Projects

Study of microplastics and macroplastics
Grant Number: 20211290
to support the study of microplastics and macroplastics in the Quinnipiac River and its source waters.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $20,000
Yale University
Contact Information
Mr. Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
https://www.yale.edu/
Reports: Yale University Final Report Benoit.pdf
Coliform bacteria testing program and advocacy for state and local permits affecting water quality
Grant Number: 20211286
to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze bacteria in stream and river segments of the Quinnipiac Watershed, and to support advocacy for state and local permits affecting water quality of the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2021 | Amount: $15,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
https://www.riveradvocatesscct.org/
Reports: RiverAdvocates_20211286.pdf
Mercury Contamination
Grant Number: 20040390
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.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $7,500
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration