Neil M Dubrovsky
Neil Dubrovsky is a Scientist Emeritus in the USGS Water Resources Mission Area, Earth System Processes Division (ESPD), Water Resources Assessments Branch.
I have been a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey for over 30 years. I spent most of this time focusing on large-scale multidisciplinary water-quality investigations as a manager for the USGS’s National Water Quality Program (see USGS Circular 1350 "Nutrients in the Nation’s Streams and Groundwater, 1992-2004"). Prior to this I conducted studies on trace elements, nutrients, and pesticides in rivers and groundwater in California. I have been fortunate to work on a broad range of topics, including surficial processes (M.A.), the geochemistry of abandoned coal mines (Pennsylvania DEP), the geochemistry of inactive uranium tailing (Ph.D), and nonpoint contaminants from intensive agriculture. I am particularly interested in redox controls on contaminant migration, chemical transport between groundwater and streams, and integration of transport process understanding into large-scale models.
Professional Experience
Professional Studies/Experience
2016 – 2017: Chief, NAWQA Surface Water Assessment.
2012 – 2016: NWQP/NAWQA Western Region Program Officer.
2003 – 2012: Chief, NAWQA Nutrients and Trace Elements National Synthesis team.
1996 – 2002: Program Chief for hydrologic investigations for the Central Valley Program, California WSC, USGS..
1990 – 96: Chief, San Joaquin-Tulare Basins study team of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program.
1986 – 89: Chief, Central Valley RASA Phase II Study, Areal and depth distribution of trace elements in regional aquifers, San Joaquin Valley.
Education and Certifications
Education
Ph.D Hydrogeology 1986 University of Waterloo Ontario Canada
M.A. Geomorphology 1977 SUNY Binghamton NY
B.A. Geology 1974 Tufts University Medford, MA
Science and Products
Trace-Element Concentrations in Tissues of Aquatic Organisms from Rivers and Streams of the United States, 1992-1999
Temporal trends in concentrations of DBCP and nitrate in groundwater in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California, USA
Framework for a ground-water quality monitoring and assessment program for California
Low-Level Volatile Organic Compounds in Active Public Supply Wells as Ground-Water Tracers in the Los Angeles Physiographic Basin, California, 2000
Chlorofluorocarbon dating of herbicide-containing well waters in Fresno and Tulare counties, California
Pesticide transport in the San Joaquin River Basin
Integrating chemical, water quality, habitat, and fish assemblage data from the San Joaquin River drainage, California
Evaluation of processes affecting 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) concentrations in ground water in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California: Analysis of chemical data and ground-water flow and transport simulations
Nitrate and pesticides in ground water in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California : occurrence and trends
Water quality in the San Joaquin-Tulare basins, California, 1992-95
Occurrence and distribution of dissolved pesticides in the San Joaquin River basin, California
Occurrence of nitrate and pesticides in ground water beneath three agricultural land-use settings in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1993-1995
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Trace-Element Concentrations in Tissues of Aquatic Organisms from Rivers and Streams of the United States, 1992-1999
Temporal trends in concentrations of DBCP and nitrate in groundwater in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California, USA
Framework for a ground-water quality monitoring and assessment program for California
Low-Level Volatile Organic Compounds in Active Public Supply Wells as Ground-Water Tracers in the Los Angeles Physiographic Basin, California, 2000
Chlorofluorocarbon dating of herbicide-containing well waters in Fresno and Tulare counties, California
Pesticide transport in the San Joaquin River Basin
Integrating chemical, water quality, habitat, and fish assemblage data from the San Joaquin River drainage, California
Evaluation of processes affecting 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) concentrations in ground water in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California: Analysis of chemical data and ground-water flow and transport simulations
Nitrate and pesticides in ground water in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California : occurrence and trends
Water quality in the San Joaquin-Tulare basins, California, 1992-95
Occurrence and distribution of dissolved pesticides in the San Joaquin River basin, California
Occurrence of nitrate and pesticides in ground water beneath three agricultural land-use settings in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1993-1995
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.