Projects

Assessing the extent and characteristics of macroalgal blooms in New Haven Harbor
Grant Number: 20120099
To support a continuing study about assessing the extent and characteristics of macroalgal blooms in New Haven Harbor and the impacts such blooms have on benthic communities.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $10,500
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Reports: Zajac Final Report QRF 20120099 Drift Algae Impacts on Benthic Communities.pdf
Surveying of the Quinnipiac River for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and phthalate plasticizers
Grant Number: 20120097
To support the surveying of the Quinnipiac River for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and phthalate plasticizers in an effort to characterize contamination from industrial and municipal sources.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $9,000
Quinnipiac University
Cytec's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water permit
Grant Number: 20120453
To support the review of Cytec's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water permit for discharges into the Quinnipiac River and see if there have been any violations of their permit during this year or during the past 5 years.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $2,000
Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc.
3 Hydrographic Dye Dilution Studies
Grant Number: 940075
Complete three hydrographic dye dilution studies of the Wastewater Pollution Control Facilities.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $7,000
CT Dept. of Agriculture/Aquaculture Division
Assess Tautog Embryos
Grant Number: 940077
Use plankton net to collect tautog embryos and assess their viability in New Haven Harbor.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,700
National Marine Fisheries Service
Document the Macrobenthic Structure of River
Grant Number: 940035
To document the macrobenthic structure of the lower Quinnipiac River as an "ecological benchmark" against future changes.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,739
Southern Connecticut State University
Utilization of Sunlight for the ...
Grant Number: 940083
To continue research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $4,541
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry
Measure/Assess Organic & Metal Contaminants
Grant Number: 940038
To measure and assess organic and metal contaminants in the eggs, liver, kidney and flesh of tautog (blackfish) from New Haven Harbor.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $5,000
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Geographical Information System Database
Grant Number: 940079
To develop a geographical information system database for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $10,000
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Ultra Clean Methods
Grant Number: 940039
Use ultra-clean methods to pinpoint sources of toxic heavy metals, to establish a history of metal pollution in the river.
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $5,380
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies