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Overview

Herbert L. Windom is affiliated with the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions to the understanding of coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and coastal and marine dynamics. Their work frequently addresses the interactions between sediment transport, geochemistry, and ecological sustainability in coastal and estuarine environments.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Changing River Discharge and Suspended Sediment Transport to the Georgia Bight: Implications to Saltmarsh Sustainability, 2022, Journal of Coastal Research
  • Fluvial Transport of Suspended Sediments in the Apalachicola Basin to Apalachicola Bay: Implications to Salt Marsh Sustainability, 2023, Journal of Coastal Research
  • Sources and transport pathways of trace metals to the outer continental shelf off South Carolina and Georgia, USA revealed from the otoliths of moray eels, 2024, Continental Shelf Research

Windom has collaborated with several researchers across their publications, including frequent co-authors such as Jonathan D. Palmer, Richard F. Lee, Kurunthachalam Kannan, and William B. Savidge.

Key topics explored in their research encompass:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Heavy metals in environment

Publication venues where their work is commonly seen include:

  • Journal of Coastal Research
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Continental Shelf Research

Their subfields of study involve earth-surface processes, ecology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, artificial intelligence applications, and pollution-related research. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into sediment dynamics, contaminant transport, and ecological implications in coastal regions.

Best Publications

  • The distribution of clay minerals in the World Ocean

    John J. Griffin;Herbert Windom;Edward D. Goldberg

  • Natural trace metal concentrations in estuarine and coastal marine sediments of the southeastern United States

    Herbert L. Windom;Steven J. Schropp;Fred D. Calder;Joseph D. Ryan

  • Interpretation of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments of Florida using aluminum as a reference element

    Steven J. Schropp;F. Graham Lewis;Herbert L. Windom;Joe D. Ryan

  • Distribution of total mercury and methyl mercury in water, sediment, and fish from south Florida estuaries.

    K. Kannan;R. G. Smith;R. F. Lee;H. L. Windom

  • Distribution of particulate trace metal in Patos Lagoon estuary (Brazil)

    L.F. Niencheski;H.L. Windom;R. Smith

  • The uptake and reduction of arsenic species by marine algae

    James G. Sanders;Herbert L. Windom

  • Submarine groundwater discharge : A large, previously unrecognized source of dissolved iron to the South Atlantic Ocean

    Herbert L. Windom;Willard S. Moore;L. Felipe H. Niencheski;Richard A. Jahnke

  • Sediment quality assessment studies of Tampa bay, Florida

    Scott R. Carr;Duane C. Chapman;Edward R. Long;Herbert L. Windom

  • Inadequacy of NASQAN data for assessing metal trends in the nation's rivers

    Herbert L. Windom;James T. Byrd;Ralph G. Smith;Feng Huan

  • Pollution history of the Savannah River estuary

    Edward D. Goldberg;John J. Griffin;Vern Hodge;Minoru Koide

  • Atmospheric Dust Records in Permanent Snowfields: Implications to Marine Sedimentation

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  • Eolian contributions to marine sediments

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  • Submarine groundwater discharge of nutrients to the ocean along a coastal lagoon barrier, Southern Brazil

    L. Felipe H. Niencheski;Herbert L. Windom;Willard S. Moore;Richard A. Jahnke

  • General guidelines for using the sediment quality triad

    Peter M. Chapman;Brian Anderson;Scott Carr;Virginia Engle

  • The historical record of metal enrichment in two Florida estuaries

    Clark R. Alexander;Ralph G. Smith;Fred D. Calder;Steven J. Schropp

  • Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, and Zinc in Some Species of North Atlantic Finfish

    H. Windom;R. Stickney;R. Smith;D. White

  • Behavior of copper in southeastern United States estuaries

    H. Windom;G. Wallace;R. Smith;N. Dudek

  • Biogeochemical processes in a freshwater–seawater mixing zone in permeable sediments along the coast of Southern Brazil

    H. Windom;F. Niencheski

  • Trace metal-nutrient relationships in estuaries

    H Windom;J Byrd;R Smith;M Hungspreugs

  • The distribution of methyl mercury in a contaminated salt marsh ecosystem

    Wayne S Gardner;D. R. Kendall;R. R. Odom;H. L. Windom

  • A Guide to the interpretation of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments

    Steven J. Schropp;Herbert L. Windom

  • Contamination of the marine environment from land-based sources

    H.L. Windom

  • Interpretation of Metal Concentrations in Estuarine Sediments of Florida Using

    Steven J. Schropp;F. Graham Lewis;Herbert L. Windom;Joe D. Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Willard S. Moore
Willard S. Moore University of South Carolina
Richard A. Jahnke
Richard A. Jahnke Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Richard F. Lee
Richard F. Lee Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Edward R. Long
Edward R. Long Washington Department of Ecology
Christopher G. Ingersoll
Christopher G. Ingersoll United States Geological Survey
Peter M. Chapman
Peter M. Chapman Golder Associates (Canada)
Wayne S. Gardner
Wayne S. Gardner The University of Texas at Austin
Paul K. Sibley
Paul K. Sibley University of Guelph
Patrick J. Mulholland
Patrick J. Mulholland Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Gilberto Fillmann
Gilberto Fillmann Federal University of Rio Grande

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