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Monitoring dissolved organic carbon in surface and drinking waters
Volk, C., L. Wood, B. Johnson, J. Robinson, H.W. Zhu, L. Kaplan. 2002. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 4(1):43–47.
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Assessment of relative accuracy in the determination of organic matter concentrations in aquatic systems
Aiken, G., L.A. Kaplan, and J. Weishaar. 2002. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 4:70–74.
Stroud Preserve riparian buffer study site map.
UpStream Newsletter, Fall 2001
The Stroud Center’s federally funded study of riparian forest buffers in West and East Bradford townships in Chester County, turns 10 years old this year.
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The influence of particle size on the deposition of seston in streams
Thomas, S.A., J.D. Newbold, M.T. Monaghan, G.W. Minshall, T. Georgian, and C.E. Cushing. 2001. Limnology and Oceanography 46:1425–1424.
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The influence of filter-feeding benthic macroinvertebrates on the transport and deposition of particulate organic matter and diatoms in two streams
Monaghan, M.T., S.A. Thomas, G.W. Minshall, J.D. Newbold, and C.E. Cushing. 2001. Limnology and Oceanography 46:1091–1099.
2001 Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence.
Stroud Water Research Center Wins State Watershed Award
Governor Tom Ridge today presented the Stroud Water Research Center of Chester County, Pa. with the Governor’s Award for Watershed Stewardship.
A young streamside forest in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania.
UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2001
The Stroud Center has completed analysis and comparison of 16 paired woodland and meadow streams that strongly supports restoration of streamside forests.
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Physical factors influencing fine organic particle transport and deposition in streams
Minshall, G.W., S.A. Thomas, J.D. Newbold, M.T. Monaghan, and C.E. Cushing. 2000. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 18:1–16.
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Improved analysis of dissolved carbohydrates in stream water
Cheng, X., and L. A. Kaplan. 2001. Analytical Chemistry 73:458–461.
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Transfer of benzo[a]pyrene and 2,2′,5,5′-tetrachlorobiphenyl from bacteria and algae to sediment associated freshwater invertebrates
Bott, T.L., and L.J. Standley. 2000. Environmental Science and Technology 34:4936–4942.