Heather Preisendanz

IEE Faculty Member
IEE Fellow
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Research Summary

Research interests center around the fate, transport, and impacts of emerging contaminants. These compounds can cause adverse impacts to fish and other sensitive aquatic species at trace concentrations as low as 1 ng/L. We seek to understand how the coupling of hydrology, biogeochemistry, and human activities affects the export of these compounds from agricultural fields to surface water bodies.

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Recent Publications

Incorporating the benefits of vegetative filter strips into risk assessment and risk management of pesticides

Chen, H., Carley, D. S., Muñoz-Carpena, R., Ferruzzi, G., Yuan, Y., Henry, E., Blankinship, A., Veith, T. L., Breckels, R., Fox, G., Luo, Y., Osmond, D., Preisendanz, H. E., Tang, Z., Armbrust, K., Costello, K., McConnell, L. L., Rice, P., Westgate, J. & Whiteside, M., Mar 2024, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 20, 2, p. 454-464 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

From wastewater to feed: Understanding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances occurrence in wastewater-irrigated crops

Kosiarski, K., Usner, C. & Preisendanz, H. E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Environmental Quality.

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Simulating PFAS transport in effluent-irrigated farmland using PRZM5, LEACHM, and HYDRUS-1D models

Liao, S., Garza-Rubalcava, U., Abriola, L. M., Preisendanz, H. E., Lee, L. S. & Pennell, K. D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Environmental Quality.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

PFAS in agroecosystems: Sources, impacts, and opportunities for mitigating risks to human and ecosystem health

Preisendanz, H. E., Li, H., Mashtare, M. & Mina, O., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Environmental Quality.

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Prioritizing conservation practice locations for effective water quality improvement using the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) and the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

Rohith, A. N., Karki, R., Veith, T. L., Preisendanz, H. E., Duncan, J. M., Kleinman, P. J. A. & Cibin, R., Jan 1 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 349, 119514.

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Priority screening of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in surface water: Comparing cell-based bioassays and exposure-activity ratios (EARs)

Vanden Heuvel, J. P., Granda, M., Ferguson, F., Glaberman, S. R. & Preisendanz, H. E., Nov 25 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 953, 176115.

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Optimization and reflexivity in interdisciplinary agri-environmental scholarship

Chiles, R. M., Drohan, P. J., Cibin, R., O'Sullivan, L., Doody, D., Schulte, R. P. O., Grady, C., Jiang, F., Preisendanz, H. E., Dingkuhn, E. L., Veith, T. L. & Anderson, A., 2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, 1083388.

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A Review of Data Quality and Cost Considerations for Water Quality Monitoring at the Field Scale and in Small Watersheds

Harmel, R. D., Preisendanz, H. E., King, K. W., Busch, D., Birgand, F. & Sahoo, D., Sep 2023, In: Water (Switzerland). 15, 17, 3110.

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Fixed bed column experiments using cotton gin waste and walnut shells-derived biochar as low-cost solutions to removing pharmaceuticals from aqueous solutions

Ndoun, M. C., Knopf, A., Preisendanz, H. E., Vozenilek, N., Elliott, H. A., Mashtare, M. L., Velegol, S., Veith, T. L. & Williams, C. F., Jul 2023, In: Chemosphere. 330, 138591.

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PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOCHAR DERIVED FROM THE PYROLYSIS OF COTTON GIN WASTE AND WALNUT SHELLS

Ndoun, M. C., Knopf, A., Preisendanz, H. E., Vozenilek, N., Elliott, H. A., Veith, T. L., Mashtare, M. L., Velegol, S. B. & Williams, C. F., 2023, In: Journal of the ASABE. 66, 5, p. 1163-1174 12 p.

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Comparison of POCIS and grab sampling techniques for monitoring PPCPs in vernal pools in central Pennsylvania

Hayden, K. R., Preisendanz, H. E., Elkin, K. R., Saleh, L. B., Weikel, J., Veith, T. L., Elliott, H. A. & Watson, J. E., Feb 1 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 806, 150607.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceuticals in wastewater treated for beneficial reuse: Two case studies in central Pennsylvania

Hayden, K. R., Jones, M., Elkin, K. R., Shreve, M. J., Clees, W. I., Clark, S., Mashtare, M. L., Veith, T. L., Elliott, H. A., Watson, J. E., Silverman, J., Richard, T. L., Read, A. F. & Preisendanz, H. E., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 51, 5, p. 1066-1082 17 p.

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Culturable antibiotic-resistant fecal coliform bacteria in soil and surface runoff after liquid dairy manure surface application and subsurface injection

Hilaire, S. S., Chen, C., Radolinski, J., Leventhal, T., Preisendanz, H., Kleinman, P. J. A., Maguire, R., Stewart, R. D., Saporito, L. S. & Xia, K., Mar 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 51, 2, p. 288-300 13 p.

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Spatiotemporal patterns of PFAS in water and crop tissue at a beneficial wastewater reuse site in central Pennsylvania

Mroczko, O., Preisendanz, H. E., Wilson, C., Mashtare, M. L., Elliott, H. A., Veith, T. L., Soder, K. J. & Watson, J. E., Nov 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 51, 6, p. 1282-1297 16 p.

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Meeting the Moment: Leveraging Temporal Inequality for Temporal Targeting to Achieve Water-Quality Load-Reduction Goals

Opalinski, N., Schultz, D., Veith, T. L., Royer, M. & Preisendanz, H. E., Apr 1 2022, In: Water (Switzerland). 14, 7, 1003.

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