Archived publication citations and technical report deliverables from Dr. Rick Rediske's Environmental Chemistry Lab at AWRI are organized below. Email the AWRI main office ([email protected]) with questions.

• Lab Staff Member (bold text) 
• Graduate Student *
• Undergraduate Student **

1. Strychar, K.B. & Rediske, R.R. 2025. The Development of Rapid Assessment Methods for Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Toxins Using Imaging Flow Cytometry (IFCM). International Journal of Biology 17(1):59-76.
2. Cao, Q., Rediske, R., Yao, L., & Xie, L. (2018). Effect of microcystins on root growth, oxidative response, and exudation of rice (Oryza sativa). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 149, 143-149.
3. Xue, Q., Rediske, R., Gong, Z., X. S., Xua, H., Caia, Y., Y., & Xie, L. 2018. Spatio-temporal variation of microcystins and its relationship to biotic and abiotic factors in Hongze Lake, China. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 44(2), 253-262.
4. Xie, L., Rediske, R., Gillett, N. D., O'Keefe, J. P., Scull, B., & Xue, Q. (2016). The impact of environmental parameters on microcystin production in dialysis bag experiments. Nature Scientific Reports Nature Publishing Group, 6(1), 10, doi: DOI: 10.1038/srep38722.
5. Xie, L., Hager, J., Rediske, R., O'Keefe, J., Dyble, J., & Steinman, A. (2011). The influence of environmental conditions and hydrologic connectivity on cyanobacteria assemblages in two drowned river mouth lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 37, 470-479.
6. Xie, L., Rediske, R., Hong, Y., O'Keefe, J., Gillett, N., Dyble, J., & Steinman, A. (2011). Assessment of phytoplankton assemblages and cyanobacteria toxins in two hypereutrophic lakes. Hydrobiologia, 37(3), 470-479.
7. Millie, D. F., G. Fahnenstiel, J. Dyble, R. Pigg, R. Rediske, D. Klarer, P. Tester. 2009. Late- summer phytoplankton in western Lake Erie (Laurentian Great Lakes): bloom distributions, toxicity, and environmental influences. Aquatic Ecology 43:915–934.
8. Biddanda, B., A. Steinman, L. Nemeth, R. Rediske, Y. Hong, and S. Kendall. 2008. Nutrient bioassays of plankton biomass and metabolism in an urbanized drowned river-mouth lake (Mona Lake, Michigan) in the Great Lakes basin. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23:41-53.
9.  Fahnenstiel, G.L., Millie, D.F., Dyble, J., Litaker, R.W., Tester, P.A., McCormick, M.J., Rediske, R. and Klarer, D., 2008. Microcystin concentrations and cell quotas in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Aquatic ecosystem health & management, 11(2), pp.190-195.
10. Millie, D.F., Fahnenstiel, G.L., Dyble, J., Pigg, R., Rediske, R., Klarer, D.M., Litaker, R.W. and Tester, P.A., 2008. Influence of environmental conditions on late-summer cyanobacterial abundance in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 11(2), pp.196-205.
11. Hong, Y., A. Steinman, B. Biddanda, R. Rediske and G. Fahnenstiel. 2006. Occurrence of the Toxin-producing Cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in Mona and Muskegon Lakes, Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 32(3):645-652.
12. Xie, L., Rediske, R., Hong, Y., O'Keefe, J., Gillett, N., Dyble, J., & Steinman, A. (2012). The role of environmental parameters in the structure of phytoplankton assemblages and cyanobacteria toxins in two hypereutrophic lakes. Hydrobiologia, 69, 255-268.

1. Porter, A. M., Hart*, J. J., Rediske, R. R., & Szlag, D. C. 2024. SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance at two university campuses: lessons learned and insights on intervention strategies for public health guidance. Journal of Water and Health, 22(5), 811-824.
2. D'Souza, N., Porter, A.M., Rose, J.B., Dreelin, E., Peters, S.E., Nowlin, P.J., Carbonell, S., Cissell, K., Wang, Y., Flood, M.T. and Rachmadi, A.T., 2024. Public health use and lessons learned from a statewide SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program (MiNET). Heliyon, 10(16).

1. Kovacs, D., Rediske, R., Marty, S., Spencer, P., Wilson, D., & Landenberger, B. (2019). Contemporary concepts in toxicology: a novel multi-instructor general education course to enhance green chemistry and biomedical curricula. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 12(2), 136-146.

