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Overview

William P. Ball is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus that includes Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses core topics such as Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Water Resources Management and Optimization, as well as Urban Stormwater Management Solutions.

They have contributed to multiple research articles published in various scientific journals, including the following recent papers:

  • "The Chesapeake Bay program modeling system: Overview and recommendations for future development," 2021, Ecological Modelling
  • "Using Particle Tracking to Understand Flow Paths, Age Distributions, and the Paradoxical Origins of the Inverse Storage Effect in an Experimental Catchment," 2020, Water Resources Research
  • "Supporting cost-effective watershed management strategies for Chesapeake Bay using a modeling and optimization framework," 2021, Environmental Modelling & Software
  • "Effect of Strain-Specific Biofilm Properties on the Retention of Colloids in Saturated Porous Media under Conditions of Stormwater Biofiltration," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Facilitated Transport of Organic Contaminants in a High Concentration, Multicomponent Plume," 2025, Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation

William P. Ball has worked collaboratively with a number of frequent co-authors including:

  • Gary W. Shenk
  • Lewis C. Linker
  • Raleigh R. Hood
  • Rachel L. Dixon
  • S. M. Smith

Their publications appear across several peer-reviewed venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Ecological Modelling
  • Water Resources Research
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation

This body of work reflects expertise in modeling complex environmental systems and applying optimization frameworks for watershed management. It engages with understanding flow paths and ecosystem nutrient dynamics while addressing contaminant transport and biofiltration in stormwater management contexts.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of quantification methods to measure fire-derived (black/elemental) carbon in soils and sediments using reference materials from soil, water, sediment and the atmosphere

    Karen Hammes;Michael W.I. Schmidt;Ronald J. Smernik;Lloyd A. Currie

  • Long-term sorption of halogenated organic chemicals by aquifer material. 2. Intraparticle diffusion

    William P. Ball;Paul V. Roberts

  • Influence of surface oxides on the adsorption of naphthalene onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

    Hyun-Hee Cho;Billy A. Smith;Joshua D. Wnuk;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Long-term sorption of halogenated organic chemicals by aquifer material. 1. Equilibrium

    William P. Ball;Paul V. Roberts

  • New modeling paradigms for the sorption of hydrophobic organic chemicals to heterogeneous carbonaceous matter in soils, sediments, and rocks

    Richelle M. Allen-King;Peter Grathwohl;William P. Ball

  • Production and characterization of synthetic wood chars for use as surrogates for natural sorbents

    Roberta A. Brown;Andrew K. Kercher;Thanh H. Nguyen;Dennis C. Nagle

  • Adsorption-Partitioning Uptake of Nine Low-Polarity Organic Chemicals on a Natural Sorbent

    Guoshou Xia;William P. Ball

  • NANOFILTRATION OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER: pH AND IONIC STRENGTH EFFECTS

    Anne Braghetta;Francis A. DiGiano;William P. Ball

  • Long-Term Trends in Chesapeake Bay Seasonal Hypoxia, Stratification, and Nutrient Loading

    Rebecca R. Murphy;W. Michael Kemp;William P. Ball

  • Polyparameter linear free energy relationships for estimating the equilibrium partition of organic compounds between water and the natural organic matter in soils and sediments.

    Thanh H. Nguyen;Kai Uwe Goss;William P. Ball

  • Sorption of aqueous Zn[II] and Cd[II] by multiwall carbon nanotubes: the relative roles of oxygen-containing functional groups and graphenic carbon.

    Hyun-Hee Cho;Kevin Wepasnick;Billy A. Smith;Fazlullah K. Bangash

  • Longevity of Granular Iron in Groundwater Treatment Processes: Solution Composition Effects on Reduction of Organohalides and Nitroaromatic Compounds

    Jörg Klausen;Peter J Vikesland;Tamar Kohn;David R Burris

  • Evidence for a pore-filling mechanism in the adsorption of aromatic hydrocarbons to a natural wood char.

    Thanh H. Nguyen;Hyun Hee Cho;Dianne L. Poster;William P. Ball

  • Influence of surface oxides on the colloidal stability of multi-walled carbon nanotubes: a structure-property relationship.

    Billy Smith;Kevin Wepasnick;Kaitlin E. Schrote;Hyun-Hee Cho

  • Colloidal Properties of Aqueous Suspensions of Acid-Treated, Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Billy Smith;Kevin Wepasnick;K E Schrote;A R Bertele

  • An evaluation of thermal resistance as a measure of black carbon content in diesel soot, wood char, and sediment

    Thanh H Nguyen;Roberta A Brown;William P Ball

  • Characterization of a sandy aquifer material at the grain scale

    W.P. Ball;Ch. Buehler;T.C. Harmon;D.M. Mackay

  • Assessing the colloidal properties of engineered nanoparticles in water: case studies from fullerene C60 nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes

    Kai Loon Chen;Billy A. Smith;William P. Ball;D. Howard Fairbrother

  • Influence of calcite and dissolved calcium on uranium(VI) sorption to a hanford subsurface sediment.

    Wenming Dong;William P. Ball;Chongxuan Liu;Zheming Wang

  • Back diffusion of chlorinated solvent contaminants from a natural aquitard to a remediated aquifer under well-controlled field conditions: predictions and measurements.

    Chongxuan Liu;William P. Ball

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Bouwer
Edward J. Bouwer Johns Hopkins University
Chongxuan Liu
Chongxuan Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Ciaran J. Harman
Ciaran J. Harman Johns Hopkins University
D. Howard Fairbrother
D. Howard Fairbrother Johns Hopkins University
Reed M. Maxwell
Reed M. Maxwell Princeton University
Anthony R. Buda
Anthony R. Buda Agricultural Research Service
Walter R. Boynton
Walter R. Boynton University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Alan T. Stone
Alan T. Stone Johns Hopkins University
Dominic M. Di Toro
Dominic M. Di Toro University of Delaware
Robert M. Hirsch
Robert M. Hirsch United States Geological Survey

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