Basic Project Information

Basic Project Information
Title	Changes in Potential Bioavailability of Heavy Metals Discharged to Receiving Waters
Project Number	03-7-32-7705-53
Start Date	6/94
End Date	5/96
Research Category	Water Quality
Focus Category	WATER QUALITY
Lead Institute	DE Water Resources Center
Other Affiliations	N/A

Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators
Name	Rank During Project Period	Affiliation
Herbert Allen	Professor	University of DE Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Publications

• Articles in Conference Proceedings , Shi, B. and H.E. Allen , 1995 , Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability: Critical Evaluation for POTW Effluent Dischargers , Proceedings of the WEF Specialty Conference on Toxic Substances in Water Environments: Assessment and Control , Part 5 , N/A , 11 -22 .
• Articles in Conference Proceedings , Shi, B. and H.E. Allen , 1996 , Copper Partitioning in the Aquatic Environment: Its Change During the Mixing of Delaware River and POTW Effluent , Proceedings of 69th Annual Conference and Exposition, Water Environment Federation , Wastewater Treatment Research (I) and Municipal Wastewater Treatment (II) , Vol. 1 , Dallas, TX , 305-315 .
• Ph.D. Dissertation , Shi, B. , N/A , Fate and Effects of Metals in the Aquatic Environment: Evaluation for POTW Effluent Discharges and Metal Partitioning in Surface Water , N/A , N/A , University of Delaware , N/A .
• Articles in Refereed Scientific Journals , Shi, B. and H.E. Allen , 1997 , Effect of POTW Effluent Discharges on Copper in Receiving Water , Keystone Water Quality Manager , 30(2) , N/A , 10-15 .
• Articles in Refereed Scientific Journals , Grassi, M.T., B. Shi and H.E. Allen , 1997 , Sorption of Copper by Suspended Particulate Matter , Colloids and Surfaces , 120 , N/A , 199-203 .
• Articles in Refereed Scientific Journals , Shi, B., H.E. Allen and M.T. Grassi , 1998N/A , Changes in Dissolved and Particulate Copper Following Mixing of POTW Effluents with Delaware River Water , Water Research , 32 , , 2413-2421 .
• Articles in Refereed Scientific Journals , Shi, B., H.E. Allen, M.T. Grassi and H. Ma , 1998 , Modeling Copper Partitioning in Surface Waters , Water Research , 32 , N/A , 3756-3764 .

Funding

Funding Sources
Funding Date	Fund Type	Source	Amount
6/94	Section 104	NIWR + UD match	$42,002
6/95	Section 104	NIWR + UD match	$50,570

Students Supported

Student Support
Student Level	Number of Students	Number of Dissertations/Thesis
Undergraduate	6	N/A
Masters	N/A	N/A
Ph.D.	1	1
Post Ph.D.	N/A	N/A

Awards & Achievements

Awards and Achievements
Date	Award or Achievement
N/A	American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry Student Award to Mr. Bo Shi (Herbert E. Allen, faculty advisor)
N/A	Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Student Research Award to Mr. Bo Shi (Herbert E. Allen, faculty advisor)
N/A	Water Environment Federation Second Place Student Paper Competition Winner - Ph.D. Category Award to Mr. Bo Shi (Herbert E. Allen, faculty advisor)

Termination

Termination
If this project was initiated prior to fiscal year 1996, was it terminated because of the change to a regional competitive grant program?	No