David Matthews, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Contact
Email: damatthews@upstatefreshwater.org
Telephone: 315-431-4962 ext. 107
Street address: 224 Midler Park Drive, Syracuse, NY 13206
Education
PhD. Environmental Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, NY
Research Interests
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Sediment-water interactions
Mercury cycling in lakes
Eutrophication and recovery of lakes
Dreissenid mussel impacts on water quality
Water quality modeling
Select Publications
Matthews D. A., S. W. Effler, A. R. Prestigiacomo, S. M. O'Donnell. 2015. Trophic state responses of Onondaga Lake, New York, to reductions in phosphorus loading from advanced wastewater treatment. Inland Waters. 5:125-138.
Fastner J., S. Abella, A. Litt, G. Morabito, L. Voros, K. Palffy, D. Straile, R. Kummerlin, D. A. Matthews, M. G. Philips, et al. 2015. Combating cyanobacterial proliferation by avoiding or treating inflows with high P load - experiences from 8 case studies. Aquatic Ecology. 50:367-383.
Matthews D. A., D. B. Babcock, J. G. Nolan, A. R. Prestigiacomo, S. W. Effler, C. T. Driscoll, S. G. Todorova, K. M. Kuhr. 2013. Whole-lake nitrate addition for control of methylmercury in mercury-contaminated Onondaga Lake, NY. Environmental Research. 125:52-60.
Matthews D. A., S. W. Effler, S. M. O'Donnell, C. T. Driscoll, C. M. Matthews. 2008. Electron budgets for the hypolimnion of a recovering urban lake, 1989-2004: Response to changes in organic carbon deposition and availability of electron acceptors. Limnology and Oceanography. 53(2):743-759.