Cooter, E. J., Foreman, W. T., & Majewski, M. S. (2002). A Regional Atmospheric Fate and Transport Model for Atrazine. 2. Evaluation. A Regional Atmospheric Fate and Transport Model for Atrazine. 2. Evaluation, 36(21), 4593-4599. doi:10.1021/es011372q
William T Foreman
Science and Products
Year Published: 2012
Combined sewer overflows: an environmental source of hormones and wastewater micropollutants
Data were collected at a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Burlington, Vermont, USA, (serving 30,000 people) to assess the relative contribution of CSO (combined sewer overflow) bypass flows and treated wastewater effluent to the load of steroid hormones and other wastewater micropollutants (WMPs) from a WWTP to a lake. Flow-weighted composite...
Phillips, P.J.; Chalmers, A.T.; Gray, J.L.; Kolpin, D.W.; Foreman, W.T.; Wall, G.R.Attribution: New York Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Combined sewer overflows: an environmental source of hormones and wastewater micropollutants; 2012; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Phillips, P. J.; Chalmers, A. T.; Gray, J. L.; Kolpin, D. W.; Foreman, W. T.; Wall, G. R.
Year Published: 2012
Chiral pesticides: Identification, description, and environmental implications
Anthropogenic chemicals, including pesticides, are a major source of contamination and pollution in the environment. Pesticides have many positive uses: increased food production, decreased damage to crops and structures, reduced disease vector populations, and more. Nevertheless, pesticide exposure can pose risks to humans and the environment, so...
Ulrich, Elin M.; Morrison, Candice N.; Goldsmith, Michael R.; Foreman, William T.Attribution: Water Resources, Environmental Health, National Water Quality Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, National Water Quality Laboratory
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Chiral pesticides: Identification, description, and environmental implications; 2012; Article; Journal; Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; Ulrich, Elin M.; Morrison, Candice N.; Goldsmith, Michael R.; Foreman, William T.
Year Published: 2011
Endocrine active chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals of concern in surface water, wastewater-treatment plant effluent, and bed sediment, and biological characteristics in selected streams, Minnesota-design, methods, and data, 2009
This report presents the study design, environmental data, and quality-assurance data for an integrated chemical and biological study of selected streams or lakes that receive wastewater-treatment plant effluent in Minnesota. This study was a cooperative effort of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Cloud State...
Lee, Kathy E.; Langer, Susan K.; Barber, Larry B.; Writer, Jeff H.; Ferrey, Mark L.; Schoenfuss, Heiko L.; Furlong, Edward T.; Foreman, William T.; Gray, James L.; ReVello, Rhiannon C.; Martinovic, Dalma; Woodruff, Olivia R.; Keefe, Steffanie H.; Brown, Greg K.; Taylor, Howard E.; Ferrer, Imma; Thurman, E. MichaelAttribution: Minnesota Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
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Endocrine active chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals of concern in surface water, wastewater-treatment plant effluent, and bed sediment, and biological characteristics in selected streams, Minnesota-design, methods, and data, 2009; 2011; DS; 575; Lee, Kathy E.; Langer, Susan K.; Barber, Larry B.; Writer, Jeff H.; Ferrey, Mark L.; Schoenfuss, Heiko L.; Furlong, Edward T.; Foreman, William T.; Gray, James L.; ReVello, Rhiannon C.; Martinovic, Dalma; Woodruff, Olivia R. Keefe, Steffanie H.; Brown, Greg K.; Taylor, Howard E.; Ferrer, Imma; Thurman, E. Michael
Year Published: 2009
Enantiomer fractions of chlordane components in sediment from U.S. Geological Survey sites in lakes and rivers
Spatial, temporal, and sediment-type trends in enantiomer signatures were evaluated for cis- and trans-chlordane (CC, TC) in archived core, suspended, and surficial-sediment samples from six lake, reservoir, and river sites across the United States. The enantiomer fractions (EFs) measured in these samples are in good agreement with those...
Ulrich, E.M.; Foreman, W.T.; Van Metre, P.C.; Wilson, J.T.; Rounds, S.A.Attribution: Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
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Enantiomer fractions of chlordane components in sediment from U.S. Geological Survey sites in lakes and rivers; 2009; Article; Journal; Science of the Total Environment; Ulrich, E. M.; Foreman, W. T.; Van Metre, P. C.; Wilson, J. T.; Rounds, S. A.
