Marc Verhougstraete

Interests

Research

Water quality microbiologyEnvironmental microbiologyAgriculture and food safetyIrrigation water qualityDrinking water and climate change connectionsQuantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA)

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Verhougstraete, M. P., Sexton, J. D., & Reynolds, K. A. (2015). Recreational Water Exposure. In Handbook for Water and Health(pp 151-158). New York: EarthScan.

Journals/Publications

• Eisenburg, J., Wade, T., Zanoli Satof, M., Conde Lamparellie, C., Reynolds, K. A., Canales, R. A., Pogreba Brown, K. M., & Verhougstraete, M. (2019). Using Local Data in a Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Water Research. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115294
• Madera-Garcia, V., Mraz, A. L., Lopez-Galvez, N., Weir, M. H., Werner, J., Beamer, P. I., & Verhougstraete, M. P. (2019). Legionella pneumophila as a Health Hazard to Miners: A Pilot Study of Water Quality and QMRA. WATER, 11(8).
• Munoz-Gutierrez, K. M., Canales, R. A., Reynolds, K. A., & Verhougstraete, M. P. (2019). Floor and environmental contamination during glove disposal. JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 101(3), 347-353.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2019). Cost-benefit of point-of-use devices for lead reduction. Environmental Research.
• Verhougstraete, M., Werner, J. D., Beamer, P., & Madera-Garcia, V. (2018). Legionella is a Miner issue. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology.
• Wilson, A., Canales, R. A., Verhougstraete, M., & Reynolds, K. A. (2019). Validation of a Stochastic Discrete Event Model Predicting Virus Concentration on Nurse Hands. Risk Analysis.
• Alshammari, M., Reynolds, K. A., Verhougstraete, M., & O'Rourke, M. K. (2018). Comparison of Perceived and Observed Hand Hygiene Compliance in Healthcare Workers in MERS-CoV Endemic Regions. Healthcare.
• Canales, R. A., Wilson, A. M., Pearce-Walker, J. I., Verhougstraete, M. P., & Reynolds, K. A. (2018). Methods for Handling Left-Censored Data in Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 84(20).
• Lothrop, N., Bright, K. R., Sexton, J., Pearce-Walker, J., Reynolds, K. A., & Verhougstraete, M. P. (2018). Optimal strategies for monitoring irrigation water quality. AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT, 199, 86-92.
• Munoz-Gutierrez, K., Canales, R. A., Reynolds, K. A., & Verhougstraete, M. (2018). Floor and environmental contamination during glove disposal. Journal of Hospital Infections. doi:10.1016/J.JHIN.2018.10.015
• Nshimyimana, J. P., Martin, S. L., Flood, M., Verhougstraete, M. P., Hyndman, D. W., & Rose, J. B. (2018). Regional Variations of Bovine and Porcine Fecal Pollution as a Function of Landscape, Nutrient, and Hydrological Factors. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, 47(5), 1024-1032.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2018). Comparison of Perceived and Observed Hand Hygiene Compliance in Healthcare Workers in MERS-CoV Endemic Regions. Healthcare.
• Verhougstraete, M., Gerald, J. K., Gerba, C. P., & Reynolds, K. A. (2019). Cost-benefit of point-of-use devices for lead reduction. Environmental Research.
• Verhougstraete, M., Reynolds, K. A., Sexton, J. D., Bright, K., & Lothrop, N. Z. (2018). Optimal strategies for monitoring irrigation water quality and the development of guidelines for the irrigation of food crops in the Southwestern United States. Agricultural Water Management.
