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Christopher Brown

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Research Interests

• Contaminant Fate and Transport Processes
• Groundwater and Contaminated Site Remediation
• Thermodynamic and Predictive Modeling
• Geological and Geochemical Characterization of Soils

Education and Credentials

• M.S., Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2002
• B.A., Environmental Geology, University of Montana, 1997

Affiliations and Professional Service

• American Chemical Society
• American Geophysical Union
• American Society of Civil Engineering

PNNL Publications

2009

• Daniel RC, JM Billing, JR Bontha, CF Brown, PW Eslinger, BD Hanson, JL Huckaby, NK Karri, ML Kimura, DE Kurath, and MJ Minette. 2009. EFRT M-12 Issue Resolution: Comparison of Filter Performance at PEP and CUF Scale. PNNL-18498, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Rapko BM, CF Brown, PW Eslinger, MS Fountain, TS Hausmann, JL Huckaby, BD Hanson, DE Kurath, and MJ Minette. 2009. EFRT M12 Issue Resolution: Comparison of PEP and Bench-Scale Oxidative Leaching Results. PNNL-18500, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, Z Wang, RJ Serne, BD Williams, CF Brown, CJ Dodge, and AROKIASAMYJ FRANCIS. 2009. "Uranium Phases in Contaminated Sediments Below Hanford's U Tank Farm ." Environmental Science & Technology 43(12):4280-4286.  doi:10.1021/es900203r

2008

• Brown CF, and RJ Serne. 2008. "Deep Vadose Zone Characterization at the Hanford Site: Accomplishments from the Last Ten Years." In Waste Management 2008: HLW, TRU, LLW/ILW, Mixed, Hazardous Wastes & Environmental Management, p. Abstract #8412.  Arizona Board of Regents, Tucson, AZ. 
• Brown CF, and RJ Serne. 2008. "Laboratory Activities." Chapter 8 in The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation (RFI) Report for Hanford Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas, DOE/ORP-2008-01 Revision 0, vol. Tier 1, ed. FM Mann, pp. 8-1 - 8-13.  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, KE Parker, and MJ Lindberg. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the C Tank Farm: Borehole C4297 and RCRA Borehole 299-E27-22. PNNL-15503 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, HT Schaef, BA Williams, MM Valenta, VL Legore, MJ Lindberg, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and RE Clayton. 2008. Investigation of Accelerated Casing Corrosion in Two Wells at Waste Management Area A-AX. PNNL-15141 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, W Um, and RJ Serne. 2008. Uranium Contamination in the 300 Area: Emergent Data and their Impact on the Source Term Conceptual Model. PNNL-17793, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, DC Lanigan, TS Vickerman, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, C Iovin, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments from C Waste Management Area: Investigation of the C-152 Transfer Line Leak. PNNL-15617 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Cantrell KJ, CF Brown, RJ Serne, and KM Krupka. 2008. Geochemical Characterization Data Package for the Vadose Zone in the Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas at the Hanford Site. PNNL-17154, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Cantrell KJ, RJ Serne, JM Zachara, KM Krupka, PE Dresel, CF Brown, and MD Freshley. 2008. "Appendix G: Geochemistry." In The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation (RFI) Report for Hanford Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas, DOE/ORP-2008-01 Revision 0, vol. Tier 2, ed. FM Mann.  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: RCRA Borehole 299-E33-338 Located Near the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14121 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, GW Gee, CW Lindenmeier, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, GV Last, IV Kutnyakov, DS Burke, TC Wilson, and BA Williams. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-W23-19 [SX-115] in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-2 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, HT Schaef, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, RD Orr, and CF Brown. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the T Tank Farm: Boreholes C4104, C4105, 299-W10-196, and RCRA Borehole 299-W11-39. PNNL-14849 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, BA Williams, DC Lanigan, DG Horton, RE Clayton, AV Mitroshkov, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, KE Parker, IV Kutnyakov, JN Serne, GV Last, SC Smith, CW Lindenmeier, JM Zachara, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Uncontaminated RCRA Borehole Core Samples and Composite Samples. PNNL-13757-1 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-45 Near BX-102 in the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14083 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 41-09-39 in the S-SX Waste Management Area . PNNL-13757-3 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Slant Borehole SX-108 in the S-SX Waste Management Area . PNNL 13757-4 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, CF Brown, and KA Rod. 2008. "Uranium (VI) sorption on iron oxides in Hanford Site sediment: Application of a surface complexation model ." Applied Geochemistry 23(9): 2649-2657.  doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.05.013

