Kelly Smalling
I am interested in the exposure and effects of contaminants including current-use pesticides and other endocrine active compounds on fish and wildlife with a focus on amphibian populations.
I am an environmental organic chemist who has been working with the USGS since 2004. My current research focuses on the occurrence, fate and effects of emerging contaminants including current-use pesticides in the environment. I am the lead for the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative's Contaminants Project, the project coordinator of the "EDC effects on fish and wildlife in the Cheseapeake Bay Watershed" project through the Contaminants Biology Program, and a member of the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program's Pesticide Fate Research Team.
Education and Certifications
BS in Chemistry from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1999
MSPH in Environmental Health Science from the University of South Carolina in 2003
Science and Products
Critical review: Grand challenges in assessing the adverse effects of contaminants of emerging concern on aquatic food webs
Reconnaissance of mixed organic and inorganic chemicals in private and public supply tapwaters at selected residential and workplace sites in the United States
Safe drinking water at the point-of-use (tapwater, TW) is a United States public health priority. Multiple lines of evidence were used to evaluate potential human health concerns of 482 organics and 19 inorganics in TW from 13 (7 public supply, 6 private well self-supply) home and 12 (public supply) workplace locations in 11 states. Only uranium (61.9 μg L–1, private well) exceeded a National Prim
Identifying management-relevant research priorities for responding to disease-associated amphibian declines
Effects of persistent energy-related brine contamination on amphibian abundance in national wildlife refuge wetlands
Exploring the amphibian exposome in an agricultural landscape using telemetry and passive sampling
An initial comparison of pesticides and amphibian pathogens between natural and created wetlands in the New Jersey Pinelands, 2014–16
Risk factors associated with mortality of age-0 Smallmouth Bass in the Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania
Leaching and sorption of neonicotinoid insecticides and fungicides from seed coatings
Placement of intracoelomic radio transmitters and silicone passive sampling devices in northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)
Widespread legacy brine contamination from oil production reduces survival of chorus frog larvae
Amphibians, pesticides, and the amphibian chytrid fungus in restored wetlands in agricultural landscapes
Expanded target-chemical analysis reveals extensive mixed-organic-contaminant exposure in USA streams
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 and Products
Critical review: Grand challenges in assessing the adverse effects of contaminants of emerging concern on aquatic food webs
Reconnaissance of mixed organic and inorganic chemicals in private and public supply tapwaters at selected residential and workplace sites in the United States
Safe drinking water at the point-of-use (tapwater, TW) is a United States public health priority. Multiple lines of evidence were used to evaluate potential human health concerns of 482 organics and 19 inorganics in TW from 13 (7 public supply, 6 private well self-supply) home and 12 (public supply) workplace locations in 11 states. Only uranium (61.9 μg L–1, private well) exceeded a National Prim
Identifying management-relevant research priorities for responding to disease-associated amphibian declines
Effects of persistent energy-related brine contamination on amphibian abundance in national wildlife refuge wetlands
Exploring the amphibian exposome in an agricultural landscape using telemetry and passive sampling
An initial comparison of pesticides and amphibian pathogens between natural and created wetlands in the New Jersey Pinelands, 2014–16
Risk factors associated with mortality of age-0 Smallmouth Bass in the Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania
Leaching and sorption of neonicotinoid insecticides and fungicides from seed coatings
Placement of intracoelomic radio transmitters and silicone passive sampling devices in northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)
Widespread legacy brine contamination from oil production reduces survival of chorus frog larvae
Amphibians, pesticides, and the amphibian chytrid fungus in restored wetlands in agricultural landscapes
Expanded target-chemical analysis reveals extensive mixed-organic-contaminant exposure in USA streams
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.