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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2024
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Jerry L. Farris

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Agricultural Research Service (2011); National Sedimentation Laboratory (2011); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2011); California Environmental Protection Agency (2011); Virginia Tech (1986–1996); Mississippi State University (2011)

Faculty Researcher

30 h-index 121 pubs 2,859 cited

  • Animals
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Agriculture
  • Cyprinidae
  • Ecosystem
  • Chironomidae
  • Insecticides
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Cladocera
  • Plants
  • Geologic Sediments
  • Fresh Water
  • Time Factors
  • Daphnia
  • Environmental Monitoring

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jerry L. Farris's research focuses on environmental science, particularly water quality and agricultural runoff. His work investigates the characteristics of tailwater recovery systems used in agriculture and their implications for groundwater and artificial recharge in Northeast Arkansas. Farris has studied the effectiveness of conservation strategies like woodchip-bioditch reactors and vegetated ditches in reducing nutrient loads and mitigating contaminants from agricultural production.

His research also extends to the ecological impacts of agricultural practices and infrastructure. He has examined how dams affect stream fish diversity and has investigated the presence and impact of chemical pollutants, such as insecticides, on aquatic organisms like fish (Cyprinidae), invertebrates (Chironomidae, Cladocera), and plants. Farris leads a research group and has a publication record of 121 works, with approximately 2,850 citations and an h-index of 30, designating him as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

  • h-index: 30
  • Publications: 121
  • Citations: 2,859

Selected Publications

  • Evaluation of woodchip‐bioditch reactors as a nutrient reduction conservation strategy (2024)
    Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Water Quality Characterization of On-Farm Storage Tailwater Recovery Systems and Groundwater in Northeast Arkansas: Considerations for Artificial Recharge (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Dams on Stream Fish Diversity: A Different Result (2023)
    Diversity 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Vegetated Ditches for Mitigation of Contaminants in Agricultural Runoff (2023)
    Environmental contamination remediation and management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Water quality characteristics of tailwater recovery systems associated with agriculture production in the mid-southern US (2021)
    Agricultural Water Management 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recognizing both denitrification and nitrogen consumption improves performance of stream diel <scp> N <sub>2</sub> </scp> flux models (2020)
    Limnology and Oceanography Methods 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing Organic Carbon Storage in Experimental Agricultural Ditch Systems in Northeast Arkansas (2019)
    Soil Science Society of America Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Aquifer Depletion in the Lower Mississippi River Basin: Challenges and Solutions (2017)
    Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 84 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Unexpected Increases in Fecundity of Ceriodaphnia dubia Exposed to Reused Rice Irrigation Water (2016)
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nutrient Mitigation Efficiency in Agricultural Drainage Ditches: An Influence of Landscape Management (2016)
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Water-Quality Analysis of an Intensively Used On-Farm Storage Reservoir in the Northeast Arkansas Delta (2015)
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • From Vegetated Ditches to Rice Fields: Thinking Outside the Box for Pesticide Mitigation (2011)
    ACS symposium series 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evidence for the Use of Low-Grade Weirs in Drainage Ditches to Improve Nutrient Reductions from Agriculture (2011)
    Water Air & Soil Pollution 73 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Fluidized Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Gypsum on Non-Target Freshwater and Sediment Dwelling Organisms (2011)
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Decreasing nitrate-N loads to coastal ecosystems with innovative drainage management strategies in agricultural landscapes: An experimental approach (2011)
    Agricultural Water Management 50 citations DOI OpenAlex

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