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2019
McMinn, B., S. Klemm, A. Korajkic, K. Wyatt, M. Herrmann, Rich Haugland, J. Lu, E. Villegas, AND C. Frye. A constructed wetland for treatment of an impacted waterway and the influence of native waterfowl on its perceived effectiveness. ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 128:48-56, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.11.026
Nappier, S., A. Ichida, K. Jaglo, Rich Haugland, AND K. Jones. Advancements in mitigating interference in quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for microbial water quality monitoring. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 671:732-740, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.242
Briggs, S., M. Sivaganesan, O. Shanks, R. Haugland, S. Siefring, M. Varma, K. Oshima, A. Dufour, S. Nappier, AND B. Schnitker. Derivation of the equivalent qPCR value for Escherichia coli to existing culture-based water quality standards for monitoring beaches in Michigan. IWA 20th International Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology, Vienna, AUSTRIA, September 15 - 20, 2019.
Aw, T., Mano Sivaganesan, S. Briggs, E. Dreelin, A. Aslan, S. Dorevitch, A. Shrestha, N. Isaacs, J. Kinzelman, G. Kleinheinz, R. Noble, R. Rediske, B. Scull, S. Rosenberg, B. Weberman, T. Sivy, B. Southwell, S. Siefring, K. Oshima, AND Rich Haugland. Evaluation of multiple laboratory performance and variability in analysis of recreational freshwaters by a rapid Escherichia coli qPCR method (Draft Method C). WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 156:465-474, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.014
Sivaganesan, Mano, T. Aw, S. Briggs, E. Dreelin, A. Aslan, S. Dorevitch, A. Shrestha, N. Isaacs, J. Kinzelman, G. Kleinheinz, R. Noble, R. Rediske, B. Scull, S. Rosenberg, B. Weberman, T. Sivy, B. Southwell, S. Siefring, K. Oshima, AND Rich Haugland. Standardized data quality acceptance criteria for a rapid Escherichia coli qPCR method (Draft Method C) for water quality monitoring at recreational beaches. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 156:456-464, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.011
2018
McMinn, B., S. Klemm, A. Korajkic, M. Herrmann, Rich Haugland, J. Lu, AND E. Villegas. A Constructed Wetland for Treatment of an Impacted Waterway and the Influence of Native Waterfowl on its Perceived Effectiveness. 2018 UNC Water Microbiology Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 21 - 24, 2018.
Haugland, Rich, S. Siefring, E. Anneken, M. Varma, S. Keely, R. Mitchell, AND S. Lehmann. Low Frequencies of Interference to EPA Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Methods for Microbial Water Quality Monitoring in U.S. Rivers and Streams and Coastal Waters. 2018 UNC Water Microbiology Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, May 22 - 24, 2018.
Haugland, Rich AND S. Briggs. Public notification implications of monitoring Michigan beaches with EPA qPCR methods. Great Lakes Beach and Water Safety Conference, Independence, OH, October 23 - 25, 2018.
Sivaganesan, Mano, M. Varma, S. Siefring, AND Rich Haugland. Quantification of plasmid DNA standards for U.S. EPA fecal indicator bacteria qPCR methods by droplet digital PCR analysis. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 152:135-142, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.07.005
Haugland, Rich. U.S. EPA QPCR Methods for Recreational Water Testing. 2018 Michigan Environmental Health Association Education Conference, Pontiac, MI, March 21 - 23, 2018.
2015
Paar, J., M. Doolittle, M. Varma, S. Siefring, K. Oshima, AND Rich Haugland. Development and evaluation of a culture-independent method for source determination of fecal wastes in surface and storm waters using reverse transcriptase-PCR detection of FRNA coliphage genogroup gene sequences. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 112(2):28-35, (2015).
2014
Sivaganesan, Mano, S. Siefring, M. Varma, AND Rich Haugland. Comparison of Enterococcus quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis results from midwest U.S. river samples using EPA Method 1611 and Method 1609 PCR reagents. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 101(6):9-17, (2014).
SHANKS, O. C., L. PEED, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND E. C. CHERN. Human fecal source identification with real-time quantitative PCR. 2nd, Chapter 7, Paulsen I., Holmes A. (ed.), Environmental Microbiology, Methods in Molecular Biology Series. Humana Press Incorporated, Totowa, NJ, 1096:85-99, (2014).
