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William D. Robertson

William D. Robertson

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9317
World Ranking
3967
National Ranking
183

William D. Robertson 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 William D. Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 78 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

William D. Robertson 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 William D. Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

William D. Robertson is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on topics related to water treatment, wastewater management, and nutrient dynamics in aquatic systems.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science, with specific emphasis on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Environmental Chemistry; Water Science and Technology; and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their research addresses a variety of main topics, including:

  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies

William D. Robertson has published frequently in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Ground Water (2 publications)
  • Water Research (1 publication)
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research (1 publication)

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Variable persistence of artificial sweeteners during wastewater treatment: Implications for future use as tracers," published in 2020 in Water Research
  • "Nitrogen Attenuation in Septic System Plumes," published in 2020 in Ground Water
  • "The role of groundwater in loading of nutrients to a restricted bay in a Precambrian Shield lake. Part 1. - Conceptual model and field observations," published in 2021 in Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • "Nitrogen and Phosphorus Treatment Can Be Sustainable During on-Site Wastewater Disposal," published in 2023 in Ground Water

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work. Frequently co-authored researchers include:

  • Dale R. Van Stempvoort (4 co-authored works)
  • Susan Brown (2 co-authored works)
  • Sherry L. Schiff (2 co-authored works)
  • John Spoelstra (1 co-authored work)
  • Dorothy L. Garda (1 co-authored work)

Best Publications

  • The Mussel Watch

    Edward D. Goldberg;Vaughan T. Bowen;John W. Farrington;George Harvey

  • Use of Multiple Isotope Tracers to Evaluate Denitrification in Ground Water: Study of Nitrate from a Large-Flux Septic System Plume

    Ramon Aravena;William D. Robertson

  • Denitrifying bioreactors - an approach for reducing nitrate loads to receiving waters.

    Louis A. Schipper;Will D. Robertson;Arthur J. Gold;Dan B. Jaynes

  • Ground‐Water Contamination from Two Small Septic Systems on Sand Aquifers

    W. D. Robertson;J. A. Cherry;E. A. Sudicky

  • In Situ Denitrification of Septic‐System Nitrate Using Reactive Porous Media Barriers: Field Trials

    W. D. Robertson;J. A. Cherry

  • Long‐Term Performance of In Situ Reactive Barriers for Nitrate Remediation

    W.D. Robertson;D.W. Blowes;C.J. Ptacek;J.A. Cherry

  • Nitrate removal rates in woodchip media of varying age.

    W.D. Robertson

  • Fate of pharmaceutical and trace organic compounds in three septic system plumes, Ontario, Canada.

    Cherilyn Carrara;Carol J Ptacek;William D Robertson;David W Blowes

  • Removal of agricultural nitrate from tile-drainage effluent water using in-line bioreactors

    D.W. Blowes;W.D. Robertson;C.J. Ptacek;C. Merkley

  • The hydrogeochemistry of the Nickel Rim mine tailings impoundment, Sudbury, Ontario

    R.H Johnson;D.W Blowes;W.D Robertson;J.L Jambor

  • Impacts on a Sand Aquifer from an Old Septic System: Nitrate and Phosphate

    J. Harman;W. D. Robertson;J. A. Cherry;L. Zanini

  • In-stream bioreactor for agricultural nitrate treatment.

    W. D. Robertson;L. C. Merkley

  • Review of Phosphate Mobility and Persistence in 10 Septic System Plumes

    W.D. Robertson;S.L. Schiff;C.J. Ptacek

  • Nitrate Removal Rates in a 15‐Year‐Old Permeable Reactive Barrier Treating Septic System Nitrate

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  • Attenuation of nitrate in aquitard sediments of southern Ontario

    W.D. Robertson;B.M. Russell;J.A. Cherry

  • Nitrate removal and greenhouse gas production in a stream-bed denitrifying bioreactor.

    Z. Elgood;W.D. Robertson;S.L. Schiff;R. Elgood

  • DENITRIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE USING WOOD-BASED REACTORS

    P. W. van Driel;W. D. Robertson;L. C. Merkley

  • Phosphorus characterization in sediments impacted by septic effluent at four sites in central Canada

    L Zanini;W.D Robertson;C.J Ptacek;S.L Schiff

  • The solid-phase controls on the mobility of heavy metals at the Copper Cliff tailings area, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

    R.G McGregor;D.W Blowes;J.L Jambor;W.D Robertson

  • Tritium as an indicator of recharge and dispersion in a groundwater system in central Ontario

    W. D. Robertson;J. A. Cherry

  • Modelling of sulfide oxidation with reactive transport at a mine drainage site

    J.G Bain;D.W Blowes;W.D Robertson;E.O Frind

Frequent Co-Authors

Sherry L. Schiff
Sherry L. Schiff University of Waterloo
David W. Blowes
David W. Blowes University of Waterloo
Carol J. Ptacek
Carol J. Ptacek University of Waterloo
John A. Cherry
John A. Cherry University of Guelph
Ramon Aravena
Ramon Aravena University of Waterloo
Edward A. Sudicky
Edward A. Sudicky University of Waterloo
Ian D. Clark
Ian D. Clark University of Ottawa
Kerry T.B. MacQuarrie
Kerry T.B. MacQuarrie University of New Brunswick
Marco Petitta
Marco Petitta Sapienza University of Rome
Josh D. Neufeld
Josh D. Neufeld University of Waterloo

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