ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, MANHATTAN COLLEGE

Dominic DiToro Ph.D.

Donald J. O'Connor Endowed Chair of Environmental Engineering

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. "Multicomponent Adsorption of Volatile Organic Chemicals from Air Stripper Offgas."  Mueller, J.A. and D.M. Di Toro.  Water Environ. Res. 65(1):15-25, 1993. 

    "Gas Transfer Kinetics of Pure Oxygen System."  Mueller, J.A., T.J. Mulligan and D.M. Di Toro.  J. ASCE, EEI, June 1973.

    "A Model for Anionic Surfactant Sorption."  Di Toro, D.M., Dodge, L.J. and Hand, V.C. (1990):  Environ. Sci. Tech. 24(7): pp. 1013-1020.

    "Modeling Ceriodaphnia Toxicity in the Naugatuck River Using Additivity and Independent Action."  D.M. Di Toro, J.A. Hallden, J.L. Plafkin, In:  Toxic Substances and Great Lakes Health, Editor:  M. Evans. J. Wiley & Sons, New York,  New York, 1987.

    "A Diagenetic Oxygen Equivalents Model of Sediment Oxygen Demand."  In:  Sediment Oxygen Demand.  Processes, Modeling, and Measurement.  D.M. Di Toro (1986):  pp. 171-208.  Editor:  K.J. Hatcher.  Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

    "Probability Model of Stream Quality Due to Runoff."  Di Toro, D.M.  J. Environ. Engr., ASCE, Vol. 110, No. 3, p. 607 to 628, June 1984.

    "Simplified Model of the Fate of Partitioning Chemicals in Lakes and Streams," D.M. Di Toro, D.J. O'Connor, R.V. Thomann, J.P. St. John, In: Modeling the Fate of Chemicals in the Environment, pp. 165-190.  Editors:  K.L. Dickson, A.W. Maki and J.R.J. Cairns.  Ann Arbor Publications, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1982.

    "Differential Phytoplankton Sinking and Growth Rates: An Eigenvalue Analysis." Di Toro, D.M. and G. Schnoor.  Ecologic Modeling, Vol. 9, pp. 233-245, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1980.

    "Applicability of Cellular Equilibrium and Monod Theory to Phytoplankton Growth Kinetics,"  D.M. Di Toro, Ecological Modeling, 1979.

    "Phosphorus Recycle and Chlorophyll in the Great Lakes."  Di Toro, D.M. and W. F. Matystik.  Jr. Great Lakes Research, Vol. 5, pp. 233-245, July 1979.

    "Effect of Phosphorus Loading on the Dissolved Oxygen on Lake Erie."  D. M. Di Toro.  Presented at the Conference on Phosphorus Management Strategies for the Great Lakes, Rochester, New York,  19 p., April 17 to 20, 1979.

    "Effects of Vertical and Horizontal Transport on Phytoplankton Population Growth and Distribution." D. M. Di Toro.  Presented at the Workshop on Phytoplankton: Environmental Interactions in Reservoirs, sponsored by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Monterey, California, April 10 to 12, 1979.

    "Optics of Turbid Estuarine Waters:  Approximations and Applications," D.M. Di Toro, Water Research, Vol. 12, pp. 1059-1068, 1978.

    "Estuarine Phytoplankton Biomass Models: Verification Analyses and Preliminary Applications."  Di Toro, D.M., R.V. Thomann, D.J. O'Connor and J.L. Mancini.  In The Sea:  Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the Seas, Ed. E. Goldberg, J. Wiley, 1977. 

    "Combining Chemical Equilibrium and Phytoplankton Models : A General Methodology."  In:  Mathematical Modeling of Biochemical Processes, Ed. R. Canale, Ann Arbor Science Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1976. 

    "Phytoplankton Models and Eutrophication Problems." O'Connor, D.J., D.M. Di Toro and R.V. Thomann. Proc. Ecological Model Symp. Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington D. C., July 1975. 

    "Phytoplankton Biomass Model of Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay."  Di Toro, D.M. and R.V. Thomann.  Proc. Ecological Model Symp.  Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington D. C., July 1975. 

    "Vertical Interactions in Phytoplankton Populations: An Asymptotic Eigenvalue Analysis."  Dominic M. Di Toro.  Proceedings of the International Association of Great Lakes Research, 1974. 

    "Modeling of Phytoplankton in Lake Ontario."  Thomann, R.V., R. Winfield and  D.M. Di Toro. Proceedings of the International Association of Great Lakes Research, 1974. 

