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
Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey
Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater
Mixed organic and inorganic tapwater exposures and potential effects in greater Chicago area, USA
Exposure and potential effects of pesticides and pharmaceuticals in protected streams of the US National Park Service southeast Region
Managing the trifecta of disease, climate, and contaminants: Searching for robust choices under multiple sources of uncertainty
Fungicides: An overlooked pesticide class?
Factors influencing anuran wetland occupancy in an agricultural landscape
Associations between environmental pollutants and larval amphibians in wetlands contaminated by energy-related brines are potentially mediated by feeding traits
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
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
Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey
Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater
Mixed organic and inorganic tapwater exposures and potential effects in greater Chicago area, USA
Exposure and potential effects of pesticides and pharmaceuticals in protected streams of the US National Park Service southeast Region
Managing the trifecta of disease, climate, and contaminants: Searching for robust choices under multiple sources of uncertainty
Fungicides: An overlooked pesticide class?
Factors influencing anuran wetland occupancy in an agricultural landscape
Associations between environmental pollutants and larval amphibians in wetlands contaminated by energy-related brines are potentially mediated by feeding traits
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
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.