Anne M. Lausier

United States Environmental Protection Agency | US EPA · Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

Comprehensive characterization of diversity in global patterns of precipitation variability and change is an important starting point for climate adaptation and resilience assessments. Capturing the nature of precipitation probability distribution functions (PDF) is critical for assessing variability and change. Conventional linear regression-based...

Abstract Numerous human and environmental systems are sensitive to the spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation, including agriculture, water supply, and ecosystems. Trends in observed precipitation form an important line of evidence to understand how changes may increase system vulnerabilities. Linear trends reported in US and global cli...

Natural and anthropogenic changes in the earth systems impact human and environmental well-being. Water, as a critical component of social-environmental systems, has historically been managed in a way that prioritizes water supply and flood control; some side-effects include stressed ecosystems, water quality declines, and in- equitable access to w...

We propose a framework for Water Resources Stewardship (WRS). By drawing explicit attention to equity across multiple elements, the WRS framework can be used to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of other water-focused approaches, such as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).

Water management approaches have historically optimized water for human use and placed lower emphasis on the relationship between ecosystems and humans. Despite efforts to balance human and ecosystem needs, existing management approaches tend to prioritize some needs, knowledges, and values over others. Natural and anthropogenic changes pose challe...

The occurrence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCP's) and their byproducts in the environment is of growing concern due to their potential harmful effects on environmental and human health. Synchronous-scan fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was used to detect caffeine, 17α-ethynylestradiol, and the PPCP additive Triclosan levels in Pus...