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Gabrielle Black, PhD

(She/her)

Gabby Black, PhD is a Chemist in the Pesticide Fate Research Group at the California Water Science Center (CAWSC).

In her work at the California Water Science Center, Dr. Black focuses on nontargeted chemical analysis to identify new, unmonitored, or toxicologically significant chemicals in the environment using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Her projects focus on surface water, ground water, soil, sediment and biosolids and investigates compounds related to pesticide use, fertilizer application, and illegal cannabis cultivation. Dr. Black has also conducted projects measuring pesticide concentrations in complex, solid environmental matrices.

 

Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California Davis 2019-2023

  • Affiliate Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2013-2017

  • Project Manager, Carbon Cycle Institute, 2012-2014

     

Education and Certifications

  • PhD Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry, University of California Davis

  • BS Molecular Cell Biology, minor in Chemistry, Dominican University of California, San Rafael

Science and Products

Multiresidue extraction of current-use pesticides from complex solid matrices using energized dispersive guided extraction with analysis by gas and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy

The development of sample processing techniques that recover a broad suite of pesticides from solid matrices, while mitigating coextracted matrix interferences, and reducing processing time is beneficial for high throughput analyses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an automated extraction system for pesticide analyses in solid environmental samples. An Energized Di
Authors
Gabrielle Pecora Black, Emily Woodward, Corey Sanders, Michael S. Gross, Michelle Hladik
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

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.

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A yellow crop duster lets fall a cloud of spray on a cotton crop

Pesticide Fate Research Group (PFRG)

Pesticides are applied in agricultural and urban areas to control weeds, insects, fungus, and other pests. Applied pesticides and their degradates can be transported off-site through a variety of mechanisms; these pesticides can then be found in non-target areas. Pesticide transport can occur through the atmosphere, in the aqueous phase (surface and groundwater) and associated with soil/sediment...
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California Water Science Center, Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory
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Pesticide Fate Research Group (PFRG)

Pesticides are applied in agricultural and urban areas to control weeds, insects, fungus, and other pests. Applied pesticides and their degradates can be transported off-site through a variety of mechanisms; these pesticides can then be found in non-target areas. Pesticide transport can occur through the atmosphere, in the aqueous phase (surface and groundwater) and associated with soil/sediment...
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Science and Products

  • Publications

    Multiresidue extraction of current-use pesticides from complex solid matrices using energized dispersive guided extraction with analysis by gas and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy

    The development of sample processing techniques that recover a broad suite of pesticides from solid matrices, while mitigating coextracted matrix interferences, and reducing processing time is beneficial for high throughput analyses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an automated extraction system for pesticide analyses in solid environmental samples. An Energized Di
    Authors
    Gabrielle Pecora Black, Emily Woodward, Corey Sanders, Michael S. Gross, Michelle Hladik
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center

    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
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    A yellow crop duster lets fall a cloud of spray on a cotton crop

    Pesticide Fate Research Group (PFRG)

    Pesticides are applied in agricultural and urban areas to control weeds, insects, fungus, and other pests. Applied pesticides and their degradates can be transported off-site through a variety of mechanisms; these pesticides can then be found in non-target areas. Pesticide transport can occur through the atmosphere, in the aqueous phase (surface and groundwater) and associated with soil/sediment...
    By
    California Water Science Center, Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory
    link

    Pesticide Fate Research Group (PFRG)

    Pesticides are applied in agricultural and urban areas to control weeds, insects, fungus, and other pests. Applied pesticides and their degradates can be transported off-site through a variety of mechanisms; these pesticides can then be found in non-target areas. Pesticide transport can occur through the atmosphere, in the aqueous phase (surface and groundwater) and associated with soil/sediment...
    Learn More