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Charles P. Gerba

 

Dr. Charles Gerba


Professor

Phone: (520) 621-6906

Office: 429 Shantz Building
Tucson, AZ 85721
Fax: (520) 621-1647

Email: gerba@ag.arizona.edu

updated 10/2008

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental Microbiology, gene probes, water reuse, biocolloid transport in subsurfaces, virology, parasitology, risk assessment

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Microbiology, 1973, University of Miami, Ccoral Gables, FL
B.S., Microbiology, 1969, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

POSITIONS

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Virology and Epidemiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 1973

Assistant Professor of Environmental Virology, Department of Virology and Epidemiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 1974-1981

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, University of Texas School of
Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030 1976-1983

Associate Professor and Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Science and University Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 1981-1990

Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, Phone (602) 621-6906 1990-

Adjunct Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 1990-

Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Arizona,
Tucson, Arizona 85721 1993-

Adjunct Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 2000

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS (10)

Gerba, C.P., and S.M. Goyal (eds.).  1982.  Methods in Environmental Virology.   Marcel-Dekker, Inc., NY.

Bitton, G., and C.P. Gerba (eds.).  1984.  Groundwater Pollution Microbiology.  John Wiley and Sons, NY.

Goyal, S.M., C.P. Gerba, and G. Bitton.  1987.  Phage Ecology. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.

Pepper, I.L., C.P. Gerba, and J.W. Brendecke.  1995.  Environmental Microbiology - A Laboratory Manual.  Academic Press, NY.

Pepper, I.L., C.P. Gerba, M.L. Brusseau, and J.F. Brendecke (eds).  1996.  Pollution Science.  Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Haas, C.N., J.B. Rose, and C.P. Gerba.  1999.  Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment.  John Wiley, NY.

Maier, R.M., I.L. Pepper and C.P. Gerba.  2000.  Environmental Microbiology.  Academic Press, NY.

Pepper, I.L., C.P. Gerba, and J.W. Brendecke.  2004.  Environmental Microbiology - A Laboratory Manual. Second Edition.  Academic Press, San Diego.

Pepper, I. L., C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau. 2006. Environmental and Pollution Science, Second Edition. Academic Press, San Diego.

Maier, R.M., I.L. Pepper and C.P. Gerba.  2008.  Environmental Microbiology.  Second Edition. Academic Press, NY.

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES (304 TOTAL, last 5 years are listed)

Nwachuku, N. and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Health effects of Acanthamoeba spp. and its potential for waterborne transmission. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicology. 180:93-131.

Karim, M. R., F. D. Manshadi, M. M. Karpiscak, C. P. Gerba. 2004. The persistence and removal of enteric pathogens in constructed wetlands. Water Res. 38:1831-1837.

Brooks, J. P., C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2004. Biological aerosol emission fate, and transport from municipal and animal wastes. J. Residuals Sci. Technol.1:16-28.

Tanner, B. J. and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Application of the Ct concept for determining the disinfection of microorganisms in water. J. Swimming Pool Spa Industry 5:8-14.

Chaidez, C. and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Comparison of the microviologic quality of point-of-use (POU)-treated water and tap water. Intl. J. Environ. Hlth. 14:253-260.

Pepper, I.  L., P. Rusin, D. R. Quintanar, C. Haney, K. L. Joesphson and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Tracking the concentration of hetertrophic plate count bacteria from the source to the consumer’s tap. Intl. J. Food Microbiol.  92:389-295.

Quanrud, D. M., K. Quast, O. Conroy, M. M. Karpiscak, C. P. Gerba, K. E. Lansey, W. P. Ela and R. G. Arnold. 2004. Estrogenic activity and volume fraction of waste water origin in monitoring wells along the Santa Cruz River, Arizona. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 24:86-93.

Nwachuku, N. and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Microbial risk assessment: don’t forget the children. Curr. Opinion Microbiol. 7:1-4.

Nwachuku, N. and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Emerging waterborne pathogens: can we kill them all? Curr. Opinion Biotechnol. 15:175-180.

Pantoja, C. R., S. A. Navarro, J. Naranjo, D. V. Lightner and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Nonsusceptibility of primate cells to taura syndrome virus. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 10:2106-2112.

Choi, C., I. Song, S. Stine, J. Pimental and C. Gerba. 2004. Role of irrigation reuse:comparision of subsurface irrigation and furrow irrigation. Water Sci. Technol. 50:61-68.

