Projects

To measure contamination along the Quinnipiac River and in oysters of the New Haven Harbor and evaluate the extent of mercury pollution and  identify sources and hotspots.

To test various water quality parameters and assess the condition of the Hemingway Creek, a tributary of the Quinnipiac River which borders one of our preserves.

To support a high level intensive policy planning workshop to address continuing contamination and degradation of the Quinnipiac River Marshes.

To support the project entitled Comparison of Sediment Contaminants in the Branford River and the Quinnipiac River and their effects on the Benthic community.  This proposed research is an investigation of the sediment contaminant load of five sites in the Quinnipiac River and three sites within the Branford River.

To support the project 'Symposium on Point Source Pollution and Toxic Legacies in the Quinnipiac River'.

To continue to analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.

To support the proposal entitled, Quinnipiac River:  Point Source White Paper which would bring together information on all current discharges into the River, rank them by volume of toxic materials discharged, etc.

To provide a more accurate estimate of point and nonpoint source loading of organic and inorganic nitrogen to the Quinnipiac River.

To sample and analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.

To purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in order to conduct studies on the types and levels of organic contaminants in water & tissue of fish & other organisms.