Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) from automotive tires, artificial turf fields, or playgrounds collected from bed sediment on the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers.
Michelle A Nott
Michelle Nott (formerly Lutz) is a Physical Scientist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
She started at the Center in 2001, and has worked on various projects since then. For several years she worked intensively with the NAWQA Mercury Topical Team, investigating biogeochemical cycling of mercury through geographically diverse ecosystems. Her emphasis was on streambed sediment and consideration of the distribution and prevalence of various bed sediment characteristics on interpretation of analytical results. Following the completion of this project, she turned her attention to more local studies. Her recent work has focused on investigations in urban streams with chronically depressed dissolved oxygen levels, as well as investigations of biofilm communities growing in streams receiving airport deicer runoff. In addition to these more focused studies, she also provides field, GIS, and database support to other local and regional projects.
Education and Certifications
B.S. in Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
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Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) from automotive tires, artificial turf fields, or playgrounds collected from bed sediment on the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers.
Various types and sizes of plastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee, WI.
Various types and sizes of plastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee, WI.
A section of Lincoln Creek where streambank rehabilitation was completed in 2002, with USGS streamflow equipment in the foreground.
A section of Lincoln Creek where streambank rehabilitation was completed in 2002, with USGS streamflow equipment in the foreground.
Organic contaminants in Great Lakes tributaries: Prevalence and potential aquatic toxicity
Surface-air mercury fluxes across Western North America: A synthesis of spatial trends and controlling variables
Human and bovine viruses and bacteria at three Great Lakes beaches: Environmental variable associations and health risk
River chloride trends in snow-affected urban watersheds: increasing concentrations outpace urban growth rate and are common among all seasons
Mercury in the nation's streams - Levels, trends, and implications
Influence of dietary carbon on mercury bioaccumulation in streams of the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, USA
Shallow groundwater mercury supply in a coastal plain stream
Biological water-quality assessment of selected streams in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area of Wisconsin, 2007
Evaluation of aquatic biota in relation to environmental characteristics measured at multiple scales in agricultural streams of the Midwest, 1993-2004
Data on mercury in water, bed sediment, and fish from streams across the United States, 1998-2005
Mercury cycling in stream ecosystems. 2. Benthic methylmercury production and bed sediment - Pore water partitioning
Environmental settings of selected streams sampled for mercury in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-06
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Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) from automotive tires, artificial turf fields, or playgrounds collected from bed sediment on the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers.
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) from automotive tires, artificial turf fields, or playgrounds collected from bed sediment on the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers.
Plastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, WIPlastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, WIVarious types and sizes of plastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee, WI.
Various types and sizes of plastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, Milwaukee, WI.
Lincoln Creek streambank rehabiliationA section of Lincoln Creek where streambank rehabilitation was completed in 2002, with USGS streamflow equipment in the foreground.
A section of Lincoln Creek where streambank rehabilitation was completed in 2002, with USGS streamflow equipment in the foreground.
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Organic contaminants in Great Lakes tributaries: Prevalence and potential aquatic toxicity
Organic compounds used in agriculture, industry, and households make their way into surface waters through runoff, leaking septic-conveyance systems, regulated and unregulated discharges, and combined sewer overflows, among other sources. Concentrations of these organic waste compounds (OWCs) in some Great Lakes tributaries indicate a high potential for adverse impacts on aquatic organisms. DuringAuthorsAustin K. Baldwin, Steven R. Corsi, Laura A. De Cicco, Peter L. Lenaker, Michelle A. Lutz, Daniel J. Sullivan, Kevin D. RichardsSurface-air mercury fluxes across Western North America: A synthesis of spatial trends and controlling variables
Mercury (Hg) emission and deposition can occur to and from soils, and are an important component of the global atmospheric Hg budget. This paper focuses on synthesizing existing surface-air Hg flux data collected throughout the Western North American region and is part of a series of geographically focused Hg synthesis projects. A database of existing Hg flux data collected using the dynamic fluxAuthorsChris S. Eckley, Michael T. Tate, Che-Jen Lin, Mae S. Gustin, Stephen Dent, Collin A. Eagles-Smith, Michelle A. Lutz, Kimberly Wickland, Bronwen Wang, John E. Gray, Grant Edwards, David P. Krabbenhoft, David B. SmithHuman and bovine viruses and bacteria at three Great Lakes beaches: Environmental variable associations and health risk
