Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Phone: (239) 590-7542
E-Mail: ldduke@fgcu.edu
Office: AB7 306

Prof. Duke teaches and leads research in the areas of:

• Water quality policy. Critical analysis, effectiveness assessment, and analysis of impacts of environmental policies on the aquatic environment: federal, state, and regional policies and regulations; watershed management decisions; water quality standards. Statistical methods for watershed management. Quantification of pollutant sources and discharges in urban runoff.
• Water quality assessment. Watershed-based analyses of sources, temporal and spatial distribution of pollutant sources and ambient constituents, and statistical analyses for water quality assessment. Development and alternative assessment for watershed and regional programs. Transport, fate, and effects of pollutants in urban storm water discharges.
• Scientific basis of environmental decision-making. Effectiveness of current policies and methods for use of environmental data, modeling forecasts, and stakeholder preferences in environmental policies: selection of water quality standards; allocation of pollutant loads among sources.
• Critical analysis of environmental policies. Development, analysis, and post-implementation effectiveness assessment of policies, regulations, and regional programs for protection and restoration of environmental systems, especially aquatic systems.
• Industrial pollution prevention. Origin, fate, and effects of industrial pollutants: wastewater pollutants, hazardous and toxic substances, and pollutants in industrial runoff. Quantification of pollutant sources, risk assessment and decision-making for industrial hazardous substances.

Professor Duke's classes at FGCU

Prof Duke has lead responsibility for the Environmental Policy components of the B.A. and M.A. degrees in Environmental Studies, and the M.S. degree in Environmental Science. Some examples of his courses are:

EVR 2861 F09

EVR 6937 F08

Water Resources Research, Scholarship, and Student Opportunities at FGCU

Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference Prof Duke has served as the Technical Chair for this outstanding meeting in 2009 and 2010. The conference is jointly sponsored by the state and local chapters of a number of professional societies, including: the American Water Resources Association; American Society of Civil Engineers; Southwest Florida Watershed Council; Southwest Florida Association of Environmental Professionals; Southwest Florida Audubon; and Caloosahatchee Riverwatch. Find more about these at

http://awra.caloosahatchee.org/2010/

http://awra.caloosahatchee.org/2009/

Research opportunities are available at the Coastal Watershed Institute

Selected Recent Dissertation and Thesis Titles Supervised:

• "Effectiveness of Drought Response: Interpreting Change In Residential Water Consumption During a Water Shortage in Southwest Florida." Geoff Burgerhoff (candidate), 2010.
• "Setting Water Quality Targets for Impaired South Florida Waterbodies – Critical Assessment and Recommended Improvements." Jeff Talbott (candidate), 2010.
• "Investigation of Cleaning Protocol Improvement and Lifetime Extension for Reverse Osmosis Membranes." Joshua Goldman (co-chair, with D. Yeh and J. Cunningham), 2007.
• "Effectiveness of Environmental Regulations: Monitoring by the Regulated Community under Clean Water Act Industrial Stormwater Runoff Requirements." Kelly L. Gleaton, 2006.
• "Reducing Pollutants in Industrial Stormwater Runoff: Improved Water Quality Protection Using Prioritized Facility Regulation." Lindsay M. Griffen (Cross), 2005.
• "Relative Environmental Impacts of Aqueous and Solvent Small Parts Cleaning Systems: Application of Life-Cycle Analysis Methods to Evaluate Regulatory Trends in the Auto Repair Industrial Sector." Katharine Anne Gabor, 2003.
• "Environmental Models to Assess Regional Impacts to Support Cleaner Technology Decisions: Case Study of Perchloroethylene in Los Angeles and Chicago." Jingyang Zhang, 2002.
• "Oceanographic and Discharge Factors Affecting Shoreline Fecal Bacteria Densities Around Storm Drains and Freshwater Outlets at Marine Beaches." Mitzy L. Taggart, 2002.
• "Assessing Effectiveness of Storm Water Regulations for Industry: Regulatory Compliance and Water Quality Implications in the Auto Dismantling Industry, Los Angeles, California." Hyon Chu (Cathy) Chang, 2001.
• "Modeling of Sediment Generation, Transport, and Loading in a Mixed Land-Use Watershed." Molly Miyoko Kihara, 2000.

Selected Recent Water Quality Publications:

