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Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

37 h-index 215 pubs 3,905 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Brian E. Haggard's research program focuses on the environmental fate and transformation of nutrients, particularly phosphorus, in agricultural watersheds. He investigates how agricultural practices, such as the application of poultry litter and swine slurry, influence nutrient concentrations and forms in surface runoff. His work also examines the occurrence and drivers of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in freshwater systems, including their relationship with nutrient levels and physicochemical properties. Haggard has published extensively on these topics, with recent work exploring the predictive capabilities of machine learning models for monitoring HABs and the potential for using fluorescence measurements to inform lake managers.

Metrics

  • h-index: 37
  • Publications: 215
  • Citations: 3,905

Selected Publications

  • Nutrient dynamics in restored and unrestored urban streams in the Piedmont ecoregion of South Carolina (2025)
  • Prediction Of Chlorophyll-a As an Index of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Machine Learning Models (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Letter from the Special Issue Editor (2024)
  • Total Microcystin Concentration Variability in Water Samples and Recommended Minimum Volume (20 mL) for Freeze Thaw Cycles (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin Raw Fluorescence May Inform Recreational Lake Managers on Cyanobacterial HABs and Toxins: Lake Fayetteville Case Study (2023)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Informing Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program Design and Watershed Planning: Case Study of StreamSmart Data Analysis in the Upper White River Basin, Arkansas (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Magnitude of External Phosphorus Loading Likely Reduces Effectiveness of Aluminum Sulfate Treatments for Management of Sediment Phosphorus Flux (2023)
  • Measurable microcystin in Ozark streams was rare during summer 2018 baseflow conditions (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A Cost-Efficient Method to Remotely Monitor Streamflow in Small-Scale Watersheds (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Water quality concentration trends and loads identify management needs in the Lake Wister watershed (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Manipulating Microvolumes of Fluids By Redox-Magnetohydrodynamics for Applications in Chemical Analysis (2021)
  • Natural Characteristics and Human Activity Influence Turbidity and Ion Concentrations in Streams (2021)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nitrogen form, concentration, and micronutrient availability affect microcystin production in cyanobacterial blooms (2021)
    65 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $387,283 total

NSF Co-PI Mar 2021 - Feb 2025

REU SITE: Assessment and sustainable management of ecosystem at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems

Cross-BIO Activities, RSCH EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD SITES $387,283

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