Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, PhD
Dr. Marvin-DiPasquale is a Research Microbiologist for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
A native of Rochester NY, Dr. Marvin-DiPasquale is Project Chief in the Water Mission Area (WMA) Earth System Processes Division (ESPD). He is the science lead of the "Microbial Biogeochemistry” workgroup and the project manager of the WMA "Proxies Project". He completed a B.S. in Chemistry at SUNY StonyBrook in 1987 and a Ph.D. in 1995 from University of Maryland, Marine and Estuarine Environmental Science Program, with a focus on the microbial ecology of Chesapeake Bay sediments. He began a career at USGS (Menlo Park, CA) as a ‘National Research Council’ post-doc in 1995, and became a Project Chief in 2004. During much of his USGS tenure, his research focus has been on mercury cycling in various ecosystems, including: the San Francisco Bay watershed and associated mining areas throughout CA; FL Everglades; Carson River, NV (mercury Superfund site); coastal Louisiana; Patagonia region of Argentina; Puget Sound, WA; USGS-NAWQA and USGS-WEBB Study Units in OR, FL, WI, SC, NY, CO, GA, PR, and VT.
Research Interests: microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, estuarine and freshwater ecology, mercury and other trace metal biogoechemistry
Professional Experience
Project Chief, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park and Moffett Field, CA, 2004-present.
Research Microbiologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park and Moffett Field, CA, 1998-present
National Research Council Associate, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, 1995-1998.
Education and Certifications
University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD. 1987-95. Ph.D., Marine and Estuarine Environmental Sciences. Research Focus: Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry
State University of N.Y., Stony Brook, NY. 1985‑87. B.S., Chemistry.
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Chemical Society
American Geophysical Union
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
American Society for Microbiology
California Estuarine Research Society
Estuarine Research Federation
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Geochemical data for mercury, methylmercury, and other constituents in sediments from Englebright Lake, California, 2002 Geochemical data for mercury, methylmercury, and other constituents in sediments from Englebright Lake, California, 2002
This report presents geochemical data from two 2002 sampling campaigns conducted in Englebright Lake on the Yuba River in northern California. A deep coring campaign was done in May-June 2002 and a shallow sampling campaign was completed in October 2002. This work assessed the chemical composition of material deposited in the reservoir between 1940, the year Englebright Dam was completed...
Authors
Charles N. Alpers, Michael P. Hunerlach, Mark C. Marvin-DePasquale, Ronald C. Antweiler, Brenda K. Lasorsa, John F. De Wild, Noah P. Snyder
Geochemistry of Mercury and other trace elements in fluvial tailings upstream of Daguerre Point Dam, Yuba River, California, August 2001 Geochemistry of Mercury and other trace elements in fluvial tailings upstream of Daguerre Point Dam, Yuba River, California, August 2001
This study was designed to characterize the particle-size distribution and the concentrations of total mercury (HgT), methylmercury (MeHg), and other constituents in sediments trapped behind Daguerre Point Dam, a 28-foot-high structure on the lower Yuba River in California. The results of the study will assist other agencies in evaluating potential environmental impacts from mobilization...
Authors
Michael P. Hunerlach, Charles N. Alpers, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Howard E. Taylor, John F. DeWild
Sediment remobilization of Mercury in South San Francisco Bay, California Sediment remobilization of Mercury in South San Francisco Bay, California
No abstract available.
Authors
Brent R. Topping, James S. Kuwabara, Mark C. Marvin-DisPasquale, Jennifer L. Agee, Le H. Kieu, John R. Flanders, Francis Parcheso, Stephen W. Hager, Cary B. Lopez, David P. Krabbenhoft
Sediment grain-size and loss-on-ignition analyses from 2002 Englebright Lake coring and sampling campaigns Sediment grain-size and loss-on-ignition analyses from 2002 Englebright Lake coring and sampling campaigns
This report presents sedimentologic data from three 2002 sampling campaigns conducted in Englebright Lake on the Yuba River in northern California. This work was done to assess the properties of the material deposited in the reservoir between completion of Englebright Dam in 1940 and 2002, as part of the Upper Yuba River Studies Program. Included are the results of grain-size...
