Anna is a Hydrologist with the New Jersey Water Science Center associated with the Water-Quality Observations Program (QWOP) Discrete Water-Quality Team. Anna is primarily involved with surface-water-quality data collection, review, and dissemination. Anna also serves as a GIS specialist within QWOP assisting in geospatial analysis, interpretation, and display.
As a hydrologist with the USGS, Anna has had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of water-quality related projects. Early in her career, she participated in a study of long-term water-quality trends in New Jersey. In the field, Anna co-lead a field effort to collect and analyze the effects of Hurricane Sandy on coastal and marine sediments. She also co-authored the New Jersey Water Science Center’s review and analysis of Hurricane Sandy data.
Anna is currently part of a team developing a comprehensive water quality model for the Mohawk River basin as a collaborative effort with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC).
Additionally, Anna is involved with a coastal flood inundation mapping initiative for the New Jersey Tide Telemetry Network that will produce flood inundation maps for the entire coast of New Jersey based on ADCIRC modeled coastal storm data correlated to USGS tide gages.
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Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey
Documentation and hydrologic analysis of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, October 29–30, 2012
Chemical and ancillary data associated with bed sediment, young of year Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) tissue, and mussel (Mytilus edulis and Geukensia demissa) tissue collected after Hurricane Sandy in bays and estuaries of New
Estuarine bed-sediment-quality data collected in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy, 2013
Variations in statewide water quality of New Jersey streams, water years 1998-2009
Novel Bacterial Monitoring in Urbanized Areas of the Delaware River Basin in Support of Recreational Water Quality Criteria
Estrogen equivalents of surface water and smallmouth bass estrogenic biomarker data in New Jersey, 2016-2017
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Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey
The observation of testicular oocytes in male fishes has been utilized as a biomarker of estrogenic endocrine disruption. A reconnaissance project led in the Northeastern United States (US) during the period of 2008–2010 identified a high prevalence of intersex smallmouth bass on or near US Fish & Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges that included the observation of 100% prevalence in smallmDocumentation and hydrologic analysis of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, October 29–30, 2012
In 2012, a late season tropical depression developed into a tropical storm and later a hurricane. The hurricane, named “Hurricane Sandy,” gained strength to a Category 3 storm on October 25, 2012, and underwent several transitions on its approach to the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern coast of the United States. By October 28, 2012, Hurricane Sandy had strengthened into the largest hurricane evChemical and ancillary data associated with bed sediment, young of year Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) tissue, and mussel (Mytilus edulis and Geukensia demissa) tissue collected after Hurricane Sandy in bays and estuaries of New
This report describes the methods and data associated with a reconnaissance study of young of year bluefish and mussel tissue samples as well as bed sediment collected as bluefish habitat indicators during August 2013–April 2014 in New Jersey and New York following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. This study was funded by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (PL 113-2) and was conductedEstuarine bed-sediment-quality data collected in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy, 2013
This report describes a reconnaissance study of estuarine bed-sediment quality conducted June–October 2013 in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 to assess the extent of contamination and the potential long-term human and ecological impacts of the storm. The study, funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (PL 113-2), was conducted by the U.S. GeologicVariations in statewide water quality of New Jersey streams, water years 1998-2009
Statistical analyses were conducted for six water-quality constituents measured at 371 surface-water-quality stations during water years 1998-2009 to determine changes in concentrations over time. This study examined year-round concentrations of total dissolved solids, dissolved nitrite plus nitrate, dissolved phosphorus, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen; concentrations of dissolved chloride w - Science
Novel Bacterial Monitoring in Urbanized Areas of the Delaware River Basin in Support of Recreational Water Quality Criteria
As part of the Urban Water Federal Partnership, the USGS NJWSC and the Delaware River Basin Commission are currently assessing the use of innovative, near real-time bacteria monitoring technology to provide rapid results on bacteria concentrations to water regulators. Traditional methods of collecting and quantifying fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) is labor intensive, expensive, and may be... - Data
Estrogen equivalents of surface water and smallmouth bass estrogenic biomarker data in New Jersey, 2016-2017
The data were gathered as a preliminary assessment of estrogenicity under base-flow conditions at over 100 sites (lakes and streams) throughout New Jersey followed by more targeted sampling of smallmouth bass at nine sites with varying levels of estrogenicity. In 2016, 102 sites (lakes and streams) for the preliminary estrogenicity assessment were selected utilizing compiled results of previous mo - Multimedia