Scott Fendorf
· Terry Huffington Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Research, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor of Photon ScienceStanford University · Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Active 1991–2026
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About
Scott Fendorf is the Terry Huffington Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Research, and a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. He is a professor of Photon Science within the Earth System Science Department. Fendorf holds a Ph.D. in Soil & Environmental Chemistry from the University of Delaware, an M.S. in Soil Chemistry from the University of California, and a B.S. in Soil Science from California Polytechnic State University. His research focuses on soil and environmental biogeochemistry, contributing to the understanding of earth system processes related to soil chemistry and environmental chemistry.
Research topics
- Environmental chemistry
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Environmental science
- Internal medicine
- Medicine
- Inorganic chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Obstetrics
- Geochemistry
Selected publications
Environmental Health Perspectives · 2021 · 83 citations
BACKGROUND: Nitrate is a widespread groundwater contaminant and a leading cause of drinking water quality violations in California. Associations between nitrate exposure and select adverse birth outcomes have been suggested, but few studies have examined gestational exposures to nitrate and risk of preterm birth (before 37 wk gestation). OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association between elevated nitrate in drinking water and spontaneous preterm birth through a within-mother retrospective cohort…
Environmental Science & Technology · 2020 · 81 citations
Senior authorCorresponding, are dependent on the formation of uranyl-calcium-carbonato species. The geochemical conditions leading to ternary uranyl complexes within the aquifer are, in part, created by infiltration through the vadose zone, illustrating the critical dependence of groundwater quality on recharge conditions.
Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment · 2024-05-14 · 80 citations
reviewOpen accessWildfires act as important ecosystem controls and can benefit fire-adapted biomes by promoting habitat heterogeneity, seed germination and disease control. However, the frequency of high-severity fires and the extent of total burn area have increased since the 1970s, transforming both the organic and inorganic composition of soil. In this Review, we outline the molecular-scale transformations and biogeochemical interactions of soil organic matter (SOM) and metals induced by wildfires and explore…
Organic compounds alter the preference and rates of heavy metal adsorption on ferrihydrite
The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 66 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingControlling Arsenic Mobilization during Managed Aquifer Recharge: The Role of Sediment Heterogeneity
Environmental Science & Technology · 2020 · 48 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingManaged aquifer recharge (MAR) enhances freshwater security and augments local groundwater supplies. However, geochemical and hydrological shifts during MAR can release toxic, geogenic contaminants from sediments to groundwater, threatening the viability of MAR as a water management strategy. Using reactive transport modeling coupled with aquifer analyses and measured water chemistry, we investigate the causal mechanisms of arsenic release during MAR via injection in the Orange County Groundwate…
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Frequent coauthors
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Marco Keiluweit
- 1154 shared
Christian Dewey
University of Minnesota
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Rene Boiteau
Oregon State University
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Laurinda Nyarko
Oregon State University
- 1063 shared
Nicole Coffey
University of Minnesota
- 80 shared
Christopher Francis
Stanford University
- 75 shared
Anne Dekas
Stanford University
- 72 shared
Vanessa Bailey
Education
- 1989
Ph.D., Geophysics
Stanford University
- 1985
M.S., Geophysics
Stanford University
- 1983
B.S., Geology
University of California, Berkeley
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