Authors
Noah P. Snyder, James R. Allen, Carlin Dare, Margaret A. Hampton, Gary Schneider, Ryan J. Wooley, Charles N. Alpers, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale
Distribution of total and methyl mercury in sediments along Steamboat Creek (Nevada, USA) Distribution of total and methyl mercury in sediments along Steamboat Creek (Nevada, USA)
In the late 1800s, mills in the Washoe Lake area, Nevada, used elemental mercury to remove gold and silver from the ores of the Comstock deposit. Since that time, mercury contaminated waste has been distributed from Washoe Lake, down Steamboat Creek, and to the Truckee River. The creek has high mercury concentrations in both water and sediments, and continues to be a constant source of...
Authors
J. Stamenkovic, M.S. Gustin, M. C. Marvin-DiPasquale, B.A. Thomas, J.L. Agee
Microbial mercury cycling in sediments of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Microbial mercury cycling in sediments of the San Francisco Bay-Delta
Microbial mercury (Hg) methylation and methylmercury (MeHg) degradation processes were examined using radiolabled model Hg compounds in San Francisco Bay-Delta surface sediments during three seasonal periods: late winter, spring, and fall. Strong seasonal and spatial differences were evident for both processes. MeHg production rates were positively correlated with microbial sulfate...
Authors
Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Jennifer L. Agee
Sediment-water interactions affecting dissolved-mercury distributions in Camp Far West Reservoir, California Sediment-water interactions affecting dissolved-mercury distributions in Camp Far West Reservoir, California
No abstract available.
Authors
James S. Kuwabara, Charles N. Alpers, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Brent R. Topping, James L. Carter, A. Robin Stewart, Steven V. Fend, Francis Parcheso, Gerald E. Moon, David P. Krabbenhoft
Benthic sulfate reduction along the Chesapeake Bay central channel. II. Temporal controls Benthic sulfate reduction along the Chesapeake Bay central channel. II. Temporal controls
Seasonal and interannual controls of benthic sulfate reduction (SR) were examined at 3 sites (upper [UB], mid- [MB] and lower [LB] bay) along the Chesapeake Bay central channel, from early spring through fall, for 6 yr (1989 to 1994). The combined influences of temperature, sulfate, organic loading and bioturbation affected seasonal SR rates differently in the 3 regions. Consistently low...
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M. C. Marvin-DiPasquale, W.R. Boynton, D.G. Capone
Microbial cycling of mercury in contaminated pelagic and wetland sediments of San Pablo Bay, California Microbial cycling of mercury in contaminated pelagic and wetland sediments of San Pablo Bay, California
San Pablo Bay is an estuary, within northern San Francisco Bay, containing elevated sediment mercury (Hg) levels because of historic loading of hydraulic mining debris during the California gold-rush of the late 1800s. A preliminary investigation of benthic microbial Hg cycling was conducted in surface sediment (0–4 cm) collected from one salt-marsh and three open-water sites. A deeper...
Authors
M. C. Marvin-DiPasquale, J.L. Agee, R. M. Bouse, B. E. Jaffe
Flux of dissolved forms of mercury across the sediment-water interface in Lahontan Reservoir, Nevada Flux of dissolved forms of mercury across the sediment-water interface in Lahontan Reservoir, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
James S. Kuwabara, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Wayne Praskins, Earl Byron, Brent R. Topping, James L. Carter, Steven V. Fend, Francis Parcheso, David P. Krabbenhoft, Mae S. Gustin
Mercury contamination from historic mining in water and sediment, Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay, California Mercury contamination from historic mining in water and sediment, Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay, California
The New Almaden mercury mines in California (USA), which collectively represent the largest historic producers of mercury in North America, are a persistent source of mercury contamination to the San Francisco Bay estuary. An estimate based on total mercury concentration (HgTOT) and provisional stream flow data measured at a gauging station in the Guadalupe River during base flow...
