Bemidji National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site Request for Proposal Packet
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Jared Trost is a hydrologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center using field studies, innovative sampling equipment, statistics, and modeling to understand (1) the influences of land cover, contaminants, and unsaturated zone properties on the quality and quantity of water reaching unconfined aquifers and (2) surface-water/groundwater interactions.
Jared Trost is a hydrologist and has led several investigations on the influences of land cover, contaminants, and unsaturated zone properties on the quality and quantity of water reaching unconfined aquifers and the interactions of these groundwater systems with surface-water. He is presently the site coordinator for the USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program's Bemidji crude oil spill site and the chair of the Unsaturated Zone Interest Group (UZIG). In his capacities as the Bemidji crude oil spill site coordinator and chair of the Unsaturated Zone Interest Group (UZIG), he facilitates collaborative research and communication among scientists. Ongoing projects include:
Project manager at the University of Minnesota’s Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in East Bethel, Minnesota from 2001 through 2008.
M.S., Water Resource Science with emphasis on soil hydrology, University of Minnesota, 2010
B.A., Biology and Chemistry, Augsburg College, 2000
2014-present American Geophysical Union
2008-present Minnesota Groundwater Association
2007-present Unsaturated Zone Interest Group (UZIG); elected chair of steering committee in December 2014
Trost, J., B. Bekins, T. Christy, and B. Mason, A Direct-Push Sample-Freezing Drive Shoe for Collecting Sediment Cores with Intact Pore Fluid, Microbial, and Sediment Distributions poster presented at the Minnesota Water Resources Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 18-19, 2016.
Trost, J., J. Roth, S. Westenbroek, H. Reeves, Simulation of Potential Groundwater Recharge for the Glacial Aquifer System East of the Rocky Mountains, 1980-2011, using the Soil-Water-Baland Model presented at the USGS National Groundwater Conference in Reno, Nevada, August 29-September 2, 2016.
Trost, J., N. Sihota, U. Mayer, G. Delin, E. Warren, B. Bekins, A. Berg, B. Mason, Seasonal Variability in Vadose Zone Biodegradation at a Crude Oil Pipeline Rupture Site presented at the USGS National Groundwater Conference in Reno, Nevada, August 29-September 2, 2016.
Trost, J., B. Bekins, I. Cozzarelli, and M. Erickson, Novel Methods for Sampling and Monitoring at Contaminated Sites: An Overview of Recent Developments at the National Crude Oil Spill and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota presented at the National Monitoring Conference in Tampa, Florida, May 2-6, 2016
Trost, J., B. Bekins, T. Christy, and B. Mason, A Direct-Push Sample-Freezing Drive Shoe for Collecting Sediment Cores with Intact Pore Fluid, Microbial, and Sediment Distributions poster presented at the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California, December 14-18, 2015
Trost, J., N. Sihota, G. Delin, and E. Warren, Seasonal Variations in CO2 Efflux, Vadose Zone Gas Concentrations, and Natural Attenuation Rates at a Crude Oil Spill Site presented at the American Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco, California, December 15-19, 2014.
Mason, B., Trost, J., Groundwater/Surface-water interactions downgradient from a decades old crude oil spill presented at the Minnesota Water Resources Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 14-15, 2014.
Trost, J., N. Sihota, K.U. Mayer, A. Berg, B. Mason, Understanding the Seasonal Variability in Unsaturated Zone Gas Composition and Fluxes above a Subsurface Crude Oil Spill presented at the Geological Society of America Meeting in Denver, Colorado October 27-30, 2013.
Trost, J., N. Sihota, K.U. Mayer, A. Berg, B. Mason, Understanding the Seasonal Variability in Unsaturated Zone Gas Composition and Fluxes above a Subsurface Crude Oil Spill, presented at the Midwest Groundwater Conference, September 23-25, 2013, in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Trost, J., Boland, K,. Bekins, B., Cozzarelli, I., Baedecker, MJ., Eganhouse, R., Jaeschke, J., and Erickson, M. 2012. Understanding Long-Term Natural Attenuation of Crude Oil in the Subsurface. Poster presentation at the Midwest Groundwater Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 1-2, 2012.
Trost, J., 2012. Energy and Water Quality Benefits of Managing Marginally Productive Land for Prairie Biomass Production. Abstract and presentation at the USGS National Groundwater Conference, August 6-10, 2012, Golden, CO.
