Mindy L. Erickson

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey - Minnesota Water Science Center
2280 Woodale Dr.
Mound View, MN 55112
eric0984@umn.edu
+1 763 783 3231
USGS Professional Page - Dr. Mindy L. Erickson

Education

  • Ph.D. - Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 2005.
  • M.S. - Civil Engineering, University of MInnesota, Twin Cities. 1992.
  • B.S. - Geological Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 1990.

Areas of Interest

Prior to joining USGS in March 2009, Dr. Erickson worked for a local environmental consulting company and in several Minnesota state agencies, most recently as an environmental research scientist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Her primary research interests are the geochemistry, fate, and transport of metals (e.g., arsenic, manganese, iron) and organic chemicals (e.g., petroleum products, endocrine active chemicals, and pharmaceuticals) in groundwater in the upper Midwest.

Select Publications

  • Erickson, M.L., Langer, S.K., Roth, J.L., and Kroening, S.E., 2014, Contaminants of emerging concern in ambient groundwater in urbanized areas of Minnesota, 2009–12: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5096, 38 p., with appendix, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145096.
  • Trost, J.J., Kiesling, R.L., Erickson, M.L., Rose, P.J., and Elliott, S.M., 2013, Land-cover effects on the fate and transport of surface-applied antibiotics and 17-beta-estradiol on a sandy outwash plain, Anoka County, Minnesota, 2008–09: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5202, 51 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20135202.
  • Toner, Brandy M., Sarah L. Nicholas, Lindsey J. Briscoe, Alan R. Knaeble, James A. Berg, and Melinda L. Erickson (2011) Natural Sources of Arsenic in Minnesota Groundwater. CURA Reporter, 41 (3-4), pp 3-10. University of Minnesota.
  • Erickson, M.L. and R.J. Barnes. (2006). Arsenic Concentration Variability in Public Water System Wells in Minnesota, USA. Applied Geochemistry. (21) pp 305–317
  • Erickson, M.L. (2005) Arsenic in Upper Midwest Ground Water: Occurrence and Geochemical Mobilization Mechanisms. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN
  • Erickson, M.L. and R.J. Barnes (2005) Well Characteristics Influencing Arsenic Concentrations in Ground Water. Water Research (39) pp 4029-4039
  • Erickson, M.L. and R.J. Barnes. (2005). Glacial Sediment Causing Regional-Scale Elevated Arsenic in Drinking Water. Ground Water 43(6) pp 796-805.

External Affiliations

U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center