Dusty conditions prior to road treatment on the auto tour loop at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in July 2014. Loess Bluffs was the site of a large-scale field test of two dust suppressant products, with monitoring of product performance and environmental safety.
Bethany Kunz, PhD
Dr. Bethany Kunz is a Biologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Science and Products
Program Scientist Receives Award for Research on the Effects of Road Dust Control Chemicals
Biological and chemical data from chloride bioassays with native wetland species in natural and reconstituted Prairie Pothole waters
Chemical and biological data from acute toxicity tests with road dust suppressant chemicals and five freshwater organisms
Chemical and biological data from acute and chronic exposure to sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate for several freshwater organisms in water-only bioassays
Amphibian monitoring data collected from Indiana hardwood forests, 2015-2016
Soil chemistry adjacent to roads treated with dust control products at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge
Dusty conditions prior to road treatment on the auto tour loop at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in July 2014. Loess Bluffs was the site of a large-scale field test of two dust suppressant products, with monitoring of product performance and environmental safety.
Chloride toxicity to native freshwater species in natural and reconstituted prairie pothole waters
Occurrence, fate, and transport of aerially applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18
The spread of the invasive and fire-adapted buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) threatens desert ecosystems by competing for resources, increasing fuel loads, and creating wildfire connectivity. The Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park addressed this natural resource threat with the use of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs). In 2010, the Rincon Mountain District initiated an aerial res
Aquatic toxicity of chemical road dust suppressants to freshwater organisms
Acute and chronic toxicity of sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate to several freshwater organisms in water-only exposures
Benefits and limitations of installing driving surface aggregate at two federal lands sites
Amphibian monitoring in hardwood forests: Optimizing methods for contaminant‐based compensatory restorations
Science support for evaluating natural recovery of polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in fish from Crab Orchard Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois
Use of real-time dust monitoring and surface condition to evaluate success of unpaved road treatments
Use of real-time dust monitoring and surface condition to evaluate success of unpaved road treatments
Incorporating evolutionary insights to improve ecotoxicology for freshwater species
Dust control products at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Texas: environmental safety and performance
Unpaved road dust management, a successful practitioner’s handbook
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
Science and Products
Program Scientist Receives Award for Research on the Effects of Road Dust Control Chemicals
Biological and chemical data from chloride bioassays with native wetland species in natural and reconstituted Prairie Pothole waters
Chemical and biological data from acute toxicity tests with road dust suppressant chemicals and five freshwater organisms
Chemical and biological data from acute and chronic exposure to sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate for several freshwater organisms in water-only bioassays
Amphibian monitoring data collected from Indiana hardwood forests, 2015-2016
Soil chemistry adjacent to roads treated with dust control products at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge
Dusty conditions prior to road treatment on the auto tour loop at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in July 2014. Loess Bluffs was the site of a large-scale field test of two dust suppressant products, with monitoring of product performance and environmental safety.
Dusty conditions prior to road treatment on the auto tour loop at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in July 2014. Loess Bluffs was the site of a large-scale field test of two dust suppressant products, with monitoring of product performance and environmental safety.
Chloride toxicity to native freshwater species in natural and reconstituted prairie pothole waters
Occurrence, fate, and transport of aerially applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18
The spread of the invasive and fire-adapted buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) threatens desert ecosystems by competing for resources, increasing fuel loads, and creating wildfire connectivity. The Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park addressed this natural resource threat with the use of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs). In 2010, the Rincon Mountain District initiated an aerial res
Aquatic toxicity of chemical road dust suppressants to freshwater organisms
Acute and chronic toxicity of sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate to several freshwater organisms in water-only exposures
Benefits and limitations of installing driving surface aggregate at two federal lands sites
Amphibian monitoring in hardwood forests: Optimizing methods for contaminant‐based compensatory restorations
Science support for evaluating natural recovery of polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in fish from Crab Orchard Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois
Use of real-time dust monitoring and surface condition to evaluate success of unpaved road treatments
Use of real-time dust monitoring and surface condition to evaluate success of unpaved road treatments
Incorporating evolutionary insights to improve ecotoxicology for freshwater species
Dust control products at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Texas: environmental safety and performance
Unpaved road dust management, a successful practitioner’s handbook
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.