Kurt A. Spokas

United States Department of Agriculture — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

62h-index16.9kcitations215works2.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(80), Landfill Environmental Impact Studies(39), Soil and Unsaturated Flow(36), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies(30), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics(21)

Publications215 total

Soil Solution Viscosity Reduces CO2 Emissions in Tropical Soils: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation
Soil Systems·2025Open Access
Physicochemical evolution of sugar maple biochar: Insights from a long‐term field trial
Journal of Environmental Quality·2025Open Access
Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from agricultural drainage water by a modular bioreactor
Journal of Environmental Management·2025
The LTAR Cropland Common Experiment at Upper Mississippi River Basin–St. Paul
Journal of Environmental Quality·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Correction: 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) sorption and desorption as a function of biochar properties and pyrolysis temperature
PLoS ONE·2024Open Access
A biochar selection method for remediating heavy metal contaminated mine tailings
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Microbial diversity and soil health parameters associated with turfgrass landscapes
Applied Soil Ecology·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Agricultural Drainage Water by a Modular Bioreactor
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) sorption and desorption as a function of biochar properties and pyrolysis temperature
PLoS ONE·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Pyrolysis temperature has greater effects on carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry than biochar feedstock when applied to a sandy forest soil
Forest Ecology and Management·2023· 10 cited
Spatiotemporal distribution of roots in a Maize-Kura clover living mulch system: Impact of tillage and fertilizer N source
Soil and Tillage Research·2022· 7 cited
The Role of Nanoengineered Biochar Activated with Fe for Sulfanilamide Removal from Soils and Water
Molecules·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Should alterations in water viscosity be addressed in soil carbon models?
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
Potential greenhouse gases emissions by different plant communities in maritime Antarctica
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Does Turbulent-flow Conditioning of Irrigation Water Influence Soil Chemical Processes: II. Long-term Soil and Crop Study
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis·2021
Microbial Response to Phytostabilization in Mining Impacted Soils Using Maize in Conjunction with Biochar and Compost
Microorganisms·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Temperature alters dicyandiamide (DCD) efficacy for multiple reactive nitrogen species in urea-amended soils: Experiments and modeling
Soil Biology and Biochemistry·2021· 20 cited
Relative proportions of organic carbon functional groups in biochars as influenced by spectral data collection and processing
Chemosphere·2021· 13 cited
Microbial response to designer biochar and compost treatments for mining impacted soils
Biochar·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
Phytostabilization of acidic mine tailings with biochar, biosolids, lime, and locally-sourced microbial inoculum: Do amendment mixtures influence plant growth, tailing chemistry, and microbial composition?
Applied Soil Ecology·2021· 49 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

J. M. Novak(12), James A. Ippolito(9), J. Bogner(8), Claudia Kammann(5), William C. Koskinen(5), María Luz Cayuela(4), Gilbert C. Sigua(4), Rodney T. Venterea(4), Keri B. Cantrell(3), R.D. Lentz(3), N. Wrage(3), J. M. Estavillo(3), Teresa Fuertes‐Mendizábal(3), Nils Borchard(3), John M. Baker(3), D. C. Reicosky(3), Krishna R. Reddy(3), Mark G. Johnson(3), Nikolas Hagemann(3), Hans‐Peter Schmidt(3)