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 abstract: Chemist with the Pennsylvania Water Science Center
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 abstract: Sara Breitmeyer is a chemist with the Pennsylvania Water Science Center.
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 abstract: Sara completed a B.A. in Chemistry & M.S. in Environmental Sciences and
   supports national USGS projects including advanced capabilities in modeling and
   the fate and effects of emerging contaminants, such as PFAS, pesticides and endocrine
   disrupting chemicals, in the environment. She also works as part of the Ecosystems
   Mission Area Environmental Health Program national tapwater infrastructure project
   through GIS mapping, web-scraping, database development, and R programming. She
   managed the organic geochemistry laboratory that specialized in the isolation
   and characterization of natural organic matter in surface water environments and
   investigated interactions between natural organic matter and trace metal contaminants
   (e.g. mercury). Other projects include validation of statistical & machine learning
   models, amphibian & fish health effects from water contaminants, and data collation
   strategies.
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email: sbreitmeyer@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential

 name: 2016       M.S., Environmental Science, University of Colorado Denver

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 name: 2013       B.A., Chemistry, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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   name: Pennsylvania Water Science Center
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pennsylvania-water-science-center
 roleName: Chemist
 startDate: '2024-05-10T21:03:57.648938'

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 name: Chemist, New Jersey Water Science Center, USGS, Lawrenceville, NJ (2019-2023)

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 name: Chemist, Project Laboratories Branch (former National Research Program), USGS,
   Boulder, CO (2015-2019)

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 additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
 name: Water Quality Technician, Denver Water, Denver, CO (2014-2015)

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 additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
 name: Environmental Science Research Assistant & Chemistry Program Assistant,  University
   of Colorado (2011-2014)

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   name: U.S. Geological Survey
 name: staff member
 startDate: '2024-05-10T21:03:57.645345'

name: Sara Breitmeyer url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/sara-breitmeyer