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Scenes from the Watershed Hydrology Laboratory

Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
(in order by subject)

Nitrogen Modeling

Riparian Zone Research

Coastal Zone Research

Methods

Nitrous Oxide

Wood Chip Bioreactors and Decentralized Wastewater

Environmental Management

Lawns, Wastewater and Nitrogen

Outreach and working with local communities

 

Modeling
D.Q. Kellogg, A.J. Gold, S. Cox, K. Addy, and P.V. August. 2010. A geospatial approach for assessing denitrification sinks within lower-order catchments. Ecological Engineering 36: 1596–1606.
Groffman, P.M., K. Butterbach-Bahl, R.W. Fulweiler, A.J. Gold, J.L. Morse, E.K. Stander, C. Tague, C. Tonitto, and P. Vis. 2009. Challenges to incorporating spatially and temporally explicit phenomena (hotspots and hot moments) in denitrification models. Biogeochemistry 93: 49-77.
Hetz, E., A.J. Gold and L. Reese.  1983.  Computer predictions of suitable working days for mechanized winter wheat operations on Chile.  J. of Agric. Mechan.  14(3):62‑66.

 

Riparian Zone Research
Watson, Tara K., Dorothy Q. Kellogg, Kelly Addy, Arthur J. Gold, Mark H. Stolt, Sean W. Donohue, and Peter M. Groffman, 2010. Groundwater Denitrification Capacity of Riparian Zones in Suburban and Agricultural Watersheds. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 46(2):237-245. DOI: 10.1111 ⁄ j.1752-1688. 2010.00418.x
Blazejewski, G.A., M.H. Stolt, A.J. Gold, N. Gurwick and P.M. Groff man. 2009. Spatial distribution of carbon in the subsurface of riparian zones. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73(5):1733–1740.
Gurwick, N.P., D.M. McCorkle, P. M. Groffman, A. J. Gold, D.Q. Kellogg, and P. Seitz-Rundlett. 2008. Mineralization of ancient carbon in the subsurface of riparian forests. Journal of Geophysical Research 113: G02021, 13 pages.
Gurwick, N.P., P. M. Groffman, J. B. Yavitta, A. J. Gold, G. Blazejewskid, and M. Stolt. 2008. Microbially available carbon in buried riparian soils in a glaciated landscape. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40:85–96.
Kellogg, D.Q., A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, M.H. Stolt, and K. Addy. 2008. Riparian ground-water flow patterns using flownet analysis: Evapotranspiration-induced upwelling and implications for N removal. JAWRA 44(4):1024-1034.
Kaushal, S.S., P.M. Groffman, P.M. Mayer, E. Striz, and A.J. Gold. 2008. Effects of stream restoration on denitrification in an urbanizing watershed. Ecological Applications 18(3): 789-804.
Kellogg, D.Q., A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, K. Addy, M.H. Stolt, and G. Blazejewski. 2005. In situ ground water denitrification in stratified, permeable soils underlying riparian wetlands. J. of Environ. Quality 34:524-533.
Blazejewski, G.A., Stolt, M.H., Gold, A.J., and Groffman, P.M. 2005. Macro- and Micromorphology of Subsurface Carbon in Riparian Zone Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 69: 1320-1329.
Rotkin-Ellman, M., K. Addy, A.J. Gold, and P.M. Groffman. 2004. Tree species, root decomposition and subsurface denitrification potential in riparian wetlands. Plant and Soil 263:335-344.
Jacinthe, P.-A., P.M. Groffman, and A.J. Gold. 2003. Dissolved organic carbon dynamics in a riparian aquifer: Effects of hydrology and nitrate enrichment. J. of Environ. Qual. 32:1365-1374.
Gold, A.J., P.M. Groffman, K. Addy, D.Q. Kellogg, M. Stolt, and A.E. Rosenblatt. 2001. Landscape attributes as controls on ground water nitrate removal capacity of riparian zones. JAWRA 37:1457-1464.
Rosenblatt, A.E., A.J. Gold, M.H. Stolt, P.M. Groffman, and D.Q. Kellogg. 2001. Identifying riparian sinks for watershed nitrate using soil surveys. J. Environ. Qual. 30:1596-1604.
Addy, K.L., A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, P.A. Jacinthe. 1999. Groundwater nitrate removal in forested and mowed riparian buffer zones. J. of Environ. Qual. 28:962-970.
Gold A.J., P.A. Jacinthe, P.M. Groffman, W.R. Wright and R.H. Puffer. 1998. Patchiness in groundwater nitrate removal in a riparian forest. J. Environ. Qual. 27: 146-155.
Jacinthe, P.A., P.M. Groffman, A.J. Gold, A. Mosier. 1998. Patchiness in microbial nitrogen transformations in groundwater in a riparian forest. J. Environ. Qual. 27:156-164.
Gold, A.J. and D.Q. Kellogg. 1997. Modelling Internal Processes of Riparian Buffer Zones. p. 192-207 In N.E. Haycock et al. (ed.) Buffer Zones: Their Processes and Potential in Water Protection. Quest Environmental, Harpenden, UK.
Nelson, W.M, A.J. Gold, and P.M. Groffman. 1995. Spatial and temporal variation in groundwater nitrate removal in a riparian forest. J. Environ. Qual. 24:691-699.
Groffman, P.M., A.J. Gold, and R.C. Simmons. 1992. Nitrate dynamics in riparian forests: Microbial studies. J. Env. Qual.21:666-671.
Gold, A.J., B.E. Lamb, G.W. Loomis, J.R. Boyd, V.J.Cabelli, and C.G. McKiel. 1992. Wastewater renovation in buried and recirculating sand filters. J. Env. Qual. 21:720-725.

