Robert Francis Breault
Robert Francis Breault is the Center Director for the New York Water Science Center (NYWSC).
Accomplished Center Director for the New York Water Science Center (NYWSC) with a strong record of success managing Center operations while providing leadership, oversight and implementation of Center mission and program mission based on expertise gained during exemplary career with the US Geological Survey for more than 20 years. Earned Master of Science (MS) in Chemistry (Environmental Studies Option) from the University of Massachusetts and published more than 20 papers in peer-reviewed publications. Demonstrate expertise overseeing professional, technical and support personnel, planning and scheduling work, encouraging diverse workforce, and maintaining workforce plans while directing, motivating, training, guiding, and supervising up to 100 employees. Ensure quality of data and publications by means of reporting, reviewing, and approving publishing. Increase and promote USGS programs as a key leader while building effective relationships with pertinent officials.
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A Synopsis of Technical Issues of Concern for Monitoring Trace Elements in Highway and Urban Runoff
Distribution and potential for adverse biological effects of inorganic elements and organic compounds in bottom sediment, lower Charles River, Massachusetts
Spatial distribution, temporal variability, and chemistry of the salt wedge in the lower Charles River, Massachusetts, June 1998 to July 1999
Water-quality conditions and relation to drainage-basin characteristics in the Scituate Reservoir Basin, Rhode Island, 1982-95
Distribution and transport of total mercury and methylmercury in mercury-contaminated sediments in reservoirs and wetlands of the Sudbury River, east-central Massachusetts
Channel morphology and streambed-sediment quality in the Muddy River, Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, October 1997
Geographical distribution and potential for adverse biological effects of selected trace elements and organic compounds in streambed sediment in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River basins, 1992-94
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A Synopsis of Technical Issues of Concern for Monitoring Trace Elements in Highway and Urban Runoff
Trace elements, which are regulated for aquatic life protection, are a primary concern in highway- and urban-runoff studies because stormwater runoff may transport these constituents from the land surface to receiving waters. Many of these trace elements are essential for biological activity and become detrimental only when geologic or anthropogenic sources exceed concentrations beyond ranges typiAuthorsRobert F. Breault, Gregory E. GranatoDistribution and potential for adverse biological effects of inorganic elements and organic compounds in bottom sediment, lower Charles River, Massachusetts
Surficial-sediment samples and cores collected from the lower Charles River Basin are generally enriched in inorganic elements and organic compounds, including polychlorinated byphenyls, total organochlorine pesticides, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Median concentrations of selected inorganic elements and organic compounds measured in surficial-sediment samples collected from the lower Charles RiAuthorsRobert F. Breault, Kevin R. Reisig, Lora K. Barlow, Peter K. WeiskelSpatial distribution, temporal variability, and chemistry of the salt wedge in the lower Charles River, Massachusetts, June 1998 to July 1999
The Charles River is of great recreational and ecological value to the Boston metropolitan region and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is also the focus of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region I, Clean Charles 2005 Task Force. The main goal of the Task Force is to make the Charles River 'fishable and swimmable' by the year 2005. Achieving 'fishable and swimmable' conditionsAuthorsR.F. Breault, L.K. Barlow, K.D. Reisig, G.W. ParkerWater-quality conditions and relation to drainage-basin characteristics in the Scituate Reservoir Basin, Rhode Island, 1982-95
The Scituate Reservoir Basin covers about 94 square miles in north central Rhode Island and supplies more than 60 percent of the State of Rhode Island's drinking water. The basin includes the Scituate Reservoir Basin and six smaller tributary reservoirs with a combined capacity of about 40 billion gallons. Most of the basin is forested and undeveloped. However, because of its proximity to the ProvAuthorsRobert F. Breault, Marcus C. Waldron, Lora K. Barlow, David C. DickermanDistribution and transport of total mercury and methylmercury in mercury-contaminated sediments in reservoirs and wetlands of the Sudbury River, east-central Massachusetts
Total mercury and methylmercury were measured in 4 reservoir cores and 12 wetland cores from Sudbury River. The distribution of total mercury and methylmercury in these cores was evaluated to determine the potential for total mercury and methylmercury transport from reservoir and wetlands sediments to the water column. Concentrations of methylmercury were corrected for an analytical artifact introAuthorsJohn A. Colman, Marcus C. Waldron, Robert F. Breault, Robert M. LentChannel morphology and streambed-sediment quality in the Muddy River, Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, October 1997
No abstract available.AuthorsRobert F. Breault, Peter K. Weiskel, Timothy D. McCobbGeographical distribution and potential for adverse biological effects of selected trace elements and organic compounds in streambed sediment in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River basins, 1992-94
Streambed-sediment samples were collected in 1992-94 at selected sites in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins to determine the geographical distribution of trace elements and organic compounds and their potential for adverse biological effects on aquatic organisms. Chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, chlordane, DDT, PAHs, and PCBs were detected in samples from throughouAuthorsRobert F. Breault, Sandra L. Harris - Science