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Anthony J. (Jim) Tesoriero

Research Hydrologist

Contact:

National Water Quality Assessment Program
USGS Oregon Water Science Center
2130 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
503.251.3202 (office)
503.251.3470 (fax)
tesorier@usgs.gov

Education:

Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland (1994)
Specialization: Aquatic Chemistry

M.S., Geology, Arizona State University, Tempe (1985)
Specialization: Stable-isotope geochemistry

B.A., 1982, Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo (1982)

Research Interests:

• Transport and transformations of contaminants in ground water systems
  
• Ground water–surface interactions and its implications for nutrient cycling
  
• Effects of land use on water quality
  
• Ground water vulnerability to contamination by anthropogenic constituents
  
  

Selected Publications:

Tesoriero, Anthony J., Duff, J.H., Wolock, D.M., Spahr, N.E., and Almendinger, J.E., 2009, Identifying Pathways and Processes Affecting Nitrate and Orthophosphate Inputs to Streams in Agricultural Watersheds: Journal of Environmental Quality 38:1892-1900, 9 p.  doi: 10.2134/jeq2008.0484 Available Online

Duff, J.H., Tesoriero, A.J., Richardson, W.B., Strauss, E.A., and Munn, M.D., 2008, Whole-Stream Response to Nitrate Loading in Three Streams Draining Agricultural Landscapes: Journal of Environmental Quality 2008 37: 1133-1144, p. 1133-1144.  doi: 10.2134/jeq2007.0187 Available Online

Tesoriero, Anthony J., Saad, David A., Burow, Karen R., Frick, Elizabeth A., Puckett, Larry J., and Barbash, Jack E., 2007, Linking ground-water age and chemistry data along flow paths: Implications for trends and transformations of nitrate and pesticides: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 94 (2007), p. 139-155.  doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.05.007 Available Online

Spruill,T.B., Tesoriero, A.J., Mew, Jr., H.E., Farrell, K.M., Harden, S.L., Colosimo, A.B., and Kraemer, S.R., 2005, Geochemistry and Characteristics of Nitrogen Transport at a Confined Animal Feeding Operation in a Coastal Plain Agricultural Watershed, and Implications for Nutrient Loading in the Neuse River Basin, North Carolina, 1999-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5283, 66 p.  Available Online

Tesoriero, A.J., Spruill, T.B., Mew, Jr., H.E., Farrell, K.M., and Harden, S.L., 2005, Nitrogen transport and transformation in a coastal plain watershed: Influence of geomorphology on flow paths and residence times: Water Resources Research, v. 41, W022008, 15 p.  doi: 10.1029/2003WR002953 Available Online

Tesoriero, A.J., Spruill, T.B., and Elmers, J.L., 2004, Geochemistry of shallow ground water in coastal plain environments in the southeastern United States--Implications for aquifer susceptibility: Applied Geochemistry, v. 19, issue 9, p. 1471-1482.  Available Online

Tesoriero, Anthony J., Loffler, Frank E., and Liebscher, Hugh, 2001, Fate and origin of 1,2-dichloropropane in an unconfined shallow aquifer: Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 35, no. 3, p. 455-461.  doi: 10.1021/es001289n Available Online

Ebbert, James C., Embrey, Sandra S., Black, Robert W., Tesoriero, Anthony J., and Haggland, Alan L., 2000, Water quality in the Puget Sound Basin, Washington and British Columbia, 1996-98: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1216, 31 p.  Available Online

Inkpen, Emily L., Tesoriero, Anthony J., Ebbert, James C., Silva, Steven R., and Sandstrom, Mark W., 2000, Ground-water quality in regional, agricultural, and urban settings in the Puget Sound Basin, Washington and British Columbia, 1996-1998: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4100, 66 p.  Available Online

Tesoriero, Anthony J., Liebscher, Hugh, and Cox, Stephen E., 2000, Mechanism and rate of denitrification in an agricultural watershed: Electron and mass balance along groundwater flow paths: Water Resources Research, vol. 36, no. 6, p. 1545-1559.  Available Online

Tesoriero, Anthony J., Inkpen, Emily L., and Voss, Frank D., 1998, Assessing groundwater vulnerability using logistic regression: Source Water Assessment and Protection 98, A Technical Conference April 28-20,1998, p. 157-165.  Available Online

Erwin, M.L., and Tesoriero, A.J., 1997, Predicting ground-water vulnerability to nitrate in the Puget Sound Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 061-97, 4 p.  Available Online

Staubitz, Ward W., Bortleson, Gilbert C., Semans, Sheila D., Tesoriero, Anthony J. and Black, Robert W., 1997, Water-quality assessment of the Puget Sound Basin, Washington, environmental setting and its implications for water quality and aquatic biota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4013, 76 p.  Available Online

Tesoriero, Anthony J., and Voss, Frank D., 1997, Predicting the probability of elevated nitrate concentrations in the Puget Sound Basin: Implications for aquifer susceptibility and vulnerability: Ground Water, vol. 35, no. 6, November-December 1997, p. 1029-1039.  Available Online