Peer-Reviewed Publications
2023
2022
- Forgrave, R, Elliott, EM, Bain, DJ. 2023. "Sewer subsidies from overflows and pipe leaks dominate urban stream solute loads in all storm events".
Front. Environ. Sci. 11. doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1117809 - *Chung A, Elliott EM, Bain DB, Thomas BF, River M, Nim CJ, Darden, J. 2023. "Riverine Nitrogen Source and Yield in an Urban System". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.. 21(10): 461-468. doi.org/10.1002/fee.2679
- I Spencer-Williams, M Meyer, W DePas, E Elliott, SJ Haig. 2023. "Assessing the Impacts of Lead Corrosion Control on the Microbial Ecology and Abundance of Drinking-Water-Associated Pathogens in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Distribution System". Environmental Science & Technology 57 (48), 20360-20369. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c05272.
2022
- Spencer-Williams I, **Balangoda A, *Dabundo R, Elliott EM, Haig S. 2022. Exploring the Impacts of Full-Scale Distribution System Orthophosphate Corrosion Control Implementation on the Microbial Ecology of Hydrologically Connected Urban Streams. Accepted, In Press, Microbiology Spectrum.
- *Forgrave, Elliott EM, Bain DB. 2022. Event-scale Hydrograph Responses Highlight Impacts of Widespread Stream Burial and Urban Infrastructure Failures. Hydrological Processes. 36(5), e14584. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14584
- #Huang, S, Fang, Y, Zhu F, Elliott EM, Felix JD, Wang F, Li S, Liu D, Song L, Li Z, Fu P, Fu S. 2021. Multi-year measurements on 15N natural abundance of precipitation nitrate at a rural forested site. Atmospheric Environment. 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118353
- *Yu Z and Elliott EM. 2021. Nitrogen isotope fractionations during nitric oxide production in an agricultural soil. Biogeosciences. 18(3): 805-829. https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/18/805/2021/bg-18-805-2021.html.
- Guillen, LA, Adams MB, Elliott EM, Hubbart J, Kelly C, McNeil B, Peterjohn W, Zegre W. 2021. The Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia, USA: Insights, datasets, and opportunities. Hydrological Processes. 10.22541/au.159708681.11369026
2020
- #Huang, S., Wang, F., Elliott, E.M., Zhu, F., Zhu, W., Koba. K., Yu, Z., Hobbie, E.A., Michalski, G., Kang, R., Wang, A., Zhu, J., Fu, S., Fang, Y. 2020. Multiyear Measurements on Δ17O of Stream Nitrate Indicate High Nitrate Production in a Temperate Forest. Environmental science & technology. 54 (7), 4231-4239. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b07839.
- Coughlin JG, Elliott EM, Rose LA, Pekney N, Reeder M. 2020. Quantifying atmospheric reactive nitrogen concentrations, deposition, and isotope dynamics surrounding a Marcellus Shale well pad. Atmospheric Environment. 223: 117196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117196.
2019
- Elliott, EM, Yu Z, Cole AS, Coughlin JG. 2019. Isotopic advances in understanding reactive nitrogen deposition and atmospheric processing. Science of the Total Environment. Special Issue on Reactive Nitrogen Deposition. 662:393-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.177
- Rose, LA, Yu, Z, Bain, DJ, Elliott, EM. 2019. High resolution, extreme isotopic variability of precipitation nitrate. Atmospheric Environment. 207:63-47.
- #Huang, S, Elliott, EM, Felix, JD, Pan, Y, Liu, D, Li, S, Zhu, F, Zhang, N, Fu, P, Fang, Y. 2019. Seasonal pattern of ammonium 15N natural abundance in precipitation at a rural forested site and implications for NH3 source partitioning. Environmental Pollution. 247:541-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.023.
- Walker, J.T., Beachley, G.M., Amos, H.M., Baron, J.S., Bash, J., Baumgardner, R., Bell, M.D., Benedict, K.B., Chen, X., Clow, D.W., Cole, A., Coughlin, J.G., Cruz, K., Daly, R.W., Decina, S.M., Elliott, E.M., Fenn, M.E., Ganzeveld, L., Gebhart, K., Isil, S.S., Kerschner, B.M., Larson, R.S., Lavery, T., Lear, G.G., Macy, T., Mast, M.A., Mishoe, K., Morris, K.H., Padgett, P.E., Pouyat, R.V., Puchalski, M., Pye, H.O.T., Rea, A.W., Rhodes, M.F., Rogers, C.M., Saylor, R., Scheffe, R., Schichtel, B.A., Schwede, D.B., Sexstone, G.A., Sive, B.C., Templer, P.H., Thompson, T., Tong, D., Wetherbee, G.A., Whitlow, T.H., Wu, Z., Yu, Z., Zhang, L. Toward the improvement of total nitrogen deposition budgets in the United States. Science of the Total Environment. 691: 1328-1352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.058.