Authors
M.A. Thomas, C.H. Conaway, D.J. Steding, M. Marvin-DiPasquale, K. E. Abu-Saba, A.R. Flegal
Methyl-mercury degradation pathways: A comparison among three mercury impacted ecosystems Methyl-mercury degradation pathways: A comparison among three mercury impacted ecosystems
We examined microbial methylmercury (MeHg) degradation in sediment of the Florida Everglades, Carson River (NV), and San Carlos Creek (CA), three freshwater environments that differ in the extent and type of mercury contamination and sediment biogeochemistry. Degradation rate constant (kdeg) values increased with total mercury (Hgt) contamination both among and within ecosystems. The...
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M. Marvin-DiPasquale, J. Agee, C. Mcgowan, R.S. Oremland, M. Thomas, D. Krabbenhoft, C.C. Gilmour
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Geochemical data for mercury, methylmercury, and other constituents in sediments from Englebright Lake, California, 2002 Geochemical data for mercury, methylmercury, and other constituents in sediments from Englebright Lake, California, 2002
This report presents geochemical data from two 2002 sampling campaigns conducted in Englebright Lake on the Yuba River in northern California. A deep coring campaign was done in May-June 2002 and a shallow sampling campaign was completed in October 2002. This work assessed the chemical composition of material deposited in the reservoir between 1940, the year Englebright Dam was completed...
Authors
Charles N. Alpers, Michael P. Hunerlach, Mark C. Marvin-DePasquale, Ronald C. Antweiler, Brenda K. Lasorsa, John F. De Wild, Noah P. Snyder
Geochemistry of Mercury and other trace elements in fluvial tailings upstream of Daguerre Point Dam, Yuba River, California, August 2001 Geochemistry of Mercury and other trace elements in fluvial tailings upstream of Daguerre Point Dam, Yuba River, California, August 2001
This study was designed to characterize the particle-size distribution and the concentrations of total mercury (HgT), methylmercury (MeHg), and other constituents in sediments trapped behind Daguerre Point Dam, a 28-foot-high structure on the lower Yuba River in California. The results of the study will assist other agencies in evaluating potential environmental impacts from mobilization...
Authors
Michael P. Hunerlach, Charles N. Alpers, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Howard E. Taylor, John F. DeWild
Sediment remobilization of Mercury in South San Francisco Bay, California Sediment remobilization of Mercury in South San Francisco Bay, California
No abstract available.
Authors
Brent R. Topping, James S. Kuwabara, Mark C. Marvin-DisPasquale, Jennifer L. Agee, Le H. Kieu, John R. Flanders, Francis Parcheso, Stephen W. Hager, Cary B. Lopez, David P. Krabbenhoft
Sediment grain-size and loss-on-ignition analyses from 2002 Englebright Lake coring and sampling campaigns Sediment grain-size and loss-on-ignition analyses from 2002 Englebright Lake coring and sampling campaigns
This report presents sedimentologic data from three 2002 sampling campaigns conducted in Englebright Lake on the Yuba River in northern California. This work was done to assess the properties of the material deposited in the reservoir between completion of Englebright Dam in 1940 and 2002, as part of the Upper Yuba River Studies Program. Included are the results of grain-size...
Authors
Noah P. Snyder, James R. Allen, Carlin Dare, Margaret A. Hampton, Gary Schneider, Ryan J. Wooley, Charles N. Alpers, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale
Distribution of total and methyl mercury in sediments along Steamboat Creek (Nevada, USA) Distribution of total and methyl mercury in sediments along Steamboat Creek (Nevada, USA)
In the late 1800s, mills in the Washoe Lake area, Nevada, used elemental mercury to remove gold and silver from the ores of the Comstock deposit. Since that time, mercury contaminated waste has been distributed from Washoe Lake, down Steamboat Creek, and to the Truckee River. The creek has high mercury concentrations in both water and sediments, and continues to be a constant source of...
