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Chad R. Hammerschmidt

Chad R. Hammerschmidt

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
47
Citations
9496
World Ranking
5725
National Ranking
2083

Overview

Chad R. Hammerschmidt is affiliated with Wright State University in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, and Geology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Chad R. Hammerschmidt has published several recent papers demonstrating their involvement in environmental and chemical oceanographic research. Notable publications include:

  • "The Transpolar Drift as a Source of Riverine and Shelf-Derived Trace Elements to the Central Arctic Ocean," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Mercury biogeochemical cycling: A synthesis of recent scientific advances," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "The Effect of Particle Composition and Concentration on the Partitioning Coefficient for Mercury in Three Ocean Basins," 2021, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
  • "Mercury methylation linked to nitrification in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean," 2022, Marine Chemistry
  • "Linked mercury methylation and nitrification across oxic subpolar regions," 2023, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Carl H. Lamborg
  • Silvia E. Newell
  • Yang Xiang
  • Phoebe J. Lam
  • Lindsay D. Starr

Chad R. Hammerschmidt often publishes in specific academic venues, contributing multiple works to:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury.

    William F. Fitzgerald;Carl H. Lamborg;Chad R. Hammerschmidt

  • Mercury biogeochemical cycling in the ocean and policy implications.

    Robert P. Mason;Anna L. Choi;William F. Fitzgerald;Chad R. Hammerschmidt

  • A global ocean inventory of anthropogenic mercury based on water column measurements

    Carl H. Lamborg;Chad R. Hammerschmidt;Katlin L. Bowman;Gretchen J. Swarr

  • Geochemical Controls on the Production and Distribution of Methylmercury in Near-Shore Marine Sediments

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Modern and historic atmospheric mercury fluxes in northern Alaska: Global sources and Arctic depletion

    William F Fitzgerald;Daniel R Engstrom;Carl H Lamborg;Chun-Mao Tseng

  • Effects of Dietary Methylmercury on Reproduction of Fathead Minnows

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;Mark B. Sandheinrich;James G. Wiener;Ronald G. Rada

  • Methylmercury in freshwater fish linked to atmospheric mercury deposition.

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald

  • Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Methylmercury in Long Island Sound

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald

  • Biogeochemistry of methylmercury in sediments of Long Island Sound

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald;Carl H. Lamborg;Prentiss H. Balcom

  • Methylmercury cycling in sediments on the continental shelf of southern New England

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald

  • Toxicity of dietary methylmercury to fish: derivation of ecologically meaningful threshold concentrations.

    David C. Depew;Niladri Basu;Neil M. Burgess;Linda M. Campbell

  • Mercury in the North Atlantic Ocean: The U.S. GEOTRACES zonal and meridional sections

    Katlin L. Bowman;Chad R. Hammerschmidt;Carl H. Lamborg;Gretchen Swarr

  • Photodecomposition of Methylmercury in an Arctic Alaskan Lake

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald

  • Determination of the mercury complexation characteristics of dissolved organic matter in natural waters with "reducible Hg" titrations.

    Carl H. Lamborg;Chun-Mao Tseng;William F. Fitzgerald;Prentiss H. Balcom

  • Biogeochemical cycling of methylmercury in lakes and tundra watersheds of Arctic Alaska.

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald;Carl H. Lamborg;Prentiss H. Balcom

  • Methylmercury in Mosquitoes Related to Atmospheric Mercury Deposition and Contamination

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald

  • Mercury sources and cycling in the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound

    Prentiss H. Balcom;William F. Fitzgerald;Grace M. Vandal;Carl H. Lamborg

  • Organic matter and sulfide inhibit methylmercury production in sediments of New York/New Jersey Harbor

    Chad R. Hammerschmidt;Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald;Prentiss H. Balcom;Pieter T. Visscher

  • The Transpolar Drift as a Source of Riverine and Shelf-Derived Trace Elements to the Central Arctic Ocean

    Matthew A. Charette;Lauren E. Kipp;Lauren E. Kipp;Laramie T. Jensen;Jessica S. Dabrowski

  • Seasonal distributions and cycling of mercury and methylmercury in the waters of New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary

    Prentiss H. Balcom;Chad R. Hammerschmidt;Chad R. Hammerschmidt;William F. Fitzgerald;Carl H. Lamborg

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl H. Lamborg
Carl H. Lamborg University of California, Santa Cruz
William F. Fitzgerald
William F. Fitzgerald University of Connecticut
G. Allen Burton
G. Allen Burton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert P. Mason
Robert P. Mason University of Connecticut
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University
Chun-Mao Tseng
Chun-Mao Tseng National Taiwan University
Phoebe J. Lam
Phoebe J. Lam University of California, Santa Cruz
William M. Landing
William M. Landing Florida State University
Mak A. Saito
Mak A. Saito Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Celia Y. Chen
Celia Y. Chen Dartmouth College

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