2018
- Yu, Z and Elliott, EM. 2018. Probing soil nitrification and nitrate consumption using D17O of soil nitrate. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 127: 187-199.
2017
- Yu, Z and Elliott, EM. 2017. A novel method for nitrogen isotopic analysis of soil-emitted nitric oxide (NO). Published online May 3, 2017. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b00592.
- Coughlin, JG, Yu, Z, Elliott, EM. 2017. The Determination of Efficacy for Passive NO2 Sampler Collection of δ15N-NO2 under Varying Simulated Environmental Conditions. Published online: April 20, 2017. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7885.
- Coughlin, JG, Rose, LA, Bain, DJ, Elliott, EM. 2017. The Influence of Marcellus Shale Extraction Emissions on Regionally Monitored Dry Reactive Nitrogen Deposition. Environmental Science & Technology. 51 (6) 3542–3549. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05933.
2016
- Felix, JD, Elliott, EM, Gay, DA. 2016. Spatial and temporal patterns of nitrogen isotopic composition of ammonia at U.S. ammonia monitoring network sites. Atmospheric Environment. 150: 434-442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.11.039.
- Rossi, RJ, Bain, DJ, Elliott, EM, Divers, M, O’Neill, B. 2016. Hillslope soil water flowpaths and the dynamics of roadside soil cation pools influenced by road deicers. Hydrological Processes. Published online 10.10.16. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10989.
2015
- Rose L, Elliott, EM, Adams, MB. 2015. Triple nitrate isotopes indicate differing nitrate source contributions to streams across a nitrogen saturate gradient. Ecosystems. In press. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-015-9891-8.
- Rose, L, Sebestyen, S, Elliott EM, Koba, K. 2015. Drivers of Atmospheric Nitrate Processing in Forested Catchments. Review Article. Water Resources Research. 51(2):1333-1352.
- Felix, JD, Elliott, EM, Avery, GB., Kieber, R, Mead, R, Willey J, Mullaugh, K. 2015. Isotopic composition of nitrate in sequential Hurricane Irene precipitation samples: Implications for changing NOx sources. Short Communication. Atmospheric Environment. 106: 191-195.
2014
- Divers MT, Elliott, EM, Bain, DJ. 2014. Quantification of Nitrate Sources to an Urban Stream Using Dual Nitrate Isotopes. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(18): 10,580-10,587.
- Bain DJ, Copeland EM, Divers MT, Hecht M, Hopkins KG, Hynicka J, Koryak M, Kostalos M, Brown L, Elliott EM, Fedor J, Gregorich M, Porter B, Smith B, Tracey C, Zak M. 2014. Characterizing a Major Urban Stream Restoration Project: Nine Mile Run (Pittsburgh, PA, USA). Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA). Published online, 04/01/14. 10.1111/jawr.12225.
- Felix JD, Elliott EM, Gish T, Magrihang R, Clougherty J, Cambal, L. 2014. Examining the transport of ammonia emissions across landscapes using nitrogen isotope ratios. Atmospheric Environment. 95:563-570.
- Felix, JD and Elliott, EM. 2014. The isotopic composition of passively collected nitrogen dioxide emissions: Vehicle, soil and livestock source signatures. Atmospheric Environment. 92:359-366.
- McGuire, KJ, Sebestyen, SD, Ohte, N, Elliott, EM, Gomi, T, Green, MG, McGlynn, ML, Tokuchim, N. 2014. Merging perspectives in the catchment sciences: the US-Japan Joint Seminar on catchment hydrology and forest biogeochemistry. Hydrological Processes. 28(5):2878-2880.
2013
- Felix, JD, Elliott EM, Gish T, McConnell L, Shaw, S. 2013. Characterizing the isotopic composition of atmospheric ammonia emission sources using passive samplers and a combined oxidation-bacterial denitrifier isotope ratio mass spectrometer method. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 27(20), 2239-2246.
- Hastings, MG, Casciotti KL, Elliott, EM. 2013. Stable Isotopes as Tracers of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Sources, Deposition, and Impacts.
- Elements: An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology. 9: 339-344.
- Redling, KM, Elliott, EM, Bain, DJ, Sherwell, J. 2013. Highway contributions to reactive nitrogen deposition: Tracing the fate of vehicular NOx using stable isotopes and plant biomonitors. Biogeochemistry. 10.1007/s10533-013-9857-x.
- Felix, JD and Elliott, EM. 2013. The agricultural history of human-nitrogen interactions as recorded in ice core d15N-NO3. Geophysical Research Letters. 40, 1–5, doi:10.1002/grl.50209, 2013.
- Divers MT, Elliott, EM, Bain, DJ. 2013. Constraining nitrogen inputs to urban streams from leaking sewer infrastructure using inverse modeling: Implications for DIN retention in urban environments. Environmental Science & Technology. 47: 1816-1823. DOI: 10.1021/es304331m.
- Divers MT, Elliott, EM, Bain, DJ. 2013. Response to Comment on “Constraining Nitrogen Inputs to Urban Streams from Leaking Sewers Using Inverse Modeling: Implications for DIN Retention in Urban Environments”. Environmental Science & Technology. Published online: June 3, 2013. dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4021662.
2012
- Felix, JD, Elliott, EM, Shaw, SL. 2012. The isotopic composition of coal-fired power plant NOx: The influence of emission controls and implications for global emission inventories. Environmental Science & Technology. 46 (6): 3528–3535.
- Bain, DJ, Green, MB, Campbell, J, Chamblee, J, Chaoka, S, Fraterrigo, J, Kaushal, S, Martin, S, Jordon, T, Parolari, T, Sobczak, B, Weller, D, Wollheim, WM, Boose, E, Duncan, J, Gettel, G, Hall, B, Kumar, P, Thompson, J, Vose, J, Elliott, EM, Leigh, D. 2012. Legacies in material flux: Structural changes before long-term studies. BioScience. 62(6): 575:584.
2011
- Kaushal, SS, Groffman, PM, Band, LE, Elliott, EM, Shields, CA, Kendall, C. 2011. Tracking nonpoint source nitrogen pollution in human-impacted watersheds. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(9): 8225-8232.
2009
- Elliott EM, Kendall C, Boyer EW, Burns DA, Lear G, Golden HE, Harlin, K, Bytnerowicz A, Butler TJ, Glatz R. 2009. Dual nitrate isotopes in actively and passively collected dry deposition: Utility for partitioning NOx sources contributing to landscape nitrogen deposition. Journal of Geophysical Research- Biogeosciences. 114, G04020, doi:10.1029/2008JG000889.
- Burns DA, Boyer EW, Elliott EM, Kendall C. 2009. Sources and transformations of nitrate from streams draining varying land uses: Evidence from dual isotope analysis. Journal of Environmental Quality. 38-1149-1159.
- Goodale CL, Thomas SA, Fredriksen G, Elliott EM, Flinn KM, Butler TJ, Walter MT. 2009. Unusual seasonal patterns and inferred processes of nitrogen retention in forested headwaters of the Upper Susquehanna River. Biogeochemistry. 93:197-218.
2008
- Golden, HE, Boyer, EW, Brown, MG, Elliott, EM, Lee DK. 2008. Simple approaches for measuring dry atmospheric nitrogen deposition to watersheds. Water Resources Research. 44:1-8. W00D02.
- Nanus, L, Williams, MW, Campbell, DH, Elliott, EM, Kendall, C. 2008. Evaluating regional patterns in nitrate sources to watersheds in National Parks of the Rocky Mountains using nitrate isotopes. Environmental Science and Technology. 42: 6487-6493.
- Chang, CCY, McCormick PV, Newman S, Elliott, EM. 2008. Isotopic Indicators of environmental change in a subtropical wetland. Ecological Indicators. 9(5): 825-836.
- Elliott EM, Kendall C, Wankel SD, Burns DA, Boyer EW, Harlin K, Bain DJ, and Butler TJ. 2007. Nitrogen isotopes as indicators of NOx source contributions to atmospheric nitrate deposition across the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. Environmental Science & Technology. 41:7661-7667.
2006
- Elliott, EM, Brush, GS. 2006. Organic Nitrogen Isotopes Record Long-term Changes in Watershed Nitrogen Sources and Land Use. Environmental Science and Technology. 40(9): 2910-2916.
Dissertations and Theses
Rebecca Forgrave, Ph.D., March 2022
“Timing, Transport, and Impacts of Sewer Subsidies to Pittsburgh’s Nine Mile Run”
Angela Chung, M.S., , April 2019
"Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variability of Reactive Nitrogen in an Urban Fluvial System"
Zhongjie Yu, Ph.D., August 2019
"Examining sources and dynamics of soil nitric oxide using stable isotope techniques”
Justin Coughlin, M.S., July 2016
"Reactive Nitrogen Emissions and Deposition From Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale Basin"
Lucy Rose, Ph.D., July 2014
"Application of Triple Nitrate Isotope Analysis to Nitrogen Saturated Appalachian Forests"
Marion Divers, Ph.D., November 2013
"Sources and Dynamics of Reactive Nitrogen to an Urban Watershed”.
