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Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
We advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.

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The role of microorganisms in the ecological connectivity of running waters

Pusch, M., D. Fiebig, I. Brettar, H. Eisenmann, B.K. Ellis, L.A. Kaplan, M.A. Lock, M.W. Naegeli, and W. Traunspurger. 1998. Freshwater Biology 40(3):453–495.
Structure and function of stream biota

Structure and function of stream biota

Jackson, J.K. 1998. In Stream corridor restoration: principles, processes and practices. Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, PB98-158348LUW.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

A large sample of Finnish diabetic sib-pairs reveals no evidence for a non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus susceptibility locus at 2qter

Ghosh S., et al. 1998. Journal of Clinical Investigations 102(4):704–709.
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Isolation and analysis of lignin-derived phenols in aquatic humic substances: improvements on the procedures

Standley, L.J., and L.A. Kaplan. 1998. Organic Geochemistry 28(11):689–697.
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Dissolved carbohydrate concentration, composition, and bioavailability to microbial heterotrophs in stream water

Gremm, T.J., and L.A. Kaplan. 1998. CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 26(3):167–171.
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Effects of trifluoroacetate, an atmospheric breakdown product of hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants, on acetate metabolism by freshwater benthic microbial communities

Bott, T.L., and L.J. Standley. 1998. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 60(3):472–479.

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Featured Initiatives and Partnerships

WikiWatershed® web tools offer watershed data visualization, geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.

The Water Quality mobile app is a water-monitoring data-collection and learning tool designed for use by educators and their students, citizen scientists, and researchers.

EnviroDIY™ is a community where members ask and answer questions and network within interest groups to develop do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring devices.

The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program ensures skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate identifications in North America.

The Leaf Pack Network® is an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors using a simple experiment to determine the health of their local streams.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds provides free technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.

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