Hanson, G.C., P.M. Groffman, and A.J. Gold. 1994.  Symptoms of nitrogen saturation in a riparian wetland.  Ecological Applications. 4:750-756.

Groffman, P.M., G. Howard, A.J.Gold, and W. M. Nelson. 1996.  Microbial nitrate processing in shallow groundwater in a riparian forest. J. Environ. Qual. 25(6). 1309-1316.

Hanson, G.C., P.M. Groffman, and A.J. Gold. 1994.  Denitrification in riparian wetlands receiving high and low groundwater nitrate inputs.  J. Environ. Qual. 23:917-922.

Simmons, R., A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman.  1992.  Nitrate dynamics in riparian forests:  Groundwater Studies.  J. of Envir. Qual.  21:664‑669.

Coastal Zone Research
Addy, K., A.J. Gold. M. Stolt, and S. Donohue.  2012.  Groundwater denitrification capacity and nitrous oxide flux of former fringing salt marshes filled with human-transported materials.  Urban Ecosystems.  DOI 10.1007/s11252-01266-z.
Anthony, A., J. Atwood, P. August, C. Byron, S. Cobb, C. Foster, C. Fry, A. Gold, K. Hagos, L. Heffner, D. Q. Kellogg, K. Lellis-Dibble, J. J. Opaluch, C. Oviatt, A. Pfeiffer-Herbert, N. Rohr, L. Smith, T. Smythe, J. Swift, and N. Vinhateiro. 2009. Coastal lagoons and climate change: ecological and social ramifications in U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coast ecosystems. Ecology and Society 14(1): 8.
Donohue, S.W., M.H. Stolt, A.J. Gold and P. Groffman. 2009. Human transported material soils of urbanizing estuarine landscapes. SSSAJ. 73. 1587-1596.
Nowicki, B.L. and A.J. Gold. 2008. Groundwater Nitrogen Transport and Input along the Narragansett Bay Coastal Margin. in A. Desbonnet and B. Costa-Pierce (eds.), Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century. New York, NY: Springer.
Oviatt, C. and A.J. Gold. 2005. Nitrogen in Coastal Waters. Chapter 8 in T. Addiscott (Ed.) Nitrate, Agriculture and the Environment. CAB Internaional. Wallingford, UK. Pages 127-147.
Gold, A.J. 1995. Nitrogen and coastal ecosystems: The role of watershed science. Maritimes. 38:10-12.
Addy, K., A. Gold, B. Nowicki, J. McKenna, M. Stolt, and P. Groffman. 2005. Denitrification capacity in a subterranean estuary below a Rhode Island (USA) Fringing Salt Marsh. Estuaries 28(6):896-908.

 

Methods
Pelletier,M.C., A.J. Gold, J.F. Heltshe, H.W. Buffum. 2010 A method to identify estuarine macroinvertebrate pollution indicator species in
the Virginian Biogeographic Province, Ecological Indicators 10 (2010) 1037–1048
Addy, K., D.Q. Kellogg, A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, G. Ferendo, and C. Sawyer. 2002. In situ Push-Pull method to determine ground water denitrification in riparian zones. J. Environ. Qual. 31:1017-1024.

Gold, A.J., P.V. August, W.R. Wright and S.P. Tso.  1989.  Aquifer delineation with soil surveys.  J. Soil and Water Conservation.  44(3):232‑234.

Groffman, P.M., A.J. Gold, and G. Howard. 1995.  Effects of hydrologic tracers on soil microbial activities. SSSAJ. 59:478-481.

