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Overview

Alan D. Steinman is affiliated with Grand Valley State University in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on environmental chemistry. Additional subfields of study include ecology, pollution, oceanography, and water science and technology.

Their research explores diverse areas related to aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, biocrusts and microbial ecology, hydrology and watershed management studies, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Steinman has contributed multiple papers to scientific literature. Recent notable publications include:

  • Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment, 2021, published in Toxics
  • Effects of erythromycin and sulfamethoxazole on Microcystis aeruginosa: Cytotoxic endpoints, production and release of microcystin-LR, 2020, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Persistent organic pollutants, metals, and the bacterial community composition associated with microplastics in Muskegon Lake (MI), 2020, published in Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Occurrence and risk assessment of microcystin and its relationship with environmental factors in lakes of the eastern plain ecoregion, China, 2020, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Risk assessment and identification of factors influencing the historical concentrations of microcystin in Lake Taihu, China, 2022, published in Journal of Environmental Sciences

Their frequent coauthors include Qingju Xue, Liqiang Xie, Michael C. Hassett, Charlyn Partridge, and Cheng Chen.

Steinman's work has been published in several scientific venues multiple times, notably:

  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Water Resource and Protection
  • Inland Waters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • MEETING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL NEEDS FOR FRESHWATER

    Jill S. Baron;N. LeRoy Poff;Paul L. Angermeier;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Biomass and Pigments of Benthic Algae

    Alan D. Steinman;Gary A. Lamberti;Peter R. Leavitt;Donald G. Uzarski

  • 12 – Effects of Grazers on Freshwater Benthic Algae

    Alan D. Steinman

  • Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness

    J. David Allan;Peter B. McIntyre;Sigrid D. P. Smith;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Improvements to the diurnal upstream-downstream dissolved oxygen change technique for determining whole-stream metabolism in small streams

    Erich R. Marzolf;Patrick J. Mulholland;Alan D. Steinman

  • Periphyton function in lake ecosystems.

    Yvonne Vadeboncoeur;Alan D. Steinman

  • Productive Capacity of Periphyton as a Determinant of Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Streams

    Gary A. Lamberti;Gary A. Lamberti;Stanley V. Gregory;Linda R. Ashkenas;Alan D. Steinman;Alan D. Steinman

  • Nutrient dynamics and food-web stability

    D. L. DeAngelis;P. J. Mulholland;A. V. Palumbo;A. D. Steinman

  • Role of Nutrient Cycling and Herbivory in Regulating Periphyton Communities in Laboratory Streams

    Patrick J. Mulholland;Alan D. Steinman;Anthony V. Palumbo;Jerry W. Elwood

  • Effects of Three Herbivores on Periphyton Communities in Laboratory Streams

    Gary A. Lamberti;Linda R. Ashkenas;Stan V. Gregory;Alan D. Steinman

  • Effects of Herbivore Type and Density on Taxonomic Structure and Physiognomy of Algal Assemblages in Laboratory Streams

    Alan D. Steinman;C. David McIntire;Stanley V. Gregory;Gary A. Lamberti

  • A Comparison of Primary Production in Stream Ecosystems

    Gary A. Lamberti;Alan D. Steinman

  • Complex interactions between autotrophs in shallow marine and freshwater ecosystems: implications for community responses to nutrient stress.

    K.E. Havens;J. Hauxwell;A.C. Tyler;S. Thomas

  • Effect of periphyton biomass on hydraulic characteristics and nutrient cycling in streams.

    P. J. Mulholland;A. D. Steinman;E. R. Marzolf;D. R. Hart

  • Trophic position and individual feeding histories of fish from Lake Okeechobee, Florida

    Brian Fry;Patricia L Mumford;Franklin Tam;Don D Fox

  • Grazers and Nutrients Simultaneously Limit Lotic Primary Productivity

    Walter R. Hill;Harry L. Boston;Alan D. Steinman

  • Measurement of Phosphorus Uptake Length in Streams: Comparison of Radiotracer and Stable PO4 Releases

    Patrick J. Mulholland;Alan D. Steinman;Jerry W. Elwood

  • Functional responses associated with growth form in stream algae

    Alan D. Steinman;Patrick J. Mulholland;Walter R. Hill

  • Does an increase in irradiance influence periphyton in a heavily-grazed woodland stream?

    Alan D. Steinman

  • Effects of irradiance on the community structure and biomass of algal assemblages in laboratory streams

    Alan D. Steinman;C. David McIntire

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl E. Havens
Karl E. Havens University of Florida
Gary A. Lamberti
Gary A. Lamberti University of Notre Dame
Patrick J. Mulholland
Patrick J. Mulholland Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Anthony V. Palumbo
Anthony V. Palumbo Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Donald L. DeAngelis
Donald L. DeAngelis United States Geological Survey
Stanley V. Gregory
Stanley V. Gregory Oregon State University
Jan J. H. Ciborowski
Jan J. H. Ciborowski University of Windsor
Peter B. McIntyre
Peter B. McIntyre Cornell University
Peter H. Gleick
Peter H. Gleick Pacific Institute
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University

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