| Education:
- Ph.D., Geology, 1993, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
- M. S., Geology, VPI & SU, July, 1989
- B. S., Geology, VPI & SU, 1987
- A. B., Latin Education, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1981
Classes Taught:
Research Interests
in aqueous and environmental geochemistry:
Publications:
- Kirby,
C. S., and
J. D. Rimstidt, 1994, Interaction of municipal
solid waste ash with water Environmental Science & Technology,
28, 443-451.
- Kirby,
C. S., and J. D. Rimstidt, 1993, Mineralogy and surface properties
of municipal solid waste ash, Environmental Science & Technology,
27, 652-660.
- Kirby, Carl S., and Elder, Jennifer A., 1998, Field
determination of Fe2+ oxidation rates in acid mine drainage using
a continuously-stirred tank reactor, Applied Geochemistry,
13, 4, 509-520. Abstract
- Kirby, C. S.; S. M. Decker; N. K. Macander, 1999, Color,
chemical and mineralogical composition of sediment from untreated
and treated mine drainage: Comparisons to pigment, Environmental
Geology, 37, 3, 243-254. Abstract
- Kirby, C. S.; H. Thomas; G. Southam; R. Donald, 1999,
Relative contributions of abiotic and biological factors to Fe(II)
oxidation kinetics in acid mine drainage, Applied Geochemistry
, 14, 4, 511-530. Abstract
- Cravotta, C. A. III, and Kirby, C. S., 2004, Effects of Abandoned
Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Shamokin
Creek Basin, Northumberland and Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania,
1999-2001, US Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report
03-4311.
- Kirby,
C. S., Cravotta, C.A., III, 2005, Net alkalinity and net acidity
in mine drainage 1: Theoretical considerations, Applied
Geochemistry,
20, 1920–1940.
- Kirby,
C. S., Cravotta, C.A., III, 2005, Net alkalinity and net acidity
in mine drainage 2: Practical considerations, Applied
Geochemistry,
20, 1941–1964.
- Kirby, C. S., McInerney, B., Turner, M. D., 2008, Groundtruthing and Potential for Predicting Acid Deposition Impacts in Headwater Streams Using Bedrock Geology, GIS, Angling, and Stream Chemistry, Science of the Total Environment, 393, 249-261.
- Kirby, C. S., Dennis, A. and Kahler, A,. 2009, Aeration to degas CO2, increase pH, and increase iron oxidation rates for efficient treatment of net alkaline mine drainage, Applied
Geochemistry, 24, 1175-1184.
- Rowan, E.L., Engle, M.A., Kirby, C.S., and Kraemer, T.F., 2011, Radium content of oil- and gas-field produced waters
in the northern Appalachian Basin (USA)—Summary and discussion of data: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific
Investigations Report 2011–5135, 31 p., (Available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5135/)
- Chapman, E.; Capo, R.; Stewart, B.; Kirby, C.; Hammack, R.; Schroeder, K.; Edenborn, H., 2012, Geochemical and strontium isotope characterization of produced waters from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction, Environ. Sci. Technol., 46(6):3545-53.
Outside
Interests:
- In these
musical groups I play
- Flyfishing
for trout & smallmouth bass
- Noontime
racquetball if my knee holds up
- Road
and mountain bicycling
- Shamokin Creek
Restoration Alliance: A citizens' group dedicated
to the cleanup of the Shamokin Creek watershed
- Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance: A citizens' group dedicated to preserving the Buffalo Creek watershed
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