Gordon Rattray, Herman Sievering, Dry deposition of ammonia, nitric acid, ammonium, and nitrate to alpine tundra at Niwot Ridge, Colorado, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1105-1109, ISSN 1352-2310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00276-4.
Gordon Rattray
Biography
Gordon Rattray is currently conducting scientific investigations on the chemistry and hydrology of groundwater in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the hydrogeology of the Camas National Wildlife Refuge (CNWR). Extensive chemical data sets from groundwater are being interpreted to understand the sources and movement of groundwater at the INL. This information will help in understanding the fate and transport of chemical wastes in the ESRP aquifer that were derived from the INL. At the CNWR, sediment, streamflow in water conveyance ditches, pond or lake stage level, and groundwater level data was collected. These data will be used to understand the distribution and hydraulic properties of the sediment, seepage rates from ditches, ponds, and lakes, and flow between surface water and groundwater.
EDUCATION
B.S Geology Univ. of Washington
M.S. Environmental Science Univ. of Colorado at Denver
Science and Products
Date published: September 22, 2017
Status: Active Geochemical Modeling - Idaho National Laboratory
Geochemical models for the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer system are being used to better understand the flow of groundwater beneath the INL and, ultimately, to better understand the fate and transport of radiochemical and chemical constituents. As water moves through the ground, it picks up chemicals from the gases and rocks it comes in contact with.
Contacts: Gordon Rattray
Attribution: Northwest - Pacific Islands, Idaho Water Science Center
Date published: September 20, 2017
Status: Completed Naval Reactors Facility Groundwater-Quality Monitoring
As part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, it is important to evaluate the effect of Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) activities on the water quality of the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer.
Contacts: Gordon Rattray
Attribution: Northwest - Pacific Islands, Idaho Water Science Center
Date published: March 9, 2017
Status: Completed Estimating Seepage Rates of Streams, Ponds, and Lakes at the Camas National Wildlife Refuge
The Camas National Wildlife Refugeprovides essential resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for waterfowl including migratory birds. A variety of other animals, large and small, are found there, too. Since the refuge was established in 1937, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has been responsible for managing this vital resource.
Traditionally, Camas Creek and groundwater inflow...
Contacts: Gordon Rattray
Attribution: Northwest - Pacific Islands, Idaho Water Science Center
Year Published: 2019
Evaluation of chemical and hydrologic processes in the eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer based on results from geochemical modeling, Idaho National Laboratory, eastern Idaho
Nuclear research activities at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) produced liquid and solid chemical and radiochemical wastes that were disposed to the subsurface resulting in detectable concentrations of some waste constituents in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer. These waste constituents may affect...
Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Rattray, G.W., 2019, Evaluation of chemical and hydrologic processes in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer based on results from geochemical modeling, Idaho National Laboratory, eastern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1837-B (DOE/ID-22248), 85 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1837B.
Year Published: 2018
Geochemistry of groundwater in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, eastern Idaho
Nuclear research activities at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in eastern Idaho produced radiochemical and chemical wastes that were discharged to the subsurface, resulting in detectable concentrations of some waste constituents in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer. These waste constituents may pose...
Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Rattray, G.W., 2018, Geochemistry of groundwater in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, eastern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1837-A (DOE/ID-22246), 198 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1837A.
Year Published: 2017
Estimated seepage rates from selected ditches, ponds, and lakes at the Camas National Wildlife Refuge, eastern Idaho
The Camas National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in eastern Idaho, established in 1937, contains wetlands, ponds, and wet meadows that are essential resting and feeding habitat for migratory birds and nesting habitat for waterfowl. Initially, natural sources of water supported these habitats. However, during the past few decades, changes in climate and...
Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Rattray, G.W., Estimated seepage rates from selected ditches, ponds, and lakes at the Camas National Wildlife Refuge, eastern Idaho, Journal of Environmental Management (2017), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.063
Year Published: 2017
An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2012-15
Since 1952, wastewater discharged to in ltration ponds (also called percolation ponds) and disposal wells at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has affected water quality in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer and perched groundwater zones underlying the INL. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of...
