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Craig Brown began working for the USGS as a hydrologist in 1993. He works mainly on studies dealing with aquifer geochemistry and the occurrence and mobility of contaminants and the use of stable isotopes and age tracers for study of groundwater/surface-water interactions.
May 1992 to February 1993: Hydrogeologist--Technical Collaborator, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Biomedical & Environmental Assessment Group, Upton, multi-media modeling of radionuclides.
June 1988 to June 1991: Hydrogeologist, Geraghty & Miller, Inc., Annapolis, MD, Hydrogeologic and remedial investigations at sites throughout the U.S.
Brown, C.J., Barlow, J.R.B., Cravotta, C.A., Lindsey, B.D., 2019, Factors affecting the occurrence of lead and manganese in untreated drinking water from Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain aquifers, eastern United States—Dissolved oxygen and pH framework for evaluating risk of elevated concentrations: Applied Geochemistry, v. 101, p. 88-102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.10.017.
Brown, C.J., Barlow, J.R.B., Cravotta, C.A., Lindsey, B.D., 2018, Inventory of well-construction data, water-quality and quality control data, statistical data, and geochemical modeling data for wells in Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain aquifers, Eastern United States, 2012 and 2013: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MK6BCD.
Brown, C.J., Stackelberg, P.E., Erickson, M.L., Nolan, B.T., 2018, [abst.]: Predicting pH and redox in the glacial aquifer system, in Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Annual Meeting, March 18-20, 2018, Burlington, Vermont.
Erickson, M.L., Brown, C.J., Stackelberg, P.E., Nolan, B.T., 2018, [abst.]: Predicting pH and redox in the glacial aquifer system, in Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Barlow, J.R.B., Brown, C.J., and Lindsey, B.D., 2018, Lead and manganese in untreated drinking water from aquifers in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, Eastern USA (abst.) in 2017 Ground Water Summit: National Groundwater Association, Nashville, Tennessee, December 4-7.
Stanton, J.S., Anning, D.W., Brown, C.J., McMahon, P.B., Degnan, J.R., and Böhlke, J.K., 2017, Brackish Groundwater as a Resource for the Nation, in The Ground Water Protection Council’s 2017 Annual Forum, Ground Water Awareness—“ Boston, Massachusetts, September 27-29, 2017.
Flanagan, S.M., and Brown, C.J., 2017, Inventory of water-quality and geologic-setting data from 674 private wells in Connecticut, 2013-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7K935P5.
Ayotte, J.D., Flanagan, S.M., and Brown, C.J., 2017, Arsenic & Uranium in domestic wells in CT (abstract), in CT Private Well Conference: Connecticut Department of Public Health, East Hartford, Connecticut, March 23, 2017.
Brown, C.J., Mullaney, J.R., Morrison, Jonathan, Martin, J.W., and Trombley, T.T., 2015, Chloride concentrations, loads, and yields in four watersheds along Interstate 95, Southeastern Connecticut, 2008–11— Factors that affect peak choride concentrations during winter storms: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5057, 68 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir/2015-5057/.
Brown, C.J., and Thomas, M.A., 2014, Major and trace element geochemistry and background concentrations for soils in Connecticut: Northeastern Geoscience, v. 2, p. 1-37.
Brown, C.J., and Thomas, M.A., 2014, Major and trace element geochemistry and background concentrations of soils (abst.) in Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources 2014, Storrs, Connecticut, March 17, 2014.
Brown, C.J., Mullaney, J. R., Morrison, Jonathan, and Martin, J.W., 2011, Effects of road deicers on water quality in selected watersheds along the interstate 95 corridor, Southeastern Connecticut (abst.) in 2011 Ground Water Summit: National Groundwater Association, Baltimore, Maryland, May1-5, 2011.
Brown, C.J., Mullaney, J. R., Morrison, Jonathan, and Mondazzi, Remo, 2011, Preliminary assessment of chloride concentrations, loads, and yields in selected watersheds along the Interstate 95 corridor, southeastern Connecticut, 2008–09: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1018, 41 p. at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ofr/2011–1018/.
