Honors and Awards
- Awarded 2014 Clark Prize; Lecture - Delivering the Fourth Water Revolution
- National Academy of Engineering Gilbreth Lecturer
- Fulbright Senior Scholar (Australia)
- Paul L. Busch Award for Applied Water Research
Current Research
Dr. Sedlak’s research focuses on the fate of trace organic contaminants in the urban water cycle. Within this area, he has investigated advanced treatment systems employed in potable water reuse and managed natural systems, such as constructed wetlands and stormwater harvesting systems. He also has developed new approaches for characterizing and remediating organic contaminants in groundwater and soil.
Biography
Dr. Sedlak obtained a B.S. in environmental science from Cornell University and a PhD in Water Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to his appointment at UC Berkeley in 1994, he was a postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag). He is currently the Plato Malozemoff Chair in Mineral Engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley.
Selected Publications
Nitrate Removal in Shallow, Open-Water Treatment Wetlands
Justin T. Jasper, Zackary L. Jones, Jonathan O. Sharp, and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2014, 48 (19), pp 11512–11520 DOI: 10.1021/es502785t
In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Contaminated Groundwater by Persulfate: Decomposition by Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-Containing Oxides and Aquifer Materials
Haizhou Liu, Thomas A. Bruton, Fiona M. Doyle, and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2014, 48 (17), pp 10330–10336 DOI: 10.1021/es502056d
Water 4.0: The Past, Present and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource
by David L. Sedlak
Yale University Press: New Haven, CT. 2014
Persistence of Perfluoroalkyl Acid Precursors in AFFF-Impacted Groundwater and Soil
Erika F. Houtz, Christopher P. Higgins, Jennifer A. Field, and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (15), pp 8187–8195 DOI: 10.1021/es4018877
A Changing Framework for Urban Water Systems
Janet G. Hering, T. David Waite, Richard G. Luthy, Jörg E. Drewes, and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (19), pp 10721–10726 DOI: 10.1021/es4007096
Phototransformation of Wastewater-Derived Trace Organic Contaminants in Open-Water Unit Process Treatment Wetlands
Justin T. Jasper and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (19), pp 10781–10790 DOI: 10.1021/es304334w
Odorous Compounds in Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Potable Water Reuse Systems
Eva Agus, Mong Hoo Lim, Lifeng Zhang, and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2011, 45 (21), pp 9347–9355 DOI: 10.1021/es202594z
A Silica-Supported Iron Oxide Catalyst Capable of Activating Hydrogen Peroxide at Neutral pH Values
Anh Le-Tuan Pham, Changha Lee, Fiona M. Doyle and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2009, 43 (23), pp 8930–8935 DOI: 10.1021/es902296k
Ligand-Enhanced Reactive Oxidant Generation by Nanoparticulate Zero-Valent Iron and Oxygen
Christina R. Keenan and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42 (18), pp 6936–6941 DOI: 10.1021/es801438f
Rangeland Grazing as a Source of Steroid Hormones to Surface Waters
Edward P. Kolodziej and David L. Sedlak
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2007, 41 (10), pp 3514–3520 DOI: 10.1021/es063050y
