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Lagoon wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery, life-cycle assessment, and remote sensing for water systems.

Published
01
Ruto, D., Jang, Z., Leverenz, H., Cornejo, P., Orner, K. — Toward Sustainable Lagoon Wastewater Treatment: A Review of Nutrient Management Technologies and Their Suitability for Small Communities
ACS EST Water 5(11), 6200–6216 · 2025 · 12 citations
@article{Ruto2025,
  title = {Toward Sustainable Lagoon Wastewater Treatment: A Review of Nutrient Management Technologies and Their Suitability for Small Communities},
  author = {Ruto, D., Jang, Z., Leverenz, H., Cornejo, P., Orner, K.},
  journal = {ACS EST Water 5(11), 6200–6216},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1021/acsestwater.5c00757},
}
02
Ruto, D., Jang, Z., Leverenz, H., Cornejo, P., Orner, K. — State of nutrient management infrastructure of lagoon wastewater systems serving small communities in the U.S.
Environ. Res.: Water 2, 025007 · 2025
@article{Ruto2025,
  title = {State of nutrient management infrastructure of lagoon wastewater systems serving small communities in the U.S.},
  author = {Ruto, D., Jang, Z., Leverenz, H., Cornejo, P., Orner, K.},
  journal = {Environ. Res.: Water 2, 025007},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1088/3033-4942/ae5e00},
}
03
Jang, Z., Ruto, D., Leverenz, H., Cornejo, P., Orner, K. — Evaluation of nutrients in effluent from wastewater treatment lagoons discharging to surface water in the U.S.
Water Sci. Technol. 93(9), 1241–1256 · 2026
@article{Jang2026,
  title = {Evaluation of nutrients in effluent from wastewater treatment lagoons discharging to surface water in the U.S.},
  author = {Jang, Z., Ruto, D., Leverenz, H., Cornejo, P., Orner, K.},
  journal = {Water Sci. Technol. 93(9), 1241–1256},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.2166/wst.2026.261},
}
04
Jaczynska, K., Ruto, D., Orner, K., Mehta, S. — A comparative life cycle assessment of textile fiber production: hemp versus cotton
Cleaner Waste Systems 11, 100277 · 2025
@article{Jaczynska2025,
  title = {A comparative life cycle assessment of textile fiber production: hemp versus cotton},
  author = {Jaczynska, K., Ruto, D., Orner, K., Mehta, S.},
  journal = {Cleaner Waste Systems 11, 100277},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100277},
}
Under review
01
Ruto, D., Corbin, V., Jang, Z., Leverenz, H., Mehl, S., Cornejo, P., Orner, K. — Selecting Nutrient Management Strategies for Small Community Lagoon Systems: A Multi-Criteria Framework Under review
Environ. Res.: Water
@article{Ruto2026,
  title = {Selecting Nutrient Management Strategies for Small Community Lagoon Systems: A Multi-Criteria Framework},
  author = {Ruto, D., Corbin, V., Jang, Z., Leverenz, H., Mehl, S., Cornejo, P., Orner, K.},
  journal = {Environ. Res.: Water},
  year = {2026},
}
02
Ruto, D., Ramezan, C., Orner, K. — Mapping the Invisible: Deep Learning and Remote Sensing for Lagoon Wastewater Systems Under review
Machine Learning: Earth
@article{Ruto2026,
  title = {Mapping the Invisible: Deep Learning and Remote Sensing for Lagoon Wastewater Systems},
  author = {Ruto, D., Ramezan, C., Orner, K.},
  journal = {Machine Learning: Earth},
  year = {2026},
}