Carlson, C.S., Mondazzi, R.A., Bjerklie, D.M., and Brown, C.J., 2010, Hydrogeology and numerical simulation of the unconsolidated glacial aquifer in the Pootatuck River Basin, Newtown, Connecticut: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5142, 84 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5142/.
Jagucki, M.L., Brown, C.J., Starn, J.J, and Eberts, S.M., 2010, Assessing the Vulnerability of Public-Supply Wells to Contamination: Glacial Aquifer System in Woodbury, Connecticut: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3002, 6 p.
Brown, C.J., Starn, J.J, Stollenwerk, K.G., Mondazzi, R.A., and Trombley, T.J., 2009, Aquifer chemistry and transport processes in the zone of contribution to a public-supply well in Woodbury, Connecticut, 2002-06: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5051, 158 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5051/.
Brown, C.J., Trombley, T.J., 2009, Organic compounds in Running Gutter Brook water used for public supply near Hatfield, Massachusetts, 2003–05, USGS, Fact Sheet 2009–3076, 6 p.
Brown, C.J., 2009, Distinguishing anthropogenic sources from natural sources of dissolved constituents in a glacial aquifer system, Woodbury, Connecticut, in Abstract with Programs, Geologi­cal Society of America: Northeastern Section Annual Meeting, March 22-24, 2009, Portland, Maine, No. 155524.
Hinkle, S.R., Kauffman, L.J., Thomas, M.A., Brown, C.J., McCarthy, K.A., Eberts, S.M., Rosen, M.R., and Katz, B.G., 2009, Flow Modeling to Assess Public Supply Well Vulnerability to Natural Contaminants: Journal of Hydrology.
Plummer, L.N., Busenberg, Eurybiades, Eberts, S.M., Bexfield, L.M., Brown, C.J., Fahlquist, L.S., Katz, B.G., and Landon, M.K., 2008, Low-level detections of halogenated volatile organic compounds in ground water— Use in vulnerability assessments: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, p. 1049-1068.
McMahon, P.B., Böhlke, J.K., Kauffman, L.J., Kipp, K.L., Landon, M.K., Crandall, C.A., Burow, K.R., and Brown, C.J., 2008, Source and transport controls on the movement of nitrate to public supply wells in selected principal aquifers of the United States: Water Resources Research, v. 44.
McMahon, P.B., Böhlke, J.K., Kauffman, L.J., Kipp, K.L., Landon, M.K., Crandall, C.A., Burow, K.R., and Brown, C.J., 2008, Source and Transport Controls on the Movement of Nitrate to Public Supply Wells in Selected Principal Aquifers of the United States, in2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM Houston, Texas, October 5-9.
Starn, J.J., and Brown, C.J., 2007, Simulations of ground-water flow and residence time near Woodbury, Connecticut: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5210, 45 p.
Brown, C.J., and Starn, J.J., 2007, Ground-water sources and pathways to a public-supply well in a glacial aquifer system, Woodbury, Connecticut (abst.) in 2007 Ground Water Summit: National Groundwater Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 30 - May 3, 2007.
Trombley, T.J., Brown, C.J., and Delzer, G.C., 2007, Anthropogenic organic compounds in source and finished water from community water system wells in western and central Connecticut, 2002-2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5171, 38 p.
Lyford, F.P., Carlson, C.S., Brown, C.J., and Starn, J.J., 2007, Section 7. Hydrogeologic Setting and Ground-water Flow Simulations of the Pomperaug River Basin Regional Study Area, Connecticut, in Paschke, S.S., ed., 2006, Hydrogeologic settings and ground-water flow simulations for regional studies of the transport of anthropogenic and natural contaminants to public-supply wells – Studies begun in 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1737-A, p.
Brown, C.J., Jurgens, B.C., Katz, B.G., Landon, M.K., Eberts, S.M., 2007, Arsenic and uranium in four aquifer settings: occurrence, distribution, and mechanisms for transport to supply wells, in NGWA Naturally Occurring Contaminants Conference—Arsenic, Radium, Radon, Uranium: Charleston, South Carolina, March 22 – 23, 2007. (http://oh.water.usgs.gov/tanc/pubs/Brown_cj_2007_NatContam.pdf).
