Item talk:Q46642

USGS Staff Profile:

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   name: USGS North Atlantic and Appalachian Region Capability Team Lead, Harmful
     Algal Blooms (HABs)
 - '@type': Organization
   name: NJ Water Monitoring Council co-chair
 - '@type': Organization
   name: NJ Section of American Water Resources Association
 - '@type': Organization
   name: USGS Water Mission Area (WMA) Scientific and Technical Employee Development
     (STED) Committee
 - '@type': Organization
   name: USGS WMA Urban Landscapes Capability Team
 - '@type': Organization
   name: USGS WMA PFAS Capability Team
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Scientific and Technical Advisory Council for Delaware River Basin Commission
 description:
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   abstract: Hydrologist / Water Quality Specialist with the New Jersey Water Science
     Center
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   abstract: Heather is the Water Quality Specialist for the USGS NJ Water Science
     Center. Heather's career with the U.S. Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science
     Center began in 2000 after studying at the University of Pittsburgh and Slippery
     Rock University of Pennsylvania.
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 - '@type': TextObject
   abstract: "Her career with the USGS has focused on the water quality of groundwater\
     \ and surface water. In support of New Jersey\u2019s extensive water-quality\
     \ networks, Heather has worked to ensure these networks of long-term discrete\
     \ data and long-term continuous water-quality monitors are maintained with a\
     \ high standard of efficiency, quality, and impartiality producing unbiased,\
     \ high-quality data for water-quality investigations.Recent investigations include\
     \ determining variations of concentrations of water-quality constituents throughout\
     \ New Jersey, Sediment Oxygen Demand, antibiotic resistance, assessments of\
     \ nutrient loads, and monitoring harmful algal blooms in lakes and reservoirs.\
     \ She helps guide the focus of several hydrographers and advises on best practices\
     \ for superior data collection, review, and publication of water-quality data.Her\
     \ current interests include monitoring and assessing contaminants of emerging\
     \ concern including, but not limited, to microplastics, PFAS, and harmful algal\
     \ blooms and using novel approaches to monitor a variety of water-quality characteristics."
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 email: haheck@usgs.gov
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   name: "BS Environmental Science \u2013 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,\
     \ Slippery Rock, PA"
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     name: New Jersey Water Science Center
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/new-jersey-water-science-center
   roleName: Hydrologist / Water Quality Specialist
   startDate: '2024-05-12T15:57:53.281467'
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   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Water-Quality Specialist, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2018-present
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Water-Quality Specialist, Acting, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2016-2018
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Supervisory Hydrologist, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2013-2018
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Hydrologist, Team Lead, New Jersey Water Science Center, 2008-2013
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Hydrologist, Project Chief, Antibiotic Resistance, 2010-2012
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Hydrologist, Project Chief, Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) and
     Sediment Oxygen Demand (SOD) in the Saddle and Salem River Watersheds, 2007-2009
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Hydrologist, Hydrologic Data Assessment Program, 2000-2013
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 jobTitle: Hydrologist / Water Quality Specialist
 knowsAbout:
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Surface Water Quality
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Groundwater Quality
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Trace Element Contamination
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Sediment Oxygen Demand
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Aquatic Ecosystems
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Contamination and Pollution
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Environmental Assessment
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Streamflow
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Surface Water (Non-Marine)
 memberOf:
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   member:
     '@type': Organization
     name: U.S. Geological Survey
   name: staff member
   startDate: '2024-05-12T15:57:53.278612'
 name: Heather Heckathorn
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/heather-heckathorn