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Overview

William T. Foreman is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research work focuses on areas within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their primary research addresses topics related to Water Quality and Resources Studies as well as Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety. These areas highlight an emphasis on understanding water systems and the safety aspects pertaining to agricultural chemical residues.

Foreman has contributed to the subfields of Water Science and Technology and Food Science, indicating involvement in technical and applied research relevant to water management and food safety.

Their recent publication includes the paper titled "Comparison of detection limits estimated using single- and multi-concentration spike-based and blank-based procedures", published in 2021 in the journal Talanta. This work is among their documented contributions to scientific literature and has been cited in subsequent research.

Frequent coauthors working alongside Foreman include Teresa L. Williams, Edward T. Furlong, Dawn M. Hemmerle, Sarah J. Stetson, and Virendra K. Jha. Collaboration with these researchers suggests interdisciplinary engagement within the environmental and biological sciences communities.

Foreman's research has appeared primarily in the journal Talanta, reflecting engagement with venues specializing in analytical chemistry and related fields.

Best Publications

  • New reporting procedures based on long-term method detection levels and some considerations for interpretations of water-quality data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory

    Carolyn J. Oblinger Childress;William T. Foreman;Brooke F. Connor;Thomas J. Maloney

  • METHODS OF ANALYSIS BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORY- DETERMINATION OF ORGANONITROGEN HERBICIDES IN WATER BY SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION AND CAPILLARY-COLUMN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS * SPECTROMETRY WITH SELECTED-ION MONITORING

    Mark W. Sandstrom;Duane S. Wydoski;Michael P. Schroeder;Jana L. Zamboni

  • Expanded Target-Chemical Analysis Reveals Extensive Mixed-Organic-Contaminant Exposure in U.S. Streams

    Paul M. Bradley;Celeste A. Journey;Kristin M. Romanok;Larry B. Barber

  • Determination of vapor pressures for nonpolar and semipolar organic compounds from gas chromatographic retention data

    Daniel A. Hinckley;Terry F. Bidleman;William T. Foreman;Jack R. Tuschall

  • Vapor-particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds: estimates from field collections.

    Terry F. Bidleman;W. Neil. Billings;William T. Foreman

  • African and Asian Dust: From Desert Soils to Coral Reefs

    Virginia H. Garrison;Eugene A. Shinn;William T. Foreman;Dale W. Griffin

  • Urban Stormwater: An Overlooked Pathway of Extensive Mixed Contaminants to Surface and Groundwaters in the United States.

    Jason R. Masoner;Dana W. Kolpin;Isabelle M. Cozzarelli;Larry B. Barber

  • Hormones and Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater Used As a Source of Drinking Water Across the United States

    Laura M. Bexfield;Patricia L. Toccalino;Kenneth Belitz;William T. Foreman

  • Combined Sewer Overflows: An Environmental Source of Hormones and Wastewater Micropollutants

    P. J. Phillips;A. T. Chalmers;J. L. Gray;D. W. Kolpin

  • Occurrence of pesticides in rain and air in urban and agricultural areas of Mississippi, April-September 1995.

    R.H. Coupe;M.A. Manning;W.T. Foreman;D.A. Goolsby

  • Chiral Pesticides: Identification, Description, and Environmental Implications

    Elin M. Ulrich;Candice N. Morrison;Candice N. Morrison;Michael R. Goldsmith;William T. Foreman

  • Concentrations of hormones, pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in groundwater affected by septic systems in New England and New York

    Patrick J. Phillips;Christopher E. Schubert;Denise M. Argue;Irene J. Fisher

  • Pesticides in the atmosphere of the Mississippi River Valley, part I--rain.

    Michael S Majewski;William T Foreman;Donald A Goolsby

  • Pesticides in Mississippi air and rain: A comparison between 1995 and 2007

    Michael S. Majewski;Richard H. Coupe;William T. Foreman;Paul D. Capel

  • Bioassay of estrogenicity and chemical analyses of estrogens in streams across the United States associated with livestock operations

    D.A. Alvarez;N.W. Shappell;L.O. Billey;D.S. Bermudez

  • Chemical contaminants in water and sediment near fish nesting sites in the Potomac River basin: Determining potential exposures to smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

    Dana W. Kolpin;Vicki S. Blazer;James L. Gray;Michael J. Focazio

  • Riverbank filtration potential of pharmaceuticals in a wastewater-impacted stream.

    Paul M. Bradley;Larry B. Barber;Joseph W. Duris;William T. Foreman

  • Reproductive health indicators of fishes from Pennsylvania watersheds: association with chemicals of emerging concern

    V. S. Blazer;D. D. Iwanowicz;H. L. Walsh;A. J. Sperry

  • Airborne pesticide residues along the Mississippi River

    M.S. Majewski;W.T. Foreman;D.A. Goolsbys;N. Nakagaki

  • An experimental system for investigating vapor-particle partitioning of trace organic pollutants

    William T. Foreman;Terry F. Bidleman

  • Semivolatile organic compounds in the ambient air of Denver, Colorado

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Frequent Co-Authors

Edward T. Furlong
Edward T. Furlong United States Geological Survey
Dana W. Kolpin
Dana W. Kolpin United States Geological Survey
Peter C. Van Metre
Peter C. Van Metre United States Geological Survey
Barbara J. Mahler
Barbara J. Mahler United States Geological Survey
Larry B. Barber
Larry B. Barber United States Geological Survey
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey
Michael T. Meyer
Michael T. Meyer United States Geological Survey
Dale W. Griffin
Dale W. Griffin United States Geological Survey
Christopher C. Fuller
Christopher C. Fuller United States Geological Survey
Terry F. Bidleman
Terry F. Bidleman Umeå University

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