Caleb Van Zante
Caleb Van Zante is a Hydrologist at the USGS New Mexico Water Science Center.
Caleb Van Zante is a hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey New Mexico Water Science Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While attending the University of Iowa, he joined the Iowa Geological Survey in 2019 working as a soil science lab and field technician, later entering his current position with the USGS in 2022. Caleb’s work has included surface water and urban stormwater studies concerning nutrients, bacteria, and geochemical constituents. His work is currently focused on suspended sediment dynamics in the Rio Grande and urban stormwater monitoring.
Science and Products
Investigating PCB, PFAS, and Microplastics in Urban Runoff Contributing to the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stormwater outfalls in Albuquerque collect urban runoff from precipitation events which include physical materials and chemical contaminants that contribute directly into the Rio Grande. Among these contaminants are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), present in consumer and industrial products, some of which were banned decades ago but are still found...
Science and Products
Investigating PCB, PFAS, and Microplastics in Urban Runoff Contributing to the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stormwater outfalls in Albuquerque collect urban runoff from precipitation events which include physical materials and chemical contaminants that contribute directly into the Rio Grande. Among these contaminants are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), present in consumer and industrial products, some of which were banned decades ago but are still found...