Year Published: 2007
Characterization of flood sediments from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and potential implications for human health and the environment
The flooding in the greater New Orleans, La., area that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005 left behind accumulations of sediments up to many centimeters thick on streets, lawns, parking lots, and other flat surfaces (fig. 1). During the flood dewatering and subsequent cleanup, there were concerns that these...
Plumlee, Geoffrey S.; Foreman, William T.; Griffin, Dale W.; Lovelace, John K.; Meeker, Gregory P.; Demas, Charles R.Attribution: Environmental Health, Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Louisiana, United States of America, Denver Microbeam Laboratory
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Characterization of flood sediments from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and potential implications for human health and the environment: Chapter 7I in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005; 2007; CIR; 1306-7I; Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306); Plumlee, Geoffrey S.; Foreman, William T.; Griffin, Dale W.; Lovelace, John K.; Meeker, Gregory P.; Demas, Charles R.
Year Published: 2007
Current-use pesticides and organochlorine compounds in precipitation and lake sediment from two high-elevation national parks in the Western United States
Current-use pesticides (CUPs) and banned organochlorine compounds (OCCs) were measured in precipitation (snowpack and rain) and lake sediments from two national parks in the Western United States to determine their occurrence and distribution in high-elevation environments. CUPs frequently detected in snow were endosulfan, dacthal, and...
Mast, M.A.; Foreman, W.T.; Skaates, S.V.Attribution: Water, Colorado Water Science Center, Water Resources, Colorado, United States of America
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Current-use pesticides and organochlorine compounds in precipitation and lake sediment from two high-elevation national parks in the Western United States; 2007; Article; Journal; Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; Mast, M. A.; Foreman, W. T.; Skaates, S. V.
Year Published: 2006
Effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA
The effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent unwatering of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the sediment chemistry of Lake Pontchartrain were evaluated by chemical analysis of samples of street mud and suspended and bottom sediments. The highest concentrations of urban-related elements and compounds (e.g., Pb, Zn, polycyclic aromatic...
Van Metre, P.C.; Horowitz, A.J.; Mahler, B.J.; Foreman, W.T.; Fuller, C.C.; Burkhardt, M.R.; Elrick, K.A.; Furlong, E.T.; Skrobialowski, S.C.; Smith, J.J.; Wilson, J.T.; Zaugg, S.D.Attribution: Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
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Effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA; 2006; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Van Metre, P. C.; Horowitz, A. J.; Mahler, B. J.; Foreman, W. T.; Fuller, C. C.; Burkhardt, M. R.; Elrick, K. A.; Furlong, E. T.; Skrobialowski, S. C.; Smith, J. J.; Wilson, J. T.; Zaugg, S. D.
Year Published: 2006
Saharan dust - A carrier of persistent organic pollutants, metals and microbes to the Caribbean?
An international team of scientists from government agencies and universities in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Trinidad & Tobago, the Republic of Cape Verde, and the Republic of Mali (West Africa) is working together to elucidate the role Saharan dust may play in the degradation of Caribbean ecosystems. The first step has been...
Garrison, V.H.; Foreman, W.T.; Genualdi, S.; Griffin, Dale W.; Kellogg, C.A.; Majewski, M.S.; Mohammed, A.; Ramsubhag, A.; Shinn, E.A.; Simonich, S.L.; Smith, G.W.View Citation
Saharan dust - A carrier of persistent organic pollutants, metals and microbes to the Caribbean?; 2006; Article; Journal; Revista de Biologia Tropical; Garrison, V. H.; Foreman, W. T.; Genualdi, S.; Griffin, D. W.; Kellogg, C. A.; Majewski, M. S.; Mohammed, A.; Ramsubhag, A.; Shinn, E. A.; Simonich, S. L.; Smith, G. W.
Year Published: 2003
Atmospheric deposition of nutrients, pesticides, and mercury in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2002
Nutrients, current-use pesticides, and mercury were measured in atmospheric deposition during summer in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to improve understanding of the type and magnitude of atmospheric contaminants being deposited in the park. Two deposition sites were established on the east side of the park: one at an elevation of 2,902...