• Stormwater Regulations for Industry: Linking Regulatory Priorities with Water Quality Protection. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 44 (1), 86 – 106, 2008. With Lindsay M. Cross, then M.S. candidate, University of South Florida.
• Statistical Relationships of Storm Runoff Constituents with Storm Event Characteristics in Nine California Urban Watersheds. Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2007, Tampa, Florida: May 16, 2007. 19 pages. [peer-reviewed] With Alfred Mbah and George P. Yanev, then Ph.D. candidate and Assistant Professor, respectively, Department of Math and Statistics, University of South Florida.
• Effectiveness of Self-Identified and Self-Reported Environmental Regulations for Industry: The Case of Storm Runoff in the U.S. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 49 (3), 385-411, 2006. With Cara Augustenborg, then doctoral candidate UCLA.
• Effluent Limits and the NPDES Permit, in The Encyclopedia of Water, New York: John Wiley & Sons. 2005.
• The Southwestern U.S. Urban Storm Water Quality Assessment. Proceedings of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute 2004Annual Meeting , American Society of Civil Engineers. 12 pages.
• Effectiveness Assessment of NPDES Regulations for Storm Water Discharges. Final Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, CWA §104(b)(3) Water Quality Cooperative Agreement grant, contract no. X-82807301-0, September 2004. 365 pages. [technical report] L D Duke was lead author, with multiple graduate students under my supervision.
• Determination of Critical Flow Conditions for Chloride Impairment in an Effluent-Dominated, Storm-Peaking Western U.S. Stream. Water Environment Research. 75(1): 39-53, 2003. With Elizabeth Erickson, California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
• Sources and Transport of Chemical Constituents in Stormwater and Dry Weather Flows in SLAC Subterranean and Surface Drainage System: Data Summary and Analysis. Final report to Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Environmental Protection and Restoration Group, August 2002. 50 pages text, 150 pages tables/graphs. [technical report]

Selected Recent Conference Presentations:

• Duke, L. Donald. “Setting Water Quality Targets for TMDLs: Approaches, Problems, and Limitations.” AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference, Seattle WA, November 9, 2009.
• Duke, L. Donald; Embry, Margaret; Gonzales, Johan; and Malone, Sarah. “Effectiveness of Modeling and Model Analyses for Water Quality Decision-Making: Nutrient TMDLs in USEPA Region 4, Southeastern U.S.,” 2008 Everglades Coalition Annual Conference, Captiva Island FL: January 10, 2008.
• Goldman, Joshua; Ferlita, Russell; Keen, Michael; Cunningham, Jeffrey; Duke, L. Donald; and Yeh, Daniel. “A Multi-Level, Systematic Evaluation of Cleaning Protocols for Reverse Osmosis Membranes in Drinking Water Treatment,” Water Environment Federation Membrane Technology, Atlanta GA: January 28, 2008.
• McDonald, Richard K.; Waymouth, Y. R.; Strom, Elizabeth; and Duke, L. Donald. “Towards regenerative Development: A Strategy to Increase Sustainability of University Campuses,” Conference on Campus and Community Sustainability, Tallahassee FL: October 14, 2007.
• Duke, L. Donald and Gleaton, Kelly L. “Usefulness of Industrial Storm Runoff Monitoring Regulations for Watershed Management and Water Quality Protection,” World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2007, Tampa, Florida: May 15, 2007.
• Duke, L. Donald. “Urban Storm Water Quality, Twelve Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. Southwest,” American Water Resources Association Annual Water Resources Conference, Orlando FL: November 3, 2004.
• Duke, L. Donald. “The Southwest U.S. Urban Storm Water Quality Assessment,” American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute Annual Conference, Salt Lake City UT: June 30, 2004.
• Duke, L. Donald. “Urban Runoff Water Quality: Compensating for Variability to Identify Long-Term Trends in Seven California Watersheds,” American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting, San Diego CA: November 4, 2003.
• Duke, L. Donald and Given, Suzan A. “Statistical Relationship of Meteorological Factors with Pollutant Concentration in Urban Runoff, Los Angeles, California,” American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia: November 7, 2002.
• Taggart, Mitzy L.; Weisberg, Steven; and Duke, L. Donald. “Variability of Shoreline Fecal Bacteria Densities Adjacent to Freshwater Outlets in the Dry Season—Implications for Routine Monitoring Programs,” California and the World Ocean ’02: Revisiting and Revising California’s Ocean Agenda, Santa Barbara CA: October 29, 2002.

 Some Former Students I have Mentored and Their Career Paths:

• Joshua Goldman, MS 2007: PhD candidate, Arizona State University
• Kelly Gleaton, MS 2006: Golder Associates, environmental consultants, Tampa FL
• Lindsay Cross, MS 2005: Senior Staff Scientist, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, St Petersburg FL
• Mitzy L. Taggart, DEnv 2002: Senior Staff Scientist, Heal the Bay, , Santa Monica CA
• Jingyang Zhang, PhD 2002: McKinsey Consultants 2002 – 2007; currently Ministry of the Environment, Hong Kong
• Katharine A. Gabor, DEnv 2003: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Environmental Protection group
• Cara A. Augustenborg, MS 2001: completed doctoral program at UCLA, 2005; currently Ministry of the Environment, Republic of Ireland
• Hyon Chu (Cathy) Chang, DEnv 2000: Santa Monica Bay Restoration Program, 2000 – 2003; currently Manager, Stormwater Program, City of Culver City, CA
• Matthew Buffleben, MS 1997: completed doctoral program at UCLA, 2002; currently California Air Resources Board
• Laura Bloch, DEnv 1996: US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco
• Yue Rong, PhD 1995: Head, Groundwater Division, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles