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Overview

Barbara J. Mahler is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on environmental science, with specific attention to pollution, health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. The scientist's work encompasses several subfields including food science, insect science, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Heavy metals in environment

Barbara J. Mahler has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • Inclusion of Pesticide Transformation Products Is Key to Estimating Pesticide Exposures and Effects in Small U.S. Streams (2021), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Biofilms Provide New Insight into Pesticide Occurrence in Streams and Links to Aquatic Ecological Communities (2020), Environmental Science & Technology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Peter C. Van Metre
  • Lisa H. Nowell
  • Travis S. Schmidt
  • Paul M. Bradley
  • Patrick W. Moran

The scope of Barbara J. Mahler's research largely addresses the complexity and ecological risk of pesticides and their transformation products in aquatic environments. This aligns with their broader focus on environmental toxicology and ecological community impacts in freshwater systems.

Best Publications

  • Urban Sprawl Leaves Its PAH Signature

    Peter C. Van Metre;Barbara J. Mahler;Edward T. Furlong

  • Parking Lot Sealcoat: An Unrecognized Source of Urban Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Barbara J. Mahler;Peter C. Van Metre;Thomas J. Bashara;Jennifer T. Wilson

  • Transport of free and particulate-associated bacteria in karst

    B.J Mahler;J.-C Personné;G.F Lods;C Drogue

  • Trends in hydrophobic organic contaminants in urban and reference lake sediments across the United States, 1970-2001

    Peter C. Van Metre;Barbara J. Mahler

  • The contribution of particles washed from rooftops to contaminant loading to urban streams.

    P.C Van Metre;B.J Mahler

  • Complex mixtures of dissolved pesticides show potential aquatic toxicity in a synoptic study of Midwestern U.S. streams

    Lisa H. Nowell;Patrick W. Moran;Travis S. Schmidt;Julia E. Norman

  • Investigating transport properties and turbidity dynamics of a karst aquifer using correlation, spectral, and wavelet analyses

    Nicolas Massei;Jean-Paul Dupont;B.J. Mahler;Benoît Laignel

  • Contribution of PAHs from coal–tar pavement sealcoat and other sources to 40 U.S. lakes

    Peter C. Van Metre;Barbara J. Mahler

  • Coal-tar-based pavement sealcoat and PAHs: implications for the environment, human health, and stormwater management.

    Barbara J. Mahler;Peter C. Van Metre;Judy L. Crane;Alison W. Watts

  • Mediation of arsenic oxidation by Thiomonas sp. in acid‐mine drainage (Carnoulès, France)

    O. Bruneel;J.-C. Personné;C. Casiot;M. Leblanc

  • PAHs Underfoot: Contaminated Dust from Coal-Tar Sealcoated Pavement is Widespread in the United States

    Peter C. Van Metre;Barbara J. Mahler;Jennifer T. Wilson

  • Complex mixtures of Pesticides in Midwest U.S. streams indicated by POCIS time-integrating samplers

    Peter C. Van Metre;David Alvarez;Barbara Mahler;Lisa H. Nowell

  • Similarities and Differences in Occurrence and Temporal Fluctuations in Glyphosate and Atrazine in Small Midwestern Streams (USA) During the 2013 Growing Season

    Barbara J. Mahler;Peter C. Van Metre;Thomas E. Burley;Keith A. Loftin

  • Muddy waters: temporal variation in sediment discharging from a karst spring

    Barbara J. Mahler;F.Leo Lynch

  • Metformin and Other Pharmaceuticals Widespread in Wadeable Streams of the Southeastern United States

    Paul M. Bradley;Celeste A. Journey;Daniel T. Button;Daren M. Carlisle

  • Trends in metals in urban and reference lake sediments across the United States, 1970 to 2001

    Barbara J. Mahler;Peter C. van Metre;Edward Callender

  • A spatial analysis of structural controls on Karst groundwater geochemistry at a regional scale

    Danièle Valdes;Danièle Valdes;Jean-Paul Dupont;Benoît Laignel;Sylvie Ogier

  • Coal-Tar-Based Parking Lot Sealcoat: An Unrecognized Source of PAH to Settled House Dust

    Barbara J. Mahler;Peter C. Van Metre;Jennifer T. Wilson;MaryLynn Musgrove

  • Historical records, sources, and spatial trends of PCBs along the Rhône River (France).

    Brice Mourier;Marc Desmet;Peter C. van Metre;Barbara J. Mahler

  • Fipronil and its Degradates in Indoor and Outdoor Dust

    Barbara J Mahler;Peter C Van Metre;Jennifer T Wilson;Marylynn Musgrove

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Van Metre
Peter C. Van Metre United States Geological Survey
Christopher C. Fuller
Christopher C. Fuller United States Geological Survey
William T. Foreman
William T. Foreman United States Geological Survey
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey
Edward T. Furlong
Edward T. Furlong United States Geological Survey
Michelle L. Hladik
Michelle L. Hladik United States Geological Survey
Charles J. Werth
Charles J. Werth The University of Texas at Austin
Christopher G. Ingersoll
Christopher G. Ingersoll United States Geological Survey
Philip C. Bennett
Philip C. Bennett The University of Texas at Austin
Steven D. Zaugg
Steven D. Zaugg United States Geological Survey

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