Tanner, B. D., S. Kuwahara, C. P. Gerba and K. A. Reynolds. 2004. Evaluation of electrochemically generated ozone for the disinfection of water and wastewater. Water Sci. Technol. 50:19-25.

Brooks, J. P., B. D. Tanner, K. L. Joesphson, C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2004. Bioaerosols from the land application of biosolids in the desert southwest USA. Water Sci. Technol. 50:7-12.

Reynolds, K. A., P. M. Watt, S. A. Boone and C. P. Gerba. 2005. Occurrence of bacteria and biochemical markers on public surfaces public surfaces. Intl. J. Environ. Hlth. Res. 15:225-234.

Song, I., C. Y. Choi, S. O’Shaughnessy and C. P. Gerba. 2005. Effects of temperature and moisture on coliphage PRD-1 survival in soil. J. Food Protect. 68:2118-2122.

Haas, C. N., J. R. Marie, J. B. Rose and C. P. Gerba. Assessment of benefits from use of antimicrobial hand products: reduction in risk from handling ground beef. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Hlth. 208:461-466.

Boone, S. A. and C. P. Gerba. 2005. The occurrence of influenza A virus on household and day care center fomites. J. Infect. 51:102-109.

Nwachuku, N. C. P. Gerba, A. Oswald and F. D. Mashadi. 2005. Comparative inactivation of adenovirus serotypes by UV light disinfection. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:5633-5636.

Thurston-Enriquez, J. A., C. N. Haas, J. Jacangelo and C. P. Gerba. 2005. Inactivation of enteric adenovirus and feline calicivirus by ozone. Water Res. 39:3650-3666.

Stine, S. W., I. Song, C. Y. Choi and C. P. Gerba. 2005. Application of microbial risk assessment to the development of standards for enteric pathogens in water used to irrigate fresh produce. J. Food Protect. 68:913-918.

Brusseau, M. L., J. K. Oleen, J. Santamaria, L. Cheng, P. Orosz-Coghlan, A. S. Chetochine, W. J. Blanford, P. Rykwalder and C. P. Gerba. 2005. Transport of microsporidium Encephalitozoon intestinales spores in sandy loam porous media. Water Res. 39:3636-3642.

John, D. E., C. N. Haas, N. Nwachuku and C. P. Gerba .2005. Chlorine and ozone disinfection of Encephalitozoon intestinalis spores. Water Res. 39:2369-2375.

Blanford, W. J., M. L. Brusseau, T. C. J. Yeh, C. P. Gerba and R. Harvey. 2005. Influence of water chemistry and travel distance on bacteriophage PRD-1 transport in a sandy aquifer. Water Res. 39:2345-2357.

Thurston-Enriquez, J. A., C. N. Haas, J. Jacangelo and C. P. Gerba. 2005. Inactivation of enteric adenovirus and feline calicivirus by chlorine dioxide. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:3100-3105.

Zaleski, K. J., K. L. Josephson, C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2005. Potential regrowth and recolonization of salmonellae and indicators in biosolids and biosolid-amended soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:3701-3708.

Brooks, J. P., B. D. Tanner, K. L. Josephson, C. P. Gerba, C. N. Haas and I. L. Pepper. 2005 A national study on the residential impact of biological aerosols from the land application of biosolids. J. Appl. Microbiol. 99:310-322.

Stine, S. W., I. Song, C. Y. Choi and C. P. Gerba. 2005. The effect of relative humidity on preharvest survival of bacterial and viral pathogens on the surface of cantaloupe, lettuce, and bell peepers. J. Food Protect. 68:1352-1358.

Gerba, C. P. and J. E. Smith. 2005. Sources of pathogenic microorganisms and their fate during land application of wastes. J. Environ. Qual. 34: 42-48.

Zaleski, K. J., K. L. Josephson, C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2005. Survival, growth and regrowth of enteric indicator and pathogenic bacteria in biosolids, compost, soil, and land applied biosolids. J. Rediduals Sci. Technol. 2:49-63.

Orosz-Coghlan, P. A., P. A. Rusin, M. M. Karpiscak and C. P. Gerba. 2006. Microbial source tracking of Escherichia coli in a constructed wetland. Res. J. Water Environ. Assoc. 78:227-232.

