Carol Ptacek

Carol Ptacek

University of Waterloo

H-index: 57

North America-Canada

About Carol Ptacek

Carol Ptacek, With an exceptional h-index of 57 and a recent h-index of 35 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Waterloo, specializes in the field of Hydrogeology, Environmental Geochemistry, Groundwater, Remediation, Contaminant Transport.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Microbiological and geochemical characterization of As-bearing tailings and underlying sediments

Reactive transport modelling of tailings hydrogeochemistry under a composite cover

Chemical and biological tracers to identify source and transport pathways of septic system contamination to streams in areas with low permeability soils

Seasonal hydrology and gas transport in a composite cover on sulfide tailings

Extracting resources from abandoned mines

Economic Geology

Microbial processes with the potential to mobilize As from a circumneutral-pH mixture of flotation and roaster tailings

Delineation of the spatial variability of carbonate and sulfide minerals in mine waste-rock piles using geostatistics

Carol Ptacek Information

University

Position

Professor of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geochemistry Canada

Citations(all)

15383

Citations(since 2020)

4821

Cited By

12164

hIndex(all)

57

hIndex(since 2020)

35

i10Index(all)

158

i10Index(since 2020)

106

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Carol Ptacek Skills & Research Interests

Hydrogeology

Environmental Geochemistry

Groundwater

Remediation

Contaminant Transport

Top articles of Carol Ptacek

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Microbiological and geochemical characterization of As-bearing tailings and underlying sediments

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Brent R Verbuyst

Eva Pakostova

Dogan Paktunc

Jeff G Bain

Y Zou Finfrock

...

2024/3/15

Reactive transport modelling of tailings hydrogeochemistry under a composite cover

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Aria Zhang

David Wilson

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

2024/2/1

Chemical and biological tracers to identify source and transport pathways of septic system contamination to streams in areas with low permeability soils

Science of The Total Environment

Maria Digaletos

Carol J Ptacek

Janis Thomas

YingYing Liu

2023/4/20

Seasonal hydrology and gas transport in a composite cover on sulfide tailings

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Aria Zhang

Jeff Bain

Adrienne Schmall

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

2023/10/24

Extracting resources from abandoned mines

Science

Zhongwen Bao

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

2023/8/18

Economic Geology

BL Bailey

RT Amos

DW Blowes

ML Moore

CJ Ptacek

...

2023

Microbial processes with the potential to mobilize As from a circumneutral-pH mixture of flotation and roaster tailings

Scientific Reports

Eva Pakostova

David M Hilger

David W Blowes

Carol J Ptacek

2023/12/27

Delineation of the spatial variability of carbonate and sulfide minerals in mine waste-rock piles using geostatistics

Minerals Engineering

Zhongwen Bao

David Wilson

Jeff Bain

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

2023/1/1

Transport and Attenuation of an Artificial Sweetener and Six Pharmaceutical Compounds in a Sequenced Wetland-Steel Slag Wastewater Treatment System

Water

Syed I Hussain

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

YingYing Liu

Brent C Wootton

...

2023/8/5

Geochemistry and mineralogy of legacy tailings under a composite cover

Applied Geochemistry

Aria Zhang

Jeff G Bain

Adrienne Schmall

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

2023/12/1

Geochemical and mineralogical investigation of cemented crusts in the tailings cover at Long Lake Gold Mine, Sudbury, Canada

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Birendra Sapkota

Brent Verbuyst

Jeff Bain

Carol Ptacek

David Blowes

...

2023/6/5

Improved precision in As speciation analysis with HERFD-XANES at the As K-edge: the case of As speciation in mine waste. Corrigendum

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Emily M Saurette

Y Zou Frinfrock

Brent Verbuyst

David W Blowes

Joyce M McBeth

...

2022/9/1

Diavik waste-rock project, Northwest Territories, Canada: Predicting field-scale waste-rock drainage quality from humidity-cell experiments

Economic Geology

Brenda L Bailey

Richard T Amos

David W Blowes

Mandy L Moore

Carol J Ptacek

...

2023/5/1

Relationships between carbon age and CO2 efflux in agricultural and drainage ditch soils using the thermonuclear bomb pulse

Vadose Zone Journal

Oliver Blume

Eric Guitard

Carley Crann

Michel Orekhov

Richard Amos

...

2022/9

Hydrogeochemical Response of a Variably Saturated Sulfide‐Bearing Mine Waste‐Rock Pile to Precipitation: A Field‐Scale Study in the Discontinuous Permafrost Region of Northern …

Water Resources Research

Zhongwen Bao

Jeff Bain

Steven P Holland

David Wilson

Carol J Ptacek

...

2022/1

Sphalerite weathering and controls on Zn and Cd migration in mine waste rock: An integrated study from the molecular scale to the field scale

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Zhongwen Bao

Tom Al

Jeff Bain

Heather K Shrimpton

Y Zou Finfrock

...

2022/2/1

Application of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Assess Arsenic Mobility and the Effectiveness of a Passive Treatment System at an Abandoned Au-Mine

2022 Goldschmidt Conference

Carol J Ptacek

Joanne Angai

Brent Verbuyst

Eva Pakostova

Jeff G Bain

...

2022/7/13

Nickel isotope fractionation during precipitation of Ni secondary minerals and synchrotron-based analysis of the precipitates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Roberta Parigi

Ning Chen

Joel W Reid

Carol J Ptacek

David W Blowes

2022/1/15

Nickel Isotope Fractionation As an Indicator of Ni Sulfide Precipitation Associated with Microbially Mediated Sulfate Reduction

Environmental Science & Technology

Roberta Parigi

Eva Pakostova

Joel W Reid

Emily M Saurette

Joyce M McBeth

...

2022/6/1

Microbiology of a multi-layer biosolid/desulfurized tailings cover on a mill tailings impoundment

Journal of Environmental Management

Eva Pakostova

Mason McAlary

Stephanie Marshall

Samantha McGarry

Carol J Ptacek

...

2022/1/15

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Co-Authors

H-index: 77
David Blowes

David Blowes

University of Waterloo

H-index: 48
John Molson

John Molson

Université Laval

H-index: 37
Shawn Benner

Shawn Benner

Boise State University

H-index: 25
Richard T Amos

Richard T Amos

Carleton University

H-index: 21
Matthew B.J. Lindsay, Ph.D., P.Geo.

Matthew B.J. Lindsay, Ph.D., P.Geo.

University of Saskatchewan

H-index: 20
Peng Liu

Peng Liu

China University of Geosciences Wuhan

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