1. McNair JN, Frobish D, Rediske RR, Hart*, JJ, Jamison MN, Szlag DC. 2025. The Theoretical Basis of qPCR and ddPCR Copy Number Estimates: A Critical Review and Exposition. Water. 2025; 17(3):381. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030381
2. McNair, J. N., Rediske, R. R., Hart*, J. J., Jamison, M. N., & Briggs, S. 2025. Performance of Colilert-18 and qPCR for Monitoring E. coli Contamination at Freshwater Beaches in Michigan. Environments, 12(1), 21.
3. Hart*, J. J., Jamison, M. N., Porter, A. M., McNair, J. N., Szlag, D. C., & Rediske, R. R. 2023. Fecal Impairment Framework, A New Conceptual Framework for Assessing Fecal Contamination in Recreational Waters. Environmental Management, 1-14.
4. Hart*, J.J., Tardani, R.A., Ruetz, C.R., & Rediske, R.R. 2023. Seems fishy: environmental DNA impacts on sketa22 quality control in salmonidae dominated waterbodies using qPCR and ddPCR. Environmental Research Communications, 5(5), 051008.
5. Hart*, J.J., Jamison, M.N., McNair, J.N., Woznicki, S.A., Jordan, B., & Rediske, R.R. 2023. Using watershed characteristics to enhance fecal source identification. Journal of Environmental Management, 336, 117642.
6. McNair, J. N., Lane, M. J., Hart, J. J., Porter, A. M., Briggs, S., Southwell, B., ... Scull, B. & Rediske, R. R. 2022. Validity Assessment of Michigan's Proposed qPCR Threshold Value for Rapid Water-Quality Monitoring of E. coli Contamination. Water Research, 119235.
7. Sivaganesan, M., Willis, J. R., Karim, M., Babatola, A., Catoe, D., Boehm, A. B., …, Lane, M., Rediske, R., ... & Shanks, O. C. 2022. Interlaboratory Performance and Quantitative PCR Data Acceptance Metrics for NIST SRM® 2917. Water Research, 119162.
8. Lane, M.J., Rediske, R., McNair, J.N., Briggs, S., Rhodes, G., Dreelin, E., Sivy, T., Flood, M., Scull, B., Szlag, D. and Southwell, B., 2020. A comparison of E. coli concentration estimates quantified by the EPA and a Michigan laboratory network using EPA Draft Method C. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 179, p.106086.
9. Lane*, M.J., McNair, J.N., Rediske, R., Briggs, S., Sivaganesan, M. and Haugland, R., 2020. Simplified Analysis of Measurement Data from A Rapid E. coli qPCR Method (EPA Draft Method C) Using A Standardized Excel Workbook. Water, 12(3), p.775.
10.  Sivaganesan, M., Aw, T. G., Briggs, S., Dreelin, E., Aslan, A., Dorevitch, S., Shrestha, A., Isaacs, N., Kinzelman, J., Kleinheinz, G., Noble, R., Rediske, R., Scull, B., Rosenberg, S., Weberman, B., Sivy, T., Southwell, B., Siefring, S., Oshima, K., & Haugland, R. (2019). Standardized data quality acceptance criteria for a rapid Escherichia coli qPCR method (draft method C) for water quality monitoring at recreational beaches. Water Research, 156, 456–464.
11.  Aw, T. Sivaganesan, M., Briggs, S., Dreelin, E., Aslan, A., Dorevitch, S., Shrestha, A., Isaacs, N., Kinzelman, J., Kleinheinz, G., Noble, R., Rediske, R., Scull, B., Rosenberg, S., Weberman, B., Sivy, T., Southwell, B., Siefring, S., Oshima, K., & Haugland, R. (2019). Evaluation of multiple laboratory performance and variability in analysis of recreational freshwaters by a rapid Escherichia coli qPCR method (Draft Method C). Water Research, 156, 465–474.