J. David Felix, Ph.D., December 2012
“Examining the Sources and Transport of Reactive Nitrogen Emissions using Stable Isotope Techniques”
Katherine Redling, M.S., December 2010
“Isotopic Investigation of Anthropogenic Sources of Atmospheric Nitrogen and Carbon Along Spatial Gradients”
“Timing, Transport, and Impacts of Sewer Subsidies to Pittsburgh’s Nine Mile Run”
Angela Chung, M.S., , April 2019
"Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variability of Reactive Nitrogen in an Urban Fluvial System"
Zhongjie Yu, Ph.D., August 2019
"Examining sources and dynamics of soil nitric oxide using stable isotope techniques”
Justin Coughlin, M.S., July 2016
"Reactive Nitrogen Emissions and Deposition From Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale Basin"
Lucy Rose, Ph.D., July 2014
"Application of Triple Nitrate Isotope Analysis to Nitrogen Saturated Appalachian Forests"
Marion Divers, Ph.D., November 2013
"Sources and Dynamics of Reactive Nitrogen to an Urban Watershed”.
J. David Felix, Ph.D., December 2012
“Examining the Sources and Transport of Reactive Nitrogen Emissions using Stable Isotope Techniques”
Katherine Redling, M.S., December 2010
“Isotopic Investigation of Anthropogenic Sources of Atmospheric Nitrogen and Carbon Along Spatial Gradients”
Book Chapters
Kendall, C, Elliott EM, and Wankel, SD. 2007. Tracing Anthropogenic Inputs of Nitrogen to Ecosystems. In Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science (2nd edition). Lajtha, K and Michener, RH (eds.) Blackwell Scientific Publications. pdf
Other Publications
- Elliott, Emily; Bain, Dan; Shelef, Eitan; Thomas, Brian; River, Mark; *Guy, Megan. 2020. Flooding in Southwestern Pennsylvania: Knowledge Gaps and Approaches. In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research. Pittsburgh, PA. http://dx.doi.org/10.18117/w8rj-wb49
- Bain, Dan; Elliott, Emily; Thomas, Brian; Shelef, Eitan; River, Mark. 2019. Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management: Knowledge Gaps and Approaches. In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research. Pittsburgh, PA. DOI. http://dx.doi.org/10.18117/p6tc9h
- Bain, Daniel; Elliott, Emily; Shelef, Eitan; Thomas, Brian; River, Mark. 2019. Water Quality in Southwestern Pennsylvania: Knowledge Gaps and Approaches. In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research. Pittsburgh, PA. http://dx.doi.org/10.18117/5ch6-k459
- Sebestyen, SD.; Kendall, C; Elliott, EM.; Schiff, SL.; Barnes, RT.; Bostic, JT.; Buda, AR.; Burns, DA.; Campbell, JL.; Dail, DB; Eshleman, KN.; Fernandez, IJ.; Finlay, JC.; Goodale, CL.; Griffiths, NA.; Hall, SJ.; Lawrence, GB.; Lovett, GM.; McHale, PJ.; Mitchell, MJ.; Nelson, DM.; Nelson, SJ.; Ohte, N; Pardo, LH.; *Rose, LA.; Ross, DS.; Sabo, RD.; Shanley, JB.; Shattuck, MD.; Spoelstra, J; Weintraub, SR.; Wickman, TR.; Williard, KW. 2019. Nitrate isotope database for meteoric waters, surface waters, soil waters, and groundwaters. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2019-0003.
- Walker, J.T., Beachley, G.M., Amos, H.M., Baron, J.S., Bash, J., Baumgardner, R., Bell, M.D., Benedict, K.B., Chen, X., Clow, D.W., Cole, A., *Coughlin, J.G., Cruz, K., Daly, R.W., Decina, S.M., Elliott, E.M., Fenn, M.E., Ganzeveld, L., Gebhart, K., Isil, S.S., Kerschner, B.M., Larson, R.S., Lavery, T., Lear, G.G., Macy, T., Mast, M.A., Mishoe, K., Morris, K.H., Padgett, P.E., Pouyat, R.V., Puchalski, M., Pye, H.O.T., Rea, A.W., Rhodes, M.F., Rogers, C.M., Saylor, R., Scheffe, R., Schichtel, B.A., Schwede, D.B., Sexstone, G.A., Sive, B.C., Templer, P.H., Thompson, T., Tong, D., Wetherbee, G.A., Whitlow, T.H., Wu, Z., *Yu, Z., Zhang, L. 2019. Science needs for continued development of total nitrogen deposition budgets in the United States. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA 601/R-19/001. http://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/committees/tdep/reports/NADP_TDep_Nr_Deposition_White_Paper_v3.pdf
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