Chetochine, A. S., M. L. Brusseau, C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2006. Leaching of phage from class B biosolids and potential transport through soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:665-671.

Brooks, J. P., B. D. Tanner, C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2006. The measurement of aerosolized endotoxin from land application of class B biosolids in southeastern Arizona. Can. J. Microbiol. 52:150-156.

Song, I., S. W. Scott, C. Y. Choi and C. P. Gerba. 2006. Comparison of crop contamination by microorganisms during subsurface drip and furrow irrigation. J. Environ. Eng., 132:1243-1248.

Yepiz-Gomez, M. S., K. R. Bright and C. P. Gerba. 2006. Bacterial occurrence on tabletops and in dishcloths used to wipe down tabletops in public restaurants and bars. Food Protect. Trends, 26:24-30

Al-Hmoud, N., S. A. O’Shaughnessy, W. Sulleiman, C. P. Gerba and C. Y. Choi.2006. Disinfection of bacterial pathogens and indicators in biosolids in Jordan. J. Residuals Sci. Technol. 3:185-191.

Pepper, I. L., J. P. Brooks and C. P. Gerba. 2006. Pathogens in biosolids. Adv. Agronomy, 90:1-40.

Nwachuku, N. and C. P. Gerba. 2006. Health risks in children. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 186:1-56.

Vidales-Contreras, C. P. Gerba, M. M. Karpoiscark, K. Acuna-Askar and C. Chaidez-Quiroz. 2006. Transport of coliphage PRD1 in a surface flow constructed wetland. Water Environ. Res. 78:2253-2260.

Straub TM,  K. Höner zu Bentrup, P. O. Orosz-Coghlan, A. Dohnalkova,  B. K. Mayer, R. A. Bartholomew, C. O. Valdez, C. J. Bruckner-Lea, C. P. Gerba, M. Abbaszadgen and C. A. Nickerson. 2007. In vitro cell culture infectivity assay for human noroviruses. Emerg Infect Dis. 13:396-403.

Jones, E. L. A. Kramer, M. Gaither and C. P. Gerba. 2007. The role of fomite contamination during an outbreak of norovirus on houseboats. Intl. J. Environ. Hlth. 17:1-9. 

Del Campo, N. C., I. L. Pepper and C. P. Gerba. 2007. Assessment of Salmonella growth in Class A biosolid mixtures. J. Resid. Sci Technol. 4:83-88.  

Boone, A. A. and C. P. Gerba. 2007. Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory disease and enteric viral disease. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:1687-1696.

Brooks, J. P., S. L. Maxwell, C. Rensing C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2007. Occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and endotoxin associated with land application of biosolids. Canad. J. Microbiol. 53:616-622.

Gerba, C. P. and D. Kennedy. 2007. Enteric virus survival during household laundering and impact of disinfection with sodium hypochlorite. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:4425-4428.

Brooks, J. P., C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper. 2007. Diversity of aerosolized bacteria during land application of biosolids. J. Appl. Microbiol. 10:1779-1790.

Silvestry-Rodriguez, N., K. R. Bright, D. R. Uhlmann, D. C. Slack and C. P. Gerba. 2007. Inactivation of Pseudommonas  aeruginosa and Aeromonoas hydrophila by silver in water. J. Envion. Sci. Hlth. Part
A. 42: 1579-1584.

Silvestry-Rodriguez, N., K.  E. E. Sicairos-Ruelas, C. P. Gerba and K.R. Bright. 2007. Silver as a disinfectant. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.  191:23-45.

Reynolds, K A., K. D. Mena and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Risk of waterborne illness via drinking water in the United States.  Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 192:117-158.

Sinclair, R., S. A. Boone, D. Greenberg, P. Keim, and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Persistence of Category A select agents in the environment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:555-563.

Silvestry-Rodriguez, N., K. R. Bright, D. C. Slack, D. R. Uhlmann, and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Silver as a residual disinfectant to prevent biofilm formation in water distribution systems. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 74:1639-1641.

Kim, M., C. Y. Choi, and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Source tracking of microbial intrusion in water systems using artificial neural networks. Water Res., 42:1308-1314.

Karim, M. R., E. P. Glenn and C. P. Gerba. 2008. The effect of wetland vegetation on the survival of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, bacteriophage MS-2 and polio virus. J. Water Hlth. 6:167-175.

