Jessica Hopple
Biography
Jessica began her career with the USGS at the Stable Isotope Laboratory in Reston, Virginia where she developed new techniques to analyze gas, rock and water samples for stable isotopes. She later joined the Organic Degradation Project and was involved in studies on the fate and transport of organic contaminants in subsurface environments in Florida, Minnesota, and New Jersey. In 1995 she transferred to the New Jersey Water Science Center to work on the Long Island/New Jersey NAWQA project. Jessica has directed several projects dealing with drinking water quality. In particular she has assessed the susceptibility of public supply wells and surface water intakes to contamination, studied the types of organic compounds that contribute to the formation of disinfection byproducts in public drinking water systems, and related the quality of source water and finished drinking water to the natural and man-made processes that can affect the quality of water. Jessica is currently the database manager on the NAWQA Integrated Watershed Studies project. Jessica is proficient in the compiling large datasets from different sources into comprehensive Microsoft Access databases and in verification, management, documentation, and dissemination of complex environmental information.
Publications
Valder, Joshua F.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Kingsbury, James A.; Hopple, Jessica A.; Price, Curtis V.; Bender, David A., 2014. Anthropogenic organic compounds in source water of select community water systems in the United States, 2002-10. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5139, xii, 129 p. [Link]
Toccalino, Patricia L.; Hopple, Jessica A., 2010. Quality of Water from Public-Supply Wells in the United States, 1993-2007 Overview of Major Findings. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1346, v, 58 p. [Link]
Carter, Janet M.; Kingsbury, James A.; Hopple, Jessica A.; Delzer, Gregory C., 2010. Concentration data for anthropogenic organic compounds in groundwater, surface water, and finished water of selected community water systems in the United States, 2002-10. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 544, vi, 13 p.; Appendices; Downloads Directory [Link]
Hopple, Jessica A.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Kingsbury, James A., 2009. Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Source Water of Selected Community Water Systems that Use Groundwater, 2002-05. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5200, viii, 76 p. [Link]
Kingsbury, James A.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Hopple, Jessica A., 2008. Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Source Water of Nine Community Water Systems that Withdraw from Streams, 2002-05. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5208, x, 68 p. [Link]
Carter, Janet M.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Kingsbury, James A.; Hopple, Jessica A., 2007. Concentration Data for Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Ground Water, Surface Water, and Finished Water of Selected Community Water Systems in the United States, 2002-05. Geological Survey (U.S.) Data Series 268, Report: viii, 31 p.; 3 Appendices [Link]
Hopple, Jessica A.; Barringer, Julia L.; Koleis, Janece, 2007. Water-Quality Constituents, Dissolved-Organic-Carbon Fractions, and Disinfection By-Product Formation in Water from Community Water-Supply Wells in New Jersey, 1998-99. Geological Survey (U.S.) Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5260, viii, 54 p. [Link]
Coplen, T. B.; Hopple, J. A.; Bohlke, J. K.; Peiser, H. S.; Rieder, S. E.; Krouse, H. R.; Rosman, K. J. R.; Ding, T.; Vocke, R. D., Jr.; Revesz, K. M.; Lamberty, A.; Taylor, P.; De Bievre, P., 2002. Compilation of minimum and maximum isotope ratios of selected elements in naturally occurring terrestrial materials and reagents. Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4222, ix, 98 p. : ill. ; 28 cm [Link]
Coplen, T.B., Böhlke, J.K., De Bièvre, P., Ding, T., Holden, N.E., Hopple, J. A., Krouse, H.R., Lamberty, A., Peiser, H.S., Révész, K. M., Rieder, S.E., Rosman, K.J.R., Roth, E., Taylor, P.D.P., Vocke, Jr., R.D., and Xiao, Y. K., 2002, Isotopic abundance variations of selected elements: Pure and Applied Chemistry, v. 74, p., 1,987-2,017.
Hopple, J.A., Hannon, J.E., Coplen, T.B., 1998: Comparison of two stable hydrogen isotope-ratio measurement techniques on Antarctic surface-water and ice samples: Chemical Geology, v. 152/3-4, p. 321-323.
Stackelberg, Paul E.; Hopple, Jessica A.; Kauffman, Leon J., 1997. Occurrence of nitrate, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, southern New Jersey. U.S. Geological Survey ; Branch of Information Services [distributor], Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4241, 8 p. :col. ill., col. maps ;28 cm.
