Co-author Network
Map of Science
Co-investigator Network
member of
- National Environmental Health Association 2024 - 2025
- Soil Science Society of America 2024 - 2025
- Soil Science Society of North Carolina 2024 - 2025
Positions
- Contact Info
- 252-737-1479
Charles Pittman Humphrey
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
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Comparison of Nutrient and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Exports from Coastal Watersheds with Agricultural and Urban Land Uses
, Soil Science Society of North Carolina -
Influence of Swine Wastewater on Nutrients in Water Resources in Central North Carolina
, NC Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference -
Nutrient mitigation by natural wetlands in urban watersheds
, Soil Science Society of North Carolina -
Soil Evaluation Related Injuries
, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference - Evaluating Nitrogen Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems in Raleigh Belt Geology: A Preliminary Assessment, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference
- Evaluating Nitrogen Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Raleigh Belt of North Carolina's Piedmont, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Annual Conference
- Quantifying Treatment Efficiencies of Nitrogen of Onsite Wastewater Systems in Raleigh Belt Geology, American Water Resources Association Annual Conference
- Quantifying Water Quality Downgradient from Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Raleigh Belt: A Preliminary Assessment of Phosphorus and Escherichia coli Concentrations, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference
- A Comparison of the Denitrifying Capabilities of Bioreactors Comprised of Woodchips, Pine Bark, and Peanut Hulls Paired with Expanded Slate as a Phosphate Adsorbent at High Flow Rates, Universities Council on Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Conference
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A Comparison of the Denitrifying Capabilities of Bioreactors Comprised of Woodchips, Pine
Bark, and Peanut Hulls Paired with Expanded Slate as a Phosphate Adsorbent at High Flow
Rates
, Universities Council on Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Conference - A pilot-scale study of denitrifying bioreactors paired with expanded slate as a phosphate adsorbent, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Accessing Potential Funding for Environmental Outreach, Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy
- Analyses of Septic System Installation Trends in North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Assessment of natural wetland's polllutant removal efficiency in an urbanizing watershed: Ecosystem service or disservice?, American Ecological Engineering Society
- Attenuation of Wastewater-Derived Nitrogen Using Natural and Nature-Based Features in the North Carolina Piedmont, Soil Science Society of America
- Bacteria Treatment in Different Soil Types, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Be a Soil Science Influencer, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Best management practices to enhance nutrient attenuation of wastewater-derived nutrients in the Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Biochemical characterization of stormwater inflow and outflow from a dry detention basin, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Biochemistry of groundwater beneath three large on-site wastewater treatment systems in eastern North Carolina, NC WRRI
- Bringing light and life back to a buried urban stream in the North Carolina coastal plain, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Capping a swing farm wastewater lagoon: preliminary evaluation of water quality impacts in eastern North Carolina, American Geophysical Union Meeting
- Challenges Associate with Onsite Wastewater Management, 5th Annual Environmental Health Symposium
- Challenges with Onsite Wastewater Management in Dynamic Coastal Environments, Old Dominion University Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography and Resilience Collaborative Seminar Series
- Challenges with Onsite Wastewater Treatment in a Changing Coastal Environment, Impact of Sea Level Rise on Septic Systems in Coastal Communities
- Challenges with Treatment of Traditional and Emerging Contaminants by Wastewater Systems in Eastern North Carolina, Rural Health Symposium
- Climate Change Influence on Coastal Onsite Wastewater Infrastructure, NC Climate Office- Climate Change Webinar Series - Sea Level Rise
- Climate Change and Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Coastal Carolinas, Outer Banks Leadership Forum- Sound Science, Planning, & Policy
- Coastal tourism and its influence on wastewater inputs: anthropogenic transport of nitrogen to a barrier island, ASBPA National Coastal Conference - Where Coasts and Rivers Meet
- Coastal tourism and its influence on wastewater nitrogen loading: a barrier island case study, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Comparison of Nutrient Reductions by Centralized and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Coastal Carolinas, Soil Science Society of America Annual Conference
