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Last published 2023
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Bradley J. Austin

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Shippensburg University (2012); Kent State University (2014); University of Arkansas System (2022–2023)

Faculty Researcher

Arkansas Water Resources Center

7 h-index 31 pubs 202 cited

  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Natural Gas
  • Rivers
  • Oil and Gas Industry
  • Arkansas
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Cyanobacteria
  • Nitrogen
  • Microcystis
  • Water Pollution
  • Hydraulic Fracking
  • Biofilms
  • Oil and Gas Fields
  • Micronutrients
  • Microcystins

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Bradley J. Austin's research focuses on understanding the factors influencing cyanobacterial blooms and microcystin production in aquatic environments, particularly in Arkansas. His work investigates the role of nitrogen form, concentration, and micronutrient availability in the development of these blooms. Austin has explored the correlation between raw fluorescence measurements of chlorophyll and phycocyanin and the presence of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) and associated toxins, using Lake Fayetteville as a case study. He has also examined the variability of total microcystin concentration in water samples and the recommended volumes for sample integrity. His research has extended to assessing the occurrence of microcystin in Ozark streams during baseflow conditions. Additionally, Austin has studied sediment phosphorus release at Lake Fayetteville. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 31 total publications and 194 total citations. Key collaborators include Brian E. Haggard and Abbie LaNell Lasater from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 31
  • Citations: 202

Selected Publications

  • Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin Raw Fluorescence May Inform Recreational Lake Managers on Cyanobacterial HABs and Toxins: Lake Fayetteville Case Study (2023)
    Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Measurable microcystin in Ozark streams was rare during summer 2018 baseflow conditions (2022)
    Agricultural & Environmental Letters 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Nitrogen form, concentration, and micronutrient availability affect microcystin production in cyanobacterial blooms (2021)
    Harmful Algae 72 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sediment phosphorus release sustains nuisance periphyton growth when nitrogen is not limiting (2020)
    Journal of Limnology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Water Chemistry During Baseflow Helps Inform Watershed Management: A Case Study of the Lake Wister Watershed, Oklahoma (2018)
    Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Can high volume hydraulic fracturing effects be detected in large watersheds? A case study of the South Fork Little Red River (2018)
    Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Establishing the linkages among watershed threats, in-stream alterations and biological responses remains a challenge: Fayetteville Shale as a case study (2018)
    Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Unconventional natural gas development did not result in detectable changes in water chemistry (within the South Fork Little Red River) (2017)
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Do biofilm communities respond to the chemical signatures of fracking? A test involving streams in North-central Arkansas (2017)
    BMC Microbiology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stream primary producers relate positively to watershed natural gas measures in north-central Arkansas streams (2015)
    The Science of The Total Environment 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stream macroinvertebrate communities across a gradient of natural gas development in the Fayetteville Shale (2015)
    The Science of The Total Environment 34 citations DOI OpenAlex

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