Gerba, C. P., J. E. Naranjo and E. L. Jones. 2008. Virus removal from water by a portable treatment device. Wilderness Environ. Med., 19:45-49.

Rodriquez, R. A., P. M. Gundy and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Comparison of BGM and PLC/PRC/5 cell lines for total culturable viral assay of treated sewage. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:2583-2587.

Nwachuku, N. and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Occurrence and persistence of Escherichia coli 0157:H7. Rev. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol., 7:267-273.

Tanner, B. D., Brooks, J. P., Gerba, C. P, C. N. Haas, K. L. Josephson and I. L. Pepper. 2008. Estimated occupational risk from biosolids generated during land application of class B biosolids. J. Environ. Qual. 37:in press.

Gerba, C. P., Castro-del Campo, J. P. Brooks and I. L. Pepper. 2008. Exposure and risk assessment of Salmonella in recycled residuals. Water Sci. Technol. 57:1061-1065.

Pepper, I. L., H. Zerzghi, J. P. Brooks and C. P. Gerba. 2008. Sustainability of land application of class B biosolids. J. Environ. Qual. 37:in press.

Blair, B., P. Dakar, K. R. Bright, F. Marciano-Cabral, and C. P. Gerba. Naeglaria fowleri in well water. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 14:1499-1500.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS (76)

Gerba, C.P.  1972.  Microorganisms.  The Effects of the Discharge of Secondarily Treated Sewage Into The Everglades Ecosystems (N. Chitty and C.W. Davis, eds.), Sea Grant Special Bulletin, No. 6.  Sea Grant Information Services, University of Miami.

Gerba, C.P., M.D. Sobsey, C. Wallis, and J.L. Melnick.  1974.  Enhancement of poliovirus adsorption in wastewater onto act­ivated carbon.  Virus Survival in Water and Wastewater Systems, pp. 115-126, (J.F. Malina, Jr. and B.P. Sagik, eds.), Center for Research in Water Resources, Austin, TX.

Wallis, C., C.P. Gerba, and J.L. Melnick.  1976.  Photodynamic in­activation of viruses and bacteria in sewage effluents.  In: Viruses in Water, pp. 180-188 (G. Berg, H.L. Bodily, E.H. Lennette, J.L. Melnick and T.G. Metcalf, eds.).  American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.

Melnick, J.L., C.P. Gerba, C. Wallis, and M.F. Hobbs.  1977.  Photodynamic inactivation of virus in sewage.  In: Virus Aspects of Applying Municipal Wastes to Land, pp. 25-36, Center for Environmental Programs, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Melnick, J.L., C.P. Gerba, and S.M. Goyal.  1977.  Pathogens.  In: Process Design Manual for Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater, Appendix D.  Environmental Protection Agency, Technology Transfer.

Lance, J.C., and C.P. Gerba.  1978.  Pretreatment requirements for land application of wastewater.  In: State of Knowledge in Land Treatment of Wastewater, Vol. 1, pp. 293-304 (H.L. McKim, ed.) U.S. Government Printing Office.  700-171/123.

Gerba, C.P., and S.M. Goyal.  1978.  Adsorption of selected enteroviruses to soils.  In:  State of Knowledge in Land Treatment of Wastewater, Vol. 2, pp. 225-232 (H.L. McKim, ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.  700-171/123.

Gerba, C.P., E.M. Smith, G.E. Schaiberger, and T.D. Edmond.  1979.  Field evaluation of methods for the detection of enteric viruses in marine sediments.  In:  Methodology for Biomass Determinations and Microbial Activity in Sediments (C.D. Litchfield and P.L. Seyfied, eds.), pp. 64-67.

Gerba, C.P., S.M. Goyal, R.L. LaBelle, I. Cech, and G.F. Bogdan.  1980.  Indicator bacteria and the occurrence of enteroviruses in marine waters.  In:  Microbiology - 1980 (D. Schlessinger, ed.) pp. 380-381.  American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.

Gerba, C.P., S.M. Goyal, R.L. LaBelle, I. Cech, and G.F. Bogdon.  1980.  Indicator bacteria and the occurrence of viruses in marine waters.  In:  Aquatic Microbial Ecology (R.R. Colwell and J. Foster, eds.) pp. 348-355.  Sea Grant Program, University of Maryland.

