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MESL PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS AND BOOKS (since 1994) 

• Aral, M. M., M. L. Maslia, R. C. Williams, R., A. Susten and J. L. Heitgerd, "Exposure Assessment of Populations Using Environmental Modeling, Demographic Analysis, and GIS," Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 1025-1041, 1994.
• Aral, M.M., C. Shea and F. Al-Khayyal, "Optimization Methods in Ground Water Management," Review Paper in Volume 8, "Applications of Management Science: Network Optimization Applications," JAI Press Inc., pp. 213-246, 1995.
• Aral, M. M., and Liao, B, "Analytical Solutions for Two-Dimensional Transport Equation with Time Dependent Dispersion Coefficients," Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.1, No. 1, pp. 20-32, 1996.
• Maslia, M. L., Aral, M. M., Williams, R. C., S. W. Fleetwood, L. C. Heyes, L. C. Wilder, "Use of Computational Models to Reconstruct and Predict Trichloroethylene Exposure," Journal of Toxicology and Industrial Health, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 139-152, 1996.
• Aral, M.M. Ed., Recent Advances in Ground-Water Pollution Control and Remediation, NATO Adv. Study Inst., Kluwer Acad. Publ., 609p, January 1996.
• Aral, M.M. C. Shea and F. Al-Khayyal, "Optimal Design of Pump-and Treat Well Networks," NATO Adv. Study Inst. on Ground Water Pollution Control and Remediation, Kluwer Acad. Publ., pp. 307-333, January 1996.
• Aral, M.M., and Guan, J, "Genetic Algorithms in Search of Groundwater Pollution Sources," NATO Adv. Study Inst. on Ground Water Pollution Control and Remediation, Kluwer Acad. Publ., pp. 347-369, January 1996.
• Aral, M. M., Maslia, M., Ulrisch, G. and Reyes, J. J., "Estimating Exposure to VOCs from Municipal Water-Supply Systems: Use of a Better Computational Model," Archives of Environmental Health an International Journal, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 300-309, 1996.
• Maslia, M. L., Aral, M. M. and Williams, R. C., "Exposure Assessment Using Analytical and Numerical Models: A Case Study," ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive waste Management, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 50-60, April, 1997.
• Aral, M. M., Zhang, Y., S. Jin, "Application of Relaxation Scheme To Wave-Propagation Simulation in Open-Channel Networks," Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers,  Vol. 124, No. 11, pp. 1125-1133, November, 1998.
• Guan, J. and Aral, M. M., "Progressive Genetic Algorithm for Solution of Optimization Problems with Nonlinear Equality and Inequality Constraints," Journal of Applied Mathematical Modelling,  Vol. 23, pp. 329-343, 1998.
• Liao, B., and Aral, M. M., "Interpretation of LNAPL Thickness Measurements under Unsteady Conditions," Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers,  Vol.4, No. 2, April, pp. 125-134, 1999.
• Guan, J. and Aral, M. M., "Optimal Remediation with Well Locations and Pumping Rates Selected as Continuous Decision Variables," Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 221, pp. 20-42, 1999.
• Maslia, M. L., Sautner, J. B., Aral, M. M., Reyes, J. J., Abraham, J. E. and Williams, R. C., "Using Water-Distribution System Modeling to Assist Epidemiologic Investigations," Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. 180-198, 2000.
• Aral, M. M. and Liao, B., "LNAPL Thickness Interpretation Based on Bail-Down Tests," Groundwater Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 696-703, 2000.
• Liao, B. and Aral, M. M., "Semi-analytic Solution of Two-dimensional Sharp Inetrface LNAPL Transport Models," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 44, pp.203-221, 2000.
• Aral, M. M., Guan, J. and Maslia, M., "Identification of Release Histories and Contaminant Source Locations in Aquifers," ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Vol. 6, No.3, pp. 225-234, May 2001.
• Aral, M.M., Guan, J. and Maslia, M.L., "Identification of Contaminant Source Location and Release History in Aquifers," Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, Closure: Vol. 7, No. , pp.-, May 2002.
