Publications
(*indicates student author)
Weisner, M.*, Root, T.L., Harris, M., Mitsova, D., and Liu, W., in press. Tap Water Perceptions and Socioeconomics: Assessing the Dissatisfaction of the Poor. Sustainable Production and Consumption.
Survis, F.D.* and Root, T.L., 2017. The Rain-Watered Lawn: Informing Effective Lawn Watering Behavior. Journal of Environmental Management, 199:109-115.
Survis, F.D.*, Root, T.L., and Pathak, C.S., 2017. Identifying Seasonal Opportunities to Save Water: Using Weekly Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Patterns to Evaluate Outdoor Water Restriction Policy in South Florida. Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2(4):133-143.
Kuhn, T.* and Root, T.L., 2012. Environmental Controls on the Distribution and Vigor of an Endangered Grass (Panicum abscissum Swallen). Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 35:403-411.
Survis, F.D.* and Root, T.L., 2012. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Water Restrictions: A Case Study From Southeast Florida. Journal of Environmental Management, 112:377-383.
Root, T. and F. Survis*, 2012. Human-Climate-Water Interactions in the Context of Managing Florida's Water Supplies. The Florida Geographer, 43:4-16.
Berry, L., Bloetscher, F., Hernández Hammer, N., Koch-Rose, M., Mitsova-Boneva, D., Restrepo, J., Root, T., Teegavarapu, R., 2011: Florida Water Management and Adaptation in the Face of Climate Change: A White Paper on Climate Change and Florida's Water Resources, Florida Climate Change Task Force.
Root, T., Gotkowitz, M., Bahr, J., and Attig, J., 2010. Arsenic Geochemistry and Hydrostratigraphy in Midwestern U.S. Glacial Deposits. Ground Water 48:903-912
Lakhan, S.*, Root, T., and Fadiman, M., 2009. Household Water in Northern Trinidad: Source, Collection, Storage, and Socioeconomics. The Florida Geographer, 40:48-61
Root, T.L., 2008. Arsenic Speciation and Form in a Glacial Aquifer in the Midwestern United States. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 31:25-33.
Root, T.L. and E. Carlson*, 2007. Water Quality and Hydrology of an Environmental Preserve in Palm Beach County, Florida. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 30:457-465.
Root, T.L., J.M. Bahr, and M.B. Gotkowitz, 2005. Controls on arsenic concentrations in groundwater near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In: Advances in Arsenic Research: Integration of Experimental and Observation Studies and Implications for Mitigation. P.A. O’Day, D. Vlassopoulos, X. Meng, and L. Benning. ACS Symposium Series, no. 915, pp. 161-174.
Book Reviews
Root, T.L., 2014. Review of Groundwater for the 21st Century: A Primer for Citizens of Planet Earth. Groundwater, 52:647-648.
Root, T.L., 2013. Book Review: Albert C. Hine, Geology History of Florida, Major Events that Formed the Sunshine State. The Florida Geographer 44, 54-55.
Root, T.L., 2013. Book Review: Robert Brinkmann, Florida Sinkholes, Science and Policy. The Florida Geographer 44, 56.
In the News
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* Encouraging 'Rain-Watered Lawns' & Reducing Water Use in SWFL