{"id":3672,"date":"2022-05-12T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/sees\/?page_id=3672"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:45:31","slug":"faculty-research-william-blanford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-william-blanford\/","title":{"rendered":"William J. Blanford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/08\/My-project-3-300&#215;300.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;William J. Blanford&#8221; title_text=&#8221;My project (3)&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>William J. Blanford<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><br \/>Environmental Remediation <\/p>\n<p>Science Building, Room D202<br \/>Phone: 718-997-3303<br \/><a href=\"mailto:William.Blanford@qc.cuny.edu\">William.Blanford@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-align: justify\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em;text-align: justify\"><strong>Contaminant Hydrogeology:<\/strong> My research program is focused on evaluation of processes controlling the fate and transport of microbial and organic chemical pollutants in groundwater and development of remediation methods to address contaminated sites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Specific Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5em\">Determination of the distribution organic chemical between environmental phases (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.) and remedial phases (e.g. solubilization agents, sorbents, etc.).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5em\">Fate and transport of viruses and parasites in groundwater systems.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5em\">Evaluation of the fate and transport of pathogens and organic pollutants in stream\/aquifer systems.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 1.5em\">Development of treatment systems for hazardous waste sites and river water.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.5em;text-align: justify\"><strong>Research Philosophy:<\/strong> My research program is directed toward preserving and protecting the quality and quantity of water resources. This is one of the most important and exciting research areas of geosciences today. To contribute to that effort, my students and I evaluate the factors that govern the circulation of water and the transport, fate, and remediation of waterborne microbial pathogens and chemicals in subsurface and surface environments. In this pursuit, we integrate elements of hydrology, geology, microbiology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and environmental engineering. Within the past couple of years my research has primarily focused on improving the efficacy of cyclodextrin, a cyclic sugar, as an agent for remediation hazardous waste sites.\u00a0 That has involved development of innovative theoretical models and collection of data on the phase distribution of organic chemicals as a function of environmental and engineering variables for cyclodextrin remediation systems. Due to the applied nature of my research, my students and I often must learn about public policy and finance, as well as plumbing, electrical wiring, and how to operate a drill rig while performing research, but also how to use a wide range of chemical and analytical instruments and computational models.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass17F5AD046D2F4521ABAB8E717E77704E\">\n<div style=\"text-decoration: underline;text-align: justify\"><strong>Teaching Philosophy and Interests<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.5em;text-align: justify\">Enabling students to achieve intellectual enlightenment, gain practical knowledge, and develop better learning skills are the primary goals of my teaching efforts. My teaching style encourages all students to be actively involved when learning as a single large group and learning from each other small breakout groups and through a peer review system to develop their technical writing skills.\u00a0 Over my time as a professor I have altered my teaching style to address four major problems 1) the high dropout rate of 1st year students; 2) the poor technical writing and public speaking skills of many students; 3) the unsustainably low numbers of students choosing geology or environmental science as their major; and 4) the insufficient mathematical skills of upper level students.\u00a0 To address this situation and instill good learning habits of attending class and being engaged, I modified my approach and interspersed my lecture with small breakout groups in which the students worked with each other, myself and the TA on short questions on the subject that day.\u00a0 To instill the habit of steady learning rather than cramming, I chose to have courses forego tests and instead examine with weekly quizzes. Time and logistical concerns are the primary reason why technical reports are rarely assigned in large classes.\u00a0 To overcome this, I devoted time in class to teach basic methods for gathering and reporting original and unoriginal information in a technical report.\u00a0 To further draw in the students, I attempted to connect geology and environmental science to outside fields by giving interested students opportunities for extra credit by giving short presentation to the class.\u00a0 To improve their talks, I brainstormed with them to locate topics that involved as aspect of geology and their career interest.\u00a0 For graduate students I assist them in the development of talks and papers that are both related to the class and to a component of their research. In various forms this has involved literature reviews, usage of advanced statistical analysis to assist in the collection and analysis of data, and development of computational simulations of ground and surface water flow within their field site.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass5FD0C760B19E4EAFB0A8FAFACA5192D3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass640DA3987EFB451E89F7E32D895BDDBA\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><strong>Selected Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>27<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/Blanford-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Blanford, W. J. 2014. Model of phase distribution of hydrophobic organic chemicals in cyclodextrin\u2013water\u2013air\u2013solid sorbent systems as a function of salinity, temperature, and the presence of multiple CDs. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. Volume 79, Issue 1-2, pp 57-64.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>26<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/Blanford-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Blanford, W. J., H. Gao, M. Dutta, E. B. Ledesma. 2013 Solubility enhancement and QSPR correlations for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons complexation with \u03b1 \u03b2 and \u03b3 cyclodextrins. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. Volume 78, Issue 1-4, pp 415-427.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div>25<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/2013-Goa-and-Blanford-GW-Solubility-Enhancement-Effect-of-Cyclodexin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Gao, H., W. J. Blanford, and A. Gao. 2013. Solubility Enhancement Effect of Cyclodexin on Groundwater Pollutants. Ground Water. Vol. 51, Is. 2, pages 268-275.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">24<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/2012-Blanford-and-Gao-JEM-Dynamic-interactions-between-cyclodextrin-an-organic-pollutant.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Blanford, W. J., H. Gao. 2012. Dynamic interactions between cyclodextrin, an organic pollutant, and granular activated carbon in column studies. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. Vol. 14, pages 3024-3028.<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">23<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/2012-Santamaria-et-al-JEQ-Transport-and-Retention-of-Cryptosporidium-Parvum-Oocysts-in-Sandy-Soils.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Santamar\u00eda J., M. L. Brusseau, J. Araujo, P. Orosz-Coghlan, W. J. Blanford, and C. P. Gerba. 2012. Transport and Retention of Cryptosporidium Parvum Oocysts in Soil. Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 41, Is. 4, pages 1246-1252.<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">22<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/2012-Gao-and-Blanford-EES-Partitioning-Behavior-of-Trichloroethlyene-in-Cyclodextrin\u2013Water\u2013Granular-Activated-Carbon-Systems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Gao, H. and W. J. Blanford. 2012. Partitioning Behavior of Trichloroethlyene in Cyclodextrin-Water-Granular-Activated Carbon Systems. Environmental Engineering Science. Vol. 29, Is. 6, pages 533-539.<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">21<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/2010-Hoffman-et-al-BR-CMCD-mitigates-toxicity-of-cadmium-cobalt-and-copper-during-naphthalene-biodegradation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Hoffman DR, Anderson PP, Schubert CM, Gault MB, Blanford WJ, Sandrin TR. 2010. Carboxymethyl-beta-cyclodextrin Mitigates Toxicity of Cadmium, Cobalt, and Copper during Naphthalene Biodegradation. Bioresource Technology. Vol. 101, Is. 8, pages 2672-2677.<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">20. Blanford W., T. Boving, Z. Al-Ghazawi, M. Shawaqfah,J. Al-Rashdan, I. Saadoun, J. Schijven, and Q. Ababneh. 2010. River Bank Filtration for Protection of Jordanian Surface and Groundwater. World Environmental &amp; Water Resources Congress American Society of Chemical Engineers (ASCE).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">19<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2022\/05\/2009-Gao-Blanford-and-Birdwell-EST-The-Pseudophase-Approach.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Gao, H., W. J. Blanford, and J. E. Birdwell 2009.The Pseudophase Approach to Assessing Chemical Partitioning in Air-Water-Cyclodextrin Systems. Environmental Science and Technology. 43 (8), pp 2943\u20132949.<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">18. Cable, J.E., Smith, C.G. and Blanford, W.J., 2009. Dispersivity and distribution coefficients in marine sediments using tritium and radium-226. Radioprotection, 44(5): 185-190.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">17. Boving, T.B., Cady, P., Choudri, B.S., Hawaldar, K., Blanford, W., 2009: Improving Water Quality by Riverbank Filtration \u2013 Experiences in India and Jordan . In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment. American Society of Chemical Engineers (ASCE) \/ Association of environmental and water resources engineers and scientists Conference (EWRI), Chennai, India.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">16. Boving, T.; Blanford, W.; McCray, J.; Divine, C.; Brusseau, M. 2008. Comparison of line-drive and push-pull flushing schemes. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation. 28 (1), pp. 75-86.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">15. Boving, T. B., and S. M. Barnett, G. Perez, W. J. Blanford, and J. E. McCray. 2007. Remediation with Cyclodextrin: Recovery of the Remedial Agent by Membrane Filtration. Remediation. No. 2, p. 21-36.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">14. Keim R. and W. J. Blanford. 2006. Hurricanes Create a Crossroads for Hydrological Management of the Mississippi River Delta. Ground Water. Groundwater Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 123-124. (invited contribution).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">13. W. J. Blanford. 2005. Parasite Transport in Limestone Aquifers. Editor J. H. Lehr: The Encyclopedia of Water. Vol. 5. p. 365-370. John Wiley and Sons.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">12. Blanford W. J., Boving T. B. 2006. Aquifer Monitoring Shows Complex-Sugar Flushing Increases Potential for Enhanced Biodegradation. In: US EPA Technology News and Trends. p. 2-4.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">11. P. Rykwalder and W. J. Blanford. 2005. Vadose Zone Monitoring. Editor J. H. Lehr: The Encyclopedia of Water. Vol. 1. p. 538-543. John Wiley and Sons.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">10. Brusseau, M.L., J.K. Oleen, J. Santamaria, P. Orosz-Coglan, W.J. Blanford, P.Rykwalder, and C.P. Gerba. 2005. Transport of Microsproidium Encephalitozoon Intestinales Spores in Porous Media. Water Research, Vol. 39, p. 3636-3642.