• Aral, M.M. and Liao, B., "Effect of Groundwater Table Fluctuations on LNAPL Thickness in Monitoring Wells," International Journal of Geosciences, Environmental Geology, Vol. 42, No. 2-3, pp. 151-161, June 2002.
• Maslia, M.L. and Aral, M.M., ACTS - A Multimedia Environmental Fate and Transport Analysis System, ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 181-198, July, 2004.
• Wonyong, J. and Aral. M.M., "Concentration Evolution of Gas Species within a Collapsing Bubble in a Liquid Medium," Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 173-193, 2003.
• Guan, J. and Aral, M. M., "Optimal Design of Groundwater Remediation Systems Using Fuzzy Set Theory," Water Resources Research, Vol. 40, No.1, W01518, doi:10.1029/2003WR002121, pp. 1-20, 2004.
• Zhang, Y. and Aral. M.M., "Solute Transport in Open-Channel Networks in Unsteady Flow Regime," Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 225-247, 2004.
• Park, C-H. and Aral. M.M., "Multi-Objective Optimization of Pumping Rates and Well Placement in Coastal Aquifers," Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 290, No. 1-2, pp. 80-99, 2004.
• Kentel, E. and Aral, M.M., "Probabilistic-Fuzzy Health Risk Modeling," International Journal for Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment (SERRA), Vol. 18, pp. 324-338, 2004.
• Aral, MM, Guan, J., Liao, B., Maslia, M.L., Sautner, J., Williams, R. and Reyes, J.J., "Optimal Reconstruction of Historical Water Supply to a Water-Distribution System: A. Mathematical Model and the Solution Algorithm", Journal of Water and Health, Vol. 2, pp. 122-136, 2004.
• Aral, M.M., Guan, J., Liao, B., Maslia, M.L., Sautner, J., Williams, R. and Reyes, J.J., "Optimal Reconstruction of Historical Water Supply to a Water-Distribution System: B Applications", Journal of Water and Health, Vol. 2, pp. 137-156, 2004.
• Gunduz, O. and Aral, M.M., "River Networks and Groundwater Flow: Simultaneous Solution of a Coupled System," Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 301, No. 1-4, pp. 216-234, 2005.
• Aral, M. M. and Gunduz, O., "Large-Scale Hybrid Watershed Modeling," Section 2 in Watershed Models, CRC Press, Ed. Dr. Vijay Singh. pp. 75-95, 2005.
• Aral, M. M., Brebbia, C, Maslia M and Sinks, T. (Editors), "Environmental exposure and Health," Proceedings of the1st International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Health, WIT Press, 502 p. 2005.
• Kentel, E. and Aral, M.M., "2D Monte Carlo versus 2D Fuzzy Monte Carlo Health Risk Assessment," International Journal for Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment (SERRA), Vol. 19, pp. 86-96, 2005.
• Maslia, M.L., Reyes, J.J., Gillig, RE, Sautner, JB, Fagliano, JA and Aral, M.M., "Public Health Partnerships Addressing Childhood Cancer Investigations: Case Study of Toms River, Dover Township, New Jersey, USA," International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Vol. 208, pp. 45-54, 2005.
• Guan, J. and Aral, M.M., "Remediation System Design with Multiple Uncertain Parameters using Fuzzy Sets and Genetic Algorithm," ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 386-394, 2005.
• Gunduz, O. and Aral, M.M., "A Dirac-Delta Function Notation for Source/Sink Terms in Groundwater Flow," ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 420-427, 2005.
• Guan, J., Aral, M.M., Maslia, M. and Grayman, W.M. “Identification of Contaminant Sources in Water-Distribution Systems Using Simulation-Optimization Method: A Case Study,” ASCE, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 132, No. 4, pp.252-262, 2006.
• Kentel, E. and Aral, M.M. “Fuzzy Multi-Objective Decision Making Approach to Evaluate Pumping Demands in Coastal Aquifers: A Case Study for Savannah Georgia,” ASCE, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp 206-217, 2007.
