Thomas E Imbrigiotta
Tom Imbrigiotta has worked for the USGS since 1977 in Indiana and New Jersey on groundwater contamination and sampling devices. He has served the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center as Water Quality Specialist, Supervisory Hydrologist, and Research Hydrologist, and became a Scientist Emeritus Hydrologist in 2019.
Research Interests
- Quantifying natural attenuation and enhanced bioremediation processes in contaminant plumes
- Chemical diffusion from fractured rock into boreholes
- Rock core sampling for volatile organic compound (VOC) contaminants in fractured rock aquifers
- Regenerated-cellulose dialysis membrane (RCDM) passive diffusion samplers for VOCs, inorganics, perchlorate, and explosive compounds in wells
- Sampling methods for organics in groundwater
Professional Experience
2005-2019 Research hydrologist and project chief of the NAWC Navy project at the former Naval Air Warfare Center in West Trenton, NJ. Conducted research for the Toxics Substances Hydrology Program and a Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP) project at the NAWC fractured rock research site.
Helped develop and test a downhole packer tool and uphole closed-loop sampling device to measure diffusion rates from the rock matrix and biodegradation rates in the borehole.
2014-2016 Water Quality Specialist, NJWSC
2009-2014 Supervisory Hydrologist, Hydrologic Research Program section of the NJWSC
2003-2008 Project chief, Environmental Security Technology Certification (ESTCP) study developing a RCDM diffusion sampler for groundwater in wells
1997-2005 Senior hydrologist studying natural attenuation mechanisms in New Jersey aquifers contaminated with VOCs
1988-1997 Project chief and coordinator of an interdisciplinary research study of the fate and transport of chlorinated solvents in an unconfined sand-and-gravel aquifer at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, the USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program's national research site for chlorinated solvent contamination research in unconsolidated aquifers
1984-1988 Project chief for evaluation of methods for sampling organics in groundwater
1977-1984 Project chief for investigations of groundwater quality in Indiana
Education and Certifications
M.S. Water Chemistry, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1982
B.S. Chemistry, Oakland Univ., Rochester, Michigan, 1975
Affiliations and Memberships*
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, PFAS Team 2017-2019, Passive Sampler Team 2002-2010
American Chemical Society 1974-1990, 1999-2008
American Geophysical Union 1990-2008
American Society for Testing and Materials 1986-1988
Indiana Water Resources Assoc. 1980-1984 (Sec. 1982-1984)
Honors and Awards
USGS Award for RCDM sampler patent application, 2005
USGS Awards for sampling course development and presentation, 1987, 1990
Science and Products
Estuarine bed-sediment-quality data collected in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy, 2013
High-resolution delineation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds in a dipping, fractured mudstone: depth- and strata-dependent spatial variability from rock-core sampling
Integration of stable carbon isotope, microbial community, dissolved hydrogen gas, and 2HH2O tracer data to assess bioaugmentation for chlorinated ethene degradation in fractured rocks
Enhanced dichloroethene biodegradation in fractured rock under biostimulated and bioaugmented conditions
Demonstration/validation of the snap sampler passive groundwater sampling device at the former McClellan Air Force Base
Demonstration and validation of a regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion sampler for monitoring groundwater quality and remediation progress at DoD sites: Perchlorate and ordnance compounds
Demonstration/validation of the Snap sampler passive groundwater sampling device
Flowpath independent monitoring of reductive dechlorination potential in a fractured rock aquifer
Protocol for use of regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion samplers (ER-0313)
Demonstration and validation of a regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion sampler for monitoring ground-water quality and remediation progress at DoD sites (ER-0313)
Contamination in fractured-rock aquifers: Research at the former Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey
Regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane sampler
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Estuarine bed-sediment-quality data collected in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy, 2013
This report describes a reconnaissance study of estuarine bed-sediment quality conducted June–October 2013 in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 to assess the extent of contamination and the potential long-term human and ecological impacts of the storm. The study, funded through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (PL 113-2), was conducted by the U.S. GeologicAuthorsJeffrey M. Fischer, Patrick J. Phillips, Timothy J. Reilly, Michael J. Focazio, Keith A. Loftin, William Benzel, Daniel Jones, Kelly L. Smalling, Shawn C. Fisher, Irene J. Fisher, Luke R. Iwanowicz, Kristin M. Romanok, Darkus E. Jenkins, Luke Bowers, Adam Boehlke, William T. Foreman, Anna C. Deetz, Lisa G. Carper, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Justin E. BirdwellHigh-resolution delineation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds in a dipping, fractured mudstone: depth- and strata-dependent spatial variability from rock-core sampling