Gerba, C.P., and J.C. Lance.  1980.  Pathogen removal from wastewater during ground water recharge.  In:  Wastewater Reuse for Groundwater Recharge (T. Asano and P.V. Roberts, eds.) pp. 137-144.  Office of Water Recycling, California State Water Resources Control Board.

Goyal, S.M., and C.P. Gerba.  1981.  Membrane filters in virology. In: Membrane Filtration Applications, Techniques and Problems (B. Dutka, ed.) pp. 219-251.  Marcel Dekker, NY.

Gerba, C.P., and B.H. Keswick.  1981.  Survival and transport of enteric viruses in groundwater.  In: Quality of Groundwater, (W. Van Duijvenbooden, P. Glasbergen and H. Van Leyveld, eds.) pp. 511-515.  Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Gerba, C.P., and S.M. Goyal.  1981.  Potential for groundwater contamination by algal endotoxins. In: The Water Environment: Algal Toxins and Health, (W.W. Carmichael, ed.) pp. 303-314.  Plenum Press, NY.

Gerba, C.P.  1981.  Virus survival in wastewater treatment.  In: Viruses and Wastewater Treatment (M.R. Goddard and M. Butler, eds.) pp. 39-48.  Pergamon Press, NY.

Janauer, G.E., C.P. Gerba, W.C. Ghiorse, M. Costello, and E.M. Heurich.  1981.  Insoluble polymeric contact disinfectants; an alternative approach to water disinfection.  In: Chemistry in Water Reuse.  (W.V. Cooper, ed.) pp. 501-522.  Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor, MI.

Smith, E.M., and C.P. Gerba.  1982.  Laboratory methods for the growth and detection of animal viruses.  In:  Methods in Environmental Virology, (C.P. Gerba and S.M. Goyal, eds.) pp. 15-47, Marcel-Dekker, Inc., NY.

Goyal, S.M., and C.P. Gerba.  1982.  Concentration of viruses from water by membrane filters.  In: Methods in Environ­mental Virology. (C.P. Gerba and S.M. Goyal, eds.) pp. 59-116, Marcel-Dekker, Inc., NY.

Gerba, C.P.  1982.  Detection of viruses in soil and aquatic sediments.  In: Methods in Environmental Virology, (C.P. Gerba and S.M. Goyal, eds.) pp. 151-160, Marcel-Dekker, Inc., NY.

Lance, J.C., and C.P. Gerba.  1982.  Virus removal with land filtration.  In: Water Reuse (E.J. Middlebrooks, ed.) pp. 641-660.  Ann Arbor Sci. Pub., Ann Arbor, MI.

Gerba, C.P.  1983.  Methods for recovering viruses from the water environment.  In: Viral Pollution of the Environment. (G. Berg, ed.) pp. 19-35, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Bitton, G., and C.P. Gerba.  1984.  Groundwater pollution microbiology:  the emerging issue.  In: Groundwater Pollution Microbiology.  (G. Bitton and C.P. Gerba, eds.) pp. 1-7, John Wiley and Sons, NY.

Gerba, C.P., and G. Bitton.  1984.  Microbial pollutants:  their survival and transport in groundwater.  In: Groundwater Pollution Microbiology.  (G. Bitton and C.P. Gerba, eds.)  pp. 65-88.  John Wiley and Sons, NY.

Gerba, C.P.  1984.  Microorganisms as ground water tracers.  In: Ground Water Pollution Microbiology.  (G. Bitton and C.P. Gerba, eds.), pp. 225-233.  John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.

Gerba, C.P.  1985.  Microbiological contamination of the sub­surface.  In: Groundwater Quality Research. (C.H. Ward, W. Giger, and P.L. McCarty, eds.) pp. 53-67.  John Wiley and Sons, NY.

Gerba, C.P., and S.M. Goyal.  1985.  Pathogen removal from wastewater during groundwater recharge.  In:  Artificial Re­charge of Groundwater.  (T. Asano, ed.) pp. 283-317, Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor, MI.

Rose, J.B., and C.P. Gerba.  1986.  A review of viruses in treated drinking water.  Current Practices in Environmental Science and Engineering (A. Singh and U.S. Sharma, eds.)  2:119-141.

