Refereed Journal Publications

1. Gikonyo, J.G., Keyser, A., Tobiason, E.T., Jeong, J., Park, C. (2021) In vivo evaluation of oxygenic photogranules’ photosynthetic capacity by pulse amplitude modulation and phototrophic-irradiance curves. ACS ES&T Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.0c00221
2. Eom, H., Park, C. (2021) Chemical characteristics of dissolved organic nitrogen derived from conventional activated sludge and predenitrification biological removal systems. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.110912
3. Gikonyo, J.G., Ansari, A.A., Abouhend, A.S., Tobiason, J.E., Park, C. (2021) Hydrodynamic granulation of oxygenic photogranules. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 7, 427-440.
4. Brockmann, D., Gérand, Y., Park, C., Milferstedt, K., Hamelin, J., Hélias, A. (2021)  Wastewater treatment using oxygenic photogranule-based process has lower environmental impact than conventional activated sludge process. Bioresource Technology 319, 124204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124204.
5. Abouhend, A., Milferstedt, K., Hamelin, J., Ansari, A.A., Butler, C.S., Carbajal-González, B.I., Park, C. (2020) Growth progression of oxygenic photogranules and its impact on bioactivity for aeration-free wastewater treatment. Environmental Science & Technology 54(1), 486-496.
6. Ansari, A.A., Abouhend A.S., Park, C. (2019) Effects of seeding density on photogranulation and the start-up of the oxygenic photogranule process for aeration-free wastewater treatment. Algal Research 40, 101495.
7. Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Stauch-White, K., Butler, C., Gikonyo, G.J., Carbajal-González, B.I., Ivanova, A., Dolan, S., Park, C. (2018) Investigation of the fate and dynamics of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) during sludge-based photogranulation under hydrostatic conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 52(18), 10462-10471.
8. Park, C., Chon, D.H., Brennan, A., Eom, H. (2018) Investigation of sludge reduction and biogas generation in high-rate anaerobic side-stream reactors for wastewater treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 4, 1829-1838.
9. Abouhend, A.S., McNair, A., Kuo-Dahab, W. C., Watt, C., Butler, C. S., Milferstedt, K., Hamelin, J., Seo, J., El-Moselhy, K. M., Gikonyo, J.G., Park, C. (2018) The oxygenic photogranule process for aeration-free wastewater treatment. Environmental Science & Technology 52(6), 3503-3511.
10. Milferstedt, K., Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Butler, C.S., Hamelin, J., Abouhend, A.S., Stauch-White, K., McNair, A., Watt, C., Carbajal-González, B.I., Dolan, S., Park, C. (2017) The importance of filamentous cyanobacteria in the development of oxygenic photogranules. Scientific Reports 7(17944); doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16614-9.
11. Eom, H., Borgatti, D., Paerl, H., Park, C. (2017) Correction to formation of low-molecular-weight dissolved organic nitrogen in predenitrification biological nutrient removal systems and its impact on eutrophication in coastal waters. Environmental Science & Technology 51(22), 13514–13514.
12. Milferstedt, K., Hamelin, J., Park, C., Jung, J., Cho, S., Jung, K., Kim, D. (2017) Biogranules applied in environmental engineering. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42, 27801-27811.
13. Lee, J., Lee, J.W., Kim, Y.M., Park, C., Park, K.Y. (2017) Performance and fouling in pre-denitrification membrane bioreactors treating high strength wastewater from food waste disposers. Water 9(7), 512; doi:10.3390/w9070512.
14. Stauch-White, K., Srinivasan, V., Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Park, C., Butler, C.S. (2017) The role of inorganic nitrogen in successful formation of granular biofilms that support cyanobacteria and bacteria. AMB Express 7, 146.
15. Eom, H., Borgatti, D., Paerl, H., Park, C. (2017) Formation of low-molecular-weight dissolved organic nitrogen in predenitrification biological nutrient removal systems and its impact on eutrophication in coastal waters. Environmental Science & Technology 51(7), 3776-3783.
16. Park, C., Sheppard, D., Yu, D., Dolan, S., Eom, H., Brooks, J., Borgatti, D. (2016) Comparative assessment on the influences of effluents from conventional activated sludge and biological nutrient removal processes on algal bloom in receiving waters. Environmental Engineering Research 21(3), 276-283.
17. Kim, D.H., Lee, M.K., Hwang, Y., Lim, W.T., Yune, Y.M., Park, C., Kim, M.S. (2016) Microbial granulation for lactic acid production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 113, 101-111.
18. Park, C., Chon, D.H. (2015) High-rate anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) processes to minimize the production of excess sludge. Water Environment Research 87, 2090-2097.
19. Wang, M., Park, C. (2015) Investigation of anaerobic digestion of Chlorella sp. and Micractinium sp. grown in high-nitrogen wastewater and their co-digestion with waste activated sludge. Biomass and Bioenergy 80, 30-37.
20. Wang, M., Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Dolan, S., Park, C. (2014) Kinetics of nutrient removal and expression of extracellular polymeric substances of microalgae, Chlorella sp. and Micractinium sp., in wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology 154, 131-137.
21. Nguyen, L.N., Hai, F.I., Nghiem, L.D., Kang, J., Price, W.E., Park, C., Yamamoto, K. (2014) Enhancement of removal of trace organic contaminants by powdered activated carbon dosing into membrane bioreactors. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 45(2), 571-578.
22. Baek, K., Wang, M., McKeever, R., Rieber, K., Park, C., Nüsslein, K. (2014) Biodegradation of low concentration of 1,2-Dibromoethane in groundwater is enhanced by phenol. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98, 1329-1338.
23. Wang, M., Sahu, A.K., Rusten, B., Park, C. (2013) Anaerobic co-digestion of microalgae Chlorella sp. and waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology 142, 585-590.
24. Lee, J.W., Jutidamrongphan, W., Park, K.Y., Moon, S., Park, C. (2012) Advanced treatment of wastewater from food waste disposer in modified Ludzack-Ettinger type membrane bioreactor. Environmental Engineering Research 17(2), 59-63.
25. Baek, K., McKeever, R., Rieber, K., Sheppard, D., Park, C., Ergas, S.J., Nüsslein, K. (2012) Molecular approach to evaluate biostimulation of 1,2-dibromoethane in contaminated groundwater. Bioresource Technology 123, 207-213.
26. Kim, Y.M., Chon, D.H., Kim, H.S., Park, C. (2012) Investigation of bacterial community in activated sludge with an anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) to decrease the generation of excess sludge. Water Research 46, 4292-4300.
27. Yuan, X., Wang, M., Park, C., Sahu, A.K., Ergas, S.J. (2012) Microalgae growth using high strength wastewater followed by anaerobic co-digestion. Water Environment Research 84(5), 396-404.
28. McKeever, R., Sheppard, D., Nüsslein, K., Baek, K., Rieber, K., Ergas, S.J., Forbes, R., Hilyard, M., Park, C. (2012) Biodegradation of ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane [EDB]) in microcosms simulating in situ and biostimulated conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials 209-210, 92-98.
29. Chon, D.H., Rome, M., Kim, Y.M., Park, K.Y., Park, C. (2011) Investigation of the sludge reduction mechanism in the anaerobic side-stream reactor process using several control biological wastewater treatment processes. Water Research 45, 6021-6029.
30. Chon, D.H., Rome, M., Kim, H.S., Park, C. (2011) Investigating the mechanism of sludge reduction in activated sludge with an anaerobic side-stream reactor. Water Science and Technology 63(1), 93-99.
31. Kim, J., Park, C., Novak, J.T. (2011) Combination of coagulating agents, alum and cationic polymer, for sludge dewatering and odors. Korean Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Civil Engineering 15(3), 447-451.
32. Kim, Y.M., Lee, D.S., Park, C., Park, D., Park, J.M. (2011) Effects of free cyanide on microbial communities and biological carbon and nitrogen removal performance in the industrial activated sludge process. Water Research 45, 1267-1279.
33. Kim, Y.M., Cho, H.U., Lee, D.S., Park, C., Park, D., Park, J.M. (2011) Response of nitrifying bacterial communities to the increased thiocyanate concentration in pre-denitrification process. Bioresource Technology 102(2), 913-922.
34. Gu, A., Nerenberg, R., Sturm, B.M., Park, C., Goel, R. (2010) Molecular methods in biological systems. Water Environment Research 82, 908-930.
35. Baek, K.H., Park, C., Oh, H.M., Yoon, B.D., Kim, H.S. (2010) Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge treating different types of wastewater. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 20(7), 1128–1133.
36. Westgate, P., Park, C. (2010) Evaluation of proteins and organic nitrogen in wastewater treatment effluents. Environmental Science & Technology 44, 5352–5357.
37. Park, C., Fang, Y., Murthy, S.N., Novak, J.T. (2010) Effects of floc aluminum on activated sludge characteristics and removal of 17-α-ethinylestradiol in wastewater treatment systems. Water Research 44, 1335-1340.
38. Ostendorf, D., Park, C., Rotaru, C., Pereira, M. (2009) Case study of steady oxygen concentration gradients in a groundwater plume from a highway infiltration basin. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering 135, 1237-1243.
39. Park, C., Novak, J.T. (2009) Characterization of lectins and bacterial adhesins in activated sludge flocs. Water Environment Research 81, 755-764.
40. Park, C., Helm, R.F. (2008) Application of metaproteomic analysis for studying extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in activated sludge flocs and their fate in sludge digestion. Water Science and Technology 57, 2009-2015.
41. Park, C., Helm, R.F., Novak, J.T. (2008) Investigating the fate of activated sludge exocelluar proteins in sludge digestion using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Water Environment Research 80, 2219-2227.
42. Park, C., Novak, J.T., Helm, R.F., Ahn, Y., Esen, A. (2008) Evaluation of the extracellular proteins in full-scale activated sludges. Water Research 42, 3879-3889.
43. Novak, J.T., Park, C., Higgins, M.J., Chen, Y.-C., Morton, R., Gary, D., Forbes, R., Erdal, Z. (2007) Impacts of the MicroSludge™ process on odor causing compounds in anaerobically digested biosolids. Water Practice 1.
44. Park, C., Novak, J.T. (2007) Characterization of activated sludge exocellular polymers using several cation-associated extraction methods. Water Research 41, 1679-1688.
45. Park, C., Muller, C.D., Abu-Orf, M.M., Novak, J.T. (2006) The effect of wastewater cations on activated sludge characteristics: effects of aluminum and iron in floc. Water Environment Research 78, 31-40.
46. Park, C., Abu-Orf, M.M., Novak, J.T. (2006) The digestibility of waste activated sludges. Water Environment Research 78, 59-68.
47. Novak, J.T., Park, C., Abu-Orf, M.M. (2005) Conditioning and dewatering of digested waste activated sludges-Closure. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology 2, 110-112.
48. Novak, J.T., Park, C. (2004) Chemical conditioning of sludge. Water Science and Technology 49, 73-80.
49. Novak, J.T., Park, C., Abu-Orf, M.M. (2004) Conditioning and dewatering of digested waste activated sludges. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology 1, 45-51.
50. Abu-Orf, M.M., Muller, C.D., Park, C., Novak, J.T. (2004) Innovative technologies to reduce water content of dewatered municipal residuals. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology 1, 83-91.