2026 David W. Blowes: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	67	6812	6178	180	161	206	18647
Earth Science	72	841	742	38	34	245	20886

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

837
Citations
The geochemistry of acid mine drainage

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

782
Citations
In-Situ Remediation of Cr(VI)-Contaminated Groundwater Using Permeable Reactive Walls: Laboratory Studies

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

726
Citations
Negative pH and Extremely Acidic Mine Waters from Iron Mountain, California

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

719
Citations
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

672
Citations
Hydrogeochemistry and microbiology of mine drainage: An update

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

600
Citations
The pore-water geochemistry and the mineralogy of the vadose zone of sulfide tailings, Waite Amulet, Quebec, Canada

David W. Blowes;John L. Jambor

456
Citations
Geochemistry of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for Metals and Acid Mine Drainage

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

446
Citations
Geochemical and mineralogical aspects of sulfide mine tailings

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

439
Citations
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

407
Citations
Selection of Reactive Mixtures for Use in Permeable Reactive Walls for Treatment of Mine Drainage

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

394
Citations
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

373
Citations
Long‐Term Performance of In Situ Reactive Barriers for Nitrate Remediation

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

369
Citations
Modeling of multicomponent reactive transport in groundwater: 1. Model development and evaluation

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

338
Citations
Environmental geochemistry of sulfide oxidation

Charles N. Alpers;David W. Blowes

333
Citations
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

302
Citations
A Full‐Scale Porous Reactive Wall for Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage

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

295
Citations
Waste-rock hydrogeology and geochemistry

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

288
Citations
Acid neutralization mechanisms and metal release in mine tailings: a laboratory column experiment

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

285
Citations
Tracking Hexavalent Cr in Groundwater

David Blowes

255
Citations
9.05 – The Geochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage

D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek

250
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol J. Ptacek University of Waterloo

John L. Jambor University of British Columbia

Shawn G. Benner Boise State University

Leslie Smith University of British Columbia

William D. Robertson University of Waterloo

Robert W. Gillham University of Waterloo

Emil O. Frind University of Waterloo

John Molson Université Laval

Charles N. Alpers United States Geological Survey

Barbara A. Bekins United States Geological Survey

External Links

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