Bartholomay, Roy C.; Maimer, Neil V.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Bartholomay, R.C., Maimer, N.V., Rattray, G.W., and Fisher, J.C., 2017, An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2012–15: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5021 (DOE/ID-22242), 87 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175021.
Year Published: 2016
Characterization of sediment and measurement of groundwater levels and temperatures, Camas National Wildlife Refuge, eastern Idaho
The Camas National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in eastern Idaho, established in 1937, contains wetlands, ponds, and wet meadows that are essential resting and feeding habitat for migratory birds and nesting habitat for waterfowl. Initially, natural sources of water supported these habitats. However, during the past few decades, climate change and...
Twining, Brian V.; Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Twining, B.V., and Rattray, G.W., 2016, Characterization of sediment and measurement of groundwater levels and temperatures, Camas National Wildlife Refuge, eastern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1024, 23 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds1024.
Year Published: 2015
Geochemical evolution of groundwater in the Mud Lake area, eastern Idaho, USA
Groundwater with elevated dissolved-solids concentrations—containing large concentrations of chloride, sodium, sulfate, and calcium—is present in the Mud Lake area of Eastern Idaho. The source of these solutes is unknown; however, an understanding of the geochemical sources and processes controlling their presence in groundwater in the...
Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
Year Published: 2014
Hydrogeology, water resources, and water budget of the upper Rio Hondo Basin, Lincoln County, New Mexico, 2010
The upper Rio Hondo Basin occupies a drainage area of 585 square miles in south-central New Mexico and comprises three general hydrogeologic terranes: the higher elevation “Mountain Block,” the “Central Basin” piedmont area, and the lower elevation “Hondo Slope.” As many as 12 hydrostratigraphic units serve as aquifers locally and form a...
Darr, Michael J.; McCoy, Kurt J.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Durall, Roger A.Attribution: New Mexico Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Hydrogeology, water resources, and water budget of the upper Rio Hondo Basin, Lincoln County, New Mexico, 2010; 2014; SIR; 2014-5153; Darr, Michael J.; Rattray, Gordon W.; McCoy, Kurt J.; Durall, Roger A.
Year Published: 2014
Evaluation of quality-control data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for routine water-quality activities at the Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, southeastern Idaho, 2002-08
Quality-control (QC) samples were collected from 2002 through 2008 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, to ensure data robustness by documenting the variability and bias of water-quality data collected at surface-water and groundwater sites at and near the Idaho National Laboratory. QC samples consisted...
Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Evaluation of quality-control data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for routine water-quality activities at the Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, southeastern Idaho, 2002-08; 2014; SIR; 2014-5027; Rattray, Gordon W.
Year Published: 2014
Geochemistry of groundwater in the Beaver and Camas Creek drainage basins, eastern Idaho
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, is studying the fate and transport of waste solutes in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in eastern Idaho. This effort requires an understanding of the natural and anthropogenic geochemistry of groundwater at the...
Rattray, Gordon W.; Ginsbach, Michael L.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Geochemistry of groundwater in the Beaver and Camas Creek drainage basins, eastern Idaho; 2014; SIR; 2013-5226; Rattray, Gordon W.; Ginsbach, Michael L.
Year Published: 2013
An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2009–11
Since 1952, wastewater discharged to infiltration ponds (also called percolation ponds) and disposal wells at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has affected water quality in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer and perched groundwater zones underlying the INL. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of...
Davis, Linda C.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2009–11; 2013; SIR; 2013-5214; Davis, Linda C.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.
Year Published: 2012
Evaluation of quality-control data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for routine water-quality activities at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1996–2001
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, collects surface water and groundwater samples at and near the Idaho National Laboratory as part of a routine, site-wide, water-quality monitoring program. Quality-control samples are collected as part of the program to ensure and document the quality of environmental...
Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Evaluation of quality-control data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for routine water-quality activities at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1996–2001; 2012; SIR; 2012-5270; Rattray, Gordon W.
Year Published: 2012
A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated a three-dimensional model of groundwater flow in the fractured basalts and interbedded sediments of the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory to determine if model-derived estimates of groundwater movement are...
Fisher, Jason C.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho; 2012; SIR; 2012-5152; Fisher, Jason C.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.