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Overview

William A. Battaglin is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Water Quality and Resources Studies, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, as well as Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Recent notable publications include: Density declines, richness increases, and composition shifts in stream macroinvertebrates (2023, Science Advances); Evaluating the potential role of bioactive chemicals on the distribution of invasive Asian carp upstream and downstream from river mile 278 in the Illinois waterway (2020, The Science of The Total Environment); Effects-Based Monitoring of Bioactive Chemicals Discharged to the Colorado River before and after a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement (2020, Environmental Science & Technology); Baseline Conditions and Projected Future Hydro-Climatic Change in National Parks in the Conterminous United States (2020, Water); and Changes in chemical occurrence, concentration, and bioactivity in the Colorado River before and after replacement of the Moab, Utah wastewater treatment plant (2023, The Science of The Total Environment).

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Battaglin include:

  • Paul M. Bradley
  • Laura DeCicco
  • Jenna E. Cavallin
  • Brett R. Blackwell
  • Julie Kinsey

The scientist's work has been published multiple times in several journals, with the highest number of publications in The Science of The Total Environment. Other publication venues include Science Advances, Environmental Science & Technology, Water, and River Research and Applications.

Best Publications

  • Glyphosate and Its Degradation Product AMPA Occur Frequently and Widely in U.S. Soils, Surface Water, Groundwater, and Precipitation†

    William A. Battaglin;Michael T. Meyer;Kathryn Kuivila;Julie E. Dietze

  • Flux and sources of nutrients in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin: Topic 3 Report for the IntegratedAssessment on Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.

    Donald A. Goolsby;William A. Battaglin;Gregory B. Lawrence;Richard S. Artz

  • Nitrogen input to the Gulf of Mexico.

    Donald A. Goolsby;William A. Battaglin;Brent T. Aulenbach;Richard P. Hooper

  • Occurrence of sulfonylurea, sulfonamide, imidazolinone, and other herbicides in rivers, reservoirs and ground water in the Midwestern United States, 1998

    W.A. Battaglin;E.T. Furlong;M.R. Burkhardt;C.J. Peter

  • Long‐term changes in concentrations and flux of nitrogen in the Mississippi River Basin, USA

    Donald A. Goolsby;William A. Battaglin

  • Flux and Sources of Nutrients in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin

    Donald A. Goolsby;William A. Battaglin;Gregory B. Lawrence;Richard S. Artz

  • Nitrogen flux and sources in the Mississippi River Basin.

    Donald A. Goolsby;William A. Battaglin;Brent T. Aulenbach;Richard P. Hooper

  • Occurrence of Azoxystrobin, Propiconazole, and Selected Other Fungicides in US Streams, 2005–2006

    William A. Battaglin;Mark W. Sandstrom;Kathryn M. Kuivila;Dana W. Kolpin

  • GLYPHOSATE, OTHER HERBICIDES, AND TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS IN MIDWESTERN STREAMS, 20021

    William A. Battaglin;Dana W. Kolpin;Elizabeth A. Scribner;Kathryn M. Kuivila

  • Nitrate stable isotopes : Tools for determining nitrate sources among different land uses in the Mississippi River Basin

    Cecily C.Y Chang;Carol Kendall;Steven R Silva;William A Battaglin

  • Herbicides and their metabolites in rainfall: Origin, transport, and deposition patterns across the midwestern and northeastern United States, 1990-1991

    D.A. Goolsby;E.M. Thurman;M.L. Pomes;M.T. Meyer

  • The occurrence of glyphosate, atrazine, and other pesticides in vernal pools and adjacent streams in Washington, DC, Maryland, Iowa, and Wyoming, 2005-2006

    William A. Battaglin;Karen C. Rice;Michael J. Focazio;Sue Salmons

  • Streamflow and nutrient fluxes of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin and subbasins for the period of record through 2005

    Brent T. Aulenbach;Herbert T. Buxton;William A. Battaglin;Richard H. Coupe

  • Pesticide concentrations in frog tissue and wetland habitats in a landscape dominated by agriculture.

    Kelly L. Smalling;Rebecca A. Reeves;Erin Muths;Mark Vandever

  • Chemical and isotopic evidence of nitrogen transformation in the Mississippi River, 1997-98

    William A. Battaglin;Carol Kendall;Cecily C. Y. Chang;Steven R. Silva

  • Potential toxicity of pesticides measured in midwestern streams to aquatic organisms

    W. Battaglin;J. Fairchild

  • Herbicides and Transformation Products in Surface Waters of the Midwestern United States

    William A. Battaglin;Earl M. Thurman;Stephen J. Kalkhoff;Stephen D. Porter

  • Routine determination of sulfonylurea, imidazolinone, and sulfonamide herbicides at nanogram-per-liter concentrations by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.

    Edward T Furlong;Mark R Burkhardt;Paul M Gates;Stephen L Werner

  • Concentrations of Glyphosate, Its Degradation Product, Aminomethylphosphonic Acid, and Glufosinate in Ground- and Surface-Water, Rainfall, and Soil Samples Collected in the United States, 2001-06

    Elisabeth A. Scribner;William A. Battaglin;Robert J. Gilliom;Michael T. Meyer

  • Spatial data in geographic information system format on agricultural chemical use, land use, cropping practices in the United States

    William A. Battaglin;Donald A. Goolsby

  • Glyphosate, Other Herbicides, And TransformationProducts In Midwestern Streams, 2002

    William A. Battaglin;Dana W. Kolpin;Elizabeth A. Scribner;Kathryn M. Kuivila

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Meyer
Michael T. Meyer United States Geological Survey
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey
Dana W. Kolpin
Dana W. Kolpin United States Geological Survey
Edward T. Furlong
Edward T. Furlong United States Geological Survey
Lauren E. Hay
Lauren E. Hay United States Geological Survey
Erin Muths
Erin Muths United States Geological Survey
Carol Kendall
Carol Kendall United States Geological Survey
Michelle L. Hladik
Michelle L. Hladik United States Geological Survey
Gregory B. Lawrence
Gregory B. Lawrence United States Geological Survey
Larry B. Barber
Larry B. Barber United States Geological Survey

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