Peer-reviewed Publications

Krometis, L. H., E. P. Clark, V. Gonzalez, M. O. Leslie. (in preparation) The death of disciplines: 'Cheating Death' as a pilot program for incorporating a multidisciplinary perspective in undergraduate teaching.

Krometis, L. H., G. W. Characklis, M. D. Sobsey. (submitted for review, May 2009) Identification of particle size classes inhibiting protozoan recovery from surface water samples via USEPA Method 1623. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Krometis, L. H., G. W. Characklis, P. N. Drummey, M. D. Sobsey. (in press: accepted, May 2009) Comparison of the presence and partitioning behavior of indicator organisms and Salmonella spp. in an urban watershed. Journal of Water and Health.

Krometis, L. H., P. N. Drummey, G. W. Characklis, M. D. Sobsey. (in press: accepted for publication, Dec 2008) Impacts of microbial partitioning on wet detention pond effectiveness. Journal of Environmental Engineering.

Krometis, L.H., T. A. Dillaha, N. G. Love, S. Mostaghimi. 2009. Evaluation of filtration/dispersion method for enumeration of particle-associated E. coli. Journal of Environmental Quality 38: 980-986.

Cizek, A. R., G. W. Characklis, L. H. Krometis, J. A. Hayes, O. D. Simmons III, S. DiLonardo, K. A. Alderisiio, and M. D. Sobsey. 2008. Comparing the partitioning behavior of Giardia and Cryptosporidium with that of indicator organisms in stormwater runoff. Water Research 42:4421-4438.

Krometis, L. H., G. W. Characklis, M. J. Dilts, O. D. Simmons, III, Christina A. Likirduplos, M. D. Sobsey. 2007. Intra-storm Variability in Microbial Partitioning and Microbial Loading Rates. Water Research. 41(2): 506-516

Characklis, G. W., M. J. Dilts, O. D. Simmons, III, Christina A. Likirduplos, L. H. Krometis, M. D. Sobsey. 2005. Microbial Partitioning to Settleable Solids in Stormwater. Water Research 39(9): 1773-1782

Wynn, T., S. Mostaghimi, J. Burger, A. Harpold, M. Henderson, and L.-A. Henry.  2004.  Variation in root density along stream banks. Journal of Environmental Quality 33: 2030-2039.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

L.H. Krometis, G. W. Characklis, R. T. Noble, M. D. Sobsey. 2009. Quantification of E. coli partitioning via culture-based techniques and qPCR (poster). American Society of Microbiology Annual General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2009.

L.H. Krometis, E. P. Clark, V. Gonzalez, M. E. Leslie. 2009. Order from chaos: creating an interdisciplinary course for freshman (oral presentation). UNC Graduate School Seminar, Chapel Hill, NC, February 2009.

L.H. Krometis, and G. W. Characklis. 2008. Use of indicator organisms as bacterial and protozoan pathogen surrogates in an urban watershed (oral presentation). American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, Providence, RI, June 2008.

L.H. Krometis. 2008. Are All Microbes Created Equal?: Indicator Organism and Pathogen Partitioning in Urban Stormwater (oral presentation). Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Seminar, UNC, March 2008.

L. H. Krometis, G. W. Characklis, P. N. Drummey, M. D. Sobsey. 2007. Indicator organism and Salmonella spp. partitioning behavior in an urban watershed (oral presentation). International Water Association (IWA) Symposium on Health-Related Microbiology, Tokyo, Japan, Sept 2007.

L. H. Krometis, G. W. Characklis, P. N. Drummey. 2007. Microbial partitioning in urban stormwater (poster). Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Annual Meeting, Blacksburg, VA, August 2007.

Drummey, P. N., L. H. Krometis, G. W. Characklis. 2007. Effectiveness of detention basins in reducing indicator organism concentration (poster). Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC, March 2007.

Narvaez, M., L. H. Krometis, G. W. Characklis, and P. N. Drummey. 2006. Microbial partitioning to settlable solids in stormwater (poster). Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, Nov 2006.

Krometis, L. H., G. W. Characklis, and P. N. Drummey. 2006. Characterization of Particle Size Classes Associatied with Indicator Organisms in Stormwater (oral presentation). American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE, May 2006.

Krometis, L. H., G. W. Characklis, O. D. Simmons, III, M. J. Dilts, Christina A. Likirduplos, and M. D. Sobsey. 2005. Variability in microbial partitioning to settleable particles in stormwater (oral presentation). ASCE Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK, May 2005.

Krometis, L. H., G. W. Characklis, O. D. Simmons, III, M. J. Dilts, Christina A. Likirduplos, and M. D. Sobsey. 2005. Microbial partitioning to settleable particles in stormwater (oral presentation). American Chemical Society (ACS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2005.

Henry, L.-A. and T. Dillaha. 2004. Development of isotherm equations for partitioning between soil-attached and planktonic Escherichia coli (oral presentation). ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, August 2004.

Henry, L.-A. and T. Dillaha. 2003. Partitioning between sediment-attached and free fecal indicator bacteria (oral presentation). Virginia Water Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, October 2003.

Technical Report Contributor

Environmental Health Strategy for the United Arab Emirates. 2009. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Mossy Creek and Long Glade Run: Bacteria and General Standard (Benthic) Impairments. 2004. Center for TMDL and Watersheds Studies at Virginia Tech.