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Mujde Erten-Unal  

 

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

B.S., Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla

Office:    133A, Kaufman Building
Phone:   757.683.4412
Fax:        757.683.5354
E-mail:   munal@odu.edu

Civil and Environmental Courses

  • CEE 454/554 Hazardous Wastes
  • CE458/558 Sustainable Development (Web-based) To access CEE 458/558 course materials, you MUST use this Course Link
  • CE754/854 Environmental Engineering Microbiology

Research Interests

  • Biological Wastewater Treatment
  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment
  • Metal Toxicity and Speciation
  • Toxicity Reduction Evaluations
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Pollution Prevention
  • ISO 14000

Recent and Current Research Projects

  • "Alternative Wastewater Treatment Technology Analysis for the Community of Willis Wharf", pprincipal investigator, The Nature Conservancy.

  • "Pollution Prevention Incentives for the States", principal investigator, with Dr. Joseph Marchello, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III and Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD).

  • "Evaluation of the Effects of AFFF Inputs on the VIP Biological Nutrient Removal Process and Pass-Through Toxicity - Phase 1 A", principal investigator, with Dr. Gary C. Schafran, ONR Naval Research Laboratory.

  • "Evaluation of the Effects of AFFF Inputs on the VIP Biological Nutrient Removal Process and Pass Through Toxicity - Phase 1 B", principal investigator, with Dr. Gary C. Schafran, ONR Naval Research Laboratory.

  • "Performance Evaluation and Monitoring of the Puraflo® Peat Wastewater Treatment Systems in Virginia - Phase 1", principal investigator, with Dr. William A. Drewry, Board na Mona.

  • "Pollution Prevention Incentives for the States - Phase 2", principal investigator, with Dr. Joseph Marchello, Environmental Protection Agency, Region III and Hampton Roads Sanitation District.

  • "Performance Evaluation and Monitoring of the Puraflo Peat Wastewater Treatment Systems in Virginia - Phase 2", principal investigator, with Dr. William A. Drewry, Halcyon Associates/CIT.

 Publications

  • Erten, Z.M., "Toxicity Evaluation and Biological Treatment of Lead and Zinc Mine-Mill Effluent in Southeast Missouri," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, December 1988.

  • Erten, Z.M., Wixson, B.G., Gale, N.L., Pitt, J.L. and Hindenberger, E., "Use of a Biological Meander Treatment System for Lead Mine-Mill Wastes in Southeast Missouri, U.S.A.," Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, pp.617- 629, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 1988.

  • Erten, Z.M., Pitt, J.L., Gale, N.L., Wixson, B.G., and Unal, R., "Evaluating Toxicity of Speciated Metals from Metal Discharging Industries," Proceedings of the 45th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, pp.739-790, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 8-10, 1990.

  • Erten, Z.M., Pitt, J.L., Gale, N.L., and Wixson, B.G., "Interpreting Bioavailable Toxic Metal Concentrations Utilizing Laboratory Procedures and a Metal Speciation Model," Proceedings of the 1990 Specialty Conference on Environmental Engineering, ASCE, pp.398-405, Arlington, Virginia, July 8-11, 1990.

  • Erten, Z.M., and Pitt, J.L., "Analysis of Toxic Species of Lead, Cadmium and Zinc for Application to Waste Load Allocations," Presented at the 63rd Annual Water Pollution Control Federation Conference, Washington, D.C., October 7-11, 1990.

  • Gale, N.L., Wixson, B.G., Erten, Z.M., "An Evaluation of the Acute Toxicity of Lead, Zinc and Cadmium in Missouri Ozark Groundwater," Proceedings of the XXV Annual Conference on Trace Substances in Environmental Health, Columbia, Missouri, 1991.

  • Erten, Z.M., Gelderloos, A.B., Hughes, J.S., and Wallace, C.L., "An Industrial Toxicity Reduction Evaluation for an Oily Wastewater Treatment Plant," Proceedings of the 47th Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 11-13, 1992.

  • Erten-Unal, M., Busam, G., Huber, M., Thompson, T., "Alternative Wastewater Technology Analysis for the Community of Willis Wharf" Presented at the 1995 Virginia Water Environment Association Meeting, Richmond, VA, May 9, 1995.

  • Erten-Unal, M., Busam, G., Huber, M., Thompson, T., "A Feasibilty Study for Application of Constructed Wetlands for a Community in Eastern shore, Virginia". Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Innovative Wastewater Strategies for the Future, Water and Pollution Control Association of South Carolina, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 1-3, 1995.

  • Robinson, H.L., Erten-Unal, M. (1997). "Pollution Prevention Initiatives for Commercial Printing Industries", Journal of Solid Waste Management and Technology, Volume 24, No. 6, p.66-73, 1997.

  • Erten-Unal, M., Aydlett, G. (1997). "An Innovative Partnership Approach for Environmental Management and Pollution Prevention", Journal of Industry and Higher Education, Volume 11, No.6, p.371-377, 1997.

  • Erten-Unal, M., Gelderloos A., Hughes, J. AA Toxicity Reduction Evaluation for an Oily Waste Treatment Plant Exhibiting Episodic Effluent Toxicity", The Science of the Total Environment Journal, Volume 218, No. 2-3, p.141-152, 1998.

  • Erten-Unal, M., Wixson, B.G., Gale, N., Pitt, J.L., "Evaluation of Toxicity, Bioavailability and Speciation of Lead, Zinc, and Cadmium in Mine/Mill Wastewaters", Journal of Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, Volume 10, No.2, p.37-46, 1998.

  • Erten-Unal, M., Wixson, B.G., "Biotreatment and Chemical Speciation of Lead and Zinc Mine/Mill Wastewater Discharges in Missouri, USA", Journal of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution (Accepted for publication).