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Overview

Thomas B. Moorman is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions made in the subfields of soil science, pollution, environmental chemistry, ecology, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Soil and water nutrient dynamics
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal
  • Gut microbiota and health

Their publishing record includes regular contributions to prominent journals, with seven publications in the Journal of Environmental Quality. Other frequent venues include Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment (3 publications), Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (2 publications), Geoderma, and the Soil Science Society of America Journal.

Representative recent papers showcase the broad scope and interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • Biological soil health indicators respond to tillage intensity: A US meta-analysis, 2020, Geoderma
  • The soil health assessment protocol and evaluation applied to soil organic carbon, 2021, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Tillage Intensity Effects on Soil Structure Indicators-A US Meta-Analysis, 2020, Sustainability
  • Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Seasonal variations in export of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in runoff from an agricultural watershed in Iowa, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common coauthors include Michelle L. Soupir, Adina Howe, Márcio Renato Nunes, John L. Kovar, and Douglas L. Karlen, reflecting a broad network within agricultural and environmental research disciplines.

Best Publications

  • FIELD-SCALE VARIABILITY OF SOIL PROPERTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA SOILS

    C. A. Cambardella;T. B. Moorman;T. B. Parkin;D. L. Karlen

  • Identification of regional soil quality factors and indicators : I. Central and Southern High Plains

    John J. Brejda;Thomas B. Moorman;Douglas L. Karlen;Thanh H. Dao

  • Surface and subsurface microbial biomass, community structure and metabolic activity as a function of soil depth and season

    E. Blume;M. Bischoff;J.M. Reichert;T. Moorman

  • Biodegradation of Atrazine by Agrobacterium radiobacter J14a and Use of This Strain in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil

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  • THE ROLE OF ENDOMYCORRHIZAE IN REVEGETATION PRACTICES IN THE SEMI-ARID WEST. I. A COMPARISON OF INCIDENCE OF MYCORRHIZAE IN SEVERELY DISTURBED VS. NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

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  • Glyphosate Effects on Plant Mineral Nutrition, Crop Rhizosphere Microbiota, and Plant Disease in Glyphosate-Resistant Crops

    Stephen O. Duke;John E Lydon;William C. Koskinen;ThomasB. Moorman

  • Rye Cover Crop and Gamagrass Strip Effects on NO3 Concentration and Load in Tile Drainage

    T.C. Kaspar;D.B. Jaynes;T.B. Parkin;T.B. Moorman

  • Comparing carbon substrates for denitrification of subsurface drainage water.

    Colin M. Greenan;Thomas B. Moorman;Thomas C. Kaspar;Timothy B. Parkin

  • Water Quality in Walnut Creek Watershed: Nitrate-Nitrogen in Soils, Subsurface Drainage Water, and Shallow Groundwater

    C. A. Cambardella;T. B. Moorman;D. B. Jaynes;J. L. Hatfield

  • Biological soil health indicators respond to tillage intensity: A US meta-analysis

    Márcio R. Nunes;Douglas L. Karlen;Kristen S. Veum;Thomas B. Moorman

  • Effectiveness of oat and rye cover crops in reducing nitrate losses in drainage water

    T.C. Kaspar;D.B. Jaynes;T.B. Parkin;T.B. Moorman

  • Effect of organic carbon and pH on soil sorption of sulfamethazine

    Warisara Lertpaitoonpan;Say Kee Ong;Thomas B. Moorman

  • Denitrification activity, wood loss, and N2O emissions over 9 years from a wood chip bioreactor

    Thomas B. Moorman;Timothy B. Parkin;Thomas C. Kaspar;Dan B. Jaynes

  • THE ROLE OF ENDOMYCORRHIZAE IN REVEGETATION PRACTICES IN THE SEMI-ARID WEST. II. A BIOASSAY TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF LAND DISTURBANCE ON ENDOMYCORRHIZAL POPULATIONS'

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  • Distribution and Variability of Surface Soil Properties at a Regional Scale

    John J. Brejda;Thomas B. Moorman;Jeffrey L. Smith;Douglas L. Karlen

  • Role of Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen in Soil Quality

    Charles W. Rice;Thomas B. Moorman;Mike Beare

  • Woodchip Denitrification Bioreactors: Impact of Temperature and Hydraulic Retention Time on Nitrate Removal.

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  • In situ bioreactors and deep drain-pipe installation to reduce nitrate losses in artificially drained fields.

    Dan B. Jaynes;Tom C. Kaspar;Tom B. Moorman;Tim B. Parkin

  • Denitrification in wood chip bioreactors at different water flows.

    Colin M. Greenan;Thomas B. Moorman;Timothy B. Parkin;Thomas C. Kaspar

  • Biodegradation of imidacloprid by an isolated soil microorganism.

    Jennifer C Anhalt;Thomas B Moorman;William C Koskinen

  • Organic Amendments to Enhance Herbicide Biodegradation in Contaminated Soils

    Thomas B. Moorman;Jennifer K. Cowan;Ellen L. Arthur;Joel R. Coats

  • Degradation and metabolite production of tylosin in anaerobic and aerobic swine-manure lagoons.

    A. C. Kolz;T. B. Moorman;S. K. Ong;K. D. Scoggin

  • Water Quality in Walnut Creek Watershed: Setting and Farming Practices

    J. L. Hatfield;D. B. Jaynes;M. R. Burkart;C. A. Cambardella

  • Production of hydroxybenzoic acids by Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains after treatment with glyphosate

    Thomas B. Moorman;Jose M. Becerril;John. Lydon;Stephen O. Duke

  • Aerobic and Anaerobic Degradation of Alachlor in Samples from a Surface‐to‐Groundwater Profile

    J. V. Pothuluri;T. B. Moorman;D. C. Obenhuber;R. D. Wauchope

  • Watershed-scale assessment of soil quality in the loess hills of southwest Iowa

    C.A Cambardella;T.B Moorman;S.S Andrews;D.L Karlen

  • Estimating Herbicide Partition Coefficients from Electromagnetic Induction Measurements

    D. B. Jaynes;J. M. Novak;T. B. Moorman;C. A. Cambardella

  • Identifying associations among site properties and weed species abundance. I. Multivariate analysis

    J. Anita Dieleman;David A. Mortensen;Douglas D. Buhler;Cynthia A. Cambardella

  • Assessment of the Iowa River's South Fork watershed: Part 1. Water quality

    M. D. Tomer;T. B. Moorman;C. G. Rossi

Frequent Co-Authors

Cynthia A. Cambardella
Cynthia A. Cambardella Agricultural Research Service
Douglas L. Karlen
Douglas L. Karlen Iowa State University
Say Kee Ong
Say Kee Ong Iowa State University
Mark D. Tomer
Mark D. Tomer US Department of Agriculture
William C. Koskinen
William C. Koskinen University of Minnesota
Rameshwar S. Kanwar
Rameshwar S. Kanwar Iowa State University
Thomas M. Isenhart
Thomas M. Isenhart Iowa State University
Andrew W. Lenssen
Andrew W. Lenssen Iowa State University
John H. Prueger
John H. Prueger Agricultural Research Service
Matthew J. Helmers
Matthew J. Helmers Iowa State University

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