Michelle Lutz
Physical Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3816
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: malutz@usgs.gov
Education
- B.S. in Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
Areas of Expertise
- streambed-sediment and pore-water assessments of mercury biogeochemistry
- water-quality monitoring
- streambed-sediment-quality monitoring
- habitat assessments
- microbiological sampling
- geographic information system (GIS) mapping
Current Projects
- Biogeochemical study of mercury in stream ecosystems (project page)
- Estimation of nutrient and sediment loading in the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins with regional SPARROW models (project page)
- Assessment of stream corridor conditions in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area (project page)
Selected Publications
USGS series publications
Marvin-DiPasquale, Mark C.; Lutz, Michelle A.; Krabbenhoft, David P.; Aiken, George R.; Orem, William H.; Hall, Britt D.; DeWild, John F.; Brigham, Mark E.; 2008, Total Mercury, Methylmercury, Methylmercury Production Potential, and Ancillary Streambed-Sediment and Pore-Water Data for Selected Streams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2003–04: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 375, 24 p.
Bauch, N.J., Chasar, L.C., Scudder, B.C., Moran, P.W., Hitt, K.J., Brigham, M.E., Lutz, M.A., and Wentz, D.A., in prep, Data on mercury in water, streambed sediment, and fish tissue from selected streams across the United States, 1998-2005: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 307.
Thomas, J.C., Lutz, M.A., Bruce, J.L., Graczyk, D.J., Richards, K.D., Krabbenhoft, D.P., Westenbroek, S.M., Scudder, B.C., Sullivan, D.J., and Bell, A.H., 2007, Water-quality characteristics for selected sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, February 2004–September 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5084, 187 p.
Schneider, M.A., Lutz, M.A., and others, 2004, Water-resources-related information for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, 1970–2002: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4240, 288 p.
Journal articles, reports, and other publications
Bell, A.H., and Lutz, M.A., 2008, Environmental settings of selected streams sampled for mercury in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002–06: U.S.
Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1277, 34 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1277/
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Diebel, M.W., Harris, M.A., Arnold, T.L., Lutz, M.A., and Richards, K.D., 2005, Effects of urbanization on the geomorphology, habitat, hydrology, ad fish index of biotic integrity of streams in the Chicago Area, Illinois and Wisconsin: in Brown, L.R., Gray, R.H., Hughes, R.M., and Meador, M.R., eds., Effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems: American Fisheries Society, Symposium 47, Bethesda, Maryland, p. 87-115.
Baker, B.J., Lutz, M.A., Dawson, S.C., Bond, P.L., and Banfield, J.F., 2004, Metabolically active eukaryotic communities in extremely acidic mine drainage: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 70, n. 10, p. 6264-6271. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.10.6264-6271.2004
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