University of Nevada, Reno

Environmental Sciences Graduate Program
 

 

Ralph Seiler  
Hydrologist,  U.S. Geological Survey
Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, 1999
rseiler@usgs.gov  (775)887-7674
 

Research Interests

Groundwater quality, groundwater, geochemistry (Fallon leukemia cluster)

Selected Publications

  • Seiler, R.L., 2006, Mobilization of lead and other trace elements following shock chlorination of wells. Science of the Total Environment 367:757-768.

  • Seiler, R.L., 2005, Combined use of 15N and 18O of Nitrate and11B to Evaluate Nitrate Contamination in groundwater. Applied Geochemistry 20:1626-1636.

  • Seiler, R.L., Stollenwerk, K.G., and Garbarino, J.R., 2005, Factors controlling tungsten concentrations in ground water, Carson`Desert, Nevada. Applied Geochemistry, 20:423-441.

  • Seiler, R.L., 2004, Temporal changes in water quality at a childhood leukemia cluster. Ground Water 42:446-455.

  • Seiler et al., 1999, Caffeine and pharamaceuticals as indicators of waste water contamination in wells. Groundwater, Vol. 37:3 pp. 505-510
  • Seiler, 1998, Prediction of lands susceptible to irrigation-induced selenium contamination of water, pp. 397-418 in Frankenberger and Engberg, Environmental Chemistry of Selenium, New York, Marcel Dekker Inc.