Chern, E., K. Brenner, L. Wymer, AND Rich Haugland. Influence of wastewater disinfection on densities of culturable fecal indicator bacteria and genetic markers. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London, Uk, 12(3):410-417, (2014).
Haugland, Rich, S. Siefring, M. Varma, A. Dufour, K. Brenner, Tim Wade, E. Sams, S. Cochran, S. Braun, AND Mano Sivaganesan. Standardization of enterococci density estimates by EPA qPCR methods and comparison of beach action value exceedances in river waters with culture methods. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 105(7):59-66, (2014).
Heaney, C., N. Exum, A. Dufour, K. Brenner, Rich Haugland, E. Chern, K. Schwab, D. Love, M. Serre, R. Noble, AND Tim Wade. Water Quality, Weather and Environmental Factors Associated with Fecal Indicator Organism Density in Beach Sand at Two Recreational Marine Beaches. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 497(11):440-447, (2014).
2013
Cao, Y., M. SIVAGANESAN, J. Kinzelman, A. Blackwood, R. Noble, R. A. HAUGLAND, J. F. Griffith, AND S. B. Weisberg. Effect of platform, reference material, and quantification model on enumeration of Enterococcus by quantitative PCR methods. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 47(1):233-241, (2013).
2012
SIVAGANESAN, M., M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Comparison of Enterococcus qPCR analysis results from fresh and marine waters on two real-tme instruments. ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY. Academic Press Incorporated, Orlando, FL, 430(1):68-74, (2012).
Converse, R. R., J. F. Griffith, R. T. Noble, R. A. HAUGLAND, K. C. Schiff, AND S. B. Weisberg. Correlation between quantitative PCR and Culture-Based methods for measuring Enterococcus spp. over various temporal scales at three California marine beaches. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 78(4):1237-1242, (2012).
Haugland, Rich, M. Varma, AND L. Wymer. Detection and quantification limits of the EPA Enterococcus qPCR method. 12th Annual Great Lakes Beach Asssociation Conference, Mackinac Island, MI, October 16 - 18, 2012.
KELTY, C. A., M. VARMA, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND O. C. SHANKS. Distribution of Genetic Marker Concentrations for Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Sewage and Animal Feces. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 78(12):4225-4232, (2012).
Heaney, C. D., E. A. SAMS, A. P. DUFOUR, K. P. BRENNER, R. A. HAUGLAND, E. C. CHERN, S. Wing, S. Marshall, D. C. Love, M. Serre, R. Noble, AND T. J. WADE. Fecal indicators in sand, sand contact, and risk of enteric illness among beach-goers. EPIDEMIOLOGY. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 23(1):95-106, (2012).
HAUGLAND, R. A., S. SIEFRING, J. Lavender, AND M. VARMA. Influences of sample interference and interference controls on quantification of enterococci fecal indicator bacteria in surface water samples by the qPCR method. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 46(18):5989-6001, (2012).
SHANKS, O. C., MANO SIVAGANESAN, L. PEED, C. A. KELTY, A. D. Blackwood, M. R. Greene, R. T. Noble, R. N. Bushon, E. A. Stelzer, J. Kinzelman, T. Anan'eva, C. Sinigalliano, D. Wanless, J. Griffith, Y. Cao, S. Weisberg, V. J. Harwood, C. Staley, K. OSHIMA, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Interlaboratory Comparison of Real-time PCR Protocols for Quantification of General Fecal Indicator Bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ACS Publications, Washington, DC, 46(2):945-953, (2012).
2011
CHERN, E. C., S. SIEFRING, J. PAAR, M. Doolittle, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Comparison of quantitative PCR assays for Escherichia coli targeting ribosomal RNA and single copy genes. Letters in Applied Microbiology. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 52(3):298-306, (2012).
Green, H. C., O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND K. G. Field. Differential Decay of Human Faecal Bacteroides in Marine and Freshwater. Environmental Microbiology. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Hoboken, NJ, 13(12):3235-3249, (2011).
SHANKS, O. C., M. SIVAGANESAN, R. T. Noble, R. N. Bushon, J. Kinzelman, C. Sinigalliano, J. Griffith, V. J. Harwood, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Inter-laboratory Comparison of Real-time PCR Methods for Quantification of General Fecal Indicator Bacteria. Presented at IWA 15th International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND, September 18 - 23, 2011.
