Bronwen Wang, Ph.D.
Biogeochemistry, trace element cycling, weathering
Professional Experience
2000 - Present Research Geologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
1995 - 2000 Water Quality Specialist, USGS Alaska District office
1991 - 1994 Hydrologist, USGS California District office, Sacramento, CA
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 1991 University of California at Davis Environmental Chemistry
M.S. 1988 San Diego State University Chemistry
B.S. 1983 University of California at Davis Chemistry
Affiliations and Memberships*
Associate editor, Applied Geochemistry
Member, International Association of Geochemistry
Member, Geological Society of America
Science and Products
Environmental and hydrologic overview of the Yukon River basin, Alaska and Canada
Regional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska: A section in Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998
Regional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska
Regional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment and vegetation samples; Fortymile River watershed, East-Central Alaska
Spatial distribution of chemical constituents in the Kuskokwim River, Alaska
Water-quality data for selected sites on Reversed, Rush, and Alger Creeks and Gull and Silver Lakes, Mono County, California, April 1994 to March 1995
Oxidation of dimethylselenide by δMnO2: oxidation product and factors affecting oxidation rate
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Environmental and hydrologic overview of the Yukon River basin, Alaska and Canada
The Yukon River, located in northwestern Canada and central Alaska, drains an area of more than 330,000 square miles, making it the fourth largest drainage basin in North America. Approximately 126,000 people live in this basin and 10 percent of these people maintain a subsistence lifestyle, depending on the basin's fish and game resources. Twenty ecoregions compose the Yukon River Basin, which inAuthorsTimothy P. Brabets, Bronwen Wang, Robert H. MeadeRegional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska: A section in Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998
A systematic water-quality study of the Fortymile River and many of its major tributaries in eastern Alaska was conducted in June of 1997 and 1998. Surface-water samples were collected for chemical analyses to establish regional baseline geochemistry values and to evaluate the possible environmental effects of suction-dredge placer gold mining and bulldozer-operated placer gold mining (commonly reAuthorsRichard B. Wanty, Bronwen Wang, Jim Vohden, Paul H. Briggs, Allen L. MeierRegional baseline geochemistry and environmental effects of gold placer mining operations on the Fortymile River, eastern Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsR. B. Wanty, Bronwen Wang, Jim Vohden, Paul H. Briggs, A.H. MeierRegional geochemical results from the analyses of rock, water, soil, stream sediment and vegetation samples; Fortymile River watershed, East-Central Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsJ. G. Crock, L. P. Gough, R. B. Wanty, W. C. Day, Bronwen Wang, B. M. Gamble, M. Henning, Z. A. Brown, A. L. MeierSpatial distribution of chemical constituents in the Kuskokwim River, Alaska
The effects of lithologic changes on the water quality of the Kuskokwim River, Alaska, were evaluated by the U.S. Geological Survey in June 1997. Water, suspended sediments, and bed sediments were sampled from the Kusko-kwim River and from three tributaries, the Holitna River, Red Devil Creek, and Crooked Creek. Dissolved boron, chromium, copper, manganese, zinc, aluminum, lithium, barium, iron, aAuthorsBronwen WangWater-quality data for selected sites on Reversed, Rush, and Alger Creeks and Gull and Silver Lakes, Mono County, California, April 1994 to March 1995
Water-quality data for selected sites on Reversed, Rush, and Alger Creeks and Gull and Silver Lakes, Mono County, California, were collected from April 1994 to March 1995. Water samples were analyzed for major ions and trace elements, nutrients, methylene blue active substances, and oil and grease. Field measurements were made for discharge, specific conductance, pH, water temperature, barometricAuthorsBronwen Wang, G.L. Rockwell, J. C. BlodgettOxidation of dimethylselenide by δMnO2: oxidation product and factors affecting oxidation rate
Volatile dimethylselenide (DMSe) was transformed to a nonvolatile Se compound in a ??-MnO2 suspension. The nonvolatile product was a single compound identified as dimethylselenoxide based on its mass spectra pattern. After 24 h, 100% of the DMSe added to a ??-MnO2 suspension was converted to nonpurgable Se as opposed to 20%, 18%, and 4% conversion for chromate, permanganate, and the filtrate fromAuthorsBronwen Wang, Richard G. Burau - Science
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