Publications:
PDF copies of publications can be forwarded upon request
Procopio, N. A. and R. A. Zampella. In Review. Assessing land-use/water-quality relationships across geologic areas: The importance of evaluating both agriculture and urban land. Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
Mailloux, B. J., N. A. Procopio, M. Bakker, T. Chen, I. Choudhury, K. M. Ahmed, T. Ellis, M. R. Mozumder, S. Chillrud and A. van Geen. 2021. Recommended sampling intervals for arsenic in private wells. Groundwater. 59(1):80-89. [abstract]
Rockafellow-Baldoni, M., B. L. Lubenow, N. A. Procopio, J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd. 2020. School-based private well testing outreach event for arsenic and boron in New Jersey. Journal of Environmental Health 83(2):26-32. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., N. A. Procopio, S. Spayd, J. A. Gleason, and Y. Zheng. 2020. Improve private well testing outreach efficiency by targeting households based on proximity to a high arsenic well. Science of the Total Environment 738:139689. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, B. Ruppell, R. L. Lippincott, G. B. Post, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Investigation of levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, sediment and fish tissue in New Jersey, USA. Science of the Total Environment 729:138839. [abstract]
Iwanowicz, L. R., K. L. Smalling, V. S. Blazer, R. P. Braham, L. R. Sanders, A. Boetsma, N. A. Procopio, S. Goodrow, G. A. Buchanan, D. Milleman, B. Ruppel, J. Vile, B. Henning, and J. Abatemarco. 2020. Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(6):2024. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., S. Braman, R. Puelle, J. Gleason, S. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, G. Proswimmer, A. Navas-Acien, J. Graziano, S. Chillrud. 2020. Leveraging healthcare communication channels for environmental health outreach in New Jersey. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 26(6):E23-E26. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, M. Rockafellow-Baldoni, S. Braman, S. N. Chillrud, and Y. Zheng. 2018. Health protective behavior following required arsenic testing under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 221:929-940. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, N. A. Procopio, L. Korn, P. Morton, R. Schuster, H. Pang, C. Kunz, P. Ingelido, and B. Heddendorf. 2017. Long-term temporal water-quality trends within the Barnegat Bay Watershed, New Jersey. Journal of Coastal Research 78(sp1):22-33. [abstract]
Atherholt, T. B. and N. A. Procopio. 2017. Domestic well coliform tests results: A positive coliform test result may not always tell you what it is supposed to tell you. Well Water Journal Nov:19-22. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., R. Karl, S.M. Goodrow, J. Maggio, J.B. Louis, T.B. Atherholt. 2017. Occurrence and source identification of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Metedeconk River Watershed, New Jersey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24:27125-27135. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., T. B. Atherholt, S. M. Goodrow and L. A. Lester. 2017. The likelihood of coliform bacteria in NJ domestic wells based on precipitation and other factors. Groundwater 55:722-735. [abstract]
Atherholt, T.B., N. A. Procopio, S.M. Goodrow, 2017. Seasonality of coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey domestic wells. Groundwater 55:346-361. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 1 of 3: Impact of the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act on Household Testing and Mitigation Behavior. Science of the Total Environment. 562:999-1009. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, J. Ross, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 2 of 3: Who benefits the most from traditional testing promotion? Science of the Total Environment. 562:1010-1018. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, R. G. Marvinney, A. E. Smith, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 3 of 3: Socioeconomic vulnerability to exposure in Maine and New Jersey. Science of the Total Environment. 562:1019-1030. [abstract]
Atherholt T. B., L. R. Korn, J. B. Louis, and N. A. Procopio. 2015. Repeat sampling and coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 35:2 70-80. [abstract]
Post, G.B., J.B. Louis, R.L. Lippincott, N.A. Procopio. 2013. Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in raw water from New Jersey public drinking water systems. Environmental Science and Technology. 47:23 13266-13275. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2012. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Ecohydrology 5:3 306-315. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. Hydrologic and morphologic variability of streams with different cranberry agriculture histories. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46:3 527-540. [abstract]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Wetlands 30:3 489-500. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio III. 2010. Aquatic degradation in shallow coastal plain lakes. Gradients or thresholds? Ecological Indicators 10:2 303-310. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A. and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. Stream and wetland landscape patterns in watersheds with different cranberry agriculture histories, southern New Jersey, USA. Landscape Ecology. 23:7 771-786. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, N. A. Procopio, and D. E. Bryson. 2008. Macroinvertebrate assemblages in blackwater streams draining forest land and active and abandoned cranberry bogs. Wetlands 28:2 390-400. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, R. G. Lathrop, and C. L. Dow. 2007. Relationship of land-use/land-cover patterns and surface-water quality in the Mullica River Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43:3 594-604. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2006. An evaluation of landscapes, hydrology, and channel morphology of coastal plain drainages with different cranberry agriculture histories. Doctoral Dissertation. Drexel University. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Using multiple indicators to evaluate the ecological integrity of a coastal plain stream system. Ecological Indicators 6:4 644-663. [abstract]
