Natchaya "Jade" Luangphairin

Publications

Selected articles and project write-ups.

FLOW & FACTS

Water quality monitoring summary

Brief report on trends, indicators, and reporting structure for drinking water monitoring.

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Behind the Tap

Policy brief on water resilience

Concise policy note connecting infrastructure, compliance, and public health priorities.

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Papers & Reports

Peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and invited features.

Jade is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications, with several in preparation, in journals including Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Water, AWWA Water Science, and Journal AWWA, including an invited special column author spotlight.

Journal Articles

  1. Alfredo, K., & Luangphairin, N. (2026). "Tracking regulated inorganic level violations." Journal AWWA Water Quality Matters, 7(5), e70060. DOI: 10.1002/awwa.70060. PDF
  2. Luangphairin, N., Roberson, A., Alfredo, K. (2025). "Evaluating state nitrification action plans for controlling distribution system nitrification and MDBPs." AWWA Water Science, 118(3), e70036. DOI: 10.1002/aws2.70036. PDF
  3. Black, A., Luangphairin, N., Papp, K., Gerrity, D., Dickenson, E., Alfredo, K. (2025). "Enhancing biofilm recovery from carbon filters for molecular analysis and flow cytometry." AWWA Water Science, 7(4), e70029. DOI: 10.1002/aws2.70029. PDF
  4. Black, A., Luangphairin, N., Alfredo, K. (2025). "The impact of the fourth regulatory determination on vulnerable populations." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(323). PMID: 39992476. PDF
  5. Richardson, N., Luangphairin, N., Bhattacharjee, A.S., Nachabe, M.H., Ergas, S.J. (2025). "Nursery runoff treatment by novel biochar-amended bioretention systems." Water, 17(3), 330. DOI: 10.3390/w17030330. PDF

Technical Reports

  1. Richardson, N., Luangphairin, N., Cooper, R., Sharmin, N., Ergas, S.J., Nachabe, M., Bhattacharjee, A. (2024). "Demonstration of bioretention for treatment of agricultural runoff." Published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). View on FDACS.gov · PDF

Manuscripts in Preparation & Under Review

  1. Pickett, M., Kiger, A., Luangphairin, N., Hart, V. "When biology isn't the cause of headloss: ozone-induced microfloc accumulation in drinking water biofilters." AWWA Water Science. Under review, 2026
  2. Luangphairin, N., Adhikari, M., Alfredo, K. "A retrospective cost and performance analysis of EPA's 50 full-scale arsenic pilots." AWWA Water Science. Under review
  3. Luangphairin, N., Alfredo, K. "In search of a unified model: the evolution of biofiltration modeling for drinking water treatment." Target journal: Water Research. In preparation
  4. Pickett, P., Kumar, P., Kiger, A., Luangphairin, N., Thompson, K., Vicario, E. "PFAS in wastewater: fate, transport, and treatment insights from potable reuse studies." Target journal: Water Environment Research. In preparation
  5. Luangphairin, N., Fee, S., Alfredo, K. "Optimization of a GC–MS method for the detection and quantification of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water." Target journal: Water Research. In preparation
  6. Luangphairin, N., Fee, S., Alfredo, K. "Beyond the plate count: tracking VBNCs and true inactivation by flow cytometry across a Ct range." Target journal: Environmental Science & Technology. In preparation

Invited Features & Media

  1. Luangphairin, N. "JAWWA author spotlight." Journal AWWA (Accepted, Sept/Oct issue). View article. PDF
  2. Luangphairin, N. "AWWA active on college campuses." AWWA (September 5, 2025). View article
  3. Jade regularly contributes USF Student Chapter updates to the quarterly FSAWWA Region IV newsletter, highlighting the chapter's activities, student achievements, and water-sector engagement. View newsletter

Conference Presentations & Invited Talks

Jade has participated in over 10 research presentations at national and local conferences and has led workshops advancing database management practices and the application of statistical machine learning approaches in the water sector. See photos from these conferences in the Gallery.

  1. Luangphairin, N. "Beyond the plate count: tracking VBNCs and true inactivation by flow cytometry across a Ct range." AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Memphis, TN. 2026, accepted
  2. Luangphairin, N. AWWA IMTR Workshop: "From data to decision: a framework for policy analysis using integrated EPA datasets." AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC), Memphis, TN. 2026, accepted
  3. Luangphairin, N., Alfredo, K. "Achieving arsenic compliance: lessons from EPA's 50 demo sites." AWWA Inorganic Committee webcast. Jul 2026
  4. Luangphairin, N., Adhikari, M., Yazdani Arani, M., Alfredo, K. "Arsenic demo sites: where are they now? A retrospective cost and performance analysis of EPA's 50 full-scale treatment pilots." AWWA WQTC, Tacoma, WA. Nov 2025 · Podium presenter
  5. Luangphairin, N. "Evaluating the impact of state nitrification action plans in mitigating distribution system nitrification and MDBPs." FSAWWA Fall Conference, Kissimmee, FL. Dec 2024 · Podium presenter
  6. Luangphairin, N. "Evaluating the impact of state nitrification action plans on system nitrification, disinfectant residuals, and MDBP risks." AWWA WQTC, Dallas, TX. Nov 2023 · Podium presenter
  7. Luangphairin, N., Adhikari, M., Alfredo, K. "Arsenic demo sites: where are they now?" SWFWRC/AWRA, Fort Myers, FL. Jan 2026 · Best Poster, 1st Place
  8. Luangphairin, N., Adhikari, M., Alfredo, K. "Arsenic demo sites: where are they now?" FSAWWA Conference, Orlando, FL. Nov–Dec 2025 · Best Poster, 2nd Place
  9. Black, A., Luangphairin, N., Papp, K., Gerrity, D., Dickenson, E., Alfredo, K. "Biofilm removal from granular media filters for microbial analysis." AWWA WQTC, Tacoma, WA. Nov 2025 · Best Poster, 3rd Place
  10. Luangphairin, N., Roberson, A., Alfredo, K. "Evaluating the impact of state nitrification action plans on distribution system nitrification and MDBP production." FWRC Conference, Kissimmee, FL. Apr 2024 · Best Poster, 2nd Place
  11. Luangphairin, N., Roberson, A., Alfredo, K. "Evaluating the impact of nitrification action plans on system nitrification, residuals, and MDBP risks." FSAWWA Conference, Championsgate, FL. Dec 2023 · Best Poster, 2nd Place
  12. Luangphairin, N., Roberson, A., Alfredo, K. "Evaluating the impact of nitrification action plans on system nitrification and MDBP production." SWFWRC/AWRA, Fort Myers, FL. Feb 2023 · Best Poster, 3rd Place

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