Trost, J., Energy and water quality benefits of managing marginally productive land for prairie biomass production. Abstract and presentation at the Minnesota Water Resources Conference, October 18–19, 2011, St. Paul, MN
Trost, J., Boland, K., Bekins, B., Cozzarelli, I., Baedecker, M.J., Eganhouse, R, Understanding the long-term dynamics of natural attenuation of crude oil in the subsurface. Abstract and poster presentation at the Geological Society of America conference, October 9–12, 2011, Minneapolis, MN.
Trost J., Comparison of the soil-water balance and groundwater recharge among annually-harvested perennial and annual biofuel crops, poster presentation at the Minnesota Groundwater Association Conference, November 9, 2010.
Trost J., Can perennial biofuel crops be used to remove pharmaceuticals (and nutrients) from the environment? Abstract and presentation at the Minnesota Water Resources Conference, October 26-27, 2009.
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Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site.
Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site.
Collecting a sediment core with the freezing drive shoe technology on a hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site.
Collecting a sediment core with the freezing drive shoe technology on a hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site.
Four USGS scientists sampling pore water from a canoe in un-named lake approximately 340 meters downgradient of the Bemidji, Minnesota crude oil spill site.
Four USGS scientists sampling pore water from a canoe in un-named lake approximately 340 meters downgradient of the Bemidji, Minnesota crude oil spill site.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists collecting a groundwater sample from a well at the USGS Bemidji Crude-Oil Spill Research Site, Minnesota. The scientists monitored in real time the dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and temperature of the water as the well is pumped so they can know when to collect representative sample.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists collecting a groundwater sample from a well at the USGS Bemidji Crude-Oil Spill Research Site, Minnesota. The scientists monitored in real time the dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and temperature of the water as the well is pumped so they can know when to collect representative sample.
Monitoring wells near the location of a 1979 oil spill at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, in October 2010. Some are for sampling groundwater, some are for sampling soil gas, some are for sampling oil. The green PVC collar in the foreground is for measuring soil carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux.
Monitoring wells near the location of a 1979 oil spill at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, in October 2010. Some are for sampling groundwater, some are for sampling soil gas, some are for sampling oil. The green PVC collar in the foreground is for measuring soil carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux.
The groundwater below the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (the facility) in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, contains fuel compounds from past spills. This study used carbon-14 analyses to distinguish fuel-derived carbon from background carbon, along with other biodegradation indicators, to address two goals: (1) determine the extent and migration direction of groundwater affected by residual fuel below the fa
A crude-oil spill occurred in 1979 when a pipeline burst near Bemidji, Minnesota. More than 70 percent of the 1.7 million liters of spilled crude oil was removed shortly thereafter. In response to a requirement by the State regulatory agency to remove the remaining crude to a sheen in all wells, in 1998, the pipeline company installed a dual-pump recovery system at the site. This additional remedi
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site.
Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site.
Collecting a sediment core with the freezing drive shoe technology on a hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site.
Collecting a sediment core with the freezing drive shoe technology on a hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site.
Four USGS scientists sampling pore water from a canoe in un-named lake approximately 340 meters downgradient of the Bemidji, Minnesota crude oil spill site.
Four USGS scientists sampling pore water from a canoe in un-named lake approximately 340 meters downgradient of the Bemidji, Minnesota crude oil spill site.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists collecting a groundwater sample from a well at the USGS Bemidji Crude-Oil Spill Research Site, Minnesota. The scientists monitored in real time the dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and temperature of the water as the well is pumped so they can know when to collect representative sample.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists collecting a groundwater sample from a well at the USGS Bemidji Crude-Oil Spill Research Site, Minnesota. The scientists monitored in real time the dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and temperature of the water as the well is pumped so they can know when to collect representative sample.
Monitoring wells near the location of a 1979 oil spill at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, in October 2010. Some are for sampling groundwater, some are for sampling soil gas, some are for sampling oil. The green PVC collar in the foreground is for measuring soil carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux.
Monitoring wells near the location of a 1979 oil spill at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, in October 2010. Some are for sampling groundwater, some are for sampling soil gas, some are for sampling oil. The green PVC collar in the foreground is for measuring soil carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux.
The groundwater below the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (the facility) in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, contains fuel compounds from past spills. This study used carbon-14 analyses to distinguish fuel-derived carbon from background carbon, along with other biodegradation indicators, to address two goals: (1) determine the extent and migration direction of groundwater affected by residual fuel below the fa
A crude-oil spill occurred in 1979 when a pipeline burst near Bemidji, Minnesota. More than 70 percent of the 1.7 million liters of spilled crude oil was removed shortly thereafter. In response to a requirement by the State regulatory agency to remove the remaining crude to a sheen in all wells, in 1998, the pipeline company installed a dual-pump recovery system at the site. This additional remedi
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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