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Meghan Bell

Hydrologist, New Mexico Water Science Center

Professional Experience

  • 2016 to Present, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    2012 to 2016, Environmental Scientist, New Mexico Environment Department, Surface Water Quality Bureau, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    2011 to 2012, Geologist, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey

    2010 to 2011, Renewable Energy Hydrologist, Power Services for Bureau of Land Management, Renewable Energy Coordination Office, Pahrump Field Office, Las Vegas, Nevada

    2007 to 2009, Geophysical Technician, Independent contractor for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

     

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Geoscience, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2009 (Thesis: "Geoelectrical response of surfactant solutions in a quartzitic sand analog aquifer")

    B.S. Geology, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 2006

     

Science and Products

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PFAS Snow Sampling

Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Resources of New Mexico

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread anthropogenic chemicals that have been in use for the past 70 years. This class of compounds comprises thousands of chemicals including perfluorosulfonates (PFSAs) such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). As the use of these chemicals has grown so has their ubiquity in...
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New Mexico Water Science Center
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Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Resources of New Mexico

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread anthropogenic chemicals that have been in use for the past 70 years. This class of compounds comprises thousands of chemicals including perfluorosulfonates (PFSAs) such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). As the use of these chemicals has grown so has their ubiquity in...
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Alluvial aquifer sampling in Arizona

Southwest Gravity Program

The Southwest Gravity Program provides high-precision time-lapse gravity (repeat microgravity) data for hydrologic studies in the southwestern US. Recent projects include monitoring recharge underneath ephemeral-stream channels, monitoring aquifer-storage change in unconfined and compressible aquifers, measuring storage change at surface-spreading and injection-well artificial-recharge facilities...
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Arizona Water Science Center
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Southwest Gravity Program

The Southwest Gravity Program provides high-precision time-lapse gravity (repeat microgravity) data for hydrologic studies in the southwestern US. Recent projects include monitoring recharge underneath ephemeral-stream channels, monitoring aquifer-storage change in unconfined and compressible aquifers, measuring storage change at surface-spreading and injection-well artificial-recharge facilities...
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Photograph showing an absolute-gravity meter at a monitoring well near Albuquerque, NM

Aquifer storage-change monitoring in Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

USGS, in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, began repeat microgravity measurements in 2015 to monitor aquifer-storage changes in the Albuquerque basin.
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Arizona Water Science Center
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Aquifer storage-change monitoring in Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

USGS, in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, began repeat microgravity measurements in 2015 to monitor aquifer-storage changes in the Albuquerque basin.
Learn More

Utilizing multiple hydrogeologic and anthropogenic indicators to understand zones of groundwater contribution to water-supply wells near Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico

In 1999, a jet-fuels release was discovered at the Bulk Fuels Facility on Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contaminants had reached the water table and migrated north-northeast toward water-supply wells. Monitoring wells were installed downgradient from the facility to determine the primary zones of groundwater production for water-supply wells and assess contaminant presence. The
Authors
Rebecca E. Travis, Meghan T. Bell, Benjamin S. Linhoff, Kimberly R. Beisner
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Science and Products

  • Science
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    PFAS Snow Sampling

    Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Resources of New Mexico

    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread anthropogenic chemicals that have been in use for the past 70 years. This class of compounds comprises thousands of chemicals including perfluorosulfonates (PFSAs) such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). As the use of these chemicals has grown so has their ubiquity in...
    By
    New Mexico Water Science Center
    link

    Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Resources of New Mexico

    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread anthropogenic chemicals that have been in use for the past 70 years. This class of compounds comprises thousands of chemicals including perfluorosulfonates (PFSAs) such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). As the use of these chemicals has grown so has their ubiquity in...
    Learn More
    link
    Alluvial aquifer sampling in Arizona

    Southwest Gravity Program

    The Southwest Gravity Program provides high-precision time-lapse gravity (repeat microgravity) data for hydrologic studies in the southwestern US. Recent projects include monitoring recharge underneath ephemeral-stream channels, monitoring aquifer-storage change in unconfined and compressible aquifers, measuring storage change at surface-spreading and injection-well artificial-recharge facilities...
    By
    Arizona Water Science Center
    link

    Southwest Gravity Program

    The Southwest Gravity Program provides high-precision time-lapse gravity (repeat microgravity) data for hydrologic studies in the southwestern US. Recent projects include monitoring recharge underneath ephemeral-stream channels, monitoring aquifer-storage change in unconfined and compressible aquifers, measuring storage change at surface-spreading and injection-well artificial-recharge facilities...
    Learn More
    link
    Photograph showing an absolute-gravity meter at a monitoring well near Albuquerque, NM

    Aquifer storage-change monitoring in Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

    USGS, in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, began repeat microgravity measurements in 2015 to monitor aquifer-storage changes in the Albuquerque basin.
    By
    Arizona Water Science Center
    link

    Aquifer storage-change monitoring in Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

    USGS, in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, began repeat microgravity measurements in 2015 to monitor aquifer-storage changes in the Albuquerque basin.
    Learn More
  • Publications

    Utilizing multiple hydrogeologic and anthropogenic indicators to understand zones of groundwater contribution to water-supply wells near Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico

    In 1999, a jet-fuels release was discovered at the Bulk Fuels Facility on Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contaminants had reached the water table and migrated north-northeast toward water-supply wells. Monitoring wells were installed downgradient from the facility to determine the primary zones of groundwater production for water-supply wells and assess contaminant presence. The
    Authors
    Rebecca E. Travis, Meghan T. Bell, Benjamin S. Linhoff, Kimberly R. Beisner
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center