• Kentel, E. and Aral, M.M. “Risk Tolerance Measure for Fuzzy Health Risk Assessment,” International Journal for Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment SERRA, Vol. 21, pp. 405-417, 2007.
• Park, C-H and Aral, M.M. “Sensitivity of the Solution of Elders Problem to Density, Velocity and other Numerical Perturbations,” Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 92, pp. 33-49, 2007.
• Jang, W and Aral, M.M. “Density Driven Transport of Volatile Organic Compounds and Its impact on Contaminated Groundwater Plume Evolution,” Journal of Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 67, pp. 353-374, 2007.
• Ayvaz T., Karahan, H. and Aral, M.M. “Aquifer Parameter and Zone Structure Estimation Using Kernel-Based Fuzzy C-Means Clustering and Genetic Algorithm,”Journal of Hydrology, Vol.: 343, No.: 3-4, pp. 240-253, 2007.
• Guan, J., Kentel E. and Aral, M.M. “Genetic Algorithm for Constrained Optimization Models and Its Application,” ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 134, No.1, pp. 64-72, January/February, 2008.
• Jang, W and Aral, M.M. “Effect of Biotransformation on Multispecies Plume Evolution and Natural Attenuation,” Journal of Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 72, No. 2, pp. 207-226, 2008.
• Kilic S. G. and Aral, M.M. “Probabilistic Fugacity Analysis of Lake Pontchartrain Pollution after Hurricane Katrina,” Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 88, No. 3, pp. 448-457, 2008.
• Park, C-H. and Aral, M.M. “Saltwater Intrusion Hydrodynamics in a Tidal Beach,” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 13(9), pp. 863-872, 2008.
• Jang, W and Aral, M.M. “Multiphase Flow Fields in In-Situ Air Sparging and Its Effect on Remediation,” Journal of Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 99-119, 2009.
• Kilic, G. K. and Aral, M. M. “A Fugacity Based Continuous and Dynamic Fate and Transport Model for River Networks and Its Application to Altamaha River,” Journal of Science of the Total environment, Vol. 407, No. 12, pp. 3855-3866, 2009.
• Aral, M. M. “Water Quality, Exposure and Health: Purpose and Goals,” Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-8, 2009.
• Maslia, M. L.., Aral, M. M., Faye , R. E., Suarez-Soto, R. J., Sautner, J. B., Wang, J., Jang, W., Bove, F. J., Ruckart, P. Z.  “ Reconstructing Historical Exposures to Volatile Organic Compound-Contaminated Drinking Water at a U.S. Military Base,” Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 49-68, 2009.
• Ilker, T. T., Nam, K., Guan, J. and Aral, M. M. “Optimal Water Quality Monitoring Network Design for River Systems,” Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 90, pp. 2987-2998, 2009.
• Aral, M. M., Guan, J. and Maslia, M. L .“Optimal Design of Sensor Placement in water Distribution Systems,” ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 136, No. 1, pp. 5-18, 2010.
• Barbara, B. A., Maslia, M. L., Caparoso, J. L., Ausdemore, D. and Aral, M. M. “Stochastic Analysis of Pesticide Transport in the Shallow Groundwater of Oatland Island, Georgia, USA,” Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health, Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 47-64, 2010.
• Aral, M. M. “Surgery was Successful but the Patient Died,” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Editorial, (in print), 2010.

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  MESL PUBLICATIONS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (since 1993)

  • Maslia, M., Aral, M. M., Williams, R., Williams, S., Hayes, L. and Wilder, L., "Use of Computational Models to Determine Human Exposure Resulting from Remediation Activities at Hazardous Waste Sites," Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation Specialty Conference How Clean is Clean, 85p, January 10-13, 1993.
  • Maslia, M., Aral, M. M., Williams, R., Williams, S., Hayes, L. and Wilder, L., "Use of Computational Models to Reconstruct and Predict Trichloroethylene Exposure," Proceedings of the International Congress on the Health Effects of Hazardous Waste, p 271-283, May 3-6, 1993.
  • Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M.M., "Health Implications Associated with Hazardous Waste Site Clean-Up Goals: A Case Study of Trichloroethylene (TCE) Contamination", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Boston, 1993.