Waterborne pathogens were measured at three beaches in Lake Michigan, environmental factors for predicting pathogen concentrations were identified, and the risk of swimmer infection and illness was estimated. Waterborne pathogens were detected in 96% of samples collected at three Lake Michigan beaches in summer, 2010. Samples were quantified for 22 pathogens in four microbial categories (human virAuthorsSteven R. Corsi, Mark A. Borchardt, Rebecca B. Carvin, Tucker R Burch, Susan K. Spencer, Michelle A. Lutz, Colleen M. McDermott, Kimberly M. Busse, Gregory Kleinheinz, Xiaoping Feng, Jun ZhuRiver chloride trends in snow-affected urban watersheds: increasing concentrations outpace urban growth rate and are common among all seasons
Chloride concentrations in northern U.S. included in this study have increased substantially over time with average concentrations approximately doubling from 1990 to 2011, outpacing the rate of urbanization in the northern U.S. Historical data were examined for 30 monitoring sites on 19 streams that had chloride concentration and flow records of 18 to 49 years. Chloride concentrations in most stuAuthorsSteven R. Corsi, Laura A. De Cicco, Michelle A. Lutz, Robert M. HirschMercury in the nation's streams - Levels, trends, and implications
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in fish to levels of concern for human health and the health of fish-eating wildlife. Mercury contamination of fish is the primary reason for issuing fish consumption advisories, which exist in every State in the Nation. Much of the mercury originates from combustion of coal and can travel long distances in the atmosphere before being deposited. ThisAuthorsDennis A. Wentz, Mark E. Brigham, Lia C. Chasar, Michelle A. Lutz, David P. KrabbenhoftInfluence of dietary carbon on mercury bioaccumulation in streams of the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, USA
We studied lower food webs in streams of two mercury-sensitive regions to determine whether variations in consumer foraging strategy and resultant dietary carbon signatures accounted for observed within-site and among-site variations in consumer mercury concentration. We collected macroinvertebrates (primary consumers and predators) and selected forage fishes from three sites in the Adirondack MouAuthorsKaren Riva-Murray, Paul M. Bradley, Lia C. Chasar, Daniel T. Button, Mark E. Brigham, Barbara C. Scudder Eikenberry, Celeste A. Journey, Michelle A. LutzShallow groundwater mercury supply in a coastal plain stream
Fluvial methylmercury (MeHg) is attributed to methylation in up-gradient wetland areas. This hypothesis depends on efficient wetland-to-stream hydraulic transport under nonflood and flood conditions. Fluxes of water and dissolved (filtered) mercury (Hg) species (FMeHg and total Hg (FTHg)) were quantified in April and July of 2009 in a reach at McTier Creek, South Carolina to determine the relativeAuthorsPaul M. Bradley, Celeste A. Journey, Mark A. Lowery, Mark E. Brigham, Douglas A. Burns, Daniel T. Button, Francis H. Chapelle, Michelle A. Lutz, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale, Karen Riva-MurrayBiological water-quality assessment of selected streams in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area of Wisconsin, 2007
Changes in the water quality of stream ecosystems in an urban area may manifest in conspicuous ways, such as in murky or smelly streamwater, or in less conspicuous ways, such as fewer native or pollution-sensitive organisms. In 2004, and again in 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey sampled stream organisms—algae, invertebrates, and fish—in 14 Milwaukee area streams to assess water quality as part ofAuthorsBarbara C. Scudder Eikenberry, Amanda H. Bell, Daniel J. Sullivan, Michelle A. Lutz, David A. AlvarezEvaluation of aquatic biota in relation to environmental characteristics measured at multiple scales in agricultural streams of the Midwest, 1993-2004
This study evaluated the relations between algal, invertebrate, and fish assemblages and physical environmental characteristics of streams at the reach, segment, and watershed scale in agricultural settings in the Midwest. The 86 stream sites selected for study were in predominantly agricultural watersheds sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. SAuthorsJulie A. Hambrook Berkman, Barbara C. Scudder, Michelle A. Lutz, Mitchell A. HarrisData on mercury in water, bed sediment, and fish from streams across the United States, 1998-2005
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) and Toxic Substances Hydrology Programs conducted the National Mercury Pilot Study in 1998 to examine relations of mercury (Hg) in water, bed sediment and fish in streams across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Water and bed-sediment samples were analyzed for total Hg (THg), methylmercury (MeHg), and other cAuthorsNancy J. Bauch, Lia C. Chasar, Barbara C. Scudder, Patrick W. Moran, Kerie J. Hitt, Mark E. Brigham, Michelle A. Lutz, Dennis A. WentzMercury cycling in stream ecosystems. 2. Benthic methylmercury production and bed sediment - Pore water partitioning
Mercury speciation, controls on methylmercury (MeHg) production, and bed sediment−pore water partitioning of total Hg (THg) and MeHg were examined in bed sediment from eight geochemically diverse streams where atmospheric deposition was the predominant Hg input. Across all streams, sediment THg concentrations were best described as a combined function of sediment percent fines (%fines; particles <AuthorsMark Marvin-DiPasquale, Michelle A. Lutz, Mark E. Brigham, David P. Krabbenhoft, George R. Aiken, William H. Orem, Britt D. HallEnvironmental settings of selected streams sampled for mercury in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-06
From 2002 through 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted studies investigating mercury biogeochemistry and food-web bioaccumulation in eight streams from three distinct geographic areas of the United States. These streams varied greatly in environmental characteristics, including land-cover, hydrologic, climatic, and chemical characteristics. They rangAuthorsAmanda H. Bell, Michelle A. Lutz