Publications and presentations

Members of our staff routinely present papers at technical conferences and have authored several papers published in leading scientific journals. Titles of selected publications and presentations by our staff are listed below. Please contact us for additional information on these topics.

Publications

Analysis of Hydrazine in Drinking Water by Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Derivatization and Liquid-Liquid Extraction, William E. Davis II and Yongtao B. Li*., Analytical Chemistry, 2008, V. 80, pp. 5449-5453.

Online In Situ Analysis of Selected Semi-volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Automated Microscale Solid-Phase Extraction with Large-Volume Injection/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, 
Yongtao Li, Ed J. George, and Christina L. McCarty, Journal of Chromatography A, 2007, 1176, pp. 223-230.

Compliance Analysis of Phenylurea and Related Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquid Chromatography/Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Solid-Phase, 
Li, Yongtao; George, Ed J.; McCarty, Christina L.; and Wendelken, Steven C. Journal of Chromatography A, 2006, V. 1134, pp. 170-176.

Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography/Electrospray Ionization/Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Perchlorate in Water, Li, Yongtao and George, Ed J. Journal of Chromatography A, 2006, V. 1133, pp. 215-220.

Analysis of Perchlorate in Water by Reversed-Phase LC/MS/MS Using an Internal Standard Technique, 
Li, Yongtao and George, Ed J. Analytical Chemistry, 2005, V. 77, pp. 4453-4458.

Droplet Electrospray Nebulization for Particle Beam LC/MS, Li, Yongtao and Koropchak, John A. Instrument Science & Technology, 2000, V. 28(2), pp. 141-162.

Investigation of Particle Characteristics and Carrier Effects on Particle Beam LC/MS
, Li, Yongtao and Koropchak, John A. Instrument Science & Technology, 1998, V. 26(4), pp. 389-407.

Selected conference presentations

International Safety Certifications in Drinking Water Treatment - Health Aspects, Dr. T.N.V.V. Rao; Proceedings of the 3rd Annual India H2O Conference, May 23-24, 2012, Mumbai, India

Measurement and Control of Hexavalent Chromium, Yongtao (Bruce) Li, Proceedings of WATERCON, March 21, 2012, Springfield, IL USA

Urban Water Supply Solutions, Dr. T.N.V.V. Rao; Proceedings of the CII Karnataka Conference on Water, Water Management and Conservation for a Sustainable Future, February 29, 2012, Bangalore, India

Evaluation of Safety for the Drinking Water Treatment Products as per International Standards, Dr. T.N.V.V. Rao; Proceedings of the Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, National Workshop Cum Exhibition on Drinking Water Quality, November 16, 2011, New Delhi, India

Determination of Iodinated Acetic Acids in Drinking Water, Yongtao (Bruce) Li, Proceedings of WQTC November 15, 2011, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Emerging Contaminants in Raw and Finished Drinking Waters, Yongtao (Bruce) Li, Joshua S. Whitaker, and Christina L. McCarty, Proceedings of NEMC, August 11-14, 2008, Washington D.C., USA

Screening Analysis of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Water, Yongtao B. Li, Joshua S. Whitaker, and Christina L. McCarty, Proceedings of WQTC, November 4-8, 2007, Charlotte, NC, USA

Method Development for Analysis of Trace Taste and Odor Compounds in Drinking Water, William E. Davis II and Yongtao B. Li*, Poster Presentation at WQTC, November 4-6, 2007, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Screening Analysis of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Waters, Yongtao B. Li,* Joshua S. Whitaker, and Christina L. McCarty. Presented by Nathan Trowbridge at WQTC, November 4-6, 2007, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Analysis of Hydrazines in Drinking Water, Davis, William E. II and Li, Yongtao, AWWA Research Symposium: Distribution Systems, March 2-3, 2007, Reno, NV, USA.

A Laboratory Perspective of UCMR 2 Method Development and Performance, Li, Yongtao; Davis, William E. II; McCarty Christina L.; Whitaker, Joshua S. and Polite, Sean M., 98th Illinois Section AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition, March 13-15, 2007, Springfield, IL, USA.

Challenges in the Analysis of Nitrosamines in Drinking Water, 
Li, Yongtao; McCarty, Christina L.; Whitaker, Joshua S. and Davis, William E. II, Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 5-9, 2006, Denver, CO, USA.

Analysis of Extended Taste and Odor Compounds by Solid-Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Li, Yongtao and Davis, William E. II, Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 5-9, 2006, Denver, CO, USA.

Analysis of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Waters by LC/ESI/MS/MS, 
Li, Yongtao and McCarty, Christina L., Proceedings of AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE06), June 11-15, 2006, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Comparison Studies on Analysis of Perchlorate in Water by IC/CD and LC/MS/MS, Li, Yongtao; Banaszak, Nathan and Wei, Ying, Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 6-10, 2005, Quebec, Canada.

The Power of LC/MS and LC/MS/MS Technology: Direct Analysis of Polar Water Contaminants, Li, Yongtao and George, Ed J., Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 14-17, 2004, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Analysis of Polar Turfgrass Pesticides in Waters by ESI/LC/MS Coupled with SPE Technology, Li, Yongtao and George, Ed J., Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 2-6, 2003, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Online Monitoring for Drinking Water Utilities, Li, Yongtao (Contributing Author), AWWA Research Foundation and CRS PROAQUA, 2002.

Routine Analysis of Phenylurea Compounds in Drinking Water Using ESI/LC/MS Coupled with SPE, Li, Yongtao; George, Ed J.; Hansen, Earl M. and Thoma, Jerry J., 49th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, May 27-31, 2001, Chicago, IL, USA, WPK 198.

Analysis of Natural and Synthetic Estrogens in Water Using ESI/LC/MS Coupled with SPE, George, Ed J.; Li, Yongtao; Hansen, Earl M. and Thoma, Jerry J., 49th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, May 27-31, 2001, Chicago, IL, USA.

Analysis of Nonionic Surfactants and Phenolic Endocrine Disruptors in Water Using ESI/LC/MS Coupled with SPE, Li, Yongtao; George, Ed J.; Hansen, Earl M. and Thoma, Jerry J., Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 11-15, 2001, Nashville, TN, USA.

SPE Twin-PAL LVI-GC-MS: Online In Situ Monitoring of Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Water, Li, Yongtao; George, Ed J.; Hansen, Earl M.; Thoma, Jerry J.; Martin Werner and Peter D. Smith, Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 5-9, 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

A Broad Spectrum Taste and Odor Analysis Using Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) and Ion Trap Detection with Selective Ion Storage (SIS), Li, Yongtao; George, Ed J.; Thoma, Jerry J. Thoma and Hansen, Earl M., Proceedings of WQTC, Nov. 5-9, 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.