Michael Tate
Physical Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3830
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: mttate@usgs.gov
Education
- B.S., Environmental Science, University of Vermont, 2001
Research Interests
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Dry deposition of mercury
- Biogeochemistry of mercury
- Whole ecosystem experiments
Current Projects
- Mercury Experiment To Assess Atmospheric Loading in Canada and the US (METAALICUS)
- Carbon Farm
Selected Publications
Engle, Mark. A., Michael T. Tate, David P. Krabbenhoft, James J. Schauer, Allan Kolker, James B. Shanley, Michael H. Bothner. In press. Comparison of Atmospheric Mercury Speciation and Deposition at Nine Sites across Central and Eastern North America. Journal of Geophysical Research.
Kolker, A., M. L. Olson, D. P. Krabbenhoft, M. T. Tate, and M. A. Engle. 2010. Patterns of mercury dispersion from local and regional emission sources, rural Central Wisconsin, USA. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 10: 4467-4476.
Graydon, Jennifer A., Vincent L. St. Louis, Holger Hintelmann, Steve E. Lindberg, Ken A. Sandilands, John W. M. Rudd, Carol A. Kelly, Michael T. Tate, Dave P. Krabbenhoft, and Igor Lehneherr. 2009. Investigation of Uptake and Retention of Atmospheric Hg(II) by Boreal Plants Using Stable Hg Isotopes. Environmental Science and Technology. 43 (13) 4960-4699.
Engle, Mark, Michael T. Tate, David P. Krabbenhoft, Allan Kolker, Mark L. Olson, Eric S. Edgerton, John F. DeWild, Ann K. McPherson. 2008. Characterization and cycling of atmospheric mercury along the central U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast. Applied Geochemistry 23 (3): 419-437.
Sandilands, K. A., C. A. Kelly, J. W. M Rudd, M. T. Tate, H. Hintelmann, B. Demock, and R. C. Harris. 2008. Application of enriched stable mercury isotopes to the Lake 658 watershed for the METAALICUS project, at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario, Canada, 2001-2007. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2813: vii + 40 p.
Harris, Reed C., John W.M Rudd , Marc Amyot, Christopher L. Babiarz, Ken G. Beaty, Paul J. Blanchfield, R.A. (Drew) Bodaly, Brian A. Branfireun, Cynthia C. Gilmour, Jennifer A. Graydon, Andrew Heyes, Holger Hintelmann, James P. Hurley, Carol A. Kelly, David P. Krabbenhoft, Steve E. Lindberg, Robert P. Mason, Michael J. Paterson, , Cheryl L. Podemski, Art Robinson, Ken A. Sandilands, George R. Southworth, Vince L. St. Louis, Michael T. Tate. 2007. Whole-Ecosystem Study Shows Rapid Fish Mercury Response to Changes in Mercury Deposition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104 (42): 16586-16591.
Sandilands, K.A., J.M.W. Rudd, H. Hintelmann, C.C. Gilmour, M.T. Tate. 2005. Application of Enriched Stable Mercury Isotopes to the Lake 658 Watershed for the METAALICUS Project at the Experimental Lakes Area, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2597: viii + 48 p.
Dewild, John F., Shane D. Olund, Mark L. Olson, Michael T. Tate. 2004. Methods for the Preparation and Analysis of Solids and Suspended Solids for Methylmercury, Book 5, Section A, Water Analysis. U.S. Geological Survey, Ch. 7, p. 21.
Olund, Shane D., John F. DeWild, Mark L. Olson, Michael T. Tate. 2004. Methods for the Preparation and Analysis of Solids and Suspended Solids for Total Mercury, Book 5, Section A, Water Analysis. U.S. Geological Survey, Ch. 8, p. 23. C.L. Babiarz, J.P. Hurley, D.P. Krabbenhoft, T.R. Trinko, M. Tate, S.P. Chadwick, D.E. Armstrong. 2003. A hypolimnetic mass balance of mercury from a dimictic lake: Results from the METAALICUS project.Journal De Physique. IV: JP 107 (I); 83-86.
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