Hopple, J.A., and Foster, G.D., 1996, Accumulation of organochlorine compounds in Hydrilla verticillata relative to sediments in the tidal Potomac River, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Aronson, D.A., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 20-24, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4015, v. 2, p. 831-834.
Hopple, J.A., and Foster, G.D., 1996 Hydrophobic organochlorine compounds sequestered in submersed aquatic macrophytes (Hydrilla verticillata (L.F. Royle)) from the tidal Potomac River (USA): Environmental Pollution, v. 94, No. 1, p. 39-46.
Coplen, T.B. and Hopple, J.A., 1995, Audit of VSMOW distributed by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Reference and intercomparison materials for stable isotopes of light elements: Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA-TECDOC-825, p. 35-38.
Shan, T.H., Hopple, J.A., and Foster, G.D., 1994, Alternative tissue analysis method developed for organochlorine contaminants in aquatic organisms, Bull. Environ, Contam. Toxicol., 53: 382-389.
Cozzarelli, I.M., Baedecker, M.J., Hopple, J.A., 1991, Geochemical gradients in shallow ground water caused by the microbial degradation of hydrocarbons at Galloway Township, New Jersey, in Mallard, G.E., and Aronson, D.A., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Monterey, Calif., March 11-15, 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4034, p. 256-262.
Baedecker, M.J., Franks, B.J., Goerlitz, D.F., and Hopple, J.A., 1988, Geochemistry of a shallow aquifer contaminated with creosote products, in Ragone, S.E., ed., U.S. Geological Survey Program on Toxic Waste---Ground-Water Contamination---Proceedings of the second technical meeting, Cape Cod, Mass., October 21--25, 1985: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86--481, p. A17-A20.
Coplen, T.B., Kendall, Carol, and Hopple, J.A., 1983, Comparison of stable isotope reference samples: Nature, v. 302, p. 236-238.
Science and Products
Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB) describing anthropogenic materials cycles, recycling, and criticality for 102 materials on spatial scales ranging from suburbs to global and timescales from the early 1800s to circa 2013
This data release presents the Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB). Its data describe the use of 102 materials from the early 1800s to circa 2013 through anthropogenic cycles, their recycling and criticality properties, and on spatial scales ranging from suburbs to global. This data collection was previously scattered across multiple non-uniformly formatted files such as journal papers,...
Datasets and metadata for estimates of nitrate loads and yields from groundwater to streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed based on land use and geology
This USGS data release contains datasets, metadata, and figures associated with estimating nitrate loads and yields from groundwater to streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed based on land use and geology.
Data set used to develop a conceptual framework for effectively anticipating water-quality changes resulting from changes in agricultural activities
This USGS data release contains 2013 streamflow, baseflow, and precipitation data from three hydrologically-diverse streams in the United States used to develop a conceptual framework for effectively anticipating water-quality changes resulting from changes in agricultural activities.
Data and citations describing the connections between agriculture and water quality in the United States
This U.S. Geological Survey data release provides the data and citations for selected tables and figures in “Agriculture-A river runs through it-The connections between agriculture and water quality”. This Circular is based on the National Water-Quality Assessment Project’s study of Agricultural Chemicals: Sources, Behavior, and Transport. This study focused on...
Data and equations used to reconstruct historical daily streamflows in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York, water years 1922-2010
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides daily reconstructed streamflows at 53 sites in selected subbasins in northern New Jersey and southeastern New York for water years 1922-2010; data and equations used to determine the reconstructed flows are included. These subbasins contain one or more surface-water diversions that are currently operated or have been operated in the past...
Datasets to reproduce the exploratory Bayesian network developed in USGS SIR 2018-5053 for estimating water-quality parameters at streamgage 03374100 White River at Hazleton, Indiana, 1973-2016
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains the data used in the USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5053 entitled "An exploratory Bayesian network for estimating the magnitudes and uncertainties of selected water-quality parameters at streamgage 03374100 White River at Hazleton, Indiana, from partially observed data." The four datasets, which contain only ASCII characters...