2007

• Brown CF, KN Geiszler, and MJ Lindberg. 2007. "Analysis of 129I in Groundwater Samples: Direct and Quantitative Results below the Drinking Water Standard." Applied Geochemistry 22(3):648-655.  doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.12.010
• Brown CF, JP Icenhower, W Um, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, C Iovin, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct-Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the 241-B and 241-BX Tank Farms . PNNL-17162, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, MM Valenta, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, C Iovin, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas. PNNL-16649, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, MM Valenta, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, C Iovin, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the 241-U Single-Shell Tank Farm . PNNL-17163, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, DC Lanigan, TS Vickerman, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, C Iovin, ET Clayton, IV Kutynakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments from C Waste Management Area: Investigation of the C-152 Transfer Line Leak. PNNL-15617, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, MJ Lindberg, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, and HT Schaef. 2007. Hanford Tanks 241-C-203 and 241 C 204: Residual Waste Contaminant Release Model and Supporting Data. PNNL-14903 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, MJ Lindberg, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, and HT Schaef. 2007. Hanford Tank 241-C-106: Residual Waste Contaminant Release Model and Supporting Data. PNNL-15187 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, MJ Lindberg, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, SV Mattigod, HT Schaef, and BW Arey. 2007. Hanford Tanks 241-C-202 and 241-C-203 Residual Waste Contaminant Release Models and Supporting Data. PNNL-16229, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, CF Brown, and GV Last. 2007. "U(VI) Adsorption on Aquifer Sediments at the Hanford Site." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 93(1-4):255-269. 
• Williams BA, CF Brown, W Um, MJ Nimmons, RE Peterson, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, RJ Serne, FA Spane, and ML Rockhold. 2007. Limited Field Investigation Report for Uranium Contamination in the 300 Area, 300-FF-5 Operable Unit, Hanford Site, Washington. PNNL-16435, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Zachara JM, CF Brown, JN Christensen, JA Davis, PE Dresel, C Liu, SD Kelly, JP McKinley, RJ Serne, and W Um. 2007. A Site Wide Perspective on Uranium Geochemistry at the Hanford Site. PNNL-17031, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2006

• Brown CF, PE Dresel, KN Geiszler, and OT Farmer, III. 2006. "Precise ruthenium fission product isotopic analysis using dynamic reaction cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (DRC-ICP-MS)." Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 21(9):955-962.  doi:10.1039/b603012b
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, KE Parker, and MJ Lindberg. 2006. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the C Tank Farm: Borehole C4297 and RCRA Borehole 299-E27-22. PNNL-15503, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, MJ Lindberg, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, and HT Schaef. 2006. Hanford Tank 241-C-106: Impact of Cement Reactions on Release of Contaminants from Residual Waste. PNNL-15544, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Krupka KM, CF Brown, HT Schaef, SM Heald, MM Valenta, and BW Arey. 2006. "Rhenium Uptake, as Analogue for Tc-99, by Steel Corrosion Products." In Proceedings of the 11th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM), April 30 - May 4, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, ed. B. Sagar (Technical Program Chair), pp. 905-912.  American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL. 
• Riley RG, JE Szecsody, AV Mitroshkov, and CF Brown. 2006. Desorption Behavior of Trichloroethene and Tetrachloroethene in U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site Unconfined Aquifer Sediments. PNNL-15884, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2005

• Brown CF, KN Geiszler, and TS Vickerman. 2005. "Extraction and Quantitative Analysis of Iodine in Solid and Solution Matrixes ." Analytical Chemistry 77(21):7062-7066.  doi:10.1021/ac050972v
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, HT Schaef, BA Williams, MM Valenta, VL LeGore, MJ Lindberg, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and RE Clayton. 2005. Investigation of Accelerated Casing Corrosion in Two Wells at Waste Management Area A-AX. PNNL-15141, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, KM Krupka, EM Pierce, and MJ Lindberg. 2005. "Uranium Contamination at the 300 Area of the Hanford Site." In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (New Orleans, Louisiana; Jan 24–27, 2005), ed. Olfenbuttel, Robert F.; White, P.J., pp. B4-08.  Battelle Press, Columbus, OH. 
• Saripalli P, CF Brown, and MJ Lindberg. 2005. "Development of Cellular Absorptive Tracers (CATs) for a Quantitative Characterization of Microbial Mass in Flow Systems." Research in Microbiology 156:790-792. 
• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, MJ Lindberg, HT Schaef, SM Heald, BW Arey, and RK Kukkadapu. 2005. Advances in Geochemical Testing of Key Contaminants in Residual Hanford Tank Waste . PNNL-15372, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, MJ Lindberg, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, and HT Schaef. 2005. Hanford Tank 241-C-106: Residual Waste Contaminant Release Model and Supporting Data . PNNL-15187, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Riley RG, DS Sklarew, CF Brown, PM Gent, JE Szecsody, AV Mitroshkov, and CJ Thompson. 2005. Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform Partition Coefficients Derived from Aqueous Desorption of Contaminated Hanford Sediments. PNNL-15239, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, CF Brown, VL Legore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and MJ Lindberg. 2005. Characterization of 200-UP-1 Aquifer Sediments and Results of Sorption-Desorption Tests Using Spiked Uncontaminated Groundwater. PNNL-15502, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2004

