Emily H Majcher, PE
Emily Majcher is a Hydrologist at the USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center in Catonsville, MD.
Projects have included sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents, petroleum and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, chlorobenzenes, polychlorinated biphenyls, and metals. Ms. Majcher managed multiple projects at a U.S. Army CERCLA site, in which green sampling techniques were utilized. She has served as the project manager and co-principal investigator for several multi-year projects investigating dissolved, mixed organic contamination in wetland environments and the migration of contaminants into indoor air. She managed and directed projects identifying and characterizing contaminant breakthrough to surface water in tidal wetlands through areas of focused discharge, and designed and implemented novel bioremediation options at the pilot scale.
More recently, her private and public sector experience has been applied to coordination of several workshops and serving as the co-chairperson for the Actionable Science subgroup of the Urban Waters Partnership program in Baltimore, Maryland. Her and her colleagues are exploring factors of influence on long-term trends in water quality related to bacteria, nutrients, and chloride, addressing monitoring and remediation of PCBs in urban stormwater and sediment.
Emily has actively served as a mentor in formal and informal programs since 2001 and have a particular interest in promoting and encouraging women in science and engineering. Most recently, she served as a mentor for a Chesapeake Bay Trust Conservation Corps member, where USGS served as the host agency for one year.
PUBLICATIONS
Majcher, E.H., Draft Summary Report of the Urban Waters Monitoring Workshop, 18 June 2014, Baltimore, MD. http://www.urbanwaters.gov/baltimore/pdf/Urban-Water-Monitoring-Assets_091014.pdf
Lorah, M.M., Walker, C.W., Baker, A., Teunis, J.A., Majcher, E.H., Brayton, M.J., Raffensperger, J. P., Cozzarelli, I.M. 2014, Hydrogeologic Characterization and Assessment of Feasibility of Bioremediation of Chlorinated Benzenes and Benzene in Wetland Areas, Standard Chlorine of Delaware, Inc. Superfund Site, New Castle County, Delaware, 2009-12. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report
Majcher, E., D. Himmelheber, A. Krasnopoler, T. McAlary, P. Nicholson, R. Ettinger, J. Harris, J. Wrobel. 2010. Implementation of a Strategic Approach for Complex VI Assessment at a Large Military Facility. Air and Waste Management Association Conference Proceedings.
Majcher, E.H., Lorah, M.M., Phelan, D.J., and McGinty, A.L., 2009, Design and performance of an enhanced bioremediation pilot test in a tidal wetland seep, West Branch Canal Creek, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5112, 84 p.
Lorah, M.M., Majcher, E.H., Jones, E.J.,
Science and Products
Tracking Status and Trends in Seven Key Indicators of River and Stream Condition in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Urban Waters Federal Partnership—Patapsco Watershed (Baltimore, Md. region)
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Tracking Status and Trends in Seven Key Indicators of River and Stream Condition in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Identifying and tracking the status of, and trends in, stream health within the Chesapeake Bay watershed is essential to understanding the past, present, and future trajectory of the watershed’s resources and ecological condition. A team of USGS ecosystem scientists is meeting this need with an initiative to track the status of, and trends in, key indicators of the health of non-tidal freshwater...Urban Waters Federal Partnership—Patapsco Watershed (Baltimore, Md. region)
Several watersheds in the Baltimore region have elevated PCB loads in tidal waters. Local jurisdictions are responsible for reducing PCB loading from their watersheds. The USGS is embarking on a pilot study in the Patapsco watershed that will help determine sources of PCBs and will demonstrate innovative monitoring and analysis techniques for more efficient use of mitigation resouces.