Gorres, J. and A.J. Gold. 1996.  Incorporating spatial variability into GIS to estimate nitrate leaching at the aquifer scale. J. Environ. Qual. 25(3). 491-498.

 

Nitrous Oxide
Zaman, M., M.L. Nguyen, A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, D.Q. Kellogg and R.J. Wilcock. 2008. Nitrous oxide generation, denitrification, and nitrate removal in a seepage wetland intercepting surface and subsurface flows from a grazed dairy catchment. Australian Journal of Soil Research 46:565-577.
Clough T.J., K. Addy, D.Q. Kellogg, B.L. Nowicki, A.J. Gold, and P.M. Groffman. 2007. Dynamics of nitrous oxide in groundwater at the aquatic-terrestrial interface. Global Change Biology 13:1528–1537.
Groffman, P.M., A.J. Gold, D.Q. Kellogg and K. Addy.  2002.  Mechanisms, rates and assessment of nitrous oxide in groundwater, riparian zones and rivers.  Pages 159 – 166 In Non CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Scientific Understanding, Control Options and Policy Aspects.  (J. Van Ham, editor).  Millpress.  Netherlands.

Groffman, P.M., A.J. Gold and P. Jacinthe.  1998.  Nitrous oxide production in riparian zones and groundwater.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 52:179-186.

Groffman, P.M., A.J. Gold and K. Addy.  2000.  Nitrous oxide production in riparian zones and its importance to national emission inventories.  Chemosphere.  2:291-299.

Wood Chip Bioreactors & Decentralized Wastewater
Schipper, L., A.J. Gold and E. Davidson. 2010. Managing Denitrification in Human Dominated Landscapes.  Ecological Engineering. 36:1503-1506.
Schipper, L.A., W.D. Robertson, A.J. Gold, D.B. Jaynes, S.C. Cameron, 2010. Denitrifying bioreactors—An approach for reducing nitrate loads to
receiving waters. Ecol. Eng., doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.04.008
Oakely, S.M., A. J. Gold and A. J. Oczkowski. 2010. Nitrogen Control through Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: Process Performance and Alternative Management Strategies. Ecological Engineering. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.04.030
Efroymson,R.A., D.S. Jones and A. J. Gold. 2007. An Ecological Risk Assessment Framework for Effects of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems and Other Localized Sources of Nutrients on Aquatic Ecosystems. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 13: 574–614.
Lamb, B.E., A.J. Gold, G.W. Loomis and C.G. McKiel. 1990. Nitrogen removal for on-site sewage disposal: A recirculating sand filter/rock tank design. Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Engin. 33: 525-531.

 

Environmental Management
McNally. C. G., E. Uchida and A.J. Gold. 2011.  Sustaining Mangrove Ecosystem Services through a Protected Area: Can giving up short-run gains from natural resources avoid a long-run poverty trap? Proceedings of the Nat’l Acad. of Science. 108:13945-13950.
Groffman P. M., A. J. Gold, L. Duriancik and R. R. Lowrance. 2010. From connecting the dots to threading the needle: The challenges ahead in managing agricultural landscapes for environmental quality.  In: Nowak, P. and M. Schnepf, Ed.. Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality II. 1-12.
Groffman, P.M., J.S. Baron, T. Blett, A.J. Gold, I. Goodman, L.H. Gunderson, B.M. Levinson, M.A. Palmer, H.W. Paerl, G.D. Peterson, N.L. Poff, D.W. Rejeski, J.F. Reynolds, M.G. Turner, K.C. Weathers, and J. Wiens. 2006. Ecological thresholds: The key to successful environmental management or an important concept with no practical application? Ecosystems 9:1-13.
Oviatt, C.A. and A.J. Gold. 2005. Nitrate in Coastal Waters. p. 127-147 In T.M. Addiscott (ed.) Nitrate, Agriculture and the Environment. Oxford University Press.
Gold, A.J. and P.M. Groffman. 1999. Watershed Science: A New Frontier for Research. Maritimes, Fall p. 3-5.

Gold, A., T. Weaver, E. Porter and J. Opaluch.  1988.  Potential water use conflicts generated by irrigated agriculture in Southern New England.  Northeast J. of Agricultural and Resource Economics 13(1):8‑14.

