Rebecca Logsdon Muenich

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: The Nature Conservancy (2022); State Street (United States) (2016); Purdue University West Lafayette (2016); University of Michigan (2016–2021); Sustainability Institute (2017); Kyma Technologies (United States) (2025); Arizona State University (2018–2025)

Faculty Researcher

24 h-index 111 pubs 1,762 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Rebecca Logsdon Muenich's research focuses on the environmental impacts of agricultural practices, particularly concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), and their relationship to environmental justice and public health. Her work investigates the distribution of environmental justice metrics in relation to CAFOs and examines spatiotemporal land use changes and environmental degradation surrounding these operations. Muenich has also explored the application of remote sensing techniques for identifying agricultural practices, such as liquid manure applications.

Her research extends to understanding the broader food-energy-water nexus and its vulnerabilities, including its susceptibility to viral pandemics like COVID-19. Muenich's work also addresses the spatial organization of CAFOs and their connection to water quality, as well as global phosphorus mass flows and market dynamics to improve system resilience. She has published extensively on these topics, with a significant body of work that has earned her recognition as a highly cited researcher. Her scholarly output includes 110 publications and a citation count of 1,748, with an h-index of 24. Muenich actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Arghajeet Saha, Barira Rashid, and Ting Liu.

Metrics

h-index: 24
Publications: 111
Citations: 1,762

Selected Publications

Mapping biological and chemical dimensions of antimicrobial resistance pollution and exposures due to treated wastewater discharges into US surface waters at the national scale (2026)

Environmental Pollution DOI OpenAlex
Fractionation and environmental assessment of legacy phosphorus from acidic, organic, and calcareous soils (2026)

Biogeochemistry DOI OpenAlex
Water quality signatures for prioritizing abandoned mine land ground-truthing in the Southwestern United States (2026)

Environmental Research DOI OpenAlex
Creation of a Landslide Susceptibility Map Using Short‐Term Data From the July 2018 Heavy Rainfall in Southern Hiroshima Prefecture (2026)

Geological Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Trends in Maumee River Nitrogen Loads and Their Complex Relationship to Harmful Algal Blooms in Western Lake Erie (2026)

Water 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Free‐access geospatial data and machine learning deliver high‐resolution soil salinity maps in the Sonoran Basin and Range (2026)

Vadose Zone Journal DOI OpenAlex
A compendium of regulated concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) manure land application regulations, 2nd Edition (2025)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
A compendium of biosolids land application regulations, 2nd Edition (2025)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
A compendium of biosolids land application regulations, 2nd Edition (2025)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
A compendium of regulated concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) manure land application regulations, 2nd Edition (2025)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
A Soy Protein Substitute for Animal Meat Proteins Can Provide Global Phosphorus Reduction and Recirculation Opportunities (2025)

Environmental Science & Technology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Closing the phosphorus loop: A spatial analysis of potential for wastewater-derived fertilizers to meet US agricultural demand (2025)

The Science of The Total Environment 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
A soy protein substitute for animal meat proteins can provide global phosphorus reduction and recirculation opportunities (2025)

ChemRxiv DOI OpenAlex
Toward enhanced nutrient circularity: Lessons from a multidisciplinary conference (2025)

Natural sciences education 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Towards enhanced nutrient circularity: Lessons from a multidisciplinary conference (2025)

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