1. Gerig, B. S., Chaloner, D. T., Rediske, R. R., Paterson, G., & Lamberti, G. A. 2023. Pacific salmon as vectors of environmental contaminants: An experimental test confirms synoptic surveys in natural streams. Environmental Pollution, 336, 122355.
2. Steinman, A.D., Scott, J., Green, L., Partridge, C., Oudsema, M., Hassett, M., Kindervater, E. and Rediske, R., 2020. Persistent organic pollutants, metals, and the bacterial community composition associated with microplastics in Muskegon Lake (MI). Journal of Great Lakes Research, 46(5), pp.1444-1458.
3. Gerig, B., Dominic, C., Janetski, D., Moerke, A., Rediske, R., O’Keefe, J., Pitts, A., & Lamberti., G. 2018. Environmental context and contaminant biotransport by Pacific salmon interact to mediate the bioaccumulation of contaminants by stream-resident fish. Applied Ecology. 55 (4), 1846-1859.
4. Madenjian, C. P., Rediske, R., Krabbenhoft, D. P., David, S. A., Chernyak, S. M., & O'Keefe, J. P. (2016). Sex differences in contaminant concentrations of fish: a synthesis. Biology of Sex Differences BioMed Central, 7(1), 43
5. Madenjian, C. P., Jensen, O. P., Rediske, R., O'Keefe, J. P., Vastano, A. R., & Pothoven, S. A. (2016). Differences in Energy Expenditures and Growth Dilution Explain Higher PCB Concentrations in Male Summer Flounder. PLOS ONE, 11(1), e0147223, doi: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147223
6. Gerig, B., Chaloner, D., Janetski, D., Rediske, R., O'Keefe, J., Moerke, A., & Lamberti, G. (2016). Congener patterns of persistent organic pollutants establish the extent of contaminant biotransport by Pacific salmon in the Great Lakes. Environmental science & technology, 50(2), 554–563.
7. Stapanian, M. A., Madenjian, C. P., Cott, P. A., Rediske, R., & O'Keefe, J. (2014). Polychlorinated biphenyl congener distributions in burbot: Evidence for a latitude effect. Issue Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(11), 2448–2454
8. Madenjian, C. P., Rediske, R., O'Keefe, J., & Solomon, D. R. (2014). Laboratory Estimation of Net Trophic Transfer Efficiencies of PCB Congeners to Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Its Prey. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 90, e51496-e51496
9. Madenjian, C. P., Stapanian, M. A., Cott, P. A., Rediske, R., & O'Keefe, J. (2014). Polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations of burbot Lota lota from Great Slave Lake are very low but vary by sex. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 66(6), 529-537.
10. Stapanian, M. A., Madenjian, C. P., Rediske, R., & O'Keefe, J. (2013). Sexual difference in PCB congener distributions of burbot (Lota lota) from Lake Erie. Chemosphere, 93(8), 1615-1623.
11. Madenjian, C. P., Stapanian, N. S., Rediske, R., & O'Keefe, J. (2013). Sex Difference in Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations of Burbot Lota lota From Lake Erie. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 65(2), 300-308
12. Janetski, D. T., Chaloner, D. T., Moerke, A. H., Rediske, R., O'Keefe, J., & Lamberti, G. A. (2012). Spawning Pacific salmon elevate organic pollutants in resident fish of Great Lakes tributaries. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(15), 8035–8043
13. Madenjian, C. P., Solomon, D. R., Rediske, R., Jude, D. J., & O'Keefe, J. (2012). Net trophic transfer efficiencies of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners to lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from its prey. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31(12), 2821-2827
14. Madenjian, C., Trombka, A., Rediske, R., & O'Keefe, J. (2012). Sex Difference in Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Concentrations of Walleyes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 28(1), 167–175
15. Jude. D.J., R. Rediske, J. O’Keefe, S. Hensler, J. Giesy. 2010. PCB concentrations in walleyes and their prey from the Saginaw River, Lake Huron: A comparison between 1990 and 2007. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 36(2): 267-276.
16. Madenjian, C., D. Jude, R. Rediske, J. O'Keefe, and G. Noguchi. 2009. Gender Difference in Walleye PCB Concentration Persists Following Remedial Dredging. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 35(3):347-352.
17. Madenjian, C., D. O'Connor, R. Rediske, and J. O'Keefe. 2008. Net trophic transfer efficiencies of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners to lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) from their food. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27(3):631-636.
18. Madenjian, C., D. O'Connor, S. Pothoven, P. Schneeberger, R. Rediske, J. O'Keefe, R. Bergstedt, R. Argyle, and S. Brandt. 2006. Evaluation of a Lake Whitefish Bioenergetics Model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135(1):61-75.
19. Madenjian, C., D. O'Connor, S. Chernyak, R. Rediske, and J. O'Keefe. 2004. Evaluation of a Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) bioenergetics model. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61: 627-635.
20. Meier, P. and R. Rediske, 1984 . Oil & PCB Interactions on the Uptake and Excretion in Midges. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33:225-232.