- Comparison of Nutrient Treatment by Septic, Sewer and Package Plants, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Comparison of Nutrient Treatment by Septic, Sewer, and Package Plants, Environmental Health State of Practice Workshop
- Comparison of Phosphorus Reductions by Decentralized and Centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Coastal Carolinas, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Comparison of Phosphorus Removal by Septic Systems, Package Plants, and Centralized Sewer, Northeastern Environmental Health District
- Comparison of Phosphorus Treatment by Decentralized and Centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Coastal Carolinas, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Comparison of Soil-Based Treatment of Nutrients and Bacteria By Three Onsite Wastewater Systems in Eastern North Carolina, Soil Science Society of America
- Comparison of steam E. coli and enterococci concentrations in watersheds served by different wastewater treatment technologies, NC WRRI
- Concentrations of Traditional and Emerging Contaminants in Onsite Wastewater Systems and Wells, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Controls on onsite wastewater N inputs to coastal watersheds: Identifying risk factors for elevated nutrient loading., North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Decentralized Treatment Options and Challenges in Coastal North Carolina, Fresh Water in the Coastal Plain: Understanding & Preparing for 21st Century Challenges
- Developing Coastal Plain Ecological Flow Guidance in the Albemarle-Pamlico Basin, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Does more groundwater mean less treatment? Influence of sea level rise and coastal storms on septic systems, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute- Virtual Conference Series 2020
- Down-gradient stream nutrient concentration responses to wastewater management approaches in the North Carolina piedmont, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Emerging Issues with Emerging Contaminants in Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in Coastal North Carolina, Serving the Underserved Addressing PFAS and Other Contaminants
- Emerging contaminants in septic systems and wells, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Engaging the Community and Local Partners to Improve Water Quality in a Nutrient-Sensitive Watershed, Albemarle-Pamlico Ecosystem Symposium
- Environmental Assessment of Air and Water Quality at a Swine Farm using a Capped Lagoon, International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Annual Conference
- Evaluation of Concentrations and Potential Sources of Nitrate in Drinking Water Wells Across North Carolina, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Evaluation of E. coli Concentrations in Groundwater Beneath Onsite Wastewater Systems in Eastern North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina Conference
- Evaluation of Phosphorus and Microbe Treatment of an in-Stream Bioreactor and a Natural Wetland in the North Carolina Piedmont, Soil Science Society of America
- Evaluation of a bioreactor to remediate nutrients in a septic-dominated watershed in the North Carolina piedmont., North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Evaluation of the Nitrogen Treatment Efficiencies of 10 Septic Systems in Eastern North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Fecal Bacteria Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems in North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina Conference
- Field Studies of Bacteria Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems, EH SOP Webinar
- Green stormwater infrastructure in urban Coastal Plain watersheds: ECU campus as an outdoor field laboratory, Georgia Annual Environmental Conference
- Green stormwater infrastructure in urban coastal communities: University campus opportunities to enhance outdoor learning environments, National Watershed and Stormwater Conference
- Green stormwater infrastructure in urban coastal plain watersheds: ECU campus as an outdoor field laboratory, Water Resources Research Institute of The University of North Carolina Annual Conference
- Groundwater Fluctuations Beneath Three Onsite Wastewater Systems in North Carolina in Response to Hurricane Florence, Soil Science Society of America
- Groundwater Inputs and their Role in Nutrient Transport to a Coastal Lake, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Groundwater Quality Improvements at a School in Eastern North Carolina after Installation of a Permeable Reactive Barrier, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Groundwater seeps: Portholes to observe groundwater contaminant transport to streams, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Hydrogeological Influences and Nutrient Inputs to a Nutrient Sensitive Coastal Lake, Horry County, SC, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting - Southeastern Section
