W.D. Robertson

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

W.D. Robertson is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, W.D. Robertson has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 9 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in W.D. Robertson's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers). W.D. Robertson is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (8 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (8 papers). W.D. Robertson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and New Zealand. W.D. Robertson's co-authors include John A. Cherry, Dan B. Jaynes, Louis A. Schipper, Arthur J. Gold, Carol J. Ptacek, Sherry L. Schiff, Richard J. Elgood, David W. Blowes, Susan Brown and T. Mayer and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrology and Journal of Environmental Quality.

In The Last Decade

W.D. Robertson

19 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Denitrifying bioreactors—An approach for reducing nitrate loads to receiving waters

2010 463 citations Louis A. Schipper, W.D. Robertson et al. Ecological Engineering profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.D. Robertson

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19 of 19 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Suspended Sediment and Phosphorus Removal in a Woodchip Filter System Treating Agricultural Wash Water 2016 ·Journal of Environmental Quality ·(unknown), W.D. Robertson, (unknown)	24
2	Use of an Artificial Sweetener to Identify Sources of Groundwater Nitrate Contamination 2016 ·Ground Water ·W.D. Robertson, Dale R. Van Stempvoort, James W. Roy, Susan Brown, John Spoelstra, Sherry L. Schiff, (unknown), Serban Danielescu, (unknown)	30
3	Nitrous oxide as an indicator of nitrogen transformation in a septic system plume 2014 ·Journal of Hydrology ·(unknown), John Spoelstra, W.D. Robertson, Sherry L. Schiff, Richard J. Elgood	12
4	Natural Attenuation of Septic System Nitrogen by Anammox 2011 ·Ground Water ·W.D. Robertson, (unknown), John Spoelstra, (unknown), Richard J. Elgood, Ian D. Clark, Sherry L. Schiff, Ramón Aravena, Josh D. Neufeld	64
5	Treatment of Wastewater Phosphate by Reductive Dissolution of Iron: Use of Ferric Oxyhydroxide Media 2011 ·Journal of Environmental Quality ·W.D. Robertson, (unknown)	9
6	Nitrate removal and greenhouse gas production in a stream-bed denitrifying bioreactor 2010 ·Ecological Engineering ·(unknown), W.D. Robertson, Sherry L. Schiff, Richard J. Elgood	115
7	Denitrifying bioreactors—An approach for reducing nitrate loads to receiving waters breakdown → 2010 ·Ecological Engineering ·Louis A. Schipper, W.D. Robertson, Arthur J. Gold, Dan B. Jaynes, (unknown)	463
8	Rates of Nitrate and Perchlorate Removal in a 5‐Year‐Old Wood Particle Reactor Treating Agricultural Drainage 2009 ·Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation ·W.D. Robertson, Carol J. Ptacek, Susan Brown	47
9	Geochemical and Hydrogeological Impacts of a Wood Particle Barrier Treating Nitrate and Perchlorate in Ground Water 2007 ·Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation ·W.D. Robertson, Carol J. Ptacek, Susan Brown	34
10	WOOD-BASED FILTER FOR NITRATE REMOVAL IN SEPTIC SYSTEMS 2005 ·Transactions of the ASAE ·W.D. Robertson, (unknown), (unknown)	66
11	Treatment of Wastewater Phosphate by Reductive Dissolution of Iron 2000 ·Journal of Environmental Quality ·W.D. Robertson	17
12	Phosphate Plume Persistence at Two Decommissioned Septic System Sites 1999 ·Ground Water ·W.D. Robertson, (unknown)	32
13	Nitrogen Removal from Landfill Leachate Using an Infiltration Bed Coupled with a Denitrification Barrier 1999 ·Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation ·W.D. Robertson, (unknown)	25
14	Phosphorus characterization in sediments impacted by septic effluent at four sites in central Canada 1998 ·Journal of Contaminant Hydrology ·(unknown), W.D. Robertson, Carol J. Ptacek, Sherry L. Schiff, T. Mayer	98
15	In Situ Denitrification of Septic‐System Nitrate Using Reactive Porous Media Barriers: Field Trials 1995 ·Ground Water ·W.D. Robertson, John A. Cherry	188
16	Removal of agricultural nitrate from tile-drainage effluent water using in-line bioreactors 1994 ·Journal of Contaminant Hydrology ·David W. Blowes, W.D. Robertson, Carol J. Ptacek, (unknown)	127
17	Chemical fate and transport in a domestic septic system: Site description and attenuation of dichlorobenzene 1994 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·W.D. Robertson	18
18	Tritium as an indicator of recharge and dispersion in a groundwater system in central Ontario 1989 ·Water Resources Research ·W.D. Robertson, John A. Cherry	89
19	Atmospheric sulfur deposition 1950–1985 inferred from sulfate in groundwater 1989 ·Water Resources Research ·W.D. Robertson, John A. Cherry, Sherry L. Schiff	34

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