1. Myers*, D. T., Rediske, R. R., McNair, J. N., Parker, A. D., & Ogilvie, E. W. (2021). Relating environmental variables with aquatic community structure in an agricultural/urban coldwater stream. Ecological Processes, 10(1), 1-19.
2. Myers*, D.T., Rediske, R., McNair, J.N. and Allen**, M.E., 2020. Watershed and streambank erosion modeling in a coldwater stream using the GWLF-E model: application and evaluation. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, pp.1-14.
3. Myers*, D.T., Rediske, R., McNair, J. 2019. Measuring Streambank Erosion: A Comparison of Erosion Pins, Total Station, and Terrestrial Laser Scanner. Water 11, 1846.
4. Steinman, A. D., Hassett, M. C., Oudsema, M., & Rediske, R. (2017). Alum efficacy 11 years following treatment: phosphorus and macroinvertebrates. Lake and Reservoir Management, 1-15.
5. Wampler, P., Rediske, R., & Molla, A. (2016). Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable water resources and treatment in developing countries. Water Resources Impact, 18(1), 20-21.
6. Chu, X., Neils, J., & Rediske, R. (2013). A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Surface Microtopography on Tracer Transport in a Coupled Overland and Unsaturated Flow System. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(10), 1241–1249
7. Sisson, A., Wampler, P., Rediske, R., McNair, J., & Frobish, D. (2013). Long-term field performance of the Biosand Filter in the Artibonite Valley, Haiti. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 88(5), 862-867
8. Wampler, P., Rediske, R., & Molla, A. (2013). Using ArcMap, Google Earth, and Global Positioning Systems to select and locate random households in rural Haiti. International Journal of Health Geographics, 12(3)
9. Sisson, A. J., Wampler, P., Rediske, R., & Molla, A. (2013). An assessment of long term biosand filter use and sustainability in the Artibonite Valley near Deschapelles, Haiti. Journal of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development, 3(1), 51-60
10. Chu, X., & Rediske, R. (2012). Modeling Metal and Sediment Transport in a Stream‐Wetland System. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 138(2), 152-163
11. MacDonald, N., Mays, D. W., Rediske, R., & Ruetz III, C. (2011). Environmental variation, fish community composition, and brown trout survival in the Pigeon River, Ottawa County, Michigan. Michigan Academician, XL(2), 135-168
12. Nold, C., J., Pangborn, H. Zajack, S. Kendall, R. Rediske, and B. Biddanda. 2010. Benthic Bacterial Diversity in Submerged Sinkhole Ecosystems. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(1) 347–351.
13. Wiley, M.J, D.W. Hyndman, B.C. Pijanowski, A.D. Kendall, C. Riseng, E.S. Rutherford, S.T. Cheng, M.L. Carlson, J.A.Tyler, R.J. Stevenson, P.J. Steen, P.L. Richards, P.W. Seelbach, J.M. Koches, and R.R. Rediske. 2010. A multi-modeling approach to evaluating climate and land use change impacts in a Great Lakes River Basin. Hydrobiologia 657:243–262.
14. Cooper*, M., R. Rediske, D. Uzarski, and T. Burton. 2009. Sediment contamination and faunal communities in two subwatersheds of Mona Lake, Michigan. Journal of Environmental Quality. 38:1255-1265
15. Steinman, A., M. Ogdahl, R. Rediske, C. Ruetz III, B. Biddanda, and L. Nemeth. 2008. Current status and trends in Muskegon Lake, Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34: 169- 188.
16.  Steinman, A., B. Biddanda, X. Chu, K. Thompson, and R. Rediske. 2007. Environmental analysis and conceptual model of groundwater in Mecosta County, Michigan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 134: 177-189.
17. Biddanda, B., D. Coleman, T. Johengen, S. Ruberg, G. Meadows, H. VanSumeren, R. Rediske and S. Kendall. 2006. Exploration of a submerged sinkhole environment in Lake Huron. Ecosystems. 9(5)828-842.
18. Carter G., T. Nalepa and R. Rediske. 2006. Status and Trends of Benthic Populations in a Coastal Drowned River Mouth Lake of Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 32(3):578-595.
19. Cooper, M., D. Uzarski, T. Burton, and R. Rediske. 2006. Macroinvertebrate community composition relative to chemical/physical variables, land use and cover, and vegetation types within a Lake Michigan drowned river mouth wetland. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 9(4):463-479.
20. Pothoven, S., T. Nalepa, C. Madenjian, R. Rediske, P. Schneeberger, and J. He. 2006. Energy density of Lake Whitefish in Lakes Huron and Michigan. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 76(2-4)151-158.
21. Steinman, A., L. Nemeth, E. Nemeth, and R. Rediske. 2006. Factors influencing internal phosphorus loading in a west-Michigan, drowned river mouth lake. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25: 304-312.
22. Steinman, A., R. Rediske, X. Chu, R. Denning, L. Nemeth, D. Uzarski, B. Biddanda, and M. Luttenton. 2006. An environmental assessment of an impacted, urbanized watershed: the Mona Lake Watershed, Michigan. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 166: 117-144.
23. Steinman, A., R. Rediske, and K. Reddy. 2004. The Reduction of Internal Phosphorus Loading Using Alum in Spring Lake, Michigan. Journal of Environmental Quality. 33: 2040-2048.
24. MacDonald, N., R. Rediske, and J. Van Denend. 2001. Hydrologic events and water quality in the Pigeon River, Ottawa County, Michigan. Michigan Academician XXXIII:153-170.