- Improving Wastewater and Stormwater Management in an Impaired Watershed, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Infrastructure Tipping Points Webinar: Climate Adaptation for Onsite Wastewater Sytems in the Coastal Carolinas, Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity
- Lateral Movement of Water, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Long-term (7 years) evaluation of a permeable reactive barrier to reduce groundwater transport of nitrate from an onsite wastewater system, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Long-term Evaluation of a Permeable Reactive Barrier to Reduce Groundwater Transport of Nitrate form an Onsite Wastewater System, Eastern North Carolina Environmental Health Supervisor's Association
- Monitoring the presence of SARS-CoV-2 using wastewater-based epidemiology in student dormitories at East Carolina University, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Natural Wetland Receiving Urban Drainage: Ecosystem Services Evaluation, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Natural wetlands: Ecosystem service or disservice?, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Nitrogen Treatment Efficiency of Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Coastal Carolinas, Universities Council of Water Resources Conference
- Nitrogen contributions to groundwater from four high-flow onsite wastewater treatment systems, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Nitrogen inputs along our changing coasts: Evaluating the role of onsite wastewater in an era of climate change, North Carolina Coastal Conference
- Nitrogen processing in regenerative stormwater conveyance systems, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Nitrogen removal with a woodchip permeable reactive barrier, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Nitrogen treatment efficiency of five onsite wastewater systems in Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Nutrient Attenuation of Best Management Practices to treat Septic-derived Nutrients in the Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Nutrient Reduction by a Hybrid Dry Detention Basin/Wetland, Soil Science Society of NC
- Nutrient Treatment Efficiency of Onsite Systems: Does Age Matter?, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Nutrient Treatment by Onsite Systems in Clayey Soils, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Nutrient Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems in Coastal Plain and Piedmont Regions of North Carolina, Gwinnett County Water Department
- Nutrient Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems in Piedmont Soils, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Nutrient and Bacteria Attenuation in Soil and Groundwater Beneath Three Large On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Nutrient and Bacteria Treatment by Five Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Triassic Basin Region of the Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina, NC WRRI Conference
- Nutrient and Bacteria Treatment by High-Flow and Low-Flow Onsite Wastewater Systems in Eastern North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Occurence and Concentrations of Traditional and Emerging Contaminants in Septic Tank Effluent and Water Supply Wells, Serving the Underserved Addressing PFAS and Other Contaminants
- Occurence and Concentrations of Traditional and Emerging Contaminants in Septic Tank Effluent and Water Supply Wells, Northeastern Environmental Health District
- Onsite Wastewater System Nitrogen Treatment Efficiency in Response to Groundwater Fluctuations, Soil Science Society of America Annual Conference
- Onsite Wastewater Systems and Phosphorus in Eastern North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina Meeting
- Onsite wastewater a hidden source of nutrients to Falls Lake, Falls Lake Nutrient Management Study Research Symposium
- Onsite wastewater treatment challenges on North Carolina's barrier islands: Addressing climate change and tourism-related stressors, Universities Council on Water Resources/American Water Resources Association Annual Conference
- Onsite wastewater treatment on North Carolina's barrier islands: The growing influence of climate change and tourism-related stressors, North Carolina Coastal Conference
- Permeable Reactive Barriers for Remediation of Groundwater Nitrate, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Phosphate treatment by two onsite wastewater systems in coastal North Carolina, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Physicochemical Characterization of Stormwater Inflow and Outlfow from a Dry Detention Basin, NC Onsite Water Protection
- Potential public health threats associated with exposure to fecal bacteria (E. coli) in flood waters along the Tar River in response to two major hurricanes., North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Preliminary Assessment of Nitrogen Concentrations in Groundwater at a Swine CAFO in Eastern North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Preliminary Assessment of Nitrogen Treatment by a Dry Detention Basin and Retrofit Stormwater Wetland, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Preliminary Identification and Assessment of Uncatalogued Stormwater Control Practices in Greenville, North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina Conference