Mailloux, B. J., N. A. Procopio, M. Bakker, T. Chen, I. Choudhury, K. M. Ahmed, T. Ellis, M. R. Mozumder, S. Chillrud and A. van Geen. 2021. Recommended sampling intervals for arsenic in private wells. Groundwater. 59(1):80-89. [abstract]
Rockafellow-Baldoni, M., B. L. Lubenow, N. A. Procopio, J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd. 2020. School-based private well testing outreach event for arsenic and boron in New Jersey. Journal of Environmental Health 83(2):26-32. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., N. A. Procopio, S. Spayd, J. A. Gleason, and Y. Zheng. 2020. Improve private well testing outreach efficiency by targeting households based on proximity to a high arsenic well. Science of the Total Environment 738:139689. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, B. Ruppell, R. L. Lippincott, G. B. Post, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Investigation of levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, sediment and fish tissue in New Jersey, USA. Science of the Total Environment 729:138839. [abstract]
Iwanowicz, L. R., K. L. Smalling, V. S. Blazer, R. P. Braham, L. R. Sanders, A. Boetsma, N. A. Procopio, S. Goodrow, G. A. Buchanan, D. Milleman, B. Ruppel, J. Vile, B. Henning, and J. Abatemarco. 2020. Reconnaissance of surface water estrogenicity and the prevalence of intersex in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting New Jersey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(6):2024. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., S. Braman, R. Puelle, J. Gleason, S. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, G. Proswimmer, A. Navas-Acien, J. Graziano, S. Chillrud. 2020. Leveraging healthcare communication channels for environmental health outreach in New Jersey. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 26(6):E23-E26. [abstract]
Flanagan, S. V., J. A. Gleason, S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, M. Rockafellow-Baldoni, S. Braman, S. N. Chillrud, and Y. Zheng. 2018. Health protective behavior following required arsenic testing under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 221:929-940. [abstract]
Goodrow, S. M, N. A. Procopio, L. Korn, P. Morton, R. Schuster, H. Pang, C. Kunz, P. Ingelido, and B. Heddendorf. 2017. Long-term temporal water-quality trends within the Barnegat Bay Watershed, New Jersey. Journal of Coastal Research 78(sp1):22-33. [abstract]
Atherholt, T. B. and N. A. Procopio. 2017. Domestic well coliform tests results: A positive coliform test result may not always tell you what it is supposed to tell you. Well Water Journal Nov:19-22. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., R. Karl, S.M. Goodrow, J. Maggio, J.B. Louis, T.B. Atherholt. 2017. Occurrence and source identification of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Metedeconk River Watershed, New Jersey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24:27125-27135. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A., T. B. Atherholt, S. M. Goodrow and L. A. Lester. 2017. The likelihood of coliform bacteria in NJ domestic wells based on precipitation and other factors. Groundwater 55:722-735. [abstract]
Atherholt, T.B., N. A. Procopio, S.M. Goodrow, 2017. Seasonality of coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey domestic wells. Groundwater 55:346-361. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 1 of 3: Impact of the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act on Household Testing and Mitigation Behavior. Science of the Total Environment. 562:999-1009. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, S. N. Chillrud, J. Ross, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 2 of 3: Who benefits the most from traditional testing promotion? Science of the Total Environment. 562:1010-1018. [abstract]
Flanagan S. V., S. E. Spayd, N. A. Procopio, R. G. Marvinney, A. E. Smith, S. N. Chillrud, S. Braman, and Y. Zheng. 2016. Arsenic in Private Well Water Part 3 of 3: Socioeconomic vulnerability to exposure in Maine and New Jersey. Science of the Total Environment. 562:1019-1030. [abstract]
Atherholt T. B., L. R. Korn, J. B. Louis, and N. A. Procopio. 2015. Repeat sampling and coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 35:2 70-80. [abstract]
Post, G.B., J.B. Louis, R.L. Lippincott, N.A. Procopio. 2013. Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in raw water from New Jersey public drinking water systems. Environmental Science and Technology. 47:23 13266-13275. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2012. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Ecohydrology 5:3 306-315. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. Hydrologic and morphologic variability of streams with different cranberry agriculture histories. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46:3 527-540. [abstract]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Wetlands 30:3 489-500. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio III. 2010. Aquatic degradation in shallow coastal plain lakes. Gradients or thresholds? Ecological Indicators 10:2 303-310. [abstract]
Procopio, N.A. and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. Stream and wetland landscape patterns in watersheds with different cranberry agriculture histories, southern New Jersey, USA. Landscape Ecology. 23:7 771-786. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, N. A. Procopio, and D. E. Bryson. 2008. Macroinvertebrate assemblages in blackwater streams draining forest land and active and abandoned cranberry bogs. Wetlands 28:2 390-400. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, R. G. Lathrop, and C. L. Dow. 2007. Relationship of land-use/land-cover patterns and surface-water quality in the Mullica River Basin. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43:3 594-604. [abstract]
Procopio, N. A. 2006. An evaluation of landscapes, hydrology, and channel morphology of coastal plain drainages with different cranberry agriculture histories. Doctoral Dissertation. Drexel University. [abstract]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Using multiple indicators to evaluate the ecological integrity of a coastal plain stream system. Ecological Indicators 6:4 644-663. [abstract]
