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.
Measurements of copper levels and speciation in the Quinnipiac River
To support the measurement of copper concentration and bioavailability throughout the Quinnipiac River system and its tributaries.  
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $12,000
Yale University - Grant and Contract Administration
Investigations into the causes and implications of marsh drowning in the Quinnipiac River
Grant Number: 20090114
To support investigations into the causes and implications of marsh drowning in the Quinnipiac River.  
Year Issued: 2009 | Amount: $8,000
Yale University - Grant and Contract Administration
Reports: 20010107 Final Report.pdf