Gerba, C.P. 1987.  Transport and fate of viruses in soils: Field Studies.  In:  Human Viruses in Sediments, Sludges and Soils, (V.C. Rao, ed.) pp. 141-154, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Gerba, C.P. 1987.  Recovering viruses from sewage, effluents and water.  In: Methods for Recovering Viruses from the En­vironment (G. Berg, ed.) pp. 1-23, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Gerba, C.P.  1987.  Phages as indicators of fecal pollution.  In:  Phage Ecology, pp. 197-209.  (S.M. Goyal, G. Bitton, and C.P. Gerba, eds.) John Wiley and Sons, NY.

Gerba, C.P., and C.N. Hass.  1988.  Assessment of risks associated with enteric viruses in contaminated drinking water.  In: Chemical and Biological Characterization of Sludges, Sediments, Dredge and Drilling Muds.  (J.J. Lichtenberg, J.A. Winter, C.I. Weber, and L. Fradkin, eds.) pp. 489-494, American Society for Testing Materials, Washington, DC.

Gerba, C.P.  1988.  Methods for virus sampling and analysis of groundwater.  In:  Groundwater Contamination Field Methods, (A.G. Collins and A.I. Johnson, eds). American Society for Testing Materials, Washington, DC, pp. 343-348.

Margolin, A.B., K.J. Richardson, R. DeLeon, and C.P. Gerba.  1989.  Application of gene probes to the detection of enteroviruses in groundwater.  In: Biohazards in Drinking Water Treatment, (R.A. Larson, ed.) pp 265-270. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI.

Calabrese, E.J., J. Borzelleca, D. Brown, R. Bull, W.D. Burrows, A. Furst, C. Gerba, S. Schaub, E. Singley, V. Snoeyink, R. Tardiff, and R. Trussell.  1989.  Disinfection.  In: Health Effects of Drinking Water Treatment Technologies.  Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI.

Gerba, C.P., and J.B. Rose.  1990.  Viruses in source and drinking water.  In: Drinking Water Microbiology.  (G.A. McFeters, ed.) Science Tech., Inc., Madison, WI, pp. 380-396.

DeLeon, R., and C.P. Gerba.  1990.  Viral disease transmission by seafood.  In:  Food Contamination from Environmental Sources.  (J.O. Hriagu and M.S. Simmons, eds.) pp. 639-662, J.Wiley & Sons, Inc. NY.

Gerba, C.P., M.Y. Yates, and S.R. Yates.  1991.  Quantitation of factors controlling viral and microbial transport in the subsurface.  In:  Modeling the Environmental Fate of Microorganisms.  (C. Hurst, ed.) American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, pp. 77-88.

DeFlaun, M.F., and C.P. Gerba.  1993.  Monitoring rDNA microorganisms and viruses in soil.  In:  Soil Microbial Technologies.  (B. Metting, ed.) Marcel Dekker, N.Y., pp. 131-150.

Gerba, C.P., and J.B. Rose.  1993. Estimating viral disease risk from drinking water.   In: The Quantitative Ranking of Environmental Problems According to Risk. (C. R. Cothern, ed.) Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI., pp. 117-135.

Powelson, D.K., and C.P. Gerba. 1995.  Fate and transport of microorganisms in the vadose zone, in Handbook of Vadose Zone Characterization and Monitoring (L.G. Wilson, L.G. Everett, and S.J. Cullen, eds.), pp. 123-135.

Gerba, C.P.  1996.  Pathogens in the environment.  In: Pollution Science.  I.L. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau, eds.  pp. 279-299.  John Wiley, NY

Gerba, C.P.   1996.  Municipal waste and drinking water treatment.  In: Pollution Science.  I.L. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 301-319.  John Wiley, NY.

Gerba. C.P.  1996.  Principles of Toxicology.  In: Pollution Science.  I.L. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau, eds.  pp. 323-344.  John Wiley, NY.

Gerba, C.P.  1996.  Risk Assessment.  In: Pollution Science.  I.L. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 345-364.  John Wiley, NY.

Gerba, C.P.  1996.  State and Federal Laws and Regulations.  In: Pollution Science.  I.L. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 365-369.  John Wiley, NY.

Pepper, I.L., C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau.  1996.  Pollution in the 21st Century.  In: Pollution Science.  I.L. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, and M.L. Brusseau. pp. 371-376.  John Wiley, NY.

Gerba, C.P.  1996.  Microbial pathogens in municipal solid waste. In: Microbiology of Solid Waste (A.C. Palmesano and M.A. Barley, eds), pp. 155-173.  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Pepper, I.L., T.M. Straub, and C.P. Gerba.  1996.  Detection of microorganisms in soils and sludges.  In: Environmental Applications of Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques (G.A. Torenzo, ed.), pp. 95-111, Technomic Publishers, NY.