Reports:
Procopio, N.A., R. Hazen, M.P. Weinstein, M. Wu, and D. Yu. 2020. Developing a Watershed-scale Baseline for Tidal Wetlands. A Final Report Submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Fulfillment of Agreement Number CD96275900. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, NJ, USA.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 2020. New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change, Version 1.0. (Eds. R. Hill,
M.M. Rutkowski, L.A. Lester, H. Genievich, N.A. Procopio). Trenton, NJ. 184 pp. [pdf]
Millemann, D. R., H. Genievich, E. Reilly, A. Rush, S. Goodrow, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. A Review of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Occurrence in New Jersey Surface Water and Groundwater. Research Project Summary. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Lester, L. A., C. Kunz, L. Lager, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Water Quality Trends in Nutrients in New Jersey Streams, Water Years 1971-2016. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3]
Procopio, N. A. 2011. Technique to normalize water-quality data to a single time period and an evaluation of the efficacy of reduced water-quality sampling. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., and N. A. Procopio. 2009. Landscape patterns and water-quality relationships in New Jersey Pinelands streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio III, M. U. Du Brul, and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands. A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2007. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: Variations in shallow, coastal plain lake communities associated with land-use degradation gradients and thresholds. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. The Barnegat Bay Watershed. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: A comparison of wetland landscapes, hydrology, and stream communities in Pinelands watersheds draining active-cranberry bogs, abandoned-cranberry bogs, and forest land. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2005. The Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Management Area. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, K. J. Laidig, and J. F. Bunnell. 2004. Characteristics of the Oyster Creek Basin. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2003. Streamflow Trend Analysis of Upper Mullica River Basin Stream. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2003. The Rancocas Creek Basin. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., C. L. Dow, R. G. Lathrop, J. A. Bognar, J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2002. Using Multiple Regression to Quantify the Effect of Land Use on Surface-Water Quality and Aquatic Communities in the New Jersey Pinelands. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 2020. New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change, Version 1.0. (Eds. R. Hill,
M.M. Rutkowski, L.A. Lester, H. Genievich, N.A. Procopio). Trenton, NJ. 184 pp. [pdf]
Millemann, D. R., H. Genievich, E. Reilly, A. Rush, S. Goodrow, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. A Review of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Occurrence in New Jersey Surface Water and Groundwater. Research Project Summary. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Lester, L. A., C. Kunz, L. Lager, and N. A. Procopio. 2020. Water Quality Trends in Nutrients in New Jersey Streams, Water Years 1971-2016. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. [pdf, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3]
Procopio, N. A. 2011. Technique to normalize water-quality data to a single time period and an evaluation of the efficacy of reduced water-quality sampling. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2010. The effect of streamflow reductions on aquatic habitat availability and fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in coastal plain streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Laidig, K. J., R. A. Zampella, A. M. Brown, and N. A. Procopio. 2010. Development of vegetation models to predict the potential effect of groundwater withdrawals on forested wetlands. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., and N. A. Procopio. 2009. Landscape patterns and water-quality relationships in New Jersey Pinelands streams. Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio III, M. U. Du Brul, and J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands. A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2007. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: Variations in shallow, coastal plain lake communities associated with land-use degradation gradients and thresholds. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. The Barnegat Bay Watershed. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. Monitoring the ecological integrity of Pinelands wetlands: A comparison of wetland landscapes, hydrology, and stream communities in Pinelands watersheds draining active-cranberry bogs, abandoned-cranberry bogs, and forest land. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2005. The Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Management Area. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, K. J. Laidig, and J. F. Bunnell. 2004. Characteristics of the Oyster Creek Basin. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Procopio, N. A. 2003. Streamflow Trend Analysis of Upper Mullica River Basin Stream. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2003. The Rancocas Creek Basin. A Report to the Pinelands Commission on the Status of Selected Aquatic and Wetland Resources. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
Zampella, R. A., C. L. Dow, R. G. Lathrop, J. A. Bognar, J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2002. Using Multiple Regression to Quantify the Effect of Land Use on Surface-Water Quality and Aquatic Communities in the New Jersey Pinelands. New Jersey Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, NJ, USA. [pdf]