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">9. W. J. Blanford, J. Yeh, C. P. Gerba, R. W. Harvey, R. Bales, and M. L. Brusseau. 2005. Bacteriophage PRD-1 Transport in a Sandy Aquifer: Influence of Water Chemistry and Travel Distance on Viability. Water Research, Vol. 39, No. 11, p. 2345-2357.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">8. W. J. Blanford. 2004. Parasite Fate and Transport in Karstic Aquifers. IDS-Water Americas 2004.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">7. Divine, C. E., J. E. McCray, L. M. Wolf Martin, W. J. Blanford, D. J. Blitzer, M. L. Brusseau, T. B. Boving. 2004. Partitioning Tracer Tests as a Remediation Metric: Case Study at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Remediation Journal. Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 7-31.. Divine, C. E., J. E. McCray, L. M. Wolf Martin, W. J. Blanford, D. J. Blitzer, M. L. Brusseau, T. B. Boving. 2004. Partitioning Tracer Tests as a Remediation Metric: Case Study at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Remediation Journal. Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 7-31.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">6. S. K. Sandrin, M. L. Brusseau, J. J. Piatt, W. J. Blanford, N. T. Nelson, and A. A. Bodour. 2004. Characterizing Spatial Variability of In-Situ Microbial Activity Using Biotracer Tests. Groundwater. Vol. 42, No. 3, p. 374-383.. S. K. Sandrin, M. L. Brusseau, J. J. Piatt, W. J. Blanford, N. T. Nelson, and A. A. Bodour. 2004. Characterizing Spatial Variability of In-Situ Microbial Activity Using Biotracer Tests. Groundwater. Vol. 42, No. 3, p. 374-383.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">5. Divine, C.E., McCray, J.E., Wolf, L.M., Blanford, W.J., Blitzer, D.J., Boving, T.B., 2004: Partition tracer test, DNAPL characterization, remediation assessment, source zone investigation. Remediation Journal, 14(2), 7-31.. Divine, C.E., McCray, J.E., Wolf, L.M., Blanford, W.J., Blitzer, D.J., Boving, T.B., 2004: Partition tracer test, DNAPL characterization, remediation assessment, source zone investigation. Remediation Journal, 14(2), 7-31.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">4. Cain, R. B., Johnson, G. R., McCray, J. E., Blanford, W. J., and Brusseau, M. L. 2000. Partitioning Tracer Tests for Evaluating Remediation Performance. Ground Water, Vol. 38, No. 5, p. 752-761.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">3. W. J. Blanford, Barackman, M., Boving, T. B., Klingel, E., and Brusseau, M., 2000. Cyclodextrin-enhanced Vertical Flushing of a Trichloroethene Contaminated Aquifer. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. p. 58-66.. W. J. Blanford, Barackman, M., Boving, T. B., Klingel, E., and Brusseau, M., 2000. Cyclodextrin-enhanced Vertical Flushing of a Trichloroethene Contaminated Aquifer. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. p. 58-66.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">2. McCray, J., Bryan, K., Cain, R., Johnson, G., Blanford, W., and Brusseau, M., 1999. Field Test of Cyclodextrin for Enhanced Flushing of Multicomponent Immiscible Liquid Contamination: Comparison to Water Flushing. Eds.: Annable, J. S. Gierke, D. A. Sabatini Symposium Name: Field Testing of Innovative Subsurface Remediation Technologies.. McCray, J., Bryan, K., Cain, R., Johnson, G., Blanford, W., and Brusseau, M., 1999. Field Test of Cyclodextrin for Enhanced Flushing of Multicomponent Immiscible Liquid Contamination: Comparison to Water Flushing. Eds.: Annable, J. S. Gierke, D. A. Sabatini Symposium Name: Field Testing of Innovative Subsurface Remediation Technologies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">1. W. J. Blanford, E. J. Klingel, G. R. Johnson, R. B. Cain, C. Enfield, and M. L. Brusseau. 1999. Performance Assessment of In-well Aeration for the Remediation of an Aquifer Contaminated by a Multi-component Immiscible Liquid. Eds.: M. L. Brusseau, M. D. Annable, J. S. Gierke, D. A. Sabatini Symposium Name: Field Testing of Innovative Subsurface Remediation Technologies.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||20px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Faculty Listing<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-stephen-pekar\">Stephen Pekar<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-jeffrey-bird\/\">Jeffrey Bird<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-william-blanford\">William J. Blanford<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-jacquelyn-bracco\">Jacquelyn Bracco<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-timothy-eaton\">Timothy Eaton<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-dianne-greenfield\">Dianne I. Greenfield<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-marc-antoine-longpre\">Marc-Antoine Longpre<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/alia-lesnek\/\">Alia Lesnek<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-cecilia-mchugh\">Cecilia M. McHugh<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-gregory-omullan\">Gregory O&#8217;Mullan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-dax-soule\">Dax Soule<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-gillian-stewart\">Gillian Stewart<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/pedro-val\/\">Pedro Val<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-chuixiang-yi\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-chuixiang-yi\">Chuixiang Yi<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/christine-ramadhin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine Ramadhin<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sees\/faculty-research-dara-laczniak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dara Laczniak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William J. Blanford Assistant ProfessorEnvironmental Remediation Science Building, Room D202Phone: 718-997-3303William.Blanford@qc.cuny.eduResearch Interests Contaminant Hydrogeology: My research program is focused on evaluation of processes controlling the fate and transport of microbial and organic chemical pollutants in groundwater and development of remediation methods to address contaminated sites. 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