    "Preliminary Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Nutrient Model of Western Lake Erie."  Di Toro, D.M., D.J. O'Connor, J.L. Mancini and R.V. Thomann.  In:  "Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology," Vol. 3. Academic Press, 1974.

    "Population Dynamics in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta:  Preliminary Results and Applications." O'Connor, D.J., D.M. Di Toro and J.L. Mancini.  Modeling of Marine Systems, NATO Conference, Ofir, Portugal, June 1973.

    "Recurrence Relations for First Order Sequential Reactions in Natural Waters."  Dominic M. Di Toro. Water Resources Research, Vol. 8, No. 1, February 1972.

    "A Dynamic Model of the Phytoplankton Population in the Sacramento‑San Joaquin Delta."  Di Toro, D.M., D.J. O'Connor and R.V. Thomann.  Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 106, American Chemical Society, 1971.

    "Photosynthesis and the Oxygen Balance in Streams." O'Connor, D.J. and D.M. Di Toro.  Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division, A.S.C.E. Vol. 96, NO. SA2, pp. 47‑571, April 1970. 

    "Modeling of the Nitrogen and Algal Cycles in Estuaries."  Thomann, R.V., D.J. O'Connor and D.M. Di Toro.  Proc. 5th Intl. Water Pollution Research Conference, San Francisco, California, July 1970. 

    "Stream Equations and Method of Characteristics."  D.M. Di Toro.  Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division, A.S.C.E., Vol. 95, No. SA4, pp. 699-703, August 1969. 

    "Water Quality Analysis of the Delaware River Estuary." O'Connor, D.J., J.P. St. John and D.M. Di Toro, Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division, A.S.C.E., Vol. 94, No. SA6, pp. 1225‑1252, December 1968.

    "The Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen in a Stream with Time-Varying Velocity."  Di Toro, D.M. and D.J. O'Connor.  Water Resources Research, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 634-646, June 1968. 

    "An Analysis of the Dissolved Oxygen Variation in a Flowing Stream." O'Connor, D.J. and D.M. Di Toro. Advances in Water Quality Improvement, pp. 96-102, Editors E.F. Gloyna and W.W. Eckenfelder, Jr., University of Texas Press, 1967.

    "Statistical Design of Equalization Basins."  D. M. Di Toro.  Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, EE6, pp. 917‑933, 1975.

    "A Statistical Evaluation of the Relationship Between Toxicity and Species Diversity Index."  Di Toro, D. M., J.L. Mancini and D.S. Szumski.  California Dept. of Water Resources, November, 1972. 

    "Variance Spectra Analysis and Applications to Natural Water Systems." Di Toro, D.M. and D.J. O'Connor.  Applications of Systems Analysis in Sanitary Engineering, Fourth Annual Workshop, American Association of Professors in Sanitary Engineering, June 1969. 

    "Statistics of Receiving Water Response to Runoff." D. M. Di Toro.  Presented at the "Urban Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflow Impact on Receiving Water Bodies," National Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 33 p., appendix, references, November 1979. 

    "Stormwater Treatment Systems."  Di Toro, D.M. and M. Small.  Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 105, Proc. Paper 14617, pp. 557‑569, June 1979. 

    "Stormwater Interception and Storage." Di Toro, D.M. and M. Small.  Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 105, Proc. Paper 14368, pp. 43‑54, February 1979. 

    "Modeling Ceriodaphnia Toxicity in the Naugatuck River.  I. Copper, Hardness and Effluent Interactions."  Di Toro, D.M., Hallden, J.A. and Plafkin, J.L. (1991):  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 10: pp. 261-274.

    "Acid Volatile Sulfide Predicts the Acute Toxicity of Cadmium and Nickel in Sediments."  Di Toro, D.M., Mahony, J.D., Hansen, D.J., Scott, K.J., Carlson, A.R. and Ankley, G.T. (1991):  Environmental Science and Technology 26(1):  pp. 96-101.

    "Technical Basis for Establishing Sediment Quality Criteria for Non-ionic Organic Chemicals Using Equilibrium Partitioning."  Di Toro, D.M., Zarba, C.,  Hansen, D.J., Berry, W., Swartz, R.C., Cowan, C.E., Pavlou, S.P., Allen, H.E. Thomas, N.A. and Paquin, P.R. (1991):  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 11(12): pp. 1541-1583. 

    "Toxicity of Cadmium in Sediments:  The Role of Acid Volatile Sulfide."  Di Toro, D.M., Mahony, J.D., Hansen, D.J., Scott, K.J., Hicks, M.B., Mayr, S.M. and Redmond, M.S. (1990):  Environm. Tox. and Chem. 9: pp. 1487-1502.