• Verhougstraete, M., Verhougstraete, M., Reynolds, K. A., Reynolds, K. A., Gerba, C. P., & Gerba, C. P. (2017). Lead in drinking water: Point of use cost benefit analysis.. Environmental Health Perspectives.
• Lothrop, N. Z., Bright, K., Sexton, J. D., Reynolds, K. A., & Verhougstraete, M. (2016). Optimal strategies for monitoring irrigation water quality and the development of guidelines for the irrigation of food crops in the Southwestern United States. Agricultural Water Management.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2016). On Tap: Water Issues: Global Concerns and Global Issues. Water Conditioning & Purification International.
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  Trade journal article peer reviewed by a technical advisory committee. http://www.wcponline.com/2016/01/15/on-tap-water-issues-global-concerns-and-global-issues/
• Verhougstraete, M. (2016). Use of a portable air disinfecting system to remove seeded coliphage in hospital rooms. American Journal of Infection Control.
• Verhougstraete, M., & Reynolds, K. (2016). Use of a portable air disinfecting system to remove seeded coliphage in hospital rooms. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 44(6), 714-715.
• Lamparelli, C. C., Pogreba-Brown, K., Verhougstraete, M. P., Sato, M. I., {de Castro Bruni}, A., Wade, T. J., & Eisenberg, J. N. (2015). Are fecal indicator bacteria appropriate measures of recreational water risks in the tropics: A cohort study of beach goers in Brazil?. Water Research, 87, 59--68.
• Lothrop, N., Wilkinson, S. T., Verhougstraete, M., Sugeng, A., Loh, M. M., Klimecki, W., & Beamer, P. I. (2015). Home Water Treatment Habits and Effectiveness in a Rural Arizona Community. WATER, 7(3), 1217-1231.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2015). Are fecal indicator bacteria appropriate measures of recreational water risks in the tropics: A cohort study of beach goers in Brazil?. Water Research.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2015). Lessons learned from implementing a wet laboratory molecular training workshop for beach water quality monitoring. PLoS ONE.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2015). Linking fecal bacteria in rivers to landscape, geochemical, and hydrologic factors and sources at the basin scale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
• Verhougstraete, M. P., Brothers, S., Litaker, W., Blackwood, A. D., & Noble, R. (2015). Lessons Learned from Implementing a Wet Laboratory Molecular Training Workshop for Beach Water Quality Monitoring. PLOS ONE, 10(3).
• Verhougstraete, M. P., Martin, S. L., Kendall, A. D., Hyndman, D. W., & Rose, J. B. (2015). Linking fecal bacteria in rivers to landscape, geochemical, and hydrologic factors and sources at the basin scale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112, 201415836.
• Verhougstraete, M., & Reynolds, K. A. (2015). Use of a portable air disinfecting system to remove seeded coliphage in hospital rooms. American Journal of Infection Control.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2014). Microbial investigations of water, sediment, and algal mats in the mixed use watershed of Saginaw Bay, Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2010). Cladophora in the Great Lakes: Impacts on beach water quality and human health. Water Science and Technology.

