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National Ranking
2093

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Janet S. Herman is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and has contributed to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Pollution, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics of their work focus on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Groundwater flow and contamination studies. These areas highlight an emphasis on the interactions between chemical and biological components in environmental systems, particularly related to water resources.

Among their recent publications is the paper titled A SUMMARY OF WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS IN CARBONATE COASTAL AQUIFERS AFFECTED BY SALTWATER INTRUSION, published in 2022 in the venue Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Frequent collaborators in Janet S. Herman's research include:

  • Christopher A. Gellasch
  • René M. Price
  • Danielle E. Ogurcak

Publication venues in which their work appears include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Aqueous pyrite oxidation by dissolved oxygen and by ferric iron

    Carl O Moses;D Kirk Nordstrom;Janet S Herman;Aaron L Mills

  • The mobility of thorium in natural waters at low temperatures

    Donald Langmuir;Janet S. Herman

  • Pyrite oxidation at circumneutral pH

    Carl O. Moses;Janet S. Herman

  • Physical and chemical factors influencing transport of microorganisms through porous media.

    D E Fontes;A L Mills;G M Hornberger;J S Herman

  • Effect of solution ionic strength and iron coatings on mineral grains on the sorption of bacterial cells to quartz sand.

    Aaron L. Mills;Janet S. Herman;George M. Hornberger;Todd H. DeJesús

  • Bacterial transport in porous media: Evaluation of a model using laboratory observations

    George M. Hornberger;Aaron L. Mills;Janet S. Herman

  • Differential dissolution of a Pleistocene reef in the ground-water mixing zone of coastal Yucatan, Mexico

    William Back;Bruce B. Hanshaw;Janet S. Herman;J. Nicholas Van Driel

  • The influence of mineralogy and solution chemistry on the attachment of bacteria to representative aquifer materials

    Martha A. Scholl;Aaron L. Mills;Janet S. Herman;George M. Hornberger

  • Biogeochemical Conditions Favoring Magnetite Formation during Anaerobic Iron Reduction

    P. E. Bell;A. L. Mills;J. S. Herman

  • Nitrate Reduction In Streambed Sediments: Effects Of Flow And Biogeochemical Kinetics

    Chuanhui Gu;Chuanhui Gu;George M. Hornberger;Aaron L. Mills;Janet S. Herman

  • Effect of bacterial cell shape on transport of bacteria in porous media.

    Thomas H. Weiss;Aaron L. Mills;George M. Hornberger;Janet S. Herman

  • Spatial distribution of deposited bacteria following Miscible Displacement Experiments in intact cores

    C. H. Bolster;A. L. Mills;G. M. Hornberger;J. S. Herman

  • Effect of surface coatings, grain size, and ionic strength on the maximum attainable coverage of bacteria on sand surfaces.

    Carl H Bolster;Aaron L Mills;George M Hornberger;Janet S Herman

  • Mobilization and Transport of Soil Particles during Infiltration Experiments in an Agricultural Field, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

    Yassar H. El-Farhan;Nicole M. DeNovio;Janet S. Herman;George M. Hornberger

  • CO2 outgassing and calcite precipitation in Falling Spring Creek, Virginia, U.S.A.

    Janet S. Herman;Michelle M. Lorah

  • Iron reduction in the sediments of a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer

    Mary Ellen Tuccillo;Isabelle M Cozzarelli;Janet S Herman

  • Seasonal dynamics of groundwater-lake interactions at Doñana National Park, Spain

    Laura A. Sacks;Janet S. Herman;Leonard F. Konikow;Antonio L. Vela

  • The chemical evolution of a travertine-depositing stream: Geochemical processes and mass transfer reactions

    Michelle M. Lorah;Janet S. Herman

  • Dissolution kinetics of dolomite: Effects of lithology and fluid flow velocity

    Janet S. Herman;William B. White

  • Acidification of Earth: An assessment across mechanisms and scales

    Karen C. Rice;Janet S. Herman

  • Kinetics of BTX biodegradation and mineralization in batch and column systems

    Walton R. Kelly;George M. Hornberger;Janet S. Herman;Aaron L. Mills

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron L. Mills
Aaron L. Mills University of Virginia
George M. Hornberger
George M. Hornberger Vanderbilt University
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli United States Geological Survey
William B. White
William B. White University of Connecticut
Alan T. Herlihy
Alan T. Herlihy Oregon State University
James E. Saiers
James E. Saiers Yale University
Blair F. Jones
Blair F. Jones United States Geological Survey
Leonard F. Konikow
Leonard F. Konikow United States Geological Survey

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