Authors
J. Stamenkovic, M.S. Gustin, M. C. Marvin-DiPasquale, B.A. Thomas, J.L. Agee
Microbial mercury cycling in sediments of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Microbial mercury cycling in sediments of the San Francisco Bay-Delta
Microbial mercury (Hg) methylation and methylmercury (MeHg) degradation processes were examined using radiolabled model Hg compounds in San Francisco Bay-Delta surface sediments during three seasonal periods: late winter, spring, and fall. Strong seasonal and spatial differences were evident for both processes. MeHg production rates were positively correlated with microbial sulfate...
Authors
Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Jennifer L. Agee
Sediment-water interactions affecting dissolved-mercury distributions in Camp Far West Reservoir, California Sediment-water interactions affecting dissolved-mercury distributions in Camp Far West Reservoir, California
No abstract available.
Authors
James S. Kuwabara, Charles N. Alpers, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Brent R. Topping, James L. Carter, A. Robin Stewart, Steven V. Fend, Francis Parcheso, Gerald E. Moon, David P. Krabbenhoft
Benthic sulfate reduction along the Chesapeake Bay central channel. II. Temporal controls Benthic sulfate reduction along the Chesapeake Bay central channel. II. Temporal controls
Seasonal and interannual controls of benthic sulfate reduction (SR) were examined at 3 sites (upper [UB], mid- [MB] and lower [LB] bay) along the Chesapeake Bay central channel, from early spring through fall, for 6 yr (1989 to 1994). The combined influences of temperature, sulfate, organic loading and bioturbation affected seasonal SR rates differently in the 3 regions. Consistently low...
Authors
M. C. Marvin-DiPasquale, W.R. Boynton, D.G. Capone
Microbial cycling of mercury in contaminated pelagic and wetland sediments of San Pablo Bay, California Microbial cycling of mercury in contaminated pelagic and wetland sediments of San Pablo Bay, California
San Pablo Bay is an estuary, within northern San Francisco Bay, containing elevated sediment mercury (Hg) levels because of historic loading of hydraulic mining debris during the California gold-rush of the late 1800s. A preliminary investigation of benthic microbial Hg cycling was conducted in surface sediment (0–4 cm) collected from one salt-marsh and three open-water sites. A deeper...
Authors
M. C. Marvin-DiPasquale, J.L. Agee, R. M. Bouse, B. E. Jaffe
Flux of dissolved forms of mercury across the sediment-water interface in Lahontan Reservoir, Nevada Flux of dissolved forms of mercury across the sediment-water interface in Lahontan Reservoir, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
James S. Kuwabara, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Wayne Praskins, Earl Byron, Brent R. Topping, James L. Carter, Steven V. Fend, Francis Parcheso, David P. Krabbenhoft, Mae S. Gustin
Mercury contamination from historic mining in water and sediment, Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay, California Mercury contamination from historic mining in water and sediment, Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay, California
The New Almaden mercury mines in California (USA), which collectively represent the largest historic producers of mercury in North America, are a persistent source of mercury contamination to the San Francisco Bay estuary. An estimate based on total mercury concentration (HgTOT) and provisional stream flow data measured at a gauging station in the Guadalupe River during base flow...
Authors
M.A. Thomas, C.H. Conaway, D.J. Steding, M. Marvin-DiPasquale, K. E. Abu-Saba, A.R. Flegal
Methyl-mercury degradation pathways: A comparison among three mercury impacted ecosystems Methyl-mercury degradation pathways: A comparison among three mercury impacted ecosystems
We examined microbial methylmercury (MeHg) degradation in sediment of the Florida Everglades, Carson River (NV), and San Carlos Creek (CA), three freshwater environments that differ in the extent and type of mercury contamination and sediment biogeochemistry. Degradation rate constant (kdeg) values increased with total mercury (Hgt) contamination both among and within ecosystems. The...
Authors
M. Marvin-DiPasquale, J. Agee, C. Mcgowan, R.S. Oremland, M. Thomas, D. Krabbenhoft, C.C. Gilmour
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