1. Pugh L., R. Rediske, D. Peden and D. Rodgers. Activated Carbon-Enhanced Biological Groundwater Treatment. in Biological Unit Processes for Hazardous Waste Treatment. R.E. Hinchee, R.S. Skeen, and G.D, Sayles ed. Battelle Press. 1995.
2. MacDonald, N., R. Rediske, B. Scull, and D. Wierzbecki. 2008. Landfill cover soil, soil solution, and vegetation responses to municipal landfill leachate applications. Journal of Environmental Quality. 37:1974-1985.

Dr. Rediske worked with a citizens' group that uncovered the largest PFAS contamination site in Michigan. His work was highlighted in the journal Science.

1.  Talpos, S. (2019). They persisted. Science, 364(6441), 622-626.

1. Assessment Of Cyanobacteria Toxins And Their Potential For Release By Algacide Application In Muskegon County Lakes (July 2011)
2. Assessment of E. coli and Microcystins in Cladophora Mats in the Nearshore Waters of Grand Traverse Bay, Little Traverse Bay, and Saginaw Bay (May 2010)

1. Investigation of Sediment Toxicity in White Lake for Removing the Degradation of Benthos Beneficial Use Impairment (Feb 2012)
2. Phase II Investigation Of Sediment Contamination In White Lake (2004)
3. Post Remediation Investigation Of Sediment Toxicity In The Tannery Bay Area Of White Lake, Michigan (November 2004)
4. Preliminary Investigation Of The Extent And Effects Of Sediment Contamination In White Lake Near The Whitehall Leather Tannery (1997)
5. Preliminary Investigation Of The Extent Of Sediment Contamination In Lake Macatawa (October 2005)
6. Preliminary Investigation Of The Extent Of Sediment Contamination In Manistee Lake (July 2001)
7. Preliminary Investigation Of The Extent Of Sediment Contamination In Mona Lake Watershed, Michigan (April 2008)
8. Preliminary Investigation Of The Extent Of Sediment Contamination In Muskegon Lake (July 2002)
9. Preliminary Investigation Of The Extent Of Sediment Contamination In The Lower Grand River (October 1999)

1. Assessment of Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals in Michigan Fish from Several Trophic Levels (April 2009)
2. Fish Contaminant Assessment of White, Muskegon, and Pentwater Lakes (May 2012)

1. A Study of Surface Run-off from U.S. 31 and Seaway Drive on Little Black Creek, Muskegon County, MI. (Oct 2011)
2. Assessment of Benthic Invertebrate Populations in the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern. (January 2009)
3. Assessment Of Benthic Invertebrate Populations In The White Lake Area Of Concern (2012)
4. Development Of Numerical Targets For The Delisting Of Beneficial Use Impairments In The Muskegon Lake And White Lake Areas Of Concern (January 2007)
5. Preliminary Watershed Assessment: Deer Creek Watershed (March 2004)
6. Ruddiman Creek – Muskegon MI Technical Summary of Environmental Data and Issues (March 2004)
7. Total Suspended Solids, Stable Flow, and Wet Weather Event Monitoring in the Bass River Watershed (December 2004)
8. Total Suspended Solids, Stable Flow, and Wet Weather Event Monitoring in the Mill Creek Watershed (December 2004)
9. Total Suspended Solids, Stable Flow, and Wet Weather Event Monitoring in the Sand Creek Watershed (December 2004)
10. Total Suspended Solids, Stable Flow, and Wet Weather Event Monitoring in the Unnamed Tributary to the Grand River Watershed (December 2004)
11. White River Watershed Preliminary Habitat Assessment (2003)

1. Monitoring soil solution, soil chemistry, and vegetation responses to municipal solid waste leachate applications at the Fenske landfill. (June 2004)