SIVAGANESAN, M., S. SIEFRING, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. MPN estimation of qPCR target sequence recoveries from whole cell calibrator samples. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 87(3):3235-3249, (2011).
2010
WYMER, L. J., K. OSHIMA, J. PAAR, M. Doolittle, J. Lavender, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Effects of Holding Time, Storage, and the Preservation of Samples on Sample Integrity for the Detection of Fecal Indicator Bacteria by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)-based assays. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-10/150, 2010.
HAUGLAND, R. A., M. VARMA, M. SIVAGANESAN, C. A. KELTY, L. PEED, AND O. C. SHANKS. Evaluation of genetic markers from the 16S rRNA gene V2 region for use in quantitative detection of selected Bacteroidales species and human fecal waste by real time PCR. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 33(6):348-357, (2010).
SIVAGANESAN, M., R. A. HAUGLAND, E. C. CHERN, AND O. C. SHANKS. Improved Strategies and Optimization of Calibration Models for Real-time PCR Absolute Quantification. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 44(16):4726-4735, (2010).
SHANKS, O. C., K. WHITE, C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, J. BLANNON, M. MECKES, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Performance of PCR-based assays targeting Bacteroidales genetic markers of human fecal pollution in sewage and fecal samples. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 44(16):6281-6288, (2010).
WADE, T. J., E. A. SAMS, K. P. BRENNER, R. A. HAUGLAND, E. C. CHERN, M. Beach, L. J. WYMER, C. C. RANKIN, D. Love, Q. Li, R. Noble, AND A. P. DUFOUR. Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality andswimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Academic Press Incorporated, Orlando, FL, 9(1):66, (2010).
Whitman, R. L., Z. Ge, M. B. Nevers, A. B. Boehm, E. C. CHERN, R. A. HAUGLAND, A. M. Lukasik, M. MOLINA, K. Przybyla-Kelly, D. A. Shively, E. M. WHITE, R. G. ZEPP, AND M. N. Byappanahalli. Relationship and Variation of qPCR and Culturable Enterococci Estimates in Ambient Surface Waters Are Predictable. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 44(13):5049-5054, (2010).
KELTY, C. A., K. M. WHITE, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Single Laboratory Comparison of Quantitative Real-time PCR Assays for the Detection of Fecal Pollution. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.
Green, H. C., O. C. SHANKS, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND K. G. Field. The Effects of Water Matrix on Decay of Human Fecal Molecular Markers and Campylobacter spp. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.
2009
PEED, L., C. T. NIETCH, C. A. KELTY, K. WHITE-FALLON, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, O. C. SHANKS, AND T. Mooney. Combining Watershed Variables with PCR-based Methods for Better Characterization and Management of Fecal Pollution in Small Streams. Presented at ISES 2009, Minneapolis, MN, November 04, 2009.
PEED, L., C. T. NIETCH, C. A. KELTY, K. WHITE, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, T. MOONEY, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND O. C. SHANKS. Combining Watershed Variables with PCR-based Methods for Better Characterization and Management of Fecal Pollution in Small Streams . Presented at ASM 109th General meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17 - 21, 2009.
PEED, L., C. T. NIETCH, C. A. KELTY, K. M. WHITE, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, T. Mooney, M. SIVAGANESAN, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND O. C. SHANKS. Combining watershed attributes with culture- and PCR-based methods for improved characterization and management of fecal pollution. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17 - 21, 2009.
HAUGLAND, R. A., M. VARMA, R. OSHIRO, J. Parr, AND M. Doolittle. Comparison of Enterococcus qPCR analysis results from fresh and marine water samples on two real-time instruments - . Presented at National Beaches Conference 2009, Huntington Beach, CA, April 20 - 22, 2009.
Heaney, Christopher, E. A. SAMS, K. P. BRENNER, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. J. WYMER, A. P. DUFOUR, AND T. J. WADE. Contact with beach sand, concentrations of fecal indicators, and enteric illness risk. Presented at BEACHES conference, Huntington Beach, CA, April 20 - 22, 2009.
WADE, T. J., E. A. SAMS, K. P. BRENNER, L. J. WYMER, R. A. HAUGLAND, A. P. DUFOUR, AND A. P. DUFOUR. Health effects and water quality at marine sites: Results from the National Epidemiologic and Environmental Assessment of Recreational Water. Presented at BEACHES conference, Huntington, CA, April 20 - 22, 2009.
