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Overview

Jennifer A. Field is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States, focusing on environmental science. Their research portfolio encompasses 145 publications concentrated primarily in environmental science with significant contributions to subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, pollution, and mechanical engineering.

Their research topics include investigations into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), toxic organic pollutants, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, effects and risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and carbon dioxide capture technologies. These topics reflect a specialized focus on environmental contaminants and their interaction with ecosystems and human health.

Jennifer A. Field has published extensively in scientific journals with a consistent presence in:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Among recent publications are notable papers such as:

  • "Communicating Confidence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Identification via High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)
  • "Spatial Trends of Anionic, Zwitterionic, and Cationic PFASs at an AFFF-Impacted Site" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater" (2020, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology)
  • "Mass-Based, Field-Scale Demonstration of PFAS Retention within AFFF-Associated Source Areas" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Environmental Source Tracking of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances within a Forensic Context: Current and Future Techniques" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)

Their frequent coauthors include Trever Schwichtenberg, Christopher P. Higgins, Ivan A. Titaley, Dunping Cao, and Julie B. Zimmerman, with collaboration counts ranging from nine to twelve publications each. This network indicates active interdisciplinary research partnerships primarily within environmental chemistry and toxicology domains.

Best Publications

  • Persistence of Perfluoroalkyl Acid Precursors in AFFF-Impacted Groundwater and Soil

    Erika F. Houtz;Christopher P. Higgins;Jennifer A. Field;David L. Sedlak

  • Discovery of 40 Classes of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Historical Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) and AFFF-Impacted Groundwater

    Krista A. Barzen-Hanson;Simon C. Roberts;Sarah Choyke;Karl Oetjen

  • Perfluorinated Surfactants and the Environmental Implications of Their Use in Fire-Fighting Foams

    Cheryl A. Moody;Jennifer A. Field

  • Quantitative determination of perfluorochemicals in sediments and domestic sludge.

    Christopher P. Higgins;Jennifer A. Field;Craig S. Criddle;Richard G. Luthy

  • Zwitterionic, cationic, and anionic fluorinated chemicals in aqueous film forming foam formulations and groundwater from U.S. military bases by nonaqueous large-volume injection HPLC-MS/MS.

    Will J. Backe;Thomas C. Day;Jennifer A. Field

  • Identification of Novel Fluorochemicals in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Used by the US Military

    Benjamin J. Place;Jennifer A. Field

  • Fluorochemical Mass Flows in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility

    Melissa M. Schultz;Christopher P. Higgins;Carin A. Huset;Richard G. Luthy

  • Occurrence and persistence of perfluorooctanesulfonate and other perfluorinated surfactants in groundwater at a fire-training area at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, USA

    Cheryl A. Moody;Gretchen N. Hebert;Steven H. Strauss;Jennifer A. Field

  • Fluorinated Alkyl Surfactants

    Melissa M. Schultz;Douglas F. Barofsky;Jennifer A. Field

  • Determination of perfluorocarboxylates in groundwater impacted by fire-fighting activity

    Cheryl A. Moody;Jennifer A. Field

  • Quantitative Determination of Fluorotelomer Sulfonates in Groundwater by LC MS/MS

    Melissa M. Schultz;Douglas F. Barofsky;Jennifer A. Field

  • National Estimate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Release to U.S. Municipal Landfill Leachate.

    Johnsie R. Lang;B. McKay Allred;Jennifer A. Field;James W. Levis

  • Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms

    Sara Kleindienst;Michael Seidel;Kai Ziervogel;Sharon L. Grim

  • Analytical challenges hamper perfluoroalkyl research

    Jonathan W. Martin;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Urs Berger;Pim De Voogt

  • Aerobic Biotransformation of Fluorotelomer Thioether Amido Sulfonate (Lodyne) in AFFF-Amended Microcosms

    Katie C. Harding-Marjanovic;Erika F. Houtz;Shan Yi;Jennifer A. Field

  • Quantitative determination of fluorinated alkyl substances by large-volume-injection liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry-characterization of municipal wastewaters.

    Melissa M. Schultz;Douglas F. Barofsky;Jennifer A. Field

  • Eliminating Solid Phase Extraction with Large-Volume Injection LC/MS/MS: Analysis of Illicit and Legal Drugs and Human Urine Indicators in US Wastewaters

    Aurea C. Chiaia;Caleb Banta-Green;Jennifer Field

  • Evidence of remediation-induced alteration of subsurface poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance distribution at a former firefighter training area.

    Meghan E. McGuire;Charles Schaefer;Trenton Richards;Will J. Backe

  • Communicating Confidence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Identification via High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

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  • Nonylphenol polyethoxy carboxylate metabolites of nonionic surfactants in U.S. paper mill Effluents, Municipal sewage treatment plant effluents, and river waters

    Jennifer A. Field;Ralph L. Reed

  • Occurrence and mass flows of fluorochemicals in the Glatt Valley watershed, Switzerland.

    Carin A Huset;Aurea C Chiaia;Douglas F Barofsky;Niels Jonkers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan D. Istok
Jonathan D. Istok Oregon State University
Christopher P. Higgins
Christopher P. Higgins Colorado School of Mines
Christoph Ort
Christoph Ort Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Walter Giger
Walter Giger Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Morton A. Barlaz
Morton A. Barlaz North Carolina State University
Lewis Semprini
Lewis Semprini Oregon State University
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen University of California, Berkeley
David L. Sedlak
David L. Sedlak University of California, Berkeley
Staci L. Massey Simonich
Staci L. Massey Simonich Oregon State University

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