Code, data, executables, and other information used to run Unit Flows in Networks of Channels (UFINCH) - A method for simulating unit and daily flows in networks of channels described by NHDPlus using continuous flow data at U.S. Geological Survey streamg
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains the code, data, executables, and other information necessary to run the application Unit Flows in Networks of Channels (UFINCH). The UFINCH application is a computer code that utilizes the geospatial stream connectivity and catchment geometry described in National Hydrography Dataset Plus value added attributes (NHDPlus Version 2) to...
Selected chemicals, solids, and microorganisms that are used in agriculture or produced as by-products of agriculture in the United States as of 2009
This data set brings together and categorizes many of the chemicals, solids, and microorganisms that are used in agriculture or produced as by-products of agriculture in the United States (as of 2009). Each entry in the data set includes the name, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number, purpose(s) in agriculture, and a reference. For pesticides and their degradates, the pesticidal use,...
Input data and results of WRTDS models and seasonal rank-sum tests to determine trends in the quality of water in New Jersey streams, water years 1971-2011
This USGS data release represents the input data used to identify trends in New Jersey streams, water years 1971-2011 and the results of Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) models and seasonal rank-sum tests. The data set consists of CSV tables and Excel workbooks of: • trends_InputData_NJ_1971_2011: Reviewed water-quality values and qualifiers at selected...
Borehole geologic-unit top-surface altitude and aquifer-component test data for the Piney Point aquifer, Virginia from 2009 through 2015
This USGS data release contains (1) geologic-unit top-surface altitudes in boreholes and (2) aquifer-test time-series water-level drawdowns, recoveries, and supporting data from the Piney Point aquifer in Virginia from 2009 through 2015. Extents, compositions, configurations, and geologic relations of six geologic units that compose the Piney Point aquifer were determined from geologists&#...
Hydrograph-separation results for 225 streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed derived by using PART, HYSEP (Fixed, Local minimum, Slide), BFI, and a Recursive Digital Filter with streamflow data ranging from 1913 through 2016
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains daily-mean streamflow and estimated-daily base flow for 225 streamgages in the Chesapeake Bay watershed ranging from 1913 to 2016 (beginning and end dates may vary). There is a table containing hydrograph-separation results by six methods for 225 sites (Hydrograph_separation_results_for_225_streams_in_the_Chesapeake_Bay_watershed) and a...
Source and model output layers used for the prediction and display of the probability of elevated concentrations of redox-sensitive constituents in groundwater in the Fox-Wolf-Peshtigo watershed in Wisconsin and Michigan
This USGS data release contains 1-kilometer resolution source-layer rasters used to predict redox conditions and contaminant concentrations in groundwater in the Fox-Wolf-Peshtigo watershed in Wisconsin and Michigan using random forest classification. The model output layers are 1-kilometer resolution rasters of the predicted probability of elevated concentrations of nitrate, iron, and arsenic...
Estimates of nitrate loads and yields from groundwater to streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed based on land use and geology
The water quality of the Chesapeake Bay may be adversely affected by dissolved nitrate carried in groundwater discharge to streams. To estimate the concentrations, loads, and yields of nitrate from groundwater to streams for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a regression model was developed based on measured nitrate concentrations from 156 small...
Terziotti, Silvia; Capel, Paul D.; Tesoriero, Anthony J.; Hopple, Jessica A.; Kronholm, Scott C.
Optimal hydrograph separation using a recursive digital filter constrained by chemical mass balance, with application to selected Chesapeake Bay watersheds
Quantitative estimates of base flow are necessary to address questions concerning the vulnerability and response of the Nation’s water supply to natural and human-induced change in environmental conditions. An objective of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Project is to determine how hydrologic systems are affected by...
Raffensperger, Jeff P.; Baker, Anna C.; Blomquist, Joel D.; Hopple, Jessica A.
Anthropogenic organic compounds in source water of select community water systems in the United States, 2002-10
Drinking water delivered by community water systems (CWSs) comes from one or both of two sources: surface water and groundwater. Source water is raw, untreated water used by CWSs and is usually treated before distribution to consumers. Beginning in 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment Program initiated Source...
Valder, Joshua F.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Kingsbury, James A.; Hopple, Jessica A.; Price, Curtis V.; Bender, David A.
