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Ken W. F. Howard

Ken W. F. Howard

Ken W. F. Howard 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 Ken W. F. Howard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Ken W. F. Howard 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 Ken W. F. Howard sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Ken W. F. Howard is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with specific attention to environmental engineering, geochemistry and petrology, and environmental chemistry.

Howard's work addresses various aspects of groundwater flow and contamination as well as groundwater and isotope geochemistry. They have also explored themes related to arsenic contamination and mitigation, mine drainage and remediation techniques, and the exploitation of coal and its by-products.

Notable recent publications by Howard include:

  • Assessing groundwater pollution and potential remediation processes in a multi-layer aquifer system (2020) published in Environmental Pollution
  • Coordinated exploitation of both coal and deep groundwater resources (2020) published in Environmental Earth Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Howard's research include Hui Qian, Jie Chen, Wei Qiao, Wenping Li, and Shengcai Zhang.

The primary venues for Howard's publications are:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Earth Sciences

Their research topics cover:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Coal and its by-products

Best Publications

  • Building a new and sustainable “Silk Road economic belt”

    Peiyue Li;Hui Qian;Ken W. F. Howard;Jianhua Wu

  • A tectono-geomorphic model of the hydrogeology of deeply weathered crystalline rock: Evidence from Uganda

    Richard Taylor;Ken Howard

  • Groundwater chloride response in the Highland Creek watershed due to road salt application: A re-assessment after 20 years

    Nandana Perera;Bahram Gharabaghi;Ken Howard

  • Assessment of groundwater vulnerability in the Yinchuan Plain, Northwest China using OREADIC

    Hui Qian;Peiyue Li;Ken W. F. Howard;Chao Yang

  • Classification of aquifer vulnerability using K-means cluster analysis

    S. Javadi;S.M. Hashemy;K. Mohammadi;K.W.F. Howard

  • Groundwater Contamination Due To Road De-icing Chemicals — Salt Balance Implications

    Ken W. F. Howard;Janet Haynes

  • Assessing groundwater pollution and potential remediation processes in a multi-layer aquifer system.

    Hui Qian;Jie Chen;Ken W.F. Howard

  • Groundwater recharge in the Victoria Nile basin of east Africa: support for the soil moisture balance approach using stable isotope tracers and flow modelling

    Richard G. Taylor;Ken W.F. Howard

  • The sensitivity of parameters in the Penman evaporation equations and direct recharge balance

    K.W.F. Howard;J.W. Lloyd

  • The new “Silk Road Economic Belt” as a threat to the sustainable management of Central Asia’s transboundary water resources

    Ken W. F. Howard;Karina K. Howard

  • Hydrogeological impacts of road salt from Canada's busiest highway on a Lake Ontario watershed (Frenchman's Bay) and lagoon, City of Pickering.

    Mandana Meriano;Nick Eyles;Ken W.F. Howard

  • Heavy metal contamination of Yellow River alluvial sediments, northwest China

    Peiyue Li;Hui Qian;Ken W. F. Howard;Jianhua Wu

  • Anthropogenic pollution and variability of manganese in alluvial sediments of the Yellow River, Ningxia, northwest China.

    Peiyue Li;Hui Qian;Ken W. F. Howard;Jianhua Wu

  • Hydrogeochemical implications of groundwater contamination by road de-icing chemicals

    Ken W.F Howard;Paul J Beck

  • Modeling the Transient Response of Saline Intrusion to Rising Sea‐Levels

    Matt D. Webb;Ken W.F. Howard

  • Sustainable cities and the groundwater governance challenge

    Ken W. F. Howard

  • Road de-icing salt as a potential constraint on urban growth in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada

    Ken W.F. Howard;Herb Maier

  • Post-Palaeozoic evolution of weathered landsurfaces in Uganda by tectonically controlled deep weathering and stripping

    R.G Taylor;K.W.F Howard

  • Denitrification in a major limestone aquifer

    K.W.F. Howard

  • Evaluation of heterogeneity and field-scale groundwater flow regime in a leaky till aquitard

    Richard E. Gerber;Joseph I. Boyce;Ken W. Howard

  • Current Problems of Hydrogeology in Urban Areas, Urban Agglomerates and Industrial Centres

    Ken W. F. Howard;Rauf G. Israfilov

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Taylor
Richard G. Taylor University College London
Hui Qian
Hui Qian Chang'an University
Peiyue Li
Peiyue Li Chang'an University
Nicholas Eyles
Nicholas Eyles University of Toronto
Jianhua Wu
Jianhua Wu Chang'an University
Matthew Currell
Matthew Currell Griffith University
Anthony J. Jakeman
Anthony J. Jakeman Australian National University
Carolyn H. Eyles
Carolyn H. Eyles McMaster University
Yanxin Wang
Yanxin Wang China University of Geosciences
John H. Tellam
John H. Tellam University of Birmingham

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