SHANKS, O. C., K. M. WHITE, C. A. KELTY, S. L. HAYES, M. SIVAGANESAN, M. Jenkins, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Host Distribution of Bacteroidales Genetic Markers of Bovine Fecal Pollution. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY. ASM Press, Washington, DC, , ,, (2009).
Telech, J., K. P. BRENNER, R. A. HAUGLAND, E. A. SAMS, A. P. DUFOUR, AND T. J. WADE. Modeling enterococcus densities measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and membrane filtration using environmental conditions at four Great Lakes beaches. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 43(19):4947-4955, (2009).
CHERN, E. C., K. P. Brenner, L. J. WYMER, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. QPCR Determined Fecal Indicator Bacterial Densities in Marine Waters from Two Recreational Beaches. Presented at EPA National Beaches Conference 2009, Huntington Beach, CA, April 20 - 22, 2009.
SHANKS, O. C., C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Quantitative PCR for Genetic Markers of Human Fecal Pollution. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 75(17):5507-5513, (2009).
VARMA, M., R. I. FIELD, M. K. STINSON, B. Rukovets, L. J. WYMER, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Total Propidium Monazide -Resistant Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Wastewater. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 43(19):4790-4801, (2009).
HAUGLAND, R. A. AND K. OSHIMA. Rapid Methods for the Detection of General Fecal Indicators. Presented at Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Microbial Source Tracking (MST) & Pathogens Detection Workshop, St. Petersburg, FL, February 11, 2009.
SHANKS, O. C., K. M. WHITE, C. A. KELTY, S. L. HAYES, M. SIVAGANESAN, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Single Laboratory Comparison of Host-Specific PCR Assays for the Detection of Bovine Fecal Pollution. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17 - 21, 2009.
SHANKS, O. C., K. M. WHITE, C. A. KELTY, S. L. HAYES, M. SIVAGANESAN, M. VARMA, R. A. HAUGLAND, AND M. JENKINS. Single Laboratory Comparison of Host-Specific PCR Assays for the Detection of Bovine Fecal Pollution. Presented at ASM 109th Geneeral Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17 - 21, 2009.
SHANKS, O. C., K. M. WHITE, C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Single Laboratory Comparison of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Human Fecal Pollution. Presented at American Society of Microbiology 109th General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17 - 21, 2009.
SHANKS, O. C., K. M. White, C. A. KELTY, M. SIVAGANESAN, J. C. BLANNON, M. C. MECKES, M. VARMA, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Single Laboratory Comparison of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Human Fecal Pollution - Poster. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 17 - 21, 2009.
2008
CHERN, E. C., M. VARMA, M. Byappanahali, R. Whitman, R. Zepp, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Analysis of Enterococci and Bacteriodales Fecal Indicator Bacteria in a Lake Michigan Tributary by Real-Time Quantitative PCR. Presented at 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA, June 01 - 05, 2008.
SIEFRING, S., R. A. HAUGLAND, AND L. J. WYMER. Evaluation of Commercial Cell Preparations as Sources of Calibration Standards for Real-Time qPCR Analysis of Enterococci in Recreational Waters. Presented at Great Lakes Beaches Association Annual Meeting, Porter, IN, September 15 - 17, 2008.
VARMA, M., R. FIELDS, M. K. STINSON, B. Rukovets, E. C. CHERN, L. J. WYMER, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. Evaluation of a real-time quantitative PCR method with propidium monazide treatment for analyses of viable fecal indicator bacteria in wastewater samples. Presented at 2008 American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Boston, MA, June 01, 2008 - June 05, 2208.
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. M. NEAS, E. E. HUDGENS, B. HEIDENFELDER, AND J. E. GALLAGHER. HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX (ERMISM) VALUES MEASURED IN DETROIT HOMES OF SEVERELY ASTHMATIC CHILDREN. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 394(1):192-196, (2008).
HAUGLAND, R. A., S. SIEFRING, M. VARMA, AND L. J. WYMER. Laboratory Evaluations of the Enterococcus qPCR Method for Recreational Water Quality Testing: Method Performance and Sources of Uncertainty in Quantitative Measurements. Presented at 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA, June 01 - 05, 2008.
