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Member Since 1988
Barbara A. Bekins
Retired, U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Experience
U.S. Geological Survey
Retired
2023 - Present
San Jose State University
2022 - Present
USGS
Research Hydrologist
1993 - 2023
USGS
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Education
University of California Santa Cruz
Doctorate
1993
San Jose State University
Masters
1988
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2019
Citation
For groundbreaking contributions in subsurface contaminant hydrology, the effects of fluids on plate-boundary faults, and induced earthquakes.
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Publications
Comparative Properties of Saponitic Fault Gouge and Serpentinite Muds Cored From Mud Volcanoes of th...
We obtained 12 core samples for physical and chemical characterization from three serpentinite mud volcanoes (Yinazao, Asùt Tesoru, and Fantan...
April 21, 2025
AGU Abstracts
Tracing groundwater plume discharge into surface water using secondary contaminants at legacy hydrocarbon spill sites
ADVANCEMENTS IN THE FATE, TRANSPORT, TRANSFORMATION, AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT I ORAL
hydrology | 11 december 2024
Barbara A. Bekins, Isabelle Cozzarelli, John F. De...
At a crude-oil spill site near Bemidji Minnesota we investigated the development of hydrocarbon metabolite plumes downgradient from three separate bur...
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Multi-parameter assessment of organic contaminants risks to United States river basins using GIS mapping
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSES EXAMINING SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY IN WATER QUALITY: PRIORITIZING ACTIONS BY LINKING GIS, MODELS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE I ORAL
hydrology | 15 december 2023
Jeramy Jasmann, Shaun M. Baesman, Bojan Milinic, R...
Sampling and laboratory evaluations of organic micropollutants in surface water are costly and time-consuming endeavors. Mechanisms to identify stream...
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Exploring the Biogeobattery Phenomenon: Mechanisms Controlling the Geophysical Signals from a Crude-Oil Contaminated Site
ADVANCES IN NEAR-SURFACE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL GEOPHYSICAL METHODS III POSTER
near surface geophysics | 12 december 2023
Nicolette V. Filippone, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, E...
Environmental sites such as crude oil spills are a significant concern due to the release of contaminants into the environment. Recent advances in geo...
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Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2024
Member
Hydrology Fellows Committee
2021 - 2023
Member
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturers - Earth Covering
2015 - 2016
Member
Hydrology-Ground Water Technical Committee
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