HAB Publications

August 2025 - Design and validation of universal and taxon-specific 16S rRNA qPCR primers for detection of freshwater harmful algal bloom-forming cyanobacteria.

Journal of Microbiological Methods. 235.

Ping Gong, Anna K. Antrim, Alyxandra S. Cicerrella, Seung Ho Chung, Xiao Luo, Natalie D. Barker, Emily Cooley, and Qing Ji

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June 2025 - Adsorption of MC-LR enabled by customizable 3D printed graphene-coated structures.

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 13(1).

Justin D. Puhnaty, Jacob M. Lalley, Alan J. Kennedy, Jaylen A. Davis, Angela M. Evans, Sarah Grace Zetterholm, Connor C. Clark, Jesse L. Roberts, Christopher S. Griggs, and Benjamin S. Magbanua

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March 2025 - Algaecidal effects of tryptoline, tryptamine, and other microbial metabolites on target and non-target freshwater cyanobacteria and freshwater indicator organisms.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 292.

Brianna M. Fernando, Forrest W. Lefler, Alan Kennedy, David E. Berthold, Lauren R. May, H. Dail Laughinghouse, and Karl J. Indest

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December 2024 - Photocatalytic degradation of microcystins from a field-collected cyanobacterial assemblage by 3D printed TiO2 structures using artificial versus solar irradiation.

Journal of Environmental Management. 371.

Alyssa J. Calomeni-Eck, Alan J. Kennedy, Andrew D. McQueen, Mark L. Ballentine, Brianna M. Fernando, Lauren R. May, and Nicolas L. Melby

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May 31, 2024 - pH pivoting for algae coagulation : bench-scale experimentation.

USACE ERDC/CERL TR-24-6.

Marissa A. Campobasso, Musa M. Ibrahim, Amanda M. Chisholm, Julia Miazek, and Martin A. Page

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May 8, 2024 - Management strategy for overwintering cyanobacteria in sediments contributing to harmful algal blooms (HABs).

USACE ERDC/TN ANSRP-24-1.

Andrew D. McQueen, Alyssa J. Calomeni-Eck, Ciera M. KinleyBaird, Elizabeth F. Smith, Gerard A. Clyde Jr., and Marvin G. Boyer

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February 6, 2024 - USACE freshwater harmful algal bloom research and development initiative.

USACE ERDC/EL SR-24-1.

Mandy M. Michalsen, Sheena M. Feist, Christine M. VanZomeren, Jennifer M. Seiter-Moser, and Ashleigh N. Boss

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November 29, 2023 - Evaluation of preventative algaecide treatments for cyanobacterial resting cells in sediments of a central US lake.

Lake and Reservoir Management, 39(4), 340-355.

Ciera M. Kinley-Baird, Elizabeth F. Smith, Alyssa J. Calomeni, Andrew D. McQueen, Grace O. Gusler, Marvin Boyer, Katlynn N. Decker, and Gerard A. Clyde

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September 21, 2023 - Field demonstration of a peroxide-based algaecide for harmful algal bloom control in Lake Okeechobee.

USACE ERDC/EL TR-23-7.

Benjamin P. Sperry, Bradley T. Sartain, Kurt D. Getsinger, Brianna M. Fernando, Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, West M. Bishop, and Mark A. Heilman

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September 1, 2023 - Efficacy of algaecides for the proactive treatment of overwintering cyanobacteria.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 262, 115187.

Alyssa Calomeni, Andrew McQueen, Ciera Kinley-Baird, Gerard Clyde Jr., Grace Gusler, Marvin Boyer, and Elizabeth F. Smith

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2023 - A critical review of operational strategies for the management of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in inland reservoirs.

Journal of Environmental Management, 330.

Emily J. Summers and Jodi L. Ryder

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2023 - Identification and Prioritization of Sites with Overwintering Cyanobacteria to Inform Preventative Management of Harmful Algal Blooms.

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management, 61: 30-41.

Alyssa J. Calomeni, Andrew D. McQueen, Ciera M. Kinley-Baird, and Gerard A. Clyde

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2022 - Analytical Methods Incorporating Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) for the Quantification of Microcystins: A Mini-Review.

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 52: 1244-1258.

