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Taking Stock of New York City’s Drinking Water
Taking Stock of New York City’s Drinking Water
On May 15th 2008, the New York Academy of Sciences will host an event to address the impact of the 1997 NYC Watershed Memorandum of Agreement.
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Untangling the complex issue of dissolved organic carbon uptake: a stable isotope approach
Kaplan, L.A., T.N. Wiegner, J.D. Newbold, P.H. Ostrom, and H. Gandhi. 2008. Freshwater Biology 53:855–864.
Trail Creek Outfitters to Sponsor Acclaimed Film Festival
Trail Creek Outfitters to Sponsor Acclaimed Film Festival
The evening of short, independent films will cover the gamut of environmental issues and include several films based on the theme of fresh water.
Stroud Center and Community Members to Plant 500 Trees
Stroud Center and Community Members to Plant 500 Trees
Tree planting is part of ongoing research to understand how to maximize the survivorship and growth of small seedlings used to reforest local streams.
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Biome-level biogeography in streambed microbiota
Findlay, R.H., C. Yeates, M.A.J. Hullar, D.A. Stahl, and L.A. Kaplan. 2008. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74:3014–3021.
Liz Walker to Speak at Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture
Liz Walker to Speak at Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture
Ms. Walker’s lecture is entitled "EcoVillages: Pioneering a Sustainable Future by Conserving Land, Water, and Fossil Fuels."
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Probe: Pharmaceuticals In Drinking Water
The Stroud Water Research Center, in Avondale, Pa., has measured water samples from New York City's upstate watershed for caffeine, a common contaminant that scientists often look for as a
Following New York City's Drinking Water from Source to Tap
Following New York City’s Drinking Water from Source to Tap
High school students from the New York Harbor School in Brooklyn and Sidney High School in Delaware County embarked on a “Mountaintop to Tap” trek.
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Biophysical controls on organic carbon fluxes in fluvial networks
Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, S. Findlay, C.S. Hopkinson, E. Marti, A.I. Packman, J.D. Newbold, and F. Sabater. 2008. Nature Geoscience 1:95–100.
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Protecting headwaters: the scientific basis for safeguarding stream and river ecosystems
Kaplan, L.A., T.L. Bott, J.K. Jackson, J.D. Newbold, and B.W. Sweeney. 2008. Research synthesis from Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, Pennsylvania.
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Science and policy: new insights into terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric carbon flow and implications for stormwater management policy
Adams, S., L.A. Kaplan, and E. Ritchie. 2008. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation WEFTEC 2008:2828-2829.