  • Aral, M.M. and Maslia, M. L., Radtke, T. M., "Conducting Exposure Assessment of Populations by Integrating Environmental Transport Models, Demographic Analysis, and Geographic Information Systems," Proc. of the Int. Symposium on Assessing and Managing Health Risks from Drinking Water Contamination: Approaches and Applications, Rome, Italy, pp. 221-233, September 1994.
  • Lyverse, M. A., Aral, M.M. and Tang, Y., "Liquid Hydrocarbon Recovery and Groundwater Protection at a Closed Refinery Over a Sand and Gravel Aquifer", Proceedings of the Conference on Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground-Water: Prevention, Detection, and Remediation, Houston, Texas, November 2-4, 1994.
  • Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M.M., "Application of Geographic Information Systems and Numerical Models to Exposure Assessment", Sixth Joint Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society for Exposure Analysis, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, September 18-21, 1994.
  • Aral, M. M., M. L. Maslia, "Evaluation of Human Exposure to Contaminated Water Supplies Using GIS and Modeling," Proceedings of the International Conference HydroGIS’96, pp. 243-252, Vienna, Austria, 1996.
  • Aral, M. M., M. L. Maslia, R. C. Williams, J. E. Abraham, "ATSDR’s Exposure-Dose Reconstruction Program: Case Studies in Public Health Analysis of Exposure to Environmental Contamination," Proceedings of the 1995 Pacific Rim Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, (in publication), Sydney Australia, October 1995.
  • Holm, D.M., Maslia, M.L., Reyes, J.J., Williams, R.C., and Aral, M.M., 195, Geographic Information Systems: A Critical Resource in Exposure Assessment, Superfund XVI Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, Vol. 2, pp. 860-866, Washington, DC, Nov. 6-8, 1995.
  • Aral, M. M., Guan, J., "Optimal Groundwater Remediation Design Using Differential Genetic Algorithm," International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources," Cancun Mexico, pp. 349-357, July, 1996.
  • Tang, Y., Aral, M. M. and Lyverse, M., "GIS Analysis of Subsurface LNAPL Volume Estimation," Proceedings of the Eleventh Outdoor Action Conference on Groundwater Remediation, Characterization and Management, pp. 156-178, Las Vegas, Navada, April 1-3, 1997.
  • Aral, M. M., M. L. Maslia, Exposure Assessment Using Simulation and GIS, Proceedings CSCE/ACSE Environmental Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, pp. 885-892, July 22-26, 1997.
  • Sautner, J. B., Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M. M., "Water-Distribution System Modeling as a Tool to Enhance Epidemiologic Case-Control Investigations: A Case Study, The Dover Township (Toms River) Childhood Cancer Investigations," 26^th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference WRPMD'99, ASCE, Tempe, Arizona, June 6-9, 1999.
  • Aral, M. M., Liao, B., Guan, J., Maslia, M. L., Sautner, J., Williams, R. and Reyes, J. J., "Reconstruction of Hydraulic management of a Water-Distribution System Using Genetic Algorithms," World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, May 20-24, 2001.
  • Aral, M. M., Maslia, M. L., Guan, J., "ACTS, A Muti-Media Environmental Simulations Platform," Envirosoft 2002, n International Conference on The Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Environmental Problems, Bergen, Norway, 6-8 May 2002.
  • Aral, M. M., Guan, J., Maslia, M. L., "Modeling techniques to aid exposure analysis through Water Distribution Systems," at An International ISEA/ISEE Symposium, August 11-15, 2002, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Maslia, M. L., Sautner, J. B., Aral, M. M., Gillig, R. E., Reyes, J. J. and Williams J. "Using Water Distribution System Modeling to Assist Epidemiologic Investigations," at International ISEA/ISEE Symposium, August 11-15, 2002, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Gunduz, O. and Aral, M. M. "Hydrologic Modeling of the Lower Altamaha River Basin," 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, Athens, Georgia, March 2003.
  • Park, C-H. and Aral, M. M. "Saltwater Intrusion Control on Coastal Aquifers," 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, Athens, Georgia, March 2003.
  • Gunduz, O. and Aral, M.M. "Simultaneous Solution of Coupled Surface Water/Groundwater Flow Systems," at International Conference on River Basin Management, Edited byC.A. Brebbia, pp. 25-34, Gran Canaria Islands, April 28, 2003.
  • Gunduz, O. and Aral, M.M. "Satellite Imagery Based Watershed Management Modeling," at International Conference on Water Resources Management II, pp. 367-376, Gran Canaria Islands, April 23, 2003.
  • Maslia, M.L., Aral, M.M., and Sautner, J., Reconstructing Historical Operations of Water Distribution Systems. In: Bizier, P., and DeBarry, P., editors. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003. Philadelphia, PA: June 23-26, 2003.
  • Aral, M.M., and Maslia, M.L. Application of Monte Carlo Simulation to Analytical Contaminant Transport Modeling: In: S. Mishra, editor. Proceedings of the Symposium, Groundwater Quality Modeling and Management Under Uncertainty, Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia, PA, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 305-312, June 23-25, 2003.
  • Aral, M.M., and Gunduz, O., Scale Effects in Large Scale Watershed Modeling. In V. Singh and R. N. Yadava editors, Advances in Hydrology. Proceedings of the International Conference on Water and Environment (WE-2003), Bhopal India, pp. 37-51, December 15-18, 2003.
  • Jang, W. and Aral, M.M., Density Dependent Transport and Sequential Biotransformation of Trichloroethylene in the Variably Saturated Zone. In The First International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (IC EST 2005), American Academy of Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, January 23-26, 2005.
  • Jiabao G, Aral, MM and Maslia ML, “Identification of contaminant sources in water distribution system using optimization simulation method,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Health, Atlanta, Ga, USA, October 2005.
  • Park, S-K, Piyachaturawat P, Aral, MM and Huang, C-H, “Potential Enhanced N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation under Water Treatment Conditions,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Health, Atlanta, Ga., USA, October 2005.
  • Maslia, M. and Aral, MM, “Reconstruction of historical contaminant events: Use of computational tools to assist environmental engineers,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Health, Atlanta, Ga., USA, pp. 175-187, October 2005.
  • Aral, MM. “Perspectives on environmental health management paradigms,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Health, Atlanta, Ga., pp. 449-457, USA, October 2005.
  • Kentel, E. and Aral, MM. “Spatial Distribution of Groundwater Availability for Various Pumping Scenarios in Savannah Region,” Proceedings of the ASCE World Environment and Water Resources Conference (EWRI), Nebraska, Omaha, May 21-25, 2006.
  • Gokgoz-Kilic, S. and Aral, MM. “Preliminary Analysis of Lake Pontchartrain Pollution After Hurricane Katrina,” Proceedings of the ASCE World Environment and Water Resources Conference (EWRI), Nebraska, Omaha, May 21-25, 2006.
  • Nam, K. and Aral, MM. “Modeling Hydrodynamics and Storm Effect in the Altamaha River Sound,” Proceedings of the ASCE World Environment and Water Resources Conference (EWRI), Nebraska, Omaha, May 21-25, 2006.
  • Nam, K. and Aral, MM. “Optimal Placement of Monitoring Sensors in Lakes,,” Proceedings University of Georgia Water Resources Conference, Athens, Georgia , Athens, Georgia, 2006.
  • Jang, W. and Aral, MM. “Modeling of Multiphase Flow and Contaminant Removal under In-situ Air Sparging,” Proceedings Air & Waste Management Association's 99th Annual Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
  • Guan, J. Aral, MM., Maslia, M. and Grayman, W., “Optimization Model and Algorithms for Design of Water Sensor Placement in Water Distribution Systems,” ASCE Water Distribution System Analysis Symposium (Battle of the Water Sensor Networks), Cincinnati, OH, August 27-30, 2006.
  • Rogers, S. W., Guan, J., Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M. M., “ Nodal Importance Concept for Computational Efficiency in Optimal Sensor Placement in Water Distribution Systems,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Tampa, FL, May 15-19, 2007.