Concentration data for anthropogenic organic compounds in groundwater, surface water, and finished water of selected community water systems in the United States, 2002-10
The National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey began implementing Source Water-Quality Assessments (SWQAs) in 2001 that focus on characterizing the quality of source water and finished water of aquifers and major rivers used by some of the larger community water systems in the United States. As used in SWQA studies,...
Carter, Janet M.; Kingsbury, James A.; Hopple, Jessica A.; Delzer, Gregory C.
Quality of Water from Public-Supply Wells in the United States, 1993-2007Overview of Major Findings
Summary of Major Findings and Implications About 105 million people in the United States-more than one-third of the Nation's population-receive their drinking water from about 140,000 public water systems that use groundwater as their source. Although the quality of finished drinking water (after treatment and before distribution) from these...
Toccalino, Patricia L.; Hopple, Jessica A.
Anthropogenic organic compounds in source water of selected community water systems that use groundwater, 2002-05
Source water, defined as groundwater collected from a community water system well prior to water treatment, was sampled from 221 wells during October 2002 to July 2005 and analyzed for 258 anthropogenic organic compounds. Most of these compounds are unregulated in drinking water and include pesticides and pesticide degradates, gasoline...
Hopple, Jessica A.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Kingsbury, James A.
Anthropogenic organic compounds in source water of nine community water systems that withdraw from streams, 2002-05
Source water, herein defined as stream water collected at a water-system intake prior to water treatment, was sampled at nine community water systems, ranging in size from a system serving about 3,000 people to one that serves about 2 million people. As many as 17 source-water samples were collected at each site over about a 12-month period...
Kingsbury, James A.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Hopple, Jessica A.
Water-Quality Constituents, Dissolved-Organic-Carbon Fractions, and Disinfection By-Product Formation in Water from Community Water-Supply Wells in New Jersey, 1998-99
Water samples were collected from 20 community water-supply wells in New Jersey to assess the chemical quality of the water before and after chlorination, to characterize the types of organic carbon present, and to determine the disinfection by-product formation potential. Water from the selected wells previously had been shown to contain...
Hopple, Jessica A.; Barringer, Julia L.; Koleis, Janece Concentration data for anthropogenic organic compounds in ground water, surface water, and finished water of selected community water systems in the United States, 2002-05
The National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey began implementing Source Water-Quality Assessments (SWQAs) in 2001 that focus on characterizing the quality of source water and finished water of aquifers and major rivers used by some of the larger community water systems (CWSs) in the United States. As used for SWQA...
Carter, Janet M.; Delzer, Gregory C.; Kingsbury, James A.; Hopple, Jessica A.
Isotope-abundance variations of selected elements (IUPAC technical report)
Documented variations in the isotopic compositions of some chemical elements are responsible for expanded uncertainties in the standard atomic weights published by the Commission on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Abundances of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. This report summarizes reported variations in the isotopic...
Coplen, T.B.; Böhlke, J.K.; De Bievre, P.; Ding, T.; Holden, N.E.; Hopple, J.A.; Krouse, H.R.; Lamberty, A.; Peiser, H.S.; Revesz, K.; Rieder, S.E.; Rosman, K.J.R.; Roth, E.; Taylor, P.D.P.; Vocke, R.D.; Xiao, Y.K.
Compilation of minimum and maximum isotope ratios of selected elements in naturally occurring terrestrial materials and reagents
Documented variations in the isotopic compositions of some chemical elements are responsible for expanded uncertainties in the standard atomic weights published by the Commission on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Abundances of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. This report summarizes reported variations in the isotopic...
Coplen, T.B.; Hopple, J.A.; Böhlke, J.K.; Peiser, H.S.; Rieder, S.E.; Krouse, H.R.; Rosman, K.J.R.; Ding, T.; Vocke, R.D.; Revesz, K.M.; Lamberty, A.; Taylor, P.; De Bievre, P. Comparison of two stable hydrogen isotope-ratio measurement techniques on Antarctic surface-water and ice samples
A comparison of the new hydrogen isotope-ratio technique of Vaughn et al. ([Vaughn, B.H., White, J.W.C., Delmotte, M., Trolier, M., Cattani, O., Stievenard, M., 1998. An automated system for hydrogen isotope analysis of water. Chem. Geol. (Isot. Geosci. Sect.), 152, 309-319]; the article immediately preceding this article) for the analysis of...
Hopple, J.A.; Hannon, J.E.; Coplen, T.B.