Projects

To support the study of the risk of runoff from artificial turf fields into the Quinnipiac River's watershed.

To support the study of benthic algae to detect seasonal variation in species composition, as well as testing copper content in situ algal samples and conducting mesocosm copper uptake experiments to test the bioremediation potential of various algal species.

To support the study of several sites along the Quinnipiac River to determine whether endocrine disruptors are present and then trace their source.

To support, as a first priority, monitoring of pollution and diversion permits, and only then Lunch and Learn sessions for municipal department of public works crews in the lower Quinnipiac watershed for best practices in stormwater pollution prevention; enforcement of public access at an abandoned, neglected Quinnipiac River site at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and education of phosphorus control.

To support the study of plasticizers and other chemical pollutants from industrial point sources in Wallingford and North Haven with an emphasis on the pollutant's impact to indigenous fish populations in the Quinnipiac River.

to support the study of pH variations and the resulting changes in copper's bioavailability and toxicity in the Quinnipiac River.

to support a study to look for evidence of the deleterious effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in killifish within the lower Quinnipiac River.

to support increasing capacity of the organization, sponsoring public events to focus attention on the lower Quinnipiac and urban rivers of Greater New Haven, and implementing certain recommendations from the Urban River Permits Project to reduce polluted runoff.

to support water testing to identify a point source polluter of diethylhexyl phthalate and other plasticizers in the Quinnipiac River.

to support the continuation of investigating the compliance history and indirect discharges of publically owned treatment works on the Quinnipiac River.