Yates, M.Y., and C.P. Gerba.  1998.  Microbial considerations in wastewater reclamation and reuse.  In: Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse.  T. Asano, ed.  pp. 437-488.  Technomic, Lancester, PA.

Gerba, C.P.  2002.  Enteroviruses: basic biology and disease.  In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton, ed. pp. 1146-1156. John Wiley, NY

Karim, M. R. and C. P. Gerba. 2002. Fate of viruses and protozoan parasites in aquatic sediments. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton, ed. pp. 1252-1256. John Wiley, NY.

Gerba, C. P. 2004. Risk assessment and environmental regulations. In: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation, J. Artiola, I. L. Pepper and M. Brusseau, eds. pp. 377-392. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. and I. L. Pepper. 2004. Microbial contaminates. In: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation, J. Artiola, I. L. Pepper and M. Brusseau, eds. pp. 313-333. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P., C. Rensing and C. P. Gerba. 2004. Microbiological properties and processes. In: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation, J. Artiola, I. L. Pepper and M. Brusseau, eds. pp. 263-280. Academic Press, San Diego.

Mena, K. D., J. B. Rose and C. P. Gerba. 2004 Addressing microbial food safety issues quantitatively: a risk assessment approach. In: Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety.  R. C. Beier, S. D. Pillai, T. D. Phillips and R. L. Ziprin., eds. Blackwell. Ames IA.

Gerba, C. P. 2005. Pathogens. In: Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences. M. G. Anderson, ed. Chapter 98, pp. 981-911 Wiley, NY.

Gerba, C. P. Survival of viruses in the marine environment. In: Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment. S. Belkin and R. Colwell, eds. pp. 133-141. Springer, NY.

Gerba, C. P. 2005. Enteric viruses in biosolids. Infectious Disease Agents in Sewage Sludge and Manure. J. E. Smith, P. D. Millner, W. Jakubowski, N. Goldstein and R. Rynk., eds. pp. 93-99. JG Press. Emmaus, PA.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Food Virology: Past, Present and Future. In: Viruses in Foods. S. M. Goyal, Ed. pp. 1-4.
Springer, NY.

Gerba, C. P. and C. Y. Choi. 2006. Role of irrigation in crop contamination by viruses. In: Viruses in Foods. S. M. Goyal, ed. pp. 257-263.

Pepper, I. L., C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau. 2006. The extent of global pollution. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 3-12. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. and I. L. Pepper. 2006. Microbial contaminants. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 144-169 Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Toxicology. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 183-211. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Risk Assessment. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 212-232. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. and C. Straub. 2006. Environmental law and regulations. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 233-240. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Municipal wastewater treatment. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 429-450. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P. and I. L. Pepper. 2006. Land application of biosolids and animal wastes. In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 451-467. Academic Press, San Diego.

Pepper, I. L., C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau. 2006. Epilogue: Is the future of pollution history? In: Environmental and Pollution Science, 2nd ed.  I. L. Pepper, C. P. Gerba and M. L. Brusseau, eds. pp. 516-520. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gerba, C. P.  2006. Hepatitis E virus. In: Waterborne Pathogens, 2nd ed. Pp.279-280. American Water Works Association. Denver, CO.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Enteroviruses and parechoviruses. In: Waterborne Pathogens, 2nd ed. Pp. 267-271. American Water Works Association. Denver, CO.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Emerging viruses. In: Waterborne Pathogens, 2nd ed.  Pp. 263-265. American Water Works Association. Denver, CO.

Gerba, C. P. 2006. Bacteriophage as pollution indicators. In: The Bacteriophages, 2nd ed. R. Calendar, ed. pp.695-701. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Gerba, C. P. 2007. Virus occurrence and survival in the environmental waters. In: Human Viruses in Water. A. Bosch, ed. pp. 91-108. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Gerba, C. P. and C. A. Scott. 2008. Animal and human waste as vehicles for cross-contamination of imported foods. In: Microbiological Issues and Challenges. M. P. Doyle and M. C. Erickson. pp.113-138. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

Gerba, C. P. 2008. Adenoviruses. Encyclopedia of Public Health. Elsevier, NY., in press.


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