Geology & Planetary Science
502 SRCC
4107 O'Hara Street
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

412-624-8882

eelliott@pitt.edu

Degree

PhD in Geography and Environmental Engineering, 2003
Johns Hopkins University

Research Areas

• Using stable isotope techniques to understand watershed biogeochemistry
• Atmospheric pollution and chemistry
• Long-term anthropogenic impacts to watersheds

Research page
Research Lab Group Page

Courses Offered

• GEOL 3951 Catchment Science
  Lecture and discussion/readings based on current research in catchment science. Graduate level. Offered occasionally.
• GEOL 3953 Watershed Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
  Fundamentals of watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry. Graduate level. Offered alternate years.

Representative Publications

Elliott, E.M., Kendall, C., Wankel, S.D., Burns, D.A., Boyer, E.W., Harlin, K., Bain, D.J. and Butler, T.J. (2007) Nitrogen isotopes as indicators of NOx source contributions to atmospheric nitrate deposition across the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. Environmental Science and Technology 41, 7661-7667

Kendall, C., Elliott, E.M. and Wankel, S.D. (2007) Tracing anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen to ecosystems, in Lajtha, K. and Michener, R.H. (eds.) Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science (2nd edition). Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Elliott, E.M. and Brush, G.S. (2006) Organic nitrogen isotopes record long-term changes in watershed nitrogen sources and land use. Environmental Science and Technology. 40, 2910-2916.

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