Projects

The Quinnipiac River Watershed and Region Geographic Information System
Grant Number: 20010207
To develop GIS data layers of selected brownfield sites in Hamden, CT, and develop and analyze detailed GIS data layers for the marshes in the lower Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2001 | Amount: $15,050
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Understanding the Fate of Formaldehyde in the Q River
Grant Number: 20000301
To test the hypothesis that Cytec is discharging into the Quinnipiac a large amount ot polymeric formaldehyde which a) has not been accounted for in the permitting process; b) becomes bioavailable over time; c) has great potential to accumulate in sediments and organisms.
Year Issued: 2000 | Amount: $140,000
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Bioaccumulation of Sediment Contaminants by the Benthos of the Quinnipiac River
Grant Number: 20000305
To support the project entitled Bioaccumulation of Sediment Contaminants by Benthos of the Quinnipiac River.  This proposed research is an investigation of the sediment contaminant load of two sites in the Quinnipiac River and the availability of the contaminants to the benthic organisms living in them.
Year Issued: 2000 | Amount: $20,000
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Analyze Food Fish
Grant Number: 980277
To continue to analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.
Year Issued: 1998 | Amount: $6,850
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Reports: 980277 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.pdf
Analyze Food Fish
Grant Number: 970242
To sample and analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $7,000
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Purchase Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
Grant Number: 970240
To purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in order to conduct studies on the types and levels of organic contaminants in water & tissue of fish & other organisms.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $12,000
Yale University
Restoration of 9.4 acre parcel along Q'River
Grant Number: 961214
To conduct restoration of its 9.4 acre parcel along the Quinnipiac River to remove rubble and debris degrading tidal wetland on the parcel.
Year Issued: 1996 | Amount: $5,000
The New Haven Land Trust, Inc.
Reports: 961214 - New Haven Land Trust, Inc..pdf
Research on Tidal Wetland Plants
Grant Number: 950101
Research on tidal wetland plants in the Quinnipiac River estuary related to wetland restoration.
Year Issued: 1995 | Amount: $5,000
Univ. of Connectict, Dept. of Ecology & Evol.
Reports: 950101 UCONN EEB.pdf
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