Publications

Affiliated with NCTU & NYCU

1. Chuang, Y. H., Chou, C. S., Chu, Y. L., & Chiang, Y. P. (2025). Breakpoint Chlorination Chemistry in a Chlorine-Cyanurate System and Trade-Offs between Nitrosamine Formation and Micropollutant Removals. Environmental Science & Technology.

2. Chuang, Y.-H., Chou, C.-S. and Chu, Y.-L. (2024). Unveiling the Critical Pathways of Hydroxyl Radical Formation in Breakpoint Chlorination: The Role of Trichloramine and Dichloramine Interactions. Environmental Science & Technology.

3. Chuang, Y. H.*, Chen, T. Y., Chou, C. S., Chu, L. K., Hou, C. Y., & Szczuka, A. (2023). Critical Role of Trichloramine Interaction with Dichloramine for N-Nitrosamine Formation during Breakpoint Chlorination. Environmental Science & Technology

4. Chuang, Y.-H.*, Wu, K.-L., Lin, W.-C., Shi, H.-J., (2022). Photolysis of Chlorine Dioxide under UVA Irradiation: Radical Formation, Application in Treating Micropollutants, Formation of Disinfection Byproducts, and Toxicity under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse and Drinking Water.
   Environmental Science & Technology.

5. Chuang, Y.-H.*, Shi, H.-J., (2022). UV/chlorinated cyanurates as an emerging advanced oxidation process for drinking water and potable reuse treatments. Water Research.

6. Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Steve Tan, Chi-Hsu Hsieh, Tung-Yu Yang, Hsin-hsin Tung*, (2021). Degradation Kinetics and Pathways of Isopropyl Alcohol by Microwave-Assisted Oxidation Process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 

7. Cindy Weng+, Yi-Hsueh Chuang+, Bradley Davey, and William A. Mitch*. Reductive Electrochemical Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide as an Advanced Oxidation Process for Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Permeate during Potable Reuse. Environmental Science & Technology. (+co-first author)

8. Aleksandra Szczuka, Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Felipe C. Chen, Zhong Zhang, Erik Desormeaux, Michael Flynn, Jurek Parodi, and William A. Mitch*. Removal of Pathogens and Chemicals of Emerging Concern by Pilot-Scale FO-RO Hybrid Units Treating RO Concentrate, Graywater, and Sewage for Centralized and Decentralized Potable Reuse. ACS ES&T Water (Link)

9. Zhong Zhang+, Yi-Hsueh Chuang+, Aleksandra Szczuka, Kenneth P Ishida, Shannon Roback, Megan H Plumlee, William A Mitch. (2019) Pilot-scale evaluation of oxidant speciation, 1, 4-dioxane degradation and disinfection byproduct formation during UV/hydrogen peroxide, UV/free chlorine and UV/chloramines advanced oxidation process treatment for potable reuse. Water research. 164. 114939 (+co-first author)

Before joining NCTU

1. Yukako Komaki, Adam MA Simpson, Jong Kwon Choe, Margaux M Pinney, Daniel Herschlag,  Yi-Hsueh Chuang , William A Mitch. (2019) Serum electrolytes can promote hydroxyl radical-initiated biomolecular damage from inflammation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 141. 475-482

2. Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Aleksandra Szczuka, Farzaneh Shabani, Joline Munoz, Roshanak Aflaki, Slavica D Hammond, William A Mitch (2019, Apr). Pilot-scale comparison of microfiltration/reverse osmosis and ozone/biological activated carbon with UV/hydrogen peroxide or UV/free chlorine AOP treatment for controlling disinfection byproducts during wastewater reuse. Water Research, 152(1), 215-225. 

3. Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Farzaneh Shabani, Joline Munoz, Roshanak Aflaki, Slavica D Hammond, William A Mitch (2019, Apr). Formation of N-nitrosamines during the analysis of municipal secondary biological nutrient removal process effluents by US EPA method 521. Chemosphere, 221, 597-605. 

4. Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Farzaneh Shabani, Joline Munoz, Roshanak Aflaki, Slavica D Hammond, William A Mitch (2019, Apr). Comparing industrial and domestic discharges as sources of N-nitrosamines and their chloramine or ozone-reactive precursors. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5(4), 726- 736. (2019 Best Papers Award)

5. Zhong Zhang, Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Nan Huang, and William A. Mitch (2019, Mar). Predicting the Contribution of Chloramines to Contaminant Decay during Ultraviolet/Hydrogen Peroxide Advanced Oxidation Process Treatment for Potable Reuse. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (8), pp 4416–4425 

6. Yi-Hsueh Chuang, Aleksandra Szczuka, and William A. Mitch (2019, Feb). Comparison of Toxicity-Weighted Disinfection Byproduct Concentrations in Potable Reuse Waters and Conventional Drinking Waters as a New Approach to Assessing the Quality of Advanced Treatment Train Waters. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (7), 3729–3738.

7. Y.H. Chuang, S. Chen, C. Chinn, and W.A. Mitch. (2017, Nov). Comparing the UV/Monochloramine and UV/Free Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) to the UV/Hydrogen Peroxide AOP Under Scenarios Relevant to Potable Reuse. Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (23), 13859–13868. (highly cited paper) 

8. Y.H. Chuang and W.A. Mitch (2017, Jan). Effect of Ozonation and Biological Activated Carbon Treatment of Wastewater Effluents on Formation of N- nitrosamines and Halogenated Disinfection Byproducts. Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (4), 2329–2338. 

9. Y.H. Chuang, K. M. Parker, and W.A. Mitch (2016, Sep). Development of predictive models for the degradation of halogenated disinfection byproducts during the UV/H2O2 Advanced Oxidation Process. Environmental Science & Technology, 50 (20), 11209–11217. 

10.  Y.H. Chuang and H.H. Tung (2016, Mar). Effects of ozonation and biological filtration on the formation of nitrogenous disinfection byproduct during chloramination. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology – AQUA , 65(2), 162-171. 

11. Y.H. Chuang, D.L. McCurry, H.H. Tung, and W.A. Mitch (2015, Nov). Formation Pathways and Trade-Offs between Haloacetamides and Haloacetaldehydes during Combined Chlorination and Chloramination of Lignin Phenols and Natural Waters. Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (24), pp 14432–14440. 

12. Y.H. Chuang and H.H. Tung (2015, Feb). Formation of trichloronitromethane and dichloroacetonitrile in natural waters: Precursor characterization, kinetics and interpretation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 283, 218-226. NSC 100- 2628-E-002-022-MY3. 

13. Y.H. Chuang and H.H. Tung (2014, Aug). The Formation Kinetics of Haloacetonitriles and Halonitromethanes during Chloramination. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply , 14(4), 540-546. 

14. Y.H. Chuang, A.Y.C. Lin, X.H. Wang and H.H. Tung (2013) The contribution of dissolved organic nitrogen in nitrogenous disinfection byproducts formation from natural organic matter. Water Research 47(3), 1308-1316.

15. Y.H. Chuang and H.H. Tung (2012) Isolation of HAA degrading bacteria from drinking water using complex media. Sustainable Environment Research 22(5), 287-294 

16. Y.H. Chuang, G.S. Wang, and H.H. Tung (2011) Chlorine residuals and haloacetic acid reduction in rapid sand filtration. Chemosphere 85(7), 1146-1153

Conference proceedings 

• Aflaki, R; Munoz, J; Ruiz, M; Galbreath, D; Mitch, W; Hammond, S; Chuang, YH; Barnard, J; Sathyamoorthy, S; Agbodo, M; Snyder, S; Shabani, F. (2017) Direct Potable Reuse: NDMA Control Strategies. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. 2017 (4), 5840-5853