• Deutsch WJ, KM Krupka, MJ Lindberg, KJ Cantrell, CF Brown, and HT Schaef. 2004. Hanford Tanks 241-C-203 and 241-C-204: Residual Waste Contaminant Release Model and Supporting Data . PNNL-14903, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL LeGore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, RD Orr, and CF Brown. 2004. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the T Tank Farm: Boreholes C4104, C4105, 299-W10-196 and RCRA Borehole 299-W11-39. PNNL-14849, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2003

• Horton DG, HT Schaef, RJ Serne, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, and KE Parker. 2003. Geochemistry of Samples from Borehole C3177(299-E24-21). PNNL-14289, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2003. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: RCRA Borehole 299-E33-338 Located Near the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14121, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2002

• Icenhower JP, BP McGrail, DM Strachan, RD Scheele, VL Legore, EA Cordova, JL Steele, CF Brown, and MJ O'Hara. 2002. "Experimental Determination of the Dissolution Kinetics of Plutonium- and Uranium-Bearing Ceramics at 90 degrees C." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 713, ed. B.P. McGrail and G.A. Cragnolino, pp. 433-440 paper no. JJ11.38.  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 
• Icenhower JP, BP McGrail, WJ Weber, BD Begg, NJ Hess, EA Cordova, JL Steele, CF Brown, and MJ O'Hara. 2002. "Dissolution of A2Ti2O7 (A = Y3?, Gd3?, or Lu3?) Pyrochlore by Experiment at pH = 2, T = 90 C: Evidence for Solubility Control Using a Linear Free Energy Model." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 713, ed. BP McGrail and GA Cragnolino, pp. 397-403 paper no. JJ6.2.  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 
• Liu C, YA Gorby, JM Zachara, JK Fredrickson, and CF Brown. 2002. "Reduction Kinetics of Fe(III), Co(III), U(VI), Cr(VI), and Tc(VII) in Cultures of Dissimilatory Metal-reducing Bacteria." Biotechnology and Bioenegineering 80(6):637-649. 
• Serne RJ, CF Brown, HT Schaef, EM Pierce, MJ Lindberg, Z Wang, PL Gassman, and JG Catalano. 2002. 300 Area Uranium Leach and Adsorption Project. PNNL-14022, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, BA Williams, DC Lanigan, DG Horton, RE Clayton, AV Mitroshkov, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, KE Parker, IV Kutnyakov, JN Serne, GV Last, SC Smith, CW Lindenmeier, JM Zachara, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Uncontaminated RCRA Borehole Core Samples and Composite Samples. PNNL-13757-1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-45 Near BX-102 in the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14083, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 41-09-39 in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-3, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Slant Borehole SX-108 in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-4, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, HT Schaef, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, GW Gee, CW Lindenmeier, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, GV Last, IV Kutnyakov, DS Burke, TC Wilson, and BA Williams. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-W23-19 [SX -115] in the S-SX Waste Management Area. . PNNL-13757-2, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Strachan DM, RD Scheele, AE Kozelisky, RL Sell, HT Schaef, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, and WC Buchmiller. 2002. "Radiation Damage in Titanate Ceramics Used for Plutonium Immobilization." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, vol. 713, pp. 461-468.  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 

2001

• Fredrickson JK, JM Zachara, RK Kukkadapu, YA Gorby, SC Smith, and CF Brown. 2001. "Biotransformation of Ni-Substituted Hydrous Ferric Oxide by an Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium." Environmental Science and Technology 35(4):703-712. 
• Liu C, JM Zachara, YA Gorby, JE Szecsody, and CF Brown. 2001. "Microbial Reduction of Fe(III) and Sorption/Precipitation of Fe(II) on Shewanella putrefaciens Strain CN32." Environmental Science and Technology 35(7):1385-1393. 
• Strachan DM, RD Scheele, JP Icenhower, AE Kozelisky, RL Sell, VL Legore, HT Schaef, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, and WC Buchmiller. 2001. The Status of Radiation Damage Experiments. PNNL-13721, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

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