Landon, M.K., Eberts, S.M., Jurgens, B.C., Katz, B.G., Burow, K.R., Crandall, C.A., Brown, C.J., and Starn, J.J., 2006, Knowledge of where and how contamination-susceptible water enters public-supply wells can be used to improve monitoring strategies and protection plans, in The Ground Water Protection Council’s 2006 Annual Forum, Ground Water Awareness—A Call to Action: Miami Beach, Florida, September 30 – October 5, 2006, 15 p.
Brown, C.J., McMahon, Peter, and Starn, J. Jeffrey, 2006, Effects of organic carbon distribution on redox chemistry in a glacial aquifer, Woodbury, Connecticut (abst.), in National Water Quality Monitoring Council’s (NWQMC) 5th National Water-Quality Monitoring Council meeting, May 7-11, 2006 in San Jose CA.
Hinkle, S.R., Kauffman, L., Mary Ann Thomas, Brown, Craig, McCarthy, Kathy, Eberts, S.M., Michael Rosen, and Katz, Brian, 2006, Flow Modeling to Assess Public Supply Well Vulnerability to Natural Contaminants (abst.), in National Water Quality Monitoring Council’s (NWQMC) 5th National Water-Quality Monitoring Council meeting, May 7-11, 2006 in San Jose CA.
Jurgens, Bryant, Burow, Karen, Brown, Craig J., Dubrovsky, Neil, and Stollenwerk, Kenneth, 2005, Elevated levels of naturally-occurring uranium in ground water in Modesto, California, in Abstract with Programs, Geologi­cal Society of America: 2005 Annual Meeting, October 16-October 19, 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah, v. 37, no. 7.
McMahon, Peter, Böhlke, JohnKarl, Brown, Craig, J., Burow-Fogg, Karen, Crandall, Christy, and Landon, Matthew, 2005, Use of isotopes, age-dating, and numerical simulation to evaluate source histories and transport of NO3 to public supply wells in principal aquifers of the United States (abst.), in 66th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Sept 11-16, 2005, Prague, Czech Rep.
Brown, C.J., and Zielinski, R.A., 2004, Occurrence and distribution of arsenic and uranium in the Pomperaug Aquifer, Woodbury, Connecticut (abst.), in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 17, 2004, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, N.Y., Long Island Geologists.
Brown, C.J., and Schoonen, M.A.A., 2004, Origin of high sulfate concentrations in a coastal plain aquifer: Applied Geochemistry, v. 19, no. 3, p. 343-358.
Brown, C.J., and Chute, S.K., 2002, Arsenic concentrations in bedrock wells in Colchester, East Hampton, and Woodstock, Connecticut: U.S. Geologi­cal Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4135, 23 p.
Brown, C.J., Coates, J.D., and Colabufo, Steven, 2002, Aquifer geochemistry and effects of pumping on ground-water quality at the Green Belt Parkway well field, Holbrook, Long Island, New York: U.S. Geologi­cal Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4025, 21 p.
Brown, C.J., and Chute, S.K., 2001, Arsenic concentrations in bedrock wells in Connecticut (abst.), in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 21, 2001, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, N.Y., Long Island Geologists, p. 17.
Brown, C.J., Schoonen, M.A.A., and Candela, J.L., 2000, Geochemical modeling of iron, sulfur, oxygen, and carbon in a coastal plain aquifer: Journal of Hydrology, v. 237, p. 147-168.
Brown, C.J., Rakovan, John, and Schoonen, M.A.A., 2000, Heavy minerals and organic carbon in Pleistocene and Creta­ceous sediments on Long Island, with emphasis on pyrite and marcasite in the Magothy aquifer: U.S. Geologi­cal Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4216, 22 p.
Brown, C.J., Coates, J.D., and Schoonen, M.A.A., 1999, Localized sulfate-reducing zones in a coastal plain aquifer: Ground Water, v. 37, p. 505-516.
Brown, C.J., Schoonen, M.A.A., and Coates, J.D., 1999, TEAP distribution and geochemical modeling of redox- active constituents in the Magothy aquifer, Long Island, New York, in 1999 International Symposium on Sub­surface Microbiology, August 22-27, 1999, Program with Abstracts: Vail, Colorado, American Society for Microbiology, p. 42.
