Stroud Water Research Center
Real-time chlorophyll sensors can be used to determine the origins of algae in rivers and streams.
Not all algae are harmful but too much can be deadly. Why? Because when they die, the blooms feed bacteria that rob the water of oxygen.
Peipoch, M., and S. Ensign. 2022. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 7(2): 159–166.
Stroud Center science teams are collecting river DNA samples to understand where sediment pollution comes from and the best ways to fight it.
Educators sampled school districts and conducted extensive research on sustainable school recognition programs across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, with a focus on connections between teaching/learning and the implementation of BMPs…
Christensen, N.L., P.A. Cunningham, K. Matthews, I.C. Anderson, M.J. Brush, S. Cohen, C.A. Currin, S. Ensign et al. 2020. Journal of Environmental Management 280: 111755.
The crystal ball we’re using is a web app that models how water, sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus move across and underneath the earth’s surface.
Fishing guides in Michigan are using real-time data from an EnviroDIY monitoring station to remotely make appropriate decisions on where and when to fish.
Stroud Water Research Center scientists are investigating how milldam removal might affect groundwater and surface water quality.
Learn about the quality of our local streams, the water we drink, and the impact of climate change on our health.