P. U. Ashvin Iresh Fernando, Matthew W. Glasscott, Kaytee Pokrzywinski, Brianna M. Fernando, Gilbert K. Kosgei, and Lee C. Moores

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December 14, 2022 - Degradation of Microcystin Algal Toxin by 3D Printable Polymer Immobilized photocatalytic TiO2.

Chemical Engineering Journal. 445, Part 2.

Alan J. Kennedy, Andrew D. McQueen, Mark L. Ballentine, Lauren R. May, Brianna M. Fernando, Arit Das, Kyle L. Klaus, Christopher B. Williams, and Michael J. Bortner

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September 13, 2022 - waterquality for ArcGIS Pro Toolbox : user's guide.

USACE ERDC/EL SR-22-6.

Christina L. Saltus, Molly K. Reif, and Richard A. Johansen

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August 15, 2022 - Identification and preventative treatment of overwintering cyanobacteria in sediments : a literature review.

ERDC/EL TR-22-10.

Alyssa J. Calomeni, Andrew D. McQueen, Ciera M. Kinley-Baird, and Gerard A. Clyde

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August 14, 2022 - Sandwich hybridization assay for in situ real-time cyanobacterial detection and monitoring: A review.

Biosensor. 12(8), 640.

Ping Gong, Anna K. Antrim, Sarah R. Bickman, Emily G. Cooley, and Seung Ho Chung

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June 13, 2022 - A review of empirical algorithms for the detection and quantification of harmful algal blooms using satellite-borne remote sensing.

USACE ERDC/EL SR-22-2.

Richard A. Johansen, Molly K. Reif, Christina L. Saltus, and Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski

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June 13, 2022 - Remote sensing of the cyanobacteria life cycle: A mesocosm temporal assessment of a Microcystis sp. bloom using coincident unmanned aircraft system (UAS) hyperspectral imagery and ground sampling efforts.

Harmful Algae. 117(11): 102268.

Kaytee Pokrzywinski, Richard Johansen, Molly Reif, Scott Bourne, Shea Hammond, and Brianna Fernando

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May 31, 2022 - A Review of Cyanophage–Host Relationships: Highlighting Cyanophages as a Potential Cyanobacteria Control Strategy.

Toxins. (Basel) 14(6), 385.

Christopher R. Grasso, Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, Christopher Waechter, Taylor Rycroft, Yanyan Zhang, Alyssa Aligata, Michael Kramer, and Anisha Lamsal

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April 21, 2022 - Graphene-Mediated removal of Microcystin-LR in chitosan/graphene composites for treatment of harmful algal blooms.

Chemosphere. 300.

Sarah Grace Zetterholm, Luke Gurtowski, Jesse L. Roberts, Sheila McLeod, Brianna M. Fernando, and Chris S. Griggs

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April 18, 2022 - Sustainable harmful algal bloom mitigation by 3D printed photocatalytic oxidation devices (3D-PODs).

ERDC/TN ANSRP-22-1.

Alan J. Kennedy, Andrew D. McQueen, Mark L. Ballentine, Brianna M. Fernando, Lauren R. May, Jonna A. Boyda, Christopher B. Williams, and Michael J. Bortner

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January 8, 2022 - Evaluation of a Peroxide-Based Algaecide for Cyanobacteria Control: A Mesocosm Trial in Lake Okeechobee, FL, USA.

Water. 2022 Jan 8;14(2):169.

Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, West M. Bishop, Christopher R. Grasso, Brianna M. Fernando, Benjamen P. Sperry, David E. Berthold, Haywood Dail Laughinghouse IV, Erika M. Van Goethem, Kaitlin Volk, Mark Heilman, and Kurt D. Getsinger

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October 30, 2021 - Genetic detection of freshwater harmful algal blooms: A review focused on the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in Microcystis aeruginosa and Prymnesium parvum.

Harmful Algae. 110.

Sheena M. Feist and Richard F. Lance

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October 13, 2021 - Optimizing the Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS).

ERDC TR-21-18.

