Projects

PPCP pollution impact on fish behavior and genetics
Grant Number: 20251472
to support the study of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) pollution in the Quinnipiac River on fish behavior and genetics.
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $23,395
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Rasmani Hazra
rhazra@newhaven.edu
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Impact of storm water runoff
Grant Number: 20251474
to support the study of storm water runoff from the New Haven area near the mouth of the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $14,164
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Cameron Oden
coden@newhaven.edu
https://www.newhaven.edu/
Study of pollutants and other water quality parameters
Grant Number: 20251469
to support the study of pollutants and other water quality parameters along the Quinnipiac River from Meriden (Hanover Pond) through North Haven.
Year Issued: 2025 | Amount: $26,646
Quinnipiac University
Contact Information
Dr. Courtney McGinnis
Courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu
Monitoring of marsh surface elevations, salinity and vegetation
Grant Number: 20190124
to support the monitoring of marsh surface elevations as well as the salinity and vegetation in one lobe of the marsh, and to support measurement of soil salinity and vegetation cover in marsh-bordering areas at the Quinnipiac Meadows Preserve.
Year Issued: 2019
Yale University
Contact Information
Dr. Shimon Anisfeld
shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu
www.yale.edu
Reports: QRF Final report form anisfeld 2019.pdf
Measurement of mercury in bottom sediments and in fish
Grant Number: 20190123
To support the measurement of mercury in bottom sediments and in fish from ponds spanning the Quinnipiac River watershed to determine where it exceeds safety thresholds.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $17,000
Yale University
Contact Information
Dr. Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
www.yale.edu
Reports: QRF Final report Yale 20190123.pdf
Cyanobacterial communities in the Quinnipiac River
Grant Number: 20190125
To support the sampling of cyanobacterial communities in the Quinnipiac River in order to identify and monitor known bloom-forming species that may also produce toxins.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $17,300
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Dr. Amy Carlile
acarlile@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Reports: QRF Final Report 20190125 complete.pdf
Examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities
Grant Number: 20190127
To support an examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities discharging treated wastewater into the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $16,000
Southern Connecticut State University
Contact Information
Vincent Breslin
Breslinv1@southernct.edu
www.southernct.edu
Reports: Breslin QRF Final Report 2019-2020.pdf
Monitoring, identifying and quantifying known pollutants from industrial outflows
Grant Number: 20191534
To support monitoring, identifying and quantifying known pollutants from industrial outflows along the Quinnipiac River, specifically industrial areas in Wallingford and North Haven.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $17,000
Quinnipiac University
Contact Information
Dr. Courtney McGinnis
courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu
www.qu.edu
Reports: QRF Final report form.pdf