- Quantifying Nutrient Concentration and Masses in Residential Septage, Soil Science Society of America
- Reduction in Groundwater Transport of Nitrate 9 Years after Installation of a Permeable Reactive Barrier, NOWRA
- Reduction of Fecal Bacteria Concentrations by an Engineered Reactor and Natural Wetland, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Remediation of Onsite Wastewater System Nitrate Using Reactive Media and Natural Wetlands, Soil Science Society of America
- Review of phosphate treatment by 32 onsite wastewater systems in eastern North Carolina, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Rising coastal groundwater levels and their effects on decentralized wastewater infrastructure: Examples from Dare County, NC, Universities Council on Water Resources/National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Conference
- Site, Landscape and Watershed-Scale Treatment of Nitrogen by Onsite Wastewater Systems, 24th NC Environmental Health Supervisors Meeting
- Site-scale and Catchment-scale Treatment of Nitrogen by Onsite Wastewater Systems in North Carolina, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association
- Soil-based Stormwater and Wastewater Management in Coastal NC, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- Subsurface Transport of Nitrogen from an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System to the Pamlico Estuary, North Carolina, NC Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Surface water impacts of a capped CAFO lagoon system in eastern North Carolina, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater discharged from dormitories on the campus of East Carolina University, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- System, Landscape, and Watershed-Scale Treatment Efficiency of Nitrogen by Onsite Wastewater Systems, NC Onsite Water Protection Conference
- The Influence of Soil Type and Vertical Separation Distance on Septic System Wastewater Treatment, National Environmental Health Association
- Treatment of Nitrogen by a Dry Detention Basin with Wetland Characteristics, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- University Campus Opportunities to Enhance Coastal Stormwater Education, North Carolina Lake Management Society Annual Conference 2019
- Wastewater Infrastructure Tipping Points: Climate Adaptation for Onsite Systems in the Coastal Carolinas, NC Coastal Resilience Community of Practice Meeting
- Wastewater infrastructure tipping points: Climate adaptation for onsite (septic) systems, Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference
- Wastewater infrastructure tipping points: Prioritizing implementation of climate adaptation plans in decentralized systems, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Wastewater nutrient transport to Falls Lake, Wake County Environmental Services
- Water Quality Assessment of Jacks Creek, an Urbanized Watershed in Coastal North Carolina, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Water Quality Improvement via Implementation of Best Management Practices for Onsite Wastewater Systems, Central Environmental Health District Meeting
- Water Quality Improvement via Implementation of Best Management Practices for Onsite Wastewater Systems, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
- Water Resources Data to Support Coastal Plain Ecological Flow Assessment in the Albemarle-Pamlico Basin, North Carolina Coastal Conference
- Water Table Dynamics Beneath Three Large Onsite Wastewater Systems in Response to Hurricane Florence, Soil Science Society of North Carolina
- Water quality response of the Tar, Neuse, and Cape Fear Rivers in response to Hurricane Florence, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- Water table dynamics beneath onsite wastewater systems in response to Hurricane Florence, North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Conference
- White Oak River Stormwater Solutions Tour and Waterfront Picnic, Educational Tour
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Research
principal investigator on
- Erosion Estimates at West Craven Middle School awarded by Sound Rivers 2024 - 2025
- Water Quality Assessment of Runyon Creek, Washington, NC awarded by Sound Rivers 2023 - 2024
- Water Quality Assessment of Jacks Creek, Washington, NC awarded by Sound Rivers 2021 - 2023
- Reducing stormwater runoff at everyone carries an umbrela university (ECU) awarded by NCDENR Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) 2020 - 2023
- Serving the Underserved: Addressing PFAS and Other Contaminants in Septic Systems and Private Drinking Water Wells awarded by NC DHHS Division of Public Health (DPH) 2022 - 2023
- Coastal Wastewater Infrastructure awarded by North Carolina State University (NCSU) 2020 - 2022
- Reducing Non Point Sources of Pollution and Improving Water Quality in the Lick Creek Watershed awarded by NCDEQ - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 2018 - 2021