    "Sediment Oxygen Demand Model:  Methane and Ammonia Oxidation."  Di Toro, D.M., Paquin, P.R., Subburamu, K. and Gruber, D.A. (1990);  J. Environ. Engineering ASCE 116(5): pp 945-986. 

    "Lake Ontario TCDD Modeling Report."  Endicott, D.D., W.L Richardson and D.M. Di Toro.  Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, USEPA, Duluth, Minnesota, May 1989. 

    "Interim Sediment Criteria Values for Nonpolar Hydrophobic Organic Compounds." Cowan, C. and D.M. Di Toro.  USEPA, 1988.

    "An Examination of Partition Coefficient-Particle Concentration Effects Using Microspheres, Immobile Surfaces and Chemical Phase Separations."  Di Toro, D.M., J.D. Mahony, S.J. Blakeney, E. Comerford and P.R. Kirchgraber.  To appear in Environ. Sci. Tech, 1988

    "Model of Surfactant Sorption to Soil and Sediment Particles."  Di Toro, D.M. and L. Dodge.  Report to the Soap and Detergent Association. 1987. 

    "An Experimental and Modeling Study of the Adsorption and Desorption of Heavy Metals and Organic Chemicals with Applications to Sewage Sludge and Dredged Sediments in the Marine Environment."  Di Toro, D.M. and J.D. Mahony.  Environmental Engineering and Science Program and Chemistry Department, Manhattan College, Bronx, New York, 1987.

    "Effects of Nonreversibility, Particle Concentration, and Ionic Strength on Heavy Metal Sorption."  Di Toro, D.M., J.D. Mahony, P.R. Kirchgraber, A.L. O'Byrne, L.R. Pasquale and D.C. Piccirilli.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 20: 55, 1986.

    "A Particle Interaction Model of Reversible Organic Chemical Sorption."  D.M. Di Toro,  Chemosphere, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp 1503-1538, 1985.

    "Diffusion and Partitioning of Hexachlorobiphenyl in Sediments."  Di Toro, D.M., J.S. Jeris and D. Ciarcia.  Environ. Sci. & Technol. 19: 1169, 1985.

    "Time Variable Model of the Fate of DDE and Lindane in a Quarry."  Di Toro, D.M. and P.R. Paquin. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 3, pp 335-353, 1984. 

    "PCB Partition in Sediment‑Water Systems: The Effect of Sediment Concentration."  Horzempa, L.M. and D.M. Di Toro.  J. Environ. Qual. 12(3):      373-380, 1983. 

    "Reversible and Resistant Component Model of Hexachlorobiphenyl Adsorption-Desorption: Resuspension and Dilution,"  in: "Physical Behavior of PCB's in the Great Lakes."   Di Toro, D.M. and L. Horzempa. p. 89, Editors: D. MacKay, S. Paterson, S.J. Eisenreich and M.S. Simmons.  Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983.

    "Physico-Chemical Model of Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes."  Di Toro, D.M. and R.V. Thomann. International Association of Great Lakes Research, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 474-496, 1983.

    "Reversible and Resistant Components of PCB Adsorption-Desorption: Isotherms."  Di Toro, D.M. and L.M. Horzempa.  Env. Sci. Technol., 16, 594‑602, 1982.

    "Reversible and Resistant Components on PCB Adsorption-Desorption:Adsorbent Concentration Effects.  Di Toro, D.M., L.M. Horzempa, M. Casey and W. Richardson.  Journal of Great Lakes Research, 8: 336-349, 1982b.

    "Analysis of the Fate of Chemicals in Receiving Waters, Phase 1."  Di Toro, D.M., D.J. O'Connor, R.V. Thomann and J.P. St. John.  Prepared for the Chemical Manufacturers Association Aquatic Research Task Group, Washington, D.C., May 1981.  

    "Chesapeake Bay Sediment Flux Model."  Di Toro, D.M., and J.J. Fitzpatrick (1993).  HydroQual, Inc. Contract Report EL-93-2, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.  316p.

    "Particle Oxidation Model of Synthetic FeS and Sediment AVS."  Di Toro, D.M., J.D. Mahony and A.M. Gonzalez.  (1996).  Environ. Tox. Chem. Submitted.

    "A Model for the Oxidation of Iron and Cadmium Sulfide in Sediments.  (1996).  Di Toro, D.M., J.D. Mahony, D.J. Hansen, W. Berry.  Environ. Tox. Chem.  Submitted.

     "Sediment Flux Modeling".  Di Toro, D.M., J. Wiley & Sons.  Reviewed and accepted for publication, 1998.

     

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