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David W. Blowes

David W. Blowes

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
72
Citations
20886
World Ranking
841
National Ranking
38

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
18647
World Ranking
6811
National Ranking
180

David W. Blowes publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David W. Blowes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 245 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

David W. Blowes D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David W. Blowes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

David W. Blowes is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science and engineering, with particular emphasis on environmental chemistry, biomedical engineering, geochemistry and petrology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and building and construction.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Metal extraction and bioleaching
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Mining and resource management
  • Coal and its by-products
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Heavy metals in environment

David W. Blowes has contributed to numerous publications in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Geochemistry
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate the scope and depth of their research activities:

  • Application of zero-valent iron coupled with biochar for removal of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic and sulfonic acids from water under ambient environmental conditions, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sphalerite weathering and controls on Zn and Cd migration in mine waste rock: An integrated study from the molecular scale to the field scale, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • A cross scale investigation of galena oxidation and controls on mobilization of lead in mine waste rock, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Removal of arsenic and metals from groundwater impacted by mine waste using zero-valent iron and organic carbon: Laboratory column experiments, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Faro Waste Rock Project: Characterizing Variably Saturated Flow Behavior Through Full-Scale Waste-Rock Dumps in the Continental Subarctic Region of Northern Canada Using Field Measurements and Stable Isotopes of Water, 2020, Water Resources Research

David W. Blowes has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors, frequently working with:

  • Carol J. Ptacek
  • Jeff Bain
  • Emily M. Saurette
  • Richard T. Amos
  • Brent Verbuyst

The scientist's contributions have been recognized by their election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017 within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Treatment of inorganic contaminants using permeable reactive barriers

    David W Blowes;Carol J Ptacek;Shawn G Benner;Che W.T McRae

  • The geochemistry of acid mine drainage

    D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek;J.L. Jambor;C.G. Weisener

  • In-Situ Remediation of Cr(VI)-Contaminated Groundwater Using Permeable Reactive Walls: Laboratory Studies

    David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek;John L. Jambor

  • Negative pH and Extremely Acidic Mine Waters from Iron Mountain, California

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers;Carol J. Ptacek;David W. Blowes

  • Multicomponent reactive transport modeling in variably saturated porous media using a generalized formulation for kinetically controlled reactions

    K. Ulrich Mayer;Emil O. Frind;David W. Blowes

  • Hydrogeochemistry and microbiology of mine drainage: An update

    D. Kirk Nordstrom;David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek

  • The pore-water geochemistry and the mineralogy of the vadose zone of sulfide tailings, Waite Amulet, Quebec, Canada

    David W. Blowes;John L. Jambor

  • Geochemistry of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for Metals and Acid Mine Drainage

    S G Benner;D W Blowes;W D Gould;Roger B Herbert

  • Geochemical and mineralogical aspects of sulfide mine tailings

    Matthew B.J. Lindsay;Michael C. Moncur;Jeffrey G. Bain;John L. Jambor

  • The formation and potential importance of cemented layers in inactive sulfide mine tailings

    David W Blowes;Eric J Reardon;John L Jambor;John A Cherry

  • Selection of Reactive Mixtures for Use in Permeable Reactive Walls for Treatment of Mine Drainage

    K. R. Waybrant;D. W. Blowes;C. J. Ptacek

  • Release, transport and attenuation of metals from an old tailings impoundment

    M.C. Moncur;C.J. Ptacek;C.J. Ptacek;D.W. Blowes;J.L. Jambor

  • Long‐Term Performance of In Situ Reactive Barriers for Nitrate Remediation

    W.D. Robertson;D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek;J.A. Cherry

  • Modeling of multicomponent reactive transport in groundwater: 1. Model development and evaluation

    A. L. Walter;E. O. Frind;D. W. Blowes;C. J. Ptacek

  • Environmental geochemistry of sulfide oxidation

    Charles N. Alpers;David W. Blowes

  • Laboratory Development of Permeable Reactive Mixtures for the Removal of Phosphorus from Onsite Wastewater Disposal Systems

    Michael J. Baker;and David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek

  • A Full‐Scale Porous Reactive Wall for Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage

    Shawn G. Benner;David W. Blowes;Carol J. Ptacek

  • Waste-rock hydrogeology and geochemistry

    Richard T. Amos;David W. Blowes;Brenda L. Bailey;David C. Sego

  • Acid neutralization mechanisms and metal release in mine tailings: a laboratory column experiment

    Jasna Jurjovec;Carol J. Ptacek;Carol J. Ptacek;David W. Blowes

  • Tracking Hexavalent Cr in Groundwater

    David Blowes

  • 9.05 – The Geochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage

    D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol J. Ptacek
Carol J. Ptacek University of Waterloo
John L. Jambor
John L. Jambor University of British Columbia
Shawn G. Benner
Shawn G. Benner Boise State University
Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith University of British Columbia
William D. Robertson
William D. Robertson University of Waterloo
Robert W. Gillham
Robert W. Gillham University of Waterloo
Emil O. Frind
Emil O. Frind University of Waterloo
John Molson
John Molson Université Laval
Charles N. Alpers
Charles N. Alpers United States Geological Survey
Barbara A. Bekins
Barbara A. Bekins United States Geological Survey

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