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9137
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5232
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael A. Mallin is affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on related subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Oceanography.

The scientist has contributed to various topics within Environmental Science including:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Their recent publications reflect a focus on nutrient pollution, aquatic ecosystems, and environmental monitoring. Notable papers published by Michael A. Mallin include:

  • The Hidden Impacts of Phosphorus Pollution to Streams and Rivers, 2020, BioScience
  • Harmful Algal Blooms: A Prolific Issue in Urban Stormwater Ponds, 2023, Water
  • Waste Nutrients from U.S. Animal Feeding Operations: Regulations Are Inconsistent Across States and Inadequately Assess Nutrient Export Risk, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Tracing Nutrient Pollution from Industrialized Animal Production in a Large Coastal Watershed, 2020, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Investigation of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Drinking Bottles as Marine Reservoirs for Fecal Bacteria and Phytoplankton, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Michael A. Mallin has frequently published in specific scientific venues including:

  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • BioScience
  • Water
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

In their research collaborations, the most frequent coauthors have been:

  • Lawrence B. Cahoon
  • Amy E. Grogan
  • Colleen Brown
  • Catharina Alves-de-Souza
  • Kimberley A. Rosov

Michael A. Mallin was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Human health effects of a changing global nitrogen cycle

    Alan R. Townsend;Robert W. Howarth;Fakhri A. Bazzaz;Mary S. Booth

  • EFFECT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ON BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY IN COASTAL WATERSHEDS

    Michael A. Mallin;Kathleen E. Williams;E. Cartier Esham;R. Patrick Lowe

  • Regulation of estuarine primary production by watershed rainfall and river flow

    M. A. Mallin;H. W. Paerl;J. Rudek;P. W. Bates

  • Comparative impacts of stormwater runoff on water quality of an urban, a suburban, and a rural stream

    Michael A. Mallin;Virginia L. Johnson;Scott H. Ensign;Scott H. Ensign

  • Impacts of Industrial Animal Production on Rivers and Estuaries

    Michael A. Mallin

  • Seasonal and hydrological control of phytoplankton nutrient limitation in the lower Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina

    J. Rudek;H. W. Paerl;M. A. Mallin;P. W. Bates

  • Industrialized Animal Production—A Major Source of Nutrient and Microbial Pollution to Aquatic Ecosystems

    Michael A. Mallin;Lawrence B. Cahoon

  • Estuaries of the South Atlantic Coast of North America: Their Geographical Signatures

    Richard Dame;Merryl Alber;Dennis Allen;Michael Mallin

  • Factors contributing to hypoxia in rivers, lakes, and streams

    Michael A. Mallin;Virginia L. Johnson;Scott H. Ensign;Tara A. MacPherson

  • Impacts to a coastal river and estuary from rupture of a large swine waste holding lagoon

    JoAnn M. Burkholder;Michael A. Mallin;Howard B. Glasgow;L. Michael Larsen

  • Demographic, landscape, and meteorological factors controlling the microbial pollution of coastal waters

    Michael A. Mallin;Scott H. Ensign;Matthew R. McIver;G. Christopher Shank

  • Pollutant removal efficacy of three wet detention ponds.

    Michael A. Mallin;Scott H. Ensign;Tracey L. Wheeler;David B. Mayes

  • Seasonal phytoplankton composition, productivity and biomass in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina

    Michael A. Mallin;Hans W. Paerl;Joseph Rudek

  • HURRICANE EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY AND BENTHOS IN THE CAPE FEAR WATERSHED: NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS

    Michael A. Mallin;Martin H. Posey;G. Christopher Shank;Matthew R. McIver

  • Using transplanted oyster (Crassostrea virginica) beds to improve water quality in small tidal creeks: a pilot study

    Kimberly A Nelson;Lynn A Leonard;Martin H Posey;Troy D Alphin

  • Stimulation of phytoplankton production in coastal waters by natural rainfall inputs: nutritional and trophic implications

    H. W. Paerl;J. Rudek;M. A. Mallin

  • Planktonic Trophic Transfer in an Estuary: Seasonal, Diel, and Community Structure Effects

    Michael A. Mallin;Hans W. Paerl

  • Effects of variable irradiance on phytoplankton productivity in shallow estuaries

    Michael A. Mallin;Hans W. Paerl

  • Comprehensive trend analysis of nutrients and related variables in a large eutrophic estuary: A decadal study of anthropogenic and climatic influences

    JoAnn M. Burkholder;David A. Dickey;Carol A. Kinder;Robert E. Reed

  • Phytoplankton and bacterial assemblages in ballast water of U.S. military ships as a function of port of origin, voyage time, and ocean exchange practices

    JoAnn M. Burkholder;Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff;Gregory Melia;Andrew Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

JoAnn M. Burkholder
JoAnn M. Burkholder North Carolina State University
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin H. Posey
Martin H. Posey University of North Carolina Wilmington
Howard B. Glasgow
Howard B. Glasgow North Carolina State University
Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff
Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff University of Tasmania
Robert W. Howarth
Robert W. Howarth Cornell University
Nancy N. Rabalais
Nancy N. Rabalais Louisiana State University
Michele A. Burford
Michele A. Burford Griffith University
Donald M. Anderson
Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

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