Marissa A. Campobasso, Clinton J. Cender, Craig White, Ashley N. Boyd, Elizabeth J. Gao, Thomas W. Biber, Christopher L. Veinotte, Jim Riley, Ashley M. Gonzalez, Lance Schideman, B. K. Sharma, Dan Levy, Bill Colona, David Pinelli, Kathryn Gunderson, Tammy Karst-Riddoch, Will Lovins, Yuanhui Zhang, Jay Miller, Edith Martinez-Guerra, Catherine C. Thomas, Angela B. Urban, Clint M. Arnett, Brianna M. Fernando, Christopher R. Grasso, Bruce A. MacAllister, Martin A. Page, Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, and Alan James Kennedy

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August 25, 2021 - Aligning research and monitoring priorities for benthic cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins : a workshop summary.

ERDC/EL SR-21-3.

Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, Kaitlin Volk, Taylor E. Rycroft, Susie Wood, Tim Davis, and Jim Lazorchak

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July 30, 2021 - Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (HABs) and US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) : research and services.

ERDC/EL SR-21-2.

Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, Christopher R. Grasso, and Taylor E. Rycroft

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June 15, 2021 - A novel laboratory method for the detection and identification of cyanobacteria using hyperspectral imaging : hyperspectral imaging for cyanobacteria detection.

ERDC/EL TR-21-3.

Kaytee Pokrzywinski, Cliff Morgan, Scott Bourne, Molly Reif, Kenneth Matheson, and Shea Hammond

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January 17, 2020 - Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System, "HABITATS" : pilot research study phase I - summer 2019.

ERDC TR-20-1.

Martin A. Page, Bruce A. MacAllister, Angela Urban, Christopher Veinotte, Irene E. MacAllister, Kaytee L. Pokrzywinski, Jim Riley, Edith Martinez-Guerra, Craig S. White, Chris Grasso, Alan James Kennedy, Catherine C. ThHomas, Justin Billing, Andrew Schmidt, Dan Levy, Bill Colona, David Pinelli, and Chandy John

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December 18, 2019 - Regional analysis of lake and reservoir water quality with multispectral satellite remote sensing images.

ERDC/EL TR-19-19.

Min Xu, Hongxing Liu, Richard A. Beck, Molly K. Reif, Erich B. Emery, and Jade L. Young

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July 1, 2017 - Review and evaluation of reservoir management strategies for harmful algal blooms.

ERDC EL TR-17-11.

Brook D. Herman, Jed O. Eberly, Carina M. Jung, and Victor F. Medina

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Wetlands for improved water quality-related reports and other publications

In Review Feb 2022 - Temperature, redox, and amendments alter wetland soil phosphorus retention capacity in a Laurentian Great Lakes priority watershed.

Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(4), 935-943.

Hurst, VanZomeren, Berkowitz

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January 23, 2022 - Nitrogen and phosphorus removal using tile-treatment wetlands: A 12-year study from the midwestern United States.

Journal of Environmental Quality. 51(5), 797-810.

A. Maria Lemke, Krista G. Kirkham, Michael P. Wallace, Christine M. VanZomeren, Jacob F. Berkowitz, and David A. Kovacic

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September 9, 2021 - An evaluation of soil phosphorus storage capacity (SPSC) at proposed wetland restoration locations in the western Lake Erie Basin.

ERDC/EL TR-21-6.

Jacob F. Berkowitz, Christine M. VanZomeren, Nia R. Hurst, and Kristina J. Sebastian

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October 2020 - Coupling watershed modeling, public engagement, and soil analysis improves decision making for targeting P retention wetland locations.

Journal of Great Lakes Research. 46(5), 1331-1339.

Jacob F. Berkowitz, Derek A. Schlea, Christine M. VanZomeren, and Chelsie M. W. Boles

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September 28, 2020 - Evaluating Soil Phosphorus Storage Capacity in Constructed Wetlands: Sampling and Analysis Protocol for Site Selection.

ERDC/EL TN-20-3.

Christine M. VanZomeren and Jacob F. Berkowitz

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October 16, 2019 - Soil P Storage Capacity in Agricultural Treatment Wetlands: Can a System Designed for N Reduction Also Retain P?

Wetlands. 40, pages503–514 (2020).

Christine M. VanZomeren, Jacob F. Berkowitz, A. Maria Lemke, and Krista G. Kirkham

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October 20, 2017 - Utilizing wetlands for phosphorus reduction in Great Lakes watersheds : a review of available literature examining soil properties and phosphorus removal efficiency.

ERDC/EL SR-17-4.

Steven J. Currie, Christine M. VanZomeren, and Jacob F. Berkowitz

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