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  Dr. Michael LePuil
Research Associate for Florida Gulf Coast University Biological Imaging Unit - Center for Biomarker Analysis
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Phone: 865-974-1623
E-mail: mlepuil@fgcu.edu
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Education

2004 Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering) University of Central Florida Orlando, Fl
2001

M.S. (Environmental Engineering)
Advanced Study Degree

Water Chemistry and Microbiology


 Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Poitiers  France

 

Publications

  • Le Puil M., A.A. Randall, J.P. Biggerstaff, and J.S. Taylor. Nitrification in Chloraminated Distribution Systems: Characterization by Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization. Submitted to Journal of AWWA, pending peer review.

  • Le Puil M., S. Liu, W. Xiao, J.D. Dietz, J.S. Taylor, and A.A. Randall. Impact of Changes in Distributed Water Quality on Heterotrophic Plate Counts. Submitted to Journal of AWWA, pending peer review.

  • Le Puil M., S. Liu, W. Xiao, J.D. Dietz, J.S. Taylor, and A.A. Randall. Empirical model for heterotrophic proliferation in distribution systems. Submitted to Water Research, pending peer review.

  • Le Puil M., S. Liu, W. Xiao, J.D. Dietz, J.S. Taylor, and A.A. Randall. Biofilm Proliferation in Chloraminated Distribution Systems: Study at Pilot-Scale. Submitted to Water Research, pending peer review.

  • Le Puil M., Y.C. Chang, A.A. Randall and J.S. Taylor. (2003). Effect of distribution system materials and water quality on heterotrophic plate counts and biofilm proliferation. In Water Quality in the Distribution System (AWWA Publication) – To be released in Spring 2005.

  • Chang, Y.C., M. Le Puil, J.P. Biggerstaff, A.A. Randall, A. Schulte, J.S. Taylor. (2003). “Direct Estimation of biofilm density on different pipe material coupons using a specific DNA-probe”, Molecular and Cellular Probes 17, 237-243.

  • Chauret C.P., Radziminski C.Z., LePuil M., Creason R., and Andrews R.C. (2001). Chlorine dioxide inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and bacterial spores indicators. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67: 2993-3001.

  • Le Puil M., Y.C. Chang, A.A. Randall, C. Owen, and J.S. Taylor. “Biostability of Membrane-treated Finished Waters in Distribution System: Study at Pilot-scale” published in proceedings of 2003 FS/AWWA Annual Conference. November 16-20, 2003. Orlando, Florida.

  • Le Puil M., Y.C. Chang, A.A. Randall, and J.S. Taylor. “Effect of Distribution System Materials and Water Quality on Heterotrophic Plate Counts and Biofilm Proliferation”, published in proceedings of AWWA ACE 2003. June 2003. Anaheim, California. Selected by AWWA for publication in text: “Water Quality in the Distribution System”, Publication in 2005

  • Liu S., Y.C. Chang, M. Le Puil, J.S. Taylor, and A.A. Randall. “NF & RO Biostability Relative to Alternative Methods of Water Treatment”, published in proceedings of the 2003 AWWA Membrane Technology Conference. March, 2003. Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Chang Y.C., M. Le Puil, J. Biggerstaff, A.A. Randall, J.S. Taylor, B.M. Lamb, A. Schulte, and P.S. Brown. “Direct Estimation of Biomass on Different Pipe Material Coupons using a Specific DNA-probe”, published in proceedings of the 2002 AWWA WQTC. Nov. 2002. Seattle Washington.

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Conference Presentations

  • Le Puil M., Y.C. Chang, A.A. Randall, C. Owen, and J.S. Taylor. (2003). Biostability of membrane-treated finished waters in distribution system: study at pilot-scale. FS AWWA Conference Orlando Proceedings Nov. 2003.

  • Le Puil M., Y.C. Chang, A.A. Randall and J.S. Taylor. (2003). Effect of Distribution System Materials and Water Quality on Heterotrophic Plate Counts and Biofilm Proliferation" AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition Anaheim Proceedings June 2003.

  • Liu S., M. Le Puil, A.A. Randall, and J.S. Taylor. (2003) NF & RO Biostability Relative to Alternative Methods of Water Treatment.  Membrane Technology Conference Atlanta Proceedings, March 2003.

  • Chang, Y.C., M. Le Puil, J. Biggerstaff, A.A. Randall, J.S. Taylor, B.M. Lamb, A. Schulte, and P.S. Brown (2002). Direct estimation of biomass on different pipe material coupons using a specific DNA-probe. WQTC Conference Seattle Proceedings Nov. 2002.