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Overview

Paul M. Mayer is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Environmental Engineering, Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Paleontology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics covered in Mayer's work include Smart Materials for Construction, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Mayer has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with significant publications in several key venues. The frequent publication locations include Frontiers in Environmental Science, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Research Letters, and Urban Ecosystems.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mayer are:

  • Where the rubber meets the road: Emerging environmental impacts of tire wear particles and their chemical cocktails, 2024, The Science of The Total Environment

Mayer often collaborates with a network of researchers. Frequent co-authors include Sujay S. Kaushal, Ruth R. Shatkay, C. Maas, Joseph G. Galella, and Jenna E. Reimer.

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of nitrogen removal in riparian buffers.

    Paul M. Mayer;Steven K. Reynolds;Marshall D. McCutchen;Timothy J. Canfield

  • Stream restoration strategies for reducing river nitrogen loads

    Laura S Craig;Margaret A Palmer;Margaret A Palmer;David C Richardson;Solange Filoso

  • Effects of stream restoration on denitrification in an urbanizing watershed.

    Sujay S. Kaushal;Peter M. Groffman;Paul M. Mayer;Elise Striz

  • Bond Dissociation Energies and Radical Stabilization Energies Associated with Substituted Methyl Radicals

    David J. Henry;Christopher J. Parkinson;Paul M. Mayer;Leo Radom

  • An assessment of theoretical procedures for the calculation of reliable free radical thermochemistry: A recommended new procedure

    Paul M. Mayer;Christopher J. Parkinson;David M. Smith;Leo Radom

  • N processing within geomorphic structures in urban streams

    Peter M. Groffman;Ann M. Dorsey;Paul M. Mayer

  • Human-accelerated weathering increases salinization, major ions, and alkalinization in fresh water across land use

    Sujay S. Kaushal;Shuiwang Duan;Thomas R. Doody;Shahan Haq

  • Land Use and Climate Variability Amplify Carbon, Nutrient, and Contaminant Pulses: A Review with Management Implications

    Sujay S Kaushal;Peter M Mayer;Philippe G Vidon;Rose M Smith

  • Identifying priority sites for low impact development (LID) in a mixed-use watershed

    Chelsea J. Martin-Mikle;Kirsten M. de Beurs;Jason P. Julian;Paul M. Mayer

  • Nutrient Retention in Restored Streams and Rivers: A Global Review and Synthesis

    Tamara A. Newcomer Johnson;Sujay S. Kaushal;Paul M. Mayer;Rose M. Smith

  • Heats of formation of oxygen-containing organic free radicals from appearance energy measurements

    John L. Holmes;Fred P. Lossing;Paul M. Mayer

  • Nitrogen uptake and denitrification in restored and unrestored streams in urban Maryland, USA

    Carolyn A. Klocker;Carolyn A. Klocker;Sujay S. Kaushal;Peter M. Groffman;Paul M. Mayer

  • Land Use, Climate, and Water Resources—Global Stages of Interaction

    Sujay S. Kaushal;Arthur J. Gold;Paul M. Mayer

  • Methods to determine the biological composition of particulate matter collected from outdoor air

    Taiwo O. Womiloju;J.David Miller;Paul M. Mayer;Jeffrey R. Brook

  • Effects of road salts on groundwater and surface water dynamics of sodium and chloride in an urban restored stream

    Curtis A. Cooper;Paul M. Mayer;Barton R. Faulkner

  • Denitrification Potential, Root Biomass, and Organic Matter in Degraded and Restored Urban Riparian Zones

    Danielle M. Gift;Peter M. Groffman;Sujay S. Kaushal;Paul M. Mayer

  • Influence of natural and novel organic carbon sources on denitrification in forest, degraded urban, and restored streams

    Tamara A. Newcomer;Sujay S. Kaushal;Paul M. Mayer;Amy R. Shields

  • Denitrification in alluvial wetlands in an urban landscape.

    Melanie D. Harrison;Melanie D. Harrison;Peter M. Groffman;Paul M. Mayer;Sujay S. Kaushal

  • Urban Evolution: The Role of Water

    Sujay S. Kaushal;William H. McDowell;Wilfred M. Wollheim;Tamara A. Newcomer Johnson

  • Nitrogen dynamics at the groundwater-surface water interface of a degraded urban stream.

    Paul M. Mayer;Peter M. Groffman;Elise A. Striz;Sujay S. Kaushal

  • Status of Piping Plovers in the Great Plains of North America: A Demographic Simulation Model

    Mark R. Ryan;Brian G. Root;Paul M. Mayer

  • Ecological Engineering Practices for the Reduction of Excess Nitrogen in Human-Influenced Landscapes: A Guide for Watershed Managers

    Elodie Passeport;Philippe Vidon;Kenneth J. Forshay;Lora Harris

  • ELECTRIC FENCES REDUCE MAMMALIAN PREDATION ON PIPING PLOVER NESTS AND CHICKS

    Paul M. Mayer;Mark R. Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sujay S. Kaushal
Sujay S. Kaushal University of Maryland, College Park
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
David M. Engle
David M. Engle Oklahoma State University
Arthur J. Gold
Arthur J. Gold University of Rhode Island
Stuart E. G. Findlay
Stuart E. G. Findlay Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Eric C. Hellgren
Eric C. Hellgren University of Florida
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Oklahoma State University
Ken M. Fritz
Ken M. Fritz Environmental Protection Agency
Brian H. Hill
Brian H. Hill University of Minnesota
Wilfred M. Wollheim
Wilfred M. Wollheim University of New Hampshire

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