  • Nam, K. and Aral, M.M., “ Optimal Sensor Placement for Wind-Driven Circulation Environment in a Lake,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Tampa, FL, May 15-19, 2007.
  • Gokgoz-Kilic, S., “ Dynamic Fugacity Approach in Modeling Contaminant Fate and Transport in Rivers,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Tampa, FL, May 15-19, 2007.
  • Wang, J and Aral, M. M., “ The Effect of Historical Supply Well Schedule Variation on PCE Arrival Time,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Tampa, FL, May 15-19, 2007.
  • Park, S-H., Wei S., Mizaikoff, B., Taylor, A. E., Aral, M. M. and Huang C-H., “ Mechanistic Insight for the N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation Potential of Amine-Based Water Treatment Polymers,” Proceedings of the 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007.
  • Suarez-Soto, R., Maslia, M., Wang, J., Aral, M.M. and Faye, R., “ Uncertainty Analysis for Reconstructing Historical Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) Exposure in an Epidemiologic Study,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Tampa, FL, May 15-19, 2007.
  • Kentel, E. and Aral, M.M., “ Groundwater Flow Simulation with Imprecise Parameters,” Proceedings of the National Hydrology Congress,, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, September, 5-7, 2007.
  • Suarez-Soto, R., Wang, J., Faye, R. E., Maslia, L. M., Aral, M.M. and Bove, F. J.,“Historical Reconstruction of PCE-Contaminated Drinking Water Using Probabilistic Analysis at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008.
  • Telci, I. T., Nam, K., Guan, J. and Aral, M.M., “Real Time Optimal Monitoring Netwrok Design in River Netwroks,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008.
  • Guan, J. and M., Aral, M.M., “Identification of Contaminant Sources in Aquifers Under Uncertainty,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008.
  • Aral, M. M., Guan, J. and Maslia, M. L., “A Multi-objective Optimization Algorithm for the Solution of Water Sensor Placement Problem in Water Distribution Systems,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008.
  • Jang, W. and Aral, M. M., “The Effect of Oxygen Transport on Biotransformation of Trichloroethylene in the Subsurface,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008.
  • Suarez-Soto, R. J., Anderson, B. A., Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M. M., “A Comparison Between Biochlor and the Analytical Contaminant Transport System (ACTS) for a Case Study in Coastal Georgia,” Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE/EWRI, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008.
  • Jang, W. and M. M. Aral, “Modeling of chlorinated VOCs transport under dual bioreactions,” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers, , Kansas City, Missouri, May 17-21, 2009.
  • Guan, J., Maslia, M. L. and M. M. Aral, “A Novel Methodology to Reconstruct Groundwater Contamination History with Limited Field Data,” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers, , Kansas City, Missouri, May 17-21, 2009.
  • Aral, M. M., Guan, J., and Maslia, M. L., “Reconstructing Groundwater Contamination History: A Control Theory Based Approach,” Water and Public health, American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 7-11 2009.
  • Jang, W. Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M. M., “The Effect of Atmospheric Chemical Release on the Reduction in Groundwater Pollution by CVOCs,” ASCE, EWRI Water Resources Congress, Rhode Island. May 25-30, 2010.
  • Guan, J. Jang, W., Maslia, M. L. and Aral, M. M., “Historical Reconstruction of Groundwater Contamination at Contaminated Sites and Uncertainty Analysis,” ASCE, EWRI Water Resources Congress, Rhode Island. May 25-30, 2010.

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  MESL REPORTS (since 1994)

  • Aral, M. M., M. L. Maslia, "A Public Health Analysis of Exposure to Contaminated Municipal Water Supplies at Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Exposure -Dose Reconstruction Project Technical Report 12, School of Civil Eng, GA. Tech, p. 45, December 1994.
  • Maslia, M., Aral, M. M., "ATSDR’s Exposure Investigation Activities Related to PCE Contamination of Groundwater Supplies in the Osborn Connecticut Correctional Institution (OCCI) Area, Sommers, Connecticut," Report for: Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, DHHS-ATSDR, 35p, July 15, 1996.
