Stroud Water Research Center
A full-day workshop to prepare you to confidently facilitate professional learning and support implementation of this new curriculum throughout your region.
From PFAS to road salt, science helps us discover the emerging pollutants lurking in our water and find solutions.
Road salt isn’t just a winter problem. It seeps into our groundwater, making streams salty and harming wildlife year-round.
Rahman, M.M., M. Peipoch, J. Kan, E. Moore, M. Sena, M. Kantak, S. Sharma, C. Lekha, and S.P. Inamdar. 2026. Wetlands 46, 14.
Myers, D.T., D. Oviedo-Vargas, S. Ensign, M. Daniels, J.P. Schmit, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2025. Freshwater Science 54(1): 18–30.
If you live in the West Chester area and are worried about salt pollution in your local stream, collect a water sample and bring it to be tested.
Volunteers throughout the Delaware River watershed and beyond will sample streams to tell the story of road salt in their communities.
Join us for a week of virtual and in-person events dedicated to raising awareness around salt pollution and reduction solutions.
Most stream sites sampled this fall exceeded at least one environmental chloride guideline — months after the last road salt was applied.
The award is a testament to Stroud Center staff who help bring science and outreach to life, and would not be possible without our community of partners, volunteers, and donors.