Mast, M. Alisa; Campbell, Donald H.; Ingersoll, George P.; Foreman, William T.; Krabbenhoft, David P.View Citation
Atmospheric deposition of nutrients, pesticides, and mercury in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2002; 2003; WRI; 2003-4241; Mast, M. Alisa; Campbell, Donald H.; Ingersoll, George P.; Foreman, William T.; Krabbenhoft, David P.
Year Published: 2003
African and Asian dust: from desert soils to coral reefs
Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain the decline of coral reefs throughout the world, but none adequately accounts for the lack of recovery of reefs or the wide geographical distribution of coral diseases. The processes driving the decline remain elusive. Hundreds of millions of tons of dust transported annually from Africa and Asia to...
Garrison, Virginia H.; Shinn, Eugene A.; Foreman, William T.; Griffin, Dale W.; Holmes, Charles W.; Kellogg, Christina A.; Majewski, Michael S.; Richardson, Laurie L.; Ritchie, Kim B.; Smith, Garriet W.View Citation
African and Asian dust: from desert soils to coral reefs; 2003; Article; Journal; BioScience; Garrison, Virginia H.; Shinn, Eugene A.; Foreman, William T.; Griffin, Dale W.; Holmes, Charles W.; Kellogg, Christina A.; Majewski, Michael S.; Richardson, Laurie L.; Ritchie, Kim B.; Smith, Garriet W.
Year Published: 2003
Complications with using ratios for environmental data: Comparing enantiomeric ratios (ERs) and enantiomer fractions (EFs)
Complications arise when ratios are used to present environmental data because ratios are an unbounded, multiplicative scale that can lead to asymmetrical (skewed) data distributions. Enantiomeric ratios (ERs), historically used in discussions of chiral signatures, often are published as mean ER??single-value standard deviation. Application of...
Ulrich, E.M.; Helsel, D.R.; Foreman, W.T.View Citation
Complications with using ratios for environmental data: Comparing enantiomeric ratios (ERs) and enantiomer fractions (EFs); 2003; Article; Journal; Chemosphere; Ulrich, E. M.; Helsel, D. R.; Foreman, W. T.
Year Published: 2001
Enantiomeric composition of chiral polychlorinated biphenyl atropisomers in aquatic and riparian biota
The enantiomeric composition of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) atropisomers was measured in river and riparian biota (fish, bivalves, crayfish, water snakes, barn swallows) from selected sites throughout the United States by using chiral gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Nonracemic enantiomeric fractions (EFs) were observed for PCBs 91, 95,...
Wong, C.S.; Garrison, A.W.; Smith, P.D.; Foreman, W.T.View Citation
Enantiomeric composition of chiral polychlorinated biphenyl atropisomers in aquatic and riparian biota; 2001; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Wong, C. S.; Garrison, A. W.; Smith, P. D.; Foreman, W. T.
Pre-USGS Publications
Foster, G. D., Gates, P. M., Foreman, W. T., Mckenzie, S. W., & Rinella, F. A. (1993). Determination of dissolved-phase pesticides in surface water from the Yakima River Basin, Washington, using the Goulden large-sample extractor and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology, 27(9), 1911-1917. doi:10.1021/es00046a021
Hinckley, D. A., Bidleman, T. F., Foreman, W. T., & Tuschall, J. R. (1990). Determination of vapor pressures for nonpolar and semipolar organic compounds from gas chromatograhic retention data. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 35(3), 232-237. doi:10.1021/je00061a003
Bidleman, T., Castleberry, A., Foreman, W., Zaranski, M., & Wall, D. (1990). Petroleum hydrocarbons in the surface water of two estuaries in the Southeastern united states. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 30(1), 91-109. doi:10.1016/0272-7714(90)90079-7
Foreman, W., Shellum, C. L., Birks, J. W., & Sievers, R. E. (1989). Supercritical Fluid Chromatography with Sulfur Chemiluminescence Detection. Journal of Chromatography A. doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)94939-8
Foreman, W. T., Sievers, R. E., & Wenclawiak, B. W. (1988). Supercritical fluid chromatography with redox chemiluminescence detection. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 330(3), 231-234.
Bidleman, T., Billings, W. N., & Foreman, W. (1986). Vapor-particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds: estimates from field collections. Environmental Science and Technology, 20(10), 1038-1043. doi:10.1021/es00152a013