VARMA, M., R. A. HAUGLAND, R. Field, M. K. STINSON, B. Rukovets, AND L. J. WYMER. QPCR Analysis of Total and Viable Enterococci in Waste Water Treatment: Comparison with Culture in Predicting Pathogen Reductions. Presented at Water Quality Technology Conference, Cincinnati, OH, November 16 - 20, 2008.
HAUGLAND, R. A. Real-Time qPCR Data Analysis and Determination of Method Performance. Presented at WQTC Conference Workshop, Cincinnati, OH, November 12 - 16, 2008.
HAUGLAND, R. A. The Enterococci qPCR Method for Recreational Water Quality Testing: Background and Single Lab Performance. Presented at Scientific Meeting on Development, Validation and Implementation of qPCR and PCR Methods for Use in Recreational Waters, Cincinnati, OH, May 13, 2008.
HAUGLAND, R. A. AND K. OSHIMA. USEPA Approach for the Detection and Quantification of Enterococcus by qPCR. Presented at Standardization and International Evaluation of Molecular Methods Used for Detection of Waterborne Pathogens, Paris, FRANCE, December 01, 2008.
VESPER, S. J., C. McKinstry, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. M. NEAS, E. E. HUDGENS, B. HEIDENFELDER, AND J. GALLAGHER. Use of (1-3)-β-D-glucan Concentrations in Dust as a Surrogate Method for Estimating Specific Mold Exposures. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 394(1):192-196, (2008).
2007
HAUGLAND, R. A. A FASTER METHOD OF MEASURING RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY. Presented at EPA Region 10 Bacteria Conference, Tacoma, WA, May 14 - 15, 2007.
MEKLIN, T., T. REPONEN, C. MCKINSTRY, S. CHO, S. A. GRINSHPUN, A. NEVALAINEN, A. VEPSALAINEN, R. A. HAUGLAND, G. LEMASTERS, AND S. J. VESPER. COMPARISON OF MOLD CONCENTRATIONS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR SAMPLED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN QUANTIFIED BY MSQPCR. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 382(1):130-134, (2007).
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. J. WYMER, K. D. BRADHAM, P. ASHLEY, D. COX, G. DEWALT, AND W. FRIEDMAN. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX FOR US HOMES. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 49(8):829-833, (2007).
HAUGLAND, R. A. AND S. J. VESPER. GENETIC-BASED ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR BACTERIA AND FUNGI. Chapter 7, C.S. Yang and P. Heinsohn (ed.), Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Micoorganisms. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, New York, NY, , 133-152, (2007).
SIEFRING, S., E. ATIKOVIC, R. A. HAUGLAND, M. SIVAGANESAN, AND O. C. SHANKS. INTERNAL AMPLIFICATION CONTROL FOR USE IN QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA ASSAYS. Presented at Ohio Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Canton, OH, April 13 - 14, 2007.
VESPER, S. J., M. E. ROGERS, A. N. NEELY, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. OPPORTUNISTIC ASPERGILLUS PATHOGENS MEASURED IN HOME AND HOSPITAL TAP WATER BY MOLD SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR (MSQPCR). Charles P. Gerber (ed.), JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London, Uk, 5(3):427-431, (2007).
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, P. ASHLEY, R. A. HAUGLAND, K. YEATTS, K. D. BRADHAM, AND E. R. SVENDSEN. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF MOLDS IN THE DUST FROM HOMES OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, Uk, 9(8):826-830, (2007).
VESPER, S. J. AND R. A. HAUGLAND. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF WATERBORNE LEGIONELLA SPECIES. Presented at 2007 Clean Water Summit, Cincinnati, OH, September 05 - 06, 2007.
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, R. A. HAUGLAND, Y. IOSSIFOVA, G. LEMASTERS, L. LEVIN, G. K. HERSHEY, M. VILLAREAL, D. I. BERNSTEIN, J. LOCKEY, AND T. REPONEN. RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX© AS PREDICTOR OF CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology . Nature Publishing Group, London, Uk, 17(1):88-94, (2007).
HAUGLAND, R. A. The Enterococcus QPCR Method for Recreational Water Quality Testing: Testing Background, Performance and Issues. Presented at 7th Annual Great Lakes Beach Association Meeting, Traverse City, MI, October 03 - 05, 2007.
