Peter Smyntek

Post-doctoral Fellow, St. Francis University

Research Interests

• Stable Isotope Analysis
• Aquatic Biogeochemistry
• Paleolimnology
• Environmental Pollution Assessment & Remediation

Selected Publications
Yang, H. and P.M. Smyntek. (2014) Remobilization of legacy mercury pollution to lake sediments driven by increased catchment erosion. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts doi: 10.1039/C4EM00334A

Smyntek, P. M., S. J. Maberly, and J. Grey. (2012) Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web. Limnology and Oceanography 57 (5): 1292 – 1302.

Smyntek, P. M., M. A. Teece, K. L. Schulz, and A. J. Storch. (2008) Taxonomic differences in the essential fatty acid composition of groups of freshwater zooplankton relate to reproductive demands and generation time. Freshwater Biology. 53 (9):1768 – 1782.

Smyntek, P.M., M. A. Teece, K. L. Schulz, and S. J. Thackeray. (2007) A standard protocol for stable isotopes in aquatic food webs using mass balance correction models. Limnology and Oceanography 52 (5): 2135 – 2146.

To learn more, visit https://francis.edu/peter-smyntek/