Presentations

• Madera-Garcia, V., Verhougstraete, M., Beamer, P., Werner, J. D., Werner, J. D., Beamer, P., Madera-Garcia, V., & Verhougstraete, M. (2018, May). Legionella is a Miner Issue. University of North Carolina Water Microbiology conference. Chapel Hill, NC.
• Mclain, J. E., Pogreba Brown, K. M., Cooper, K. K., Verhougstraete, M., Verhougstraete, M., Cooper, K. K., Pogreba Brown, K. M., & Mclain, J. E. (2019, November). Breaking down scientific silos: using One Health to address the World’s wicked problems. TENWEST Impact Festival. Tucson, Arizona.
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  McLain, J.E. K. Cooper, K. Pogreba-Brown, and M. Verhougstraete. Breaking down scientific silos: using One Health to address the World’s wicked problems. Tucson, Arizona, October 14, 2019.
• Pearce-Walker, J., Wilson, A., Canales, R., Bright, K., Gerba, C., & Verhougstraete, M. (2019, May). Adenovirus infection risk from irrigated leafy green consumption. University of North Carolina Water Microbiology conference. Chapel Hill, NC.
• Pogreba Brown, K. M., Verhougstraete, M., Cooper, K. K., & Mclain, J. E. (2019, November). Breaking down scientific silos: using One Health to address the World’s wicked problems. TENWEST Impact Festival. Tucson, Arizona.
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  McLain, J.E. K. Cooper, K. Pogreba-Brown, and M. Verhougstraete. Breaking down scientific silos: using One Health to address the World’s wicked problems. Tucson, Arizona, October 14, 2019.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2019, April). There’s we in water. Georgia Southern Environmental Health Graduate seminar. Statesboro, Georgia: Georgia Southern.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2019, December). Development of Health Eects Endpoint Dose Response and QMRA Models for Two Healthcare Associated Infections MRSA and Clostroides dicile. The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). Arlington, VA.
• Verhougstraete, M., & Beamer, P. (2019, April). PFAS report update. Pima Board of Health monthly meeting. Tucson, AZ: Pima Board of Health.
• Verhougstraete, M., & Nshimyimana, J. P. (2018, June). Regional variations of bovine and porcine fecal pollution. IAGLR 2018 Conference on Great Lakes Research. Toronto.
• Verhougstraete, M., & Zimmer-Faust, A. (2019, May). Young professionals workshop. University of North Carolina Water Microbiology conference. Chapel Hill, NC.
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  Lead a young scientist workshop for 33 student researchers. Included 6 senior mentors from around the world to discuss careers in federal, state, and local government, non-profit, industry, and academia. Helped students develop elevator speeches and practice.
• Verhougstraete, M., Gerald, J. K., Reynolds, K. A., & Gerba, C. P. (2019, June). Cost-Benefit of Point of Use Devices for Lead Reductions. American Water Works Association ACE 2019. Denver, CO: WQRF.
• Verhougstraete, M., Weir, M., & Miller, J. (2017, May). International Risk Consortium side event. University of North Carolina Water Microbiology conference. Chapel Hill, NC.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2016, December). Practical tips for effective water sampling. Washington State Fruit Tree Association annual meeting. Wenatchee, WA.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2016, June). Optimal strategies for monitoring irrigation water quality and the development of guidelines for the irrigation of food crops. Center for Produce Safety annual meeting. Seattle, WA.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2016, May). Optimal strategies for monitoring irrigation water quality and the development of guidelines for the irrigation of food crops. University of North Carolina Water Microbiology conference. Raleigh, NC.
• Verhougstraete, M. P., & Bright, K. (2015, July). Optimal strategies for monitoring irrigation water quality and the development of guidelines for the irrigation of food crops. Center for Produce Safety annual meeting. Atlanta, GA, USA: Center for Produce Safety.
• Verhougstraete, M. P., Martin, S., Kendall, A., Hyndman, D., & Rose, J. (2015, December). Linking fecal bacteria in rivers to landscape, geochemical, and hydrologic factors and sources at the basin scale. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality webinar. Lansing, Michigan, US: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Poster Presentations

• Verhougstraete, M., Zimmer-Faust, A., White, M., & Pearce-Walker, J. (2019, April). Assessing the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Ear Drops for Microbial Reductions. University of Arizona Public Health Poster Forum. Tucson, AZ.
• Wagoner, R., & Verhougstraete, M. (2019, August). Addressing Water Quality Alongside Community Health Workers in a Farm Worker Community. International Society Of Exposure Science and International Society Of Indoor Air Quality And Climate. Kaunas, Lithuania.
• Troup, D., Verhougstraete, M., & Reynolds, K. A. (2017, April). Bioaerosol Reduction with a Passive Air Treatment System in a Controlled Chamber. MEZCOPH Student Poster Forum. Tucson, AZ.

Others

• Beamer, P., Pountain, M., Nematollahi, A., Verhougstraete, M., & Pearce-Walker, J. (2019, December). Environmental Toxic Substance Assessment: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Pima County Water. Pima County Health Department.
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  A review report on PFAS in Pima County, Arizona groundwater and the health effects of PFAS on humans.
• Pearce-Walker, J., Verhougstraete, M., Nematollahi, A., Pountain, M., & Beamer, P. (2019, December). Environmental Toxic Substance Assessment: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Pima County Water.
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  A review report on PFAS in Pima County, Arizona groundwater and the health effects of PFAS on humans.
• Verhougstraete, M. (2020, January). Combined Surface Sampling and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Modeling To Optimize Surface Cleaning For Targeted HAI Reduction.
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  Final report for CDC funded research project. A comprehensive, 200 page report. J. Pearce-Walker, J., A. Yoder, M.H. Weir, and M. Verhougstraete. 2019. Combined Surface Sampling and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Modeling To Optimize Surface Cleaning For Targeted HAI Reduction. For Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Verhougstraete, M., Gerba, C. P., & Reynolds, K. A. (2016, September). Cost benefit of point-of-use devices in reduction of health risks from drinking water..
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  Verhougstraete, M.P., K., Reynolds, A. Tamimi, and C. Gerba. 2016. Cost benefit of point-of-use devices in reduction of health risks from drinking water. A technical report For Water Quality Research Foundation.