Synthesis of rock-core sampling and chlorinated volatile organic compound (CVOC) analysis at five coreholes, with hydraulic and water-quality monitoring and a detailed hydrogeologic framework, was used to characterize the fine-scale distribution of CVOCs in dipping, fractured mudstones of the Lockatong Formation of Triassic age, of the Newark Basin in West Trenton, New Jersey. From these results,AuthorsDaniel J. Goode, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Pierre J. LacombeIntegration of stable carbon isotope, microbial community, dissolved hydrogen gas, and 2HH2O tracer data to assess bioaugmentation for chlorinated ethene degradation in fractured rocks
An in situ bioaugmentation (BA) experiment was conducted to understand processes controlling microbial dechlorination of trichloroethene (TCE) in groundwater at the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), West Trenton, NJ. In the BA experiment, an electron donor (emulsified vegetable oil and sodium lactate) and a chloro-respiring microbial consortium were injected into a well in fractured mudstone of TriAuthorsKinga M. Révész, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Julie D. Kirshtein, Claire R. Tiedeman, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Daniel J. Goode, Allen M. Shapiro, Mary A. Voytek, Pierre J. Lancombe, Eurybiades BusenbergEnhanced dichloroethene biodegradation in fractured rock under biostimulated and bioaugmented conditions
Significant microbial reductive dechlorination of [1,2 14C] cis-dichloroethene (DCE) was observed in anoxic microcosms prepared with unamended, fractured rock aquifer materials, which were colonized in situ at multiple depths in two boreholes at the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) in West Trenton, New Jersey. The lack of significant reductive dechlorination in corresponding water-only treatments iAuthorsPaul M. Bradley, Celeste A. Journey, Julie D. Kirshtein, Mary A. Voytek, Pierre J. Lacombe, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Francis H. Chapelle, Claire R. Tiedeman, Daniel J. GoodeDemonstration/validation of the snap sampler passive groundwater sampling device at the former McClellan Air Force Base
No abstract available.AuthorsL. Parker, Nathan Mulherin, T. Hall, Constance Scott, K. Gagnon, Jay Clausen, William Major, Jacob Gibs, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Donald GronstalDemonstration and validation of a regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion sampler for monitoring groundwater quality and remediation progress at DoD sites: Perchlorate and ordnance compounds
This final technical report documents the demonstration and validation of regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion samplers (RCDM samplers) for use in collecting groundwater samples for perchlorate and a suite of explosives compounds. This project, ER-0313, was funded by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). The primary objectives of the project were; (1) toAuthorsThomas E. Imbrigiotta, Joseph S. TrotskyDemonstration/validation of the Snap sampler passive groundwater sampling device
Laboratory studies and a field demonstration were conducted to determine the ability of the Snap Sampler to recover representative concentrations of several types of inorganic analytes from ground water. Analytes included non-metals, transition metals, alkaline earth metals, alkali metals, and a metalloid. In the laboratory studies, concentrations of analytes in Snap Sampler samples were com-parabAuthorsLouise Parker, Nathan Mulherin, Gordon Gooch, William Major, Richard Willey, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Jacob Gibs, Donald GronstalFlowpath independent monitoring of reductive dechlorination potential in a fractured rock aquifer
The flowpath dependent approaches that are typically employed to assess biodegradation of chloroethene contaminants in unconsolidated aquifers are problematic in fractured rock settings, due to difficulties defining discrete groundwater flowpaths in such systems. In this study, the variation in the potential for chloroethene biodegradation with depth was evaluated in a fractured rock aquifer usingAuthorsP. M. Bradley, P.J. Lacombe, T.E. Imbrigiotta, F. H. Chapelle, D.J. GoodeProtocol for use of regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion samplers (ER-0313)
No abstract available.AuthorsThomas E. Imbrigiotta, Joseph S. Trotsky, M.C. PlaceDemonstration and validation of a regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion sampler for monitoring ground-water quality and remediation progress at DoD sites (ER-0313)
This final technical report documents the demonstration and validation of regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion samplers for use in collecting ground water samples for a range of inorganic and organic water-quality parameters. This project, ER-0313, was funded by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). The primary objectives of the project were; (1) to deteAuthorsThomas E. Imbrigiotta, Joseph S. Trotsky, M.C. PlaceContamination in fractured-rock aquifers: Research at the former Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey
The U.S. Geological Survey and cooperators are studying chlorinated solvents in a fractured sedimentary rock aquifer underlying the former Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), West Trenton, New Jersey. Fractured-rock aquifers are common in many parts of the United States and are highly susceptible to contamination, particularly at industrial sites. Compared to 'unconsolidated' aquifers, there can be mAuthorsDaniel J. Goode, Claire R. Tiedeman, Pierre J. Lacombe, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Allen M. Shapiro, Francis H. ChapelleRegenerated cellulose dialysis membrane sampler
No abstract available.AuthorsThomas E. Imbrigiotta
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