Publications




John Scott Meschke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health
jmeschke@u.washington.edu


 Recent Publications and Presentations  

Sobsey, M.D., M.J. Casteel, H. Chung, G. Lovelace, O.D. Simmons III, F.C. Hsu, and J.S. Meschke. 1998.  Disinfection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts, Clostridium perfringens Spores, and Coliphage MS2 with Electrochemically Generated Mixed Oxidants.  In: Disinfection ‘98.  Latest Trends in Wastewater Disinfection: Chlorination vs. UV Disinfection.  Water Environment Federation.  Alexandria, VA.

Meschke, J.S. and M.D. Sobsey.  1998.  Microbial Pathogens and On-Site Soil Treatment Systems. Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual On-Site Wastewater Treatment Conference: Securing the Future of On-Site Wastewater Systems.

Meschke, J.S. and M.D. Sobsey.  1999.  Comparative Adsorption and Survival of Norwalk Virus, Poliovirus type 1, and F+ RNA Coliphage in Soils Suspended in Groundwater.  Proceedings of the 1999 Water Quality Technology Conference.  American Water Works Association, Denver, CO.

Meschke, J.S., M.D. Sobsey, M.J. Wu, L. Lindesmith, E.J. Collins, and C.L. Moe.  2000.  Comparison of Primer Sets for Standardized Detection of Human Caliciviruses in Water.  Proceedings of the 2000 Water Quality and Technology Conference.  American Water Works Association, Denver, CO.

Meschke, J.S. and M.D. Sobsey.  2001.  Human Caliciviruses: Environmental Fate and Detection. Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY.

Meschke, J.S. and M.D. Sobsey.  2001.  Human Caliciviruses: Basic Virology.  Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY.

Meschke, J.S., M.D. Sobsey, and J.R. Stewart.  2002.  Coliphages as Indicators of Viral Contamination in Water.  Proceedings of the 2002 Water Quality Technology Conference.  American Water Works Association, Denver, CO.

Meschke, J.S. and M.D. Sobsey.  1998.  Comparative Adsorption of Norwalk Virus, Poliovirus  1, and F+ RNA Coliphage MS2 to Soils Suspended in Treated Wastewater.  Water Science and Technology. 38 (12): 187-189.

Brion, G.M., J.S. Meschke, and M.D. Sobsey.  2002.  Male-Specific Coliphage: Prevalence, Types, and Survival in Natural Waters.  Water Research.  36:2419-2425.

Meschke, J.S. and M.D. Sobsey.  2003.  Comparative Reduction of Norwalk Virus, Poliovirus Type 1, F+ RNA Coliphage MS2, and Escherichia coli In Miniature Soil Columns.  Water Science and Technology.  47(3):85-90.




Gwy-Am Shin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health
gwyam@u.washington.edu

Recent Publications and Presentations 
Shin, G., K. G. Linden, and M. D. Sobsey. 2004. Low pressure inactivation of pathogenic enteric viruses and bacteriophages. Accepted to Environemental Engineering and Science.

Kashinkunti, R., D. H. Metz, K. G. Linden, G. Shin, M. D. Sobsey, M. Moran, and A. Samuelson. 2004. Microbial inactivation at GCWW: LT2ESWTR, UV, DBPs, and microbial regrowth. Journal of American Water Work Association. 96 (6): 114-127.

Shin, G., K. G. Linden, J. P. Dubey, and M. D. Sobsey. 2003. Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts by low pressure UV irradiation. Proceedings of 2nd International Congress of Ultraviolet Technologies. Vienna, Austria.

Shin, G. and M. D. Sobsey. 2003. Reduction of Norwalk Virus, poliovirus 1 and coliphage MS2 by ozone disinfection of water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(7): 3975-3978.

Linden, K.G., G. Shin, G. Faubert, W. Carns and M. D. Sobsey.  2002. Inactivation of Giardia lamblia cysts by low pressure UV radiation. Environmental Science and Technology. 36(11): 2519-2522.

Shin, G., G. Ishida, K.G. Linden, and M. D. Sobsey. 2002.  Inactivation of Adenovirus, Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Salmonella typhimurium by sequential disinfection with UV radiation and free or combined chlorine. Proceedings of Water Quality Technology Conference. AWWA. Seattle, WA.

Shin, G., K. G. Linden, M. J. Arrowood, and M. D. Sobsey. 2001. Low pressure UV inactivation and DNA repair potential of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67:3029-3032. 

Linden, K.G., G. Shin, and M. D. Sobsey. 2001. Comparative effectiveness of UV wavelengths for the inactivation of Cryptosporidium  parvum oocysts in water. Water Science and Technology. 43 (12):171-174.

Shin, G., K.G. Linden, and M. D. Sobsey. 2001. Low-pressure UV disinfection of pathogenic enteric viruses and bacteriophages. Proceedings of Water Quality Technology Conference. AWWA. Nashville, TN.

Shin, G., M. J. Arrowood, G. Faubert, K. G. Linden, and M. D. Sobsey. 2001. DNA repair of UV-irradiated Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia lamblia cysts. Proceedings of First International Congress on UV Technologies. IUVA. Washington, DC.

Newland, S., G. Shin, and M. D. Sobsey. 2001. Comparative inactivation of Norwalk virus, poliovirus, and coliphage MS2 in water by low pressure UV radiation. Proceedings of First International Congress on UV Technologies. IUVA. Washington, DC.

Shin, G., G. Faubert, K. G. Linden, and M. D. Sobsey. 2000. Low pressure UV inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia based on infectivity assays and DNA repair of UV-irradiated Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. Proceedings of Water Quality Technology Conference. AWWA. Salt Lake City, UT.

Linden, K. G., G. Shin, and M. D. Sobsey. 2000. Comparison of monochromatic and polychromatic UV light for disinfection efficacy. Proceedings of Water Quality Technology Conference. AWWA. Salt Lake City, UT.

Shin, G., K. G. Linden, G. Faubert, M. Arrowood, and M. D. Sobsey. 2000. Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia lamblia cysts by monochromatic UV radiation. The First World Congress of International Water Association. Paris, France.

Shin, G., K. G. Linden, and M. D. Sobsey. 2000. Comparative inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and coliphage MS-2 by monochromatic UV radiation. Proceedings of  Disinfection 2000. WEF. New Orleans, LA.

Linden, K. G., G. Shin, and M. D. Sobsey. 2000. Relative efficacy of UV wavelengths for inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum. Proceedings of  Disinfection 2000. WEF. New Orleans, LA.