- Evaluation of the Pollutant Treatment Efficiency of an Innovative Stormwater Control Measure awarded by Sound Rivers 2018 - 2020
- High Frequency Monitoring of a Stormwater Control Measure awarded by North Carolina State University (NCSU) 2018 - 2020
- Wastewater infrasturcure tipping points: prioritizing implementation of climate adaptations in Decentralized systems awarded by NOAA 2019
- Reducing non point sources of pollution and improving water quality in the Lick Creek Watershed awarded by NC DEQ 319 Program 2017 - 2019
- Pollutant Treatment Efficiency of an Innovative Stormwater Control Measure awarded by Sound Rivers 2017 - 2019
- Evaluation of dissolved nutrient concentrations in groundwater beneath septic systems awarded by NC DHHS Division of Public Health (DPH) 2018
- Lick Creek Watershed Restoration via Implementation of Onsite Wastewater System Best Management Practices awarded by North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) 2015 - 2018
- Evaluation of Dissolved Nutrient Concentrations in Groundwater Beneath Septic Systems awarded by NC DHHS 2017 - 2018
- Evaluation of PPCP's in Wastewater and Groundwater Near Large Onsite Systems awarded by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) 2017
- Implementing the Watershed Restoration Plan for the Lower White Oak River awarded by North Carolina Coastal Federation 2015 - 2017
- Llick Creek Watershed Restoration via Implementation of Onsite Wastewater System Best Management Practices awarded by NC Department of Environmental Quality 2016
- Reducing Bacteria Contamination in the Lower White Oak River awarded by NC Coastal Federation 2016
- Nutrient Transport from Onsite Wastewater Systems to Surface Waters in the Piedmont of NC awarded by NC DHHS Division of Public Health (DPH) 2014 - 2015
- Llick Creek Watershed Restoration via Implementation of Onsite Wastewater System Best Management Practices awarded by NC Department of Environmental Quality 2015
- Nutrient Transport from Onsite Wastewater Systems to Surface Waters in the Piedmont of North Carolina awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services 2015
- Reducing Bacteria Contamination in the Lower White Oak River awarded by NC Coastal Federation 2015
- Evaluation of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for Reducing Groundwater Nitrogen Transport awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services 2014
- Lick Creek Watershed Restoration via Implentation of Onsite System Best Management Practices awarded by NC Department of Environmental Quality 2014
- Nutrient Transport from Onsite Wastewater Systems to Surface Waters in the Piedmont of North Carolina awarded by NC Department of Health and Human Services 2014
- Geophysical and water quality characterization of on-site wastewater plumes awarded by Water Resources Research Institute 2012 - 2013
- On-site Wastewater and Centralized Sewer System Nutrient Loadings to Surface Wat awarded by N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 2011 - 2013
- On-site Wastewater and Centralized Sewer System Nutrient Loadings to Surface Waters in Pitt County, NC awarded by North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 2012
- Water Quality Restoration for Meeting House Branch and Hardee Creek awarded by Office of the North Carolina Attorney General- Environmental Enhancement Grant 2011
- Non-intrusive geophysical characterization of wastewater plumes in coastal North Carolina 2010
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Adjacent to a Nutrient Sensitive Estuary awarded by GOV-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2010
- Building Capacity To Investigate The Link Between Wastewater, Groundwater Contamination, And Human Health awarded by GOV-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009
co-principal investigator on
- Shallow Groundwater Mapping to Improve Stormwater Management in Coastal Plain Communities awarded by Center for Watershed Protection 2025 - 2026
- North Carolina Wastewater Monitoring Network-Expansion Project awarded by University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNCCH) 2022 - 2023
- North Carolina Wastewater Monitoring Network-Expansion Project awarded by University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNCCH) 2021 - 2022
- An Evaluation of the Influence of Groundwater Dynamics on Coastal Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Research and Outreach to Support the Nags Head Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan awarded by Tetra Tech, Inc 2021 - 2022
- Evaluating Nutrient Treatment Efficiency by Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the North Carolina Piedmont awarded by North Carolina Collaboratory 2021 - 2022
- Monitoring to determine Enterococci and fecal coliform concentrations during baseflow and storm events in Lake Mattamuskeet (Mattamuskeet NWR) and the Pamlico Sound (Swanquarter NWR) awarded by Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge 2019 - 2021
