overcome the Analytical Challenges for Studies of Estrogenic Hormones in Environmental Matrices, poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June, 2000.
  89. U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory, Ecosystems Research Division, Athens, GA, May 18, 2000 - Analysis of Estrogenic Hormones in Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Surface Water Using ELISA and GC/MS/MS.
  90. Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, April 8, 1999 - Fate of Biologically-Active Polar Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment.
  91. Huang, C.-H.; Chien, M.; Sedlak, D. L. Synthetic and Natural Hormones in Wastewater Effluent: A Connection between Pharmaceutically Active Compounds and Endocrine Disruption?, oral presentation at the 19th SETAC Meeting, Charlotte, NC, November, 1998.
  92. Huang, C.-H.; Chien, M.; Sedlak, D. L.; Draper, W. M. Analysis of Estrogenic Hormones in Wastewater Effluent, poster presented at the University of California Toxic Substance Research and Teaching Program Symposium, Berkeley, CA, April 24-25, 1998.
  93. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. CuII-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the Plant Growth Regulator Daminozide (Alar) and Structurally-Related Compounds: A Study Employing Capillary Electrophoresis. The 214th ACS National Meeting, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Student Paper Award Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, October, 1997.
  94. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. CuII-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the Plant Growth Regulator Daminozide (Alar) and Structurally-Related Compounds Using Capillary Electrophoresis, oral presentation at the 17th SETAC Meeting, Washington, DC, November, 1996.
  95. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. CuII-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the Plant Growth Regulator Daminozide (Alar) and Structurally-Related Compounds Using Capillary Electrophoresis, poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Environmental Sciences: Water, New Hampton, NH, June, 1996.
  96. Huang, C.-H.; Stone, A. T. The Effect of Metal Ions and Metal Complexes on the Hydrolysis of Amide, Anilide and Carbamate Agrochemicals, poster presented at the 2nd SETAC World Congress, Vancouver, Canada. November, 1995.

Reports

  1. Huang, C.-H. 2011. Transformation of Amines to Nitrosamines on Activated Carbons: Implications for Nitrosamine Analysis and Water Purification. Periodic Reports 1-4, Water Research Foundation (Project 4343).
  2. Huang, C.-H. 2010. Fate of Antibiotics in Poultry Litter Before and After Application to Grasslands. 1st and 2nd Annual Report, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (Project 2009-65102-05843).
  3. Pavlostathis, S. G.; Huang, C.-H. 2008. SGER: Role of Anaerobic Digestion in N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Source or Sink. National Science Foundation, Final Report (Award # 0610358).
  4. Park, S. H.; Wei, S.; Huang, C-H.; Mizaikoff, B.; Aral, M. M. 2007. A Study of the Effect of Polymers on Potential N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation at Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-03-07, 107p, June 2007.
  5. Huang, C.-H. 2006. Elucidating the Oxidative Transformation of Antimicrobial Agents with Mn, Fe and Al Oxide, National Science Foundation, Final Report (Award # 0229172).
  6. Sedlak, D. L.; Huang, C.-H.; Pinkston, K. 2005. Occurrence Survey of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds, final technical report, American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, CO (ISBN 1-58321-370-8).
  7. Huang, C.-H. 2003. Chlorination and Ozonation of Antibiotics Detected in Georgia Waters, final technical report, U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Resources Institute (Project 2002GA11B).