Sally Brown

  • Research Professor
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    • Sally Brown

    • Research Professor

    Research areas

    In situ remediation of soils; Use of biosolids; phytoremediation of heavy metals.

    B.A., Political Science, Williams College
    M.S., Agronomy, University of Maryland
    Ph.D., Agronomy, University of Maryland

    Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Brown to inquire about their ability to admit new students.

    Current sponsored projects

    • Biosolids Information and Education

    • Mountains to Sound Greenway Biosolids Program

    Selected publications

    R Singer, S Brown. (2018). Impact of Soil Filtration on Metals, Nutrients, and Estrogenic Activity of Reclaimed Water. Journal of Environmental Quality 47(6), 1504-1512.

    MAS Laidlaw, GM Filippelli, S Brown, J Paz-Ferreiro, SM Reichman, (2017). Case studies and evidence-based approaches to addressing urban soil lead contamination. Applied Geochemistry 83, 14-30.

    J Morris, S Brown, M Cotton, HS Matthews. (2017). Life-cycle assessment harmonization and soil science ranking results on food-waste management methods. Environmental Science & Technology 51(10), 5360-5367.

    R Cantarero, P Richter, S Brown, L Ascar, I Ahumada. (2017). Effects of applying biosolids to soils on the adsorption and bioavailability of 17α-ethinylestradiol and triclosan in wheat plants. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24(14), 12847-12859.

    JG Jay, S Brown. (2017). Developing Biosolids Based Bioretention Soils for Green Stormwater Infrastructure. Proceedings of the Water Environmental Federation 2017(1), 297-301.

    Wijesekara, H., N.S. Bolan, M. Vithanage, Y.Xu, S. Mandal, S.L. Brown, G.M. Hettiarachchi, G.M. Pierzynski, L. Huang, Y. S. Ok, M.B. Kirkham, C. Saint. A. Surapaneni. 2016. Utilization of biowaste for mine spoil rehabilitation. Advances in Agronomy 138:97-173.