  • Aral, M. M. and B. Liao, "Analytical Solutions For Two-Dimensional Transport Equation with Time-Dependent Dispersion Coefficients," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-96, 40p, January 1996.
  • Aral, M. M. and B. Liao, "Effect of Groundwater Table Fluctuations on Hydrocarbon Thickness Measurements," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-02-96, 45p, September 1996.
  • Aral, M. M., Y. Zhang and S. Jin, "A Computational Method for Wave Propagation Simulation in Open Channel Networks," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-03-96, 70p, October 1996.
  • Aral, M. M. and Jiabao Guan, "Optimal Groundwater Remediation System Design with Well Locations Selected as Decision Variables," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-97, 68p, March 1997.Aral, M. M. and Jiabao Guan, "Identification of Groundwater Contaminant Sources and Release Histories Using Genetic Algorithms," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-98, 50p, July 1998.
  • Aral, M. M., "Analytical Contaminant Transport Analysis System (ACTS)," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-02-98, 153p, September 1998.
  • Aral, M. M. Abdul F. Babar Sani and Morris L. Maslia, "Geographic Information System Integrated Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Fate and Transport Modeling," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-03-98, 88p, October 1998.
  • Aral, M. M. and Yi Zhang, "Solute Transport in Open-Channel Networks under an Unsteady Flow Regime" Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-04-98, 60p, November 1998.
  • Aral, M. M. and Morris L. Maslia, "Multi-Pathway Environmental Exposure Assessment Using "ACTS" and "SAINTS" Software," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-05-98, 159p, November 1998.
  • Maslia, M., Sautner, J. and Aral, M., "Analysis of the 1998 Water-Distribution System Serving the Dover Township Area, New Jersey: Field-Data Collection Activities and Water- Distribution System Modeling," ATSDR - MESl Final Report, March 2000.
  • Aral, M. M., J. Guan, M. L. Maslia and J. Sautner, "Reconstruction of Hydraulic Management of a Water Distribution System Using Optimization," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-01, 59p, October 2001.
  • Maslia, M. L., Sautner, J. and Aral, M. M., "Summary of Findings, Historical Reconstruction of the Water-Distribution System Serving the Dover Township Area, New Jersey: January 1962 - December 1996, ATSDR - MESL, Report No. MESL02-01, 32p., September 2001. 
  • Chan H-P. and Aral, M. M. "Multi-objective Optimization of Pumping Rates and Well Placement in Coastal Aquifers," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-03, 38p, January 2003.
  • Gunduz, O. and Aral, M. M. "A Simultaneous Solution Approach for Coupled Surface and Subsurface Flow Modeling," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-02-03, 88p,February 2003.
  • Gunduz, O. and Aral, M. M. "Surface and Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling in Lower Altamaha Watershed," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-04, 245p, March 2004.
  • Claudia Valenzuela and Aral, M. M. "Application of HSPF to the Lower Altamaha Basin," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-02-04, 80p, March 2004.
  • Kentel, E., Gill, H. and Aral, M. M. "Evaluation of Groundwater Resources Potential of Savannah Georgia Region," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-05, 104p, August 2005.
  • Jang, W. and Aral, M. M. "Three-dimensional Multiphase Flow and Multi-species Transport Model, TechFlowMP," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-02-05, 94p, September 2005.
  • Wang, J. and Aral, M. M. "Effect of Groundwater Pumping Schedule Variation on Arrival of Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) at Water-Supply Wells and the Water Treatment Plant," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-01-07, 89p, January 2007.
  • Jang, W. and Aral, M. M. "Arrival time of Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and its Degradation byproducts at Water-Supply Wells and the Water Treatment Plant at Camp Lejeune Base," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-02-07, 62p, March 2007.
  • Park, S. H., Wei, S., Huang, C-H., Mizaikoff, B. and Aral, M. M. "A Study of the Effect of Polymers on Potential N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation at Water and Waste water Treatment Plants," Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Report No. MESL-03-07, 107p, June 2007.

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