- A Paired-Watershed Approach to Evaluate the Influence of Onsite Wastewater Nutrient Inputs to Falls Lake, NC awarded by NCDEQ - Division of Water Resources (DWR) 2020 - 2021
- Campus as a Living Laboratory for Green Stormwater Infrastructure awarded by ECU Teaching Grants Committee 2020
- Monitoring to determine enterococci and fecal coliform concentrations during baseflow and storm events in Lake Mattamuskeet (Mattamuskeet NWR) and the Pamlico Sound (Swanquarter NWR). awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2018 - 2020
- RAPID: Acquisition of Critical Data for the Validation of Watershed Response Models in Eastern North Carolina awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2018 - 2019
- Building Team Science to Support Sustainable Animal Agriculture in North Carolina awarded by UNC System 2019
- UNC Falls Lake Study (1) awarded by UNC Policy Collaboratory 2019
- Development of performance evaluation of the next generation of nano-filters for 1,4 Dioxane removal from water and comparisons with naturally available renewable filter matrices (Luffa and woodchips) awarded by ECU 2018 - 2019
- Water Quality Restoration and Reduction of Stormwater Runoff via BMP installation inGreens Mill Run Watershed: PTRF Subcontract awarded by Pamlico Tar River Foundation 2014 - 2017
- Investigation of nutrient sources and fluxes in Long Lake watershed awarded by Meher Baba Spiritual Center, Inc. 2015 - 2016
- Swift Creek Water Quality Assessment awarded by WK Dickson and Company, Inc 2014 - 2015
- Green Mill Run Water Quality Assessment awarded by Hazen and Sawyer 2014 - 2015
- Greens Mill Run Water Watershed Project awarded by Hazen & Sawyer 2015
- Swift Creek Project awarded by W.K. Dickson 2015
- Greens Mill Run Watershed Project awarded by Hazen & Sawyer 2014
- Swift Creek Watershed Project awarded by W.K. Dickson 2014
- Evaluating Impacts of Package Treatment Plant Efficiency on Coastal Water Quality awarded by ECU Internal Award 2013
- ECU Rain Gardens: Reducing Campus Stormwater Impact to Greens Mill Run awarded by NC Department of Justice 2013
- Electromagnetic Induction to Delineate Wastewater Migration in Coastal Aquifers awarded by ECU Internal Award 2013
- Water Quality Restoration for Meeting House Branch - Plan & Implementation awarded by Pamlico Tar River Foundation 2010 - 2012
- Building Capacity to Investigate the Link between Wastewater, Groundwater Contam awarded by National Environmental Health Association 2010 - 2011
- Algal Growth in Streams Draining Watersheds Served by Onsite Wasteawater Systems and Sewer Systems awarded by ECU Division of Research and Graduate Studies 2011
- Evaluating the Effects of Watershed Impervious Surface on Stream Biochemistry awarded by ECU Division of Research and Graduate Studies 2011
investigator on
- Mid-East Region Wastewater Improvement Plan awarded by Mid-East Commission 2025 - 2027
- Mitigating Nutrient Loads from a CAFO in the Cape Fear River Basin awarded by NC DOJ - Attorney General's Office 2023 - 2025
- The Effects of Stormwater Control Measures on Town Creek: Quantifying Water Quality Improvements and Stormwater Reduction in an Impaired Urban Watershed awarded by NC DOJ - Attorney General's Office 2018 - 2022
- Nutrient Loading from Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Falls Lake Watershed: Evaluating the Potential for Nutrient Load Reductions vi Bioreactors awarded by UNC Policy Collaboratory 2020
- The Effects of Stormwater Control Measures on Town Creek awarded by NC Department of Justice 2016
Service
professional service activities
- Guest Editor Special Issue of Sustainability Serve as guest editor of special issue of Sustainability on "Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Technologies" 2024 - 2025
- North Central Environmental Health District Meeting Provided technical seminar 2023
- Special issue guest editor Guest editor for special issue of the journal "Applied Sciences" 2020 - 2022
- NC Onsite Water Protection Conference Provided keynote presentation and a second invited presentation at the NC Onsite Water Protection Converence 2021
- Guest Editor Guest editor for special issue of the journal "Applied Sciences" 2020
- Journal of Water Air and Soil Pollution Reviewed manuscripts 2016 - 2017
- Parks and Recreation Management Class I providede an invited (Dr. Vogulsong) guest lecture on stormwater management and lead a tour of best management practices near the Belk Building (Rain garden, wetland, and rain harvesting system). 2016 - 2017
- Environmental Issues in Construction Class 2 Invited lectures for Dr. Balanay's Environmental Issues in Construction class. The lectures included "Wetlands" and "Stormwater Management". 2014 - 2017
- Journal of Environmental Quality Reviewed manuscript 2016
- NC On-site Water Conference Committee member - help develop agenda for annual conference 2015
Background
education and training
- B.S. in Natural Resources: Ecosystems Assessment, North Carolina State University
- M.S. in Soil Science, North Carolina State University
- Ph.D. in Coastal Resources Management:Geosciences Concentration, East Carolina University
credentials
awards and honors
Contact
preferred title
- Professor