 

Lawns, Wastewater and Nitrogen
Gold, A.J. and J.T. Sims. 2005. Eutrophication. In: Daniel Hillel, editor-in-chief, Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Elsevier Ltd., Oxford, UK. Intro (pdf)

Gold, A.J. and J.T. Sims. 2000. Research needs in decentralized wastewater treatment and management: A Risk-based approach to nutrient contamination. In: National Research Needs Conference Draft Proceedings: Risk-Based Decision Making for Onsite Wastewater Treatment. St. Louis, MO.

Gold, A.J., B.E. Lamb, G.W. Loomis, J.R. Boyd, V.J.Cabelli, and C.G. McKiel. 1992. Wastewater renovation in buried and recirculating sand filters. J. Env. Qual. 21:720-725.
Gold, A.J., W.R. DeRagon, W.M. Sullivan, and J.L. Lemunyon. 1990. Nitrate-nitrogen losses to groundwater from rural and suburban land uses. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 45:305-310.

Gold, A.J. and T.L. Loudon. 1989. Tillage effects on surface runoff water quality from artificially drained cropland. Trans. ASAE. 32:1329-1334.

Morton, T.G., A.J. Gold, and W.M. Sullivan. 1998. Influence of overwatering and fertilization on nitrogen losses from home lawns. J. Env. Qual. 17:124-130.

Hesketh, E.S., R.J. Hull, and A.J. Gold. 1995.  Estimating non-gaseous nitrogen losses from established turf.  J. of Turfgrass Mgmt. 1:17-30.

Gold, A.J. and P.M. Groffman.  1993.  Leaching of agrichemicals from suburban areas. Chapter 17.  In:  Ken Racke (ed.) Fate and Significance of Pesticides in Urban Environments.  American Chemical Society. 182-190.

Postma, F.B., A.J. Gold, and G.W. Loomis.  1992.  Nutrient and microbial movement from seasonally‑used septic systems.  J. of Env. Health.  55(2):5‑10.

McCann, A., A.J. Gold, K. Mallon, and J. Gorres. 1994.  Water conservation for Rhode Island lawns.  J. of AWWA. 86:198-204.

Lamb, A.J. Gold, G.W. Loomis and C.G. McKiel.  1991.  Nitrogen removal for on-site sewage disposal:  Field evaluation of buried sand filter/greywater systems.  Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Engin.  34(3):883‑889.

Gold, A.J., T.G. Morton, W.M. Sullivan and J. McClory.  1988.  Leaching of 2,4‑D and dicamba from home lawns.  Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.  37:121‑129.

Aronson, L.M., A.J. Gold and R.J. Hull. 1987.& Cool season turfgrass responses to drought stress. Crop Science. 27:1261-1266.

Aronson, L.J., A.J. Gold, R.J. Hull, and J.L. Cisar. 1987. Evapotranspiration of coolseason turfgrasses in the humid Northeast. Agronomy Journal.79:901905.

Outreach & Working with Local Communities
McCann, A. and A.J. Gold. 2012. Engendering Behavior Change Through Single-Session Workshops: Lessons Learned from Extension's Private Well Initiative. Journal of Extension. 50:Article 1RIB7. 8 pages.
Osmond, D., N. Nadkarni, C.T. Driscoll, E. Andrews, A.J. Gold, S. B. Allred, A.R. Berkowitz, M. Klemens, T. Loecke, M. McGarry, K. Schwarz, M. Washington. 2010.  The Role of Interface Organizations in Science Communication and Understanding. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6:306-313

McCann, A., J. Peterson, and A.J. Gold. 2009. Using planning and evaluation tools to target extension outputs and outcomes: The New England private well symposium example. Journal of Extension. 47(3): 3TOT4. 9 pages.

Wawrzynek, J., R.L. Mahler, A.J. Gold, and A. McCann. 2007. Citizen Involvement in Water Resource Issues in New England. Journal of Extension. 5:RIB3. 10 pages.

Joubert, L., P. Flinker, G. Loomis, D.Dow, A. Gold, D. Brennan and J. Jobin. 2003. Creative Community Design and Wastewater Management. National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project. Washington University, St. Louis.

Joubert, L., P. Hickey, D.Q. Kellogg and A. Gold. 2003. Wastewater Planning Handbook: Mapping onsite treatment needs, pollution risks and management options using GIS. National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project. Washington University, St. Louis.

Grossman-Garber, D., A.J. Gold and T. Husband.  2001.  Combining research, outreach and student learning.  Connection – New England Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development. 16:18-20.
Gannon, J.E., A.J. Gold, C. Magee and F.J. Bricker.  1985.  Melding technical information with community effort ‑ A watershed council's role in water quality protection.  In: Lake and Reservoir Management: Practical Applications.  N. Amer. Lake Mgmt. Soc.  pp. 325‑331.

 

 

 

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