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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.
First National Bank of Chester County Contributes $5,000 for Educational Programs
First National Bank of Chester County Contributes $5,000 for Educational Programs
The funding helps provide teacher workshops and student programs to regional school districts who might not otherwise be able to offer them.
Stroud Center Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
Stroud Center Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
For 40 years, Stroud Water Research Center has worked to discover ways to preserve, restore, and protect fresh water for the planet.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Fractionation of lignin during leaching and sorption and implications for organic matter “freshness”
Hernes, P.J., A.C. Robinson, and A.K. Aufdenkampe. 2007. Geophysical Research Letters 34:L17401.
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Mesh size affects macroinvertebrate descriptions in large rivers: examples from the Savannah and Mississippi Rivers
Battle, J.M., J.K. Jackson, and B.W. Sweeney. 2007. Hydrobiologia 592:329–343.