2006
WYMER, L. J., A. P. DUFOUR, R. A. HAUGLAND, K. P. BRENNER, R. L. CALDERON, T. J. WADE, E. A. SAMS, AND M. BEACH. COMPARISON OF ILLNESS ENDPOINTS IN SWIMMERS' HEALTH STUDIES. Presented at National Beaches Conference, Niagra Falls, NY, October 10 - 12, 2006.
HAUGLAND, R. A., S. SIEFRING, M. VARMA, E. ATIKOVIC, AND L. J. WYMER. COMPARISON OF REAL-TIME PCR FECAL BACTERIA MEASUREMENTS IN RECREATIONAL WATERS USING DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS AND REAGENT SYSTEMS. Presented at 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, May 21 - 25, 2006.
HAUGLAND, R. A., S. SIEFRING, M. VARMA, E. ATIKOVIC, K. P. BRENNER, A. P. DUFOUR, AND L. J. WYMER. EVALUATION OF MATRIX EFFECTS FROM NATIONWIDE INLAND SURFACE WATERS ON QUANTITATION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ANALYSIS FOR FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA. Presented at National Beaches Conference, Niagra Falls, NY, October 11 - 13, 2006.
VARMA, M., S. SIEFRING, E. ATIKOVIC, L. J. WYMER, AND R. A. HAUGHLAND. MONITORING FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA WITH ALTERNATIVE REAL-TIME PCR INSTRUMENTS TO ASSESS HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH RECREATIONAL WATER USE. Presented at 2006 EPA Science Forum, Washington, DC, May 16 - 18, 2006.
BRENNER, K. P., R. L. CALDERON, A. P. DUFOUR, R. A. HAUGLAND, E. A. SAMS, T. J. WADE, AND S. SIEFRING. RAPID HEALTH-BASED METHOD FOR MEASURING MICROBIAL INDICATORS OF RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY - 2006 EPA SCIENCE FORUM. Presented at 2006 EPA Science Forum, Washington, DC, May 16 - 18, 2006.
HAUGLAND, R. A. RECREATIONAL BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING WITH QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN. Presented at Region 2 LTIG Conference, Newark, NJ, May 01 - 04, 2006.
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, C. YANG, R. A. HAUGLAND, C. M. MCKERCSMAR, I. YIKE, M. D. SCHLUCHTER, L. KIRCHNER, J. SOBOLEWSKI, T. M. ALLAN, AND D. G. DEARBORN. SPECIFIC MOLDS ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA IN WATER-DAMAGED HOMES. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 48(8):852-858, (2006).
2005
Haugland, R A., S D. Siefring, L J. Wymer, K Brenner, AND A P. Dufour. COMPARISON OF ENTEROCOCCUS MEASUREMENTS IN FRESHWATER AT TWO RECREATIONAL BEACHES BY QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND MEMBRANE FILER CULTURE ANALYSIS. WATER RESEARCH 39(4):559-568, (2005).
VESPER, S. J., L. J. WYMER, R. STOTT, M. RICHARDSON, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. COMPARISON OF POPULATIONS OF MOULD SPECIES IN HOMES IN THE UK AND US USING MOLD-SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR (MSQPCR). Letters in Applied Microbiology. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 41(4):367-373, (2005).
MCDANIELS, A. E., L. J. WYMER, C. C. RANKIN, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. EVALUATION OF QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF HELICOBATER PYLORI AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS IN DRINKING WATER. WATER RESEARCH. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 39(19):4808-4816, (2005).
VARMA, M., L. J. WYMER, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA MEASUREMENTS BY QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (QPCR) ANALYSIS IN FRESH ARCHIVED DNA EXTRACT OF WATER SAMPLE FILTRATES. Presented at American Society for Microbiology 105th General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 05 - 09, 2005.
Haugland, R A., T Meklin, M Varma, L Wymer, AND S J. Vesper. METHODS TO CLASSIFY ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES BASED ON MOLD ANALYSES BY QPCR. 5th International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins and Human Health, Saratoga Springs, NY, September 10 - 12, 2003. E. Johanning (ed.), Boyd Printing Company (B Print Services, Inc.), Albany, NY, 327-334, (2005).
Vesper, S J., D. Kahane, AND R A. Haugland. MOLD-SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR: THE EMERGING STANDARD IN MOLD ANALYSIS. AMERICAN LABORATORY 37(1):10-11, (2005).
