Michael J. Brayton, Hydrologist

Education

M.S.

Hydrology, 2001, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

B.S.

Geomechanics, 1994, Russian Language minor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Associations/ Memberships

AGU - American Geophysical Union

Research or professional focus / current projects

Primary focus is physical hydrology with a strong interest in surface-water and Groundwater interaction, chemical sampling techniques, and application of surface geophysics to Groundwater problems.

Current Projects:
Potomac Aquifer Study at Standard Chlorine of Delaware, USEPA Superfund Site

NAWQA: National Water-Quality Assessment Program - Potomac River Basin and Delmarva Peninsula

Past Projects:
ACT: Agricultural Chemical Transport; NAWQA (national) topical team

(formerly with USGS NH/VT Water Science Center)
2001, Elizabeth Mine (acid mine drainage), South Strafford, VT.
2000-2001, Hampton Bay stormwater runoff, Hampton, NH.
1998-2001, Mirror Lake (Hubbard Brook) USGS national research site, Campton, NH.
1995-2001, Savage Well Superfund Site, Milford, NH.

Selected Bibliography

Brayton, M.J., Denver, J.M., Delzer, G.C., and Hamilton, P.A., 2008, Organic compounds in Potomac River water used for public supply near Washington, D.C., 2003-05: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3085, 6 p.

Brayton, M.J. 2006, Hydrologic Controls on Nutrient and Pesticide Transport through a Small Agricultural Watershed, Morgan Creek, Maryland, USA [abs and presentation], National Water Monitoring Council Meeting, May 2006, San Jose, CA.

Brayton, M.J. 2006, Methods for Evaluating Nutrient and Pesticide Transport through a Small Agricultural Watershed, Morgan Creek, Maryland [abs and presentation], Maryland Water Monitoring Council Meeting, November 2006, Linthicum, Maryland

Hancock, T.C. and Brayton, M.J. 2006, Environmental Setting of the Morgan Creek Basin, Maryland, 2002-04 OFR 2006-1151.

Ator, S.W., Denver, J.M., and Brayton, M.J., 2004, Hydrologic and geochemical controls on pesticide and nutrient transport to two small streams on the Delmarva Peninsula: U.S. SIR 2004-5051, 34 p.

Brayton, M.J., and Ator, S.W., 2002, Real-Time Continuous Physical and Chemical Monitoring of Surface Waters [abs and poster]: Program and abstracts - 8th Annual Meeting of the Maryland Water-Monitoring Council, November 22, 2002, Linthicum, Maryland

Other Information

Avid outdoorsman and whitewater paddler. Member of American Canoe Association (ACA), American Whitewater (AW), Green Mountain Club. Eagle Scout, former wilderness guide, and former trip leader for the New Hampshire Outing Club.

Hobbies include: hockey, gardening/farming, numismatics