Brown, C.J., Walter, D.A., and Colabufo, Steven, 1999, Iron in the aquifer system of Suffolk County, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4126, 10 p.
Brown, C.J., Walter, D.A., and Colabufo, Steven, 1999, Summary of U.S. Geological Survey studies of iron geochemistry and microbiology in the aquifer system on Long Island, New York (abst.), in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 24, 1999, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, N.Y., Long Island Geologists, p. 95.
Brown, C.J., 1998, Effects of geochemical and microbial reactions on iron and other redox-related constituents in the Magothy aquifer, Long Island, New York: Stony Brook, N.Y., State University of New York at Stony Brook, Ph.D. Dissertation, 163 p.
Brown, C.J., Coates, J.D., and Schoonen, M.A.A., 1997, Characterization of localized sulfate-reducing zones in the Magothy aquifer, Long Island, New York: in Biological Aspects of Ground Water, Program with Abstracts: National Groundwater Association, Las Vegas, NV, September 4-6, 1997, p. 111.
Brown, C.J., Scorca, M.P., Stockar, G.G., Stumm, Frederick, and Ku, H.F.H., 1997, Urbanization and recharge in the vicinity of East Meadow Brook, Nassau County, New York: Part 4—Water quality in the headwaters area, 1988-93: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4289, 37 p.
Brown, C.J., 1996, Heavy minerals in Pleistocene and Cretaceous sediments along the Nassau-Suffolk County bor­der, Long Island, New York, in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 20, 1996, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, New York, Long Island Geologists, p. 17-25.
Misut, P.E., and Brown, C.J., 1996a, Solute transport along ground-water flow paths near the Nassau/Suffolk County border, Long Island, New York, in Hydrology and hydrogeology of urban and urbanizing areas, American Institute of Hydrology, 1996 Annual Meeting, Boston Massachusetts, April 21-24, 1996 [Proceedings], p. GWQ11-GWQI12.
Misut, P.E., and Brown, C.J., 1996b, Ground-water solute transport along the Nassau/Suffolk County border, Long Island, New York, in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 20, 1996, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, New York, Long Island Geologists, p. 146.
Brown, C.J., and Scorca, M.P., 1995, Effects of road salting on stormwater and ground-water quality at the East Meadow Brook headwaters area, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, in Geology of Long Island and Met­ropolitan New York, April 22, 1995, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, New York, Long Island Geologists, p. p. 8-20.
Schoonen, M.A.A., Devoe, Vikki, and Brown, C.J., 1995, Bromide in Long Island ground waters and surface waters, in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 22, 1995, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, New York, Long Island Geologists, p. 118-126.
Brown, C.J., and Schoonen, M.A.A., 1994, Iron reactions in the Magothy and upper glacial aquifers of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 19, 1994, Pro­gram with Abstracts: Stony Brook, New York, Long Island Geologists Long Island Geologists, Stony Brook, New York, p. 9-15.
Schoonen, M.A.A., and Brown, C.J., 1994, The hydrogeochemistry of the Peconic River watershed: a quantitative approach to estimate the anthropogenic loadings in the watershed, in Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, April 19, 1994, Program with Abstracts: Stony Brook, New York, Long Island Geologists, p. 117- 123.
Brown, C.J., and Schoonen, M.A.A., 1993, Fate of atmospherically-derived nitrogen in a Pine Barrens Forest - an example from the Central Pine Barrens, Eastern Long Island, New York, in Abstract with Programs, American Geophysical Union: 1993 Spring Meeting, Baltimore, Md, p. 38.
Brown, C.J., and Ewers, R.O., 1991, Impacts of barnyard wastes on ground-water nitrate-N concentrations in a maturely-karsted carbonate aquifer of south-central Kentucky, in Proceedings of the Appalachian Karst Sym­posium, Radford, Virginia, March 23-26, 1991: National Speleological Society, Huntsville, Alabama, p. 205- 210.
Brown, C.J., 1990, Effects of ground-water recharge on nitrate-N concentrations in a conduit-dominated carbonate aquifer, the Sinking Valley Ground-water Basin, south-central Kentucky, in Abstract with Programs, Geologi­cal Society of America: Annual Meeting, October 29-November 1, 1990, Dallas, Texas, v. 22, no. 7, p. A371.

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