SIEFRING, S., L. J. WYMER, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. NEW TARGET AND CONTROL ASSAYS FOR QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (QPCR) ANALYSIS OF ENTEROCOCCI IN WATER. Presented at American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 05 - 09, 2005.
HAUGLAND, R. A. REAL TIME PCR ANALYSIS OF INDOOR MOLDS: PRINCIPLES, PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS. Presented at Invited Seminar Presentation for Environmental Research Group, Atlanta, GA, April 29, 2005.
HAUGHLAND, R. A. USING TODAY'S DATA TO CLOSE THE BEACH TODAY. QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (QPCR) RAPID BEACH CLOSINGS TOOL. Presented at ORD Product Expo at Region 9, San Francisco, CA, February 08, 2005.
2004
Haugland, R A., S D. Siefring, L J. Wymer, K Brenner, AND A P. Dufour. COMPARISON OF ENTEROCCOCUS DENSITIES DETERMINED BY CULTURE AND QPCR ANALYSES IN WATER SAMPLES FROM TWO RECREATION BEACHES. Presented at New England Association of Environmental Biologists (NEAEB), Hancock, MA, March 17-19, 2004.
Frederick, R, E J. Furtaw Jr., R A. Haugland, K. Hudnell, L. Kolb, M Y. Menetrez, B. Macler, M K. Selgrade, J A. Shoemaker, J M. Van Emon, S J. Vesper, M. W. Ward, AND L J. Wymer. EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO INDOOR MOLDS. Presented at EPA Science Forum 2004, Washington, DC, June 1-3, 2004.
Morrison, J., C. S. Yang, K. Lin, R A. Haugland, A. N. Neely, AND S J. Vesper. MONITORING ASPERGILLUS SPECIES BY QUANTITATIVE PCR DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-STORY HOSPITAL BUILDING. JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION 57(1):85-87, (2004).
Vesper, S J., M Varma, L J. Wymer, D. Dearborn, J. Sobolewski, AND R A. Haugland. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF FUNGI IN DUST FROM HOMES OF INFANTS WHO DEVELOPED IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY HEMORRHAGING. OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE 46(6):596-601, (2004).
Meklin, T, R A. Haugland, T. Reponen, M Varma, Z. Lummus, D. Bernstein, L J. Wymer, D. Dearborn, AND S J. Vesper. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF HOUSE DUST CAN REVEAL ABNORMAL MOLD CONDITIONS. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, Uk, 6(7):615-620, (2004).
Haugland, R A., M Varma, L J. Wymer, AND S J. Vesper. QUANTITATIVE PCR OF SELECTED ASPERGILLUS, PENICILLIUM AND PAECILOMYCES SPECIES. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 27(2):198-210, (2004).
Haugland, R A., S D. Siefring, K Brenner, A P. Dufour, J. A. Griffith, K. Schiff, S. B. Weisberg, J. Paar, AND K. G. Field. RAPID MEASUREMENT OF BACTERIAL FECAL POLLUTION INDICATORS AT RECREATIONAL BEACHES BY QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION. Presented at National Beaches Conference, San Diego, CA, October 13-15, 2004.
Neely, A. N., V J. Gallardo, E F. Barth, R A. Haugland, G. D. Warden, AND S J. Vesper. RAPID MONITORING BY QPCR FOR PATHOGENIC ASPERGILLUS DURING CARPET REMOVAL FROM A HOSPITAL. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 25(4):350-352, (2004).
Haugland, R A. USING TODAY'S DATA TO CLOSE THE BEACH TODAY. QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (QPCR) RAPID BEACH CLOSING TOOL. Presented at ORD Product Expo at Region 5, Chicago, IL, October 6, 2004.
Haugland, R A. WHAT RAPID-RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE IF OUR BEACHES ARE SAFE? Presented at EPA Science Forum 2004, Washington, DC, June 1-2, 2004.
2003
Li, D., C. S. Yang, R A. Haugland, AND S J. Vesper. A NEW SPECIES OF MEMNONIELLA. MYCOTAXON 85(Jan-Mar):253-257, (2003).
Brinkman, N, R A. Haugland, L J. Wymer, B. Muruleedhara, R. L. Whitman, AND S J. Vesper. EVALUATION OF A RAPID, QUANTITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR METHOD FOR ENUMERATION OF PATHOGENIC CANDIDA CELLS IN WATER. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 69(3):1775-1782, (2003).