A project that deals with microplastic accumulation in the Great Lakes food web and another that will work with Milwaukee’s fashion community to reduce microplastic debris in waterways were awarded funding recently by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A new PFAS study found that natural foams on water contain high concentrations of the contaminants.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have detected a suite of new viruses in five species of Wisconsin sport fish. Although none pose a threat to human health, one is a type of coronavirus usually associated with birds. It was found in healthy walleyes from Wisconsin lakes.
A new study published by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that fear is a large driver in lakeshore property owners’ preferences for herbicide treatments of aquatic invasive plants over other management options, even if those treatments may harm native plants and animals.
Last summer, UW-Madison student Andrew Glasgow worked to develop an inexpensive, accessible method for detection of PFAS in drinking water. It didn’t go as planned.
Summer research student, Melina Dennis, studied groundwater flooding but learned a whole lot more thanks to the Freshwater Collaborative.
In the second of a series, Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program student, Jessica Alcorn, shares her research experience from this summer and provides a lesson in overcoming adversity.
Our “fixer,” systems engineer James Grandt, is retiring after 25 years of service. Learn about his eclectic and adventurous career and personal life.