Sydney Shelton she/her
Graduate Student
Contact
CHM 1221A
Chemistry Building
8051 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742
sydneys8 [at] umd [dot] edu
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Research Interests
I am planning to focus on the implications of freshwater salinization on the aquatic carbon cycle.
Publications
Shelton, S., Neale, P., Pinsonneault, A., Tzortziou, M. (2021) Biodegradation and Photodegradation of Vegetation-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter in Tidal Marsh Ecosystems. Estuaries and Coasts. DOI: 10.1007/s12237-021-00982-7
Kaushal, S.S., Likens, G.E., Mayer, P.M., Shatkay, R.R., Shelton, S.A., Grant, S.B., Utz, R.M., Yaculak, A.M., Maas, C.M., Reimer, J.E., Bhide, S.V., Malin, J.T., Rippy , M.A. (2023) The anthropogenic salt cycle. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 4 770–784. DOI: 10.1038/s43017-023-00485-y
Shelton, S., Kaushal, S., Mayer, P., Shatkay, R., Rippy, M., Grant, S., Newcomer-Johnson, T. (2024) Salty chemical cocktails as water quality signatures: Longitudinal trends and breakpoints along different U.S. streams. Science of the Total Environment. 930 172777. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172777