Projects
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  
  
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Vincent Breslin 
Breslinv1@southernct.edu 
www.southernct.edu
Grant Number: 20150149  
to support training 3 municipal department of public works crews in stormwater pollution prevention using Lunch and Learn sessions and to support investigating the lower Quinnipiac River public access potential at two locations: Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and behind Toelles Road businesses in Wallingford, adjacent to Quinnipiac River State Park.  Mill River Watershed Association of South Central Connecticut, Inc. is acting as the fiscal sponsor. 
Year Issued: 2015 | Amount: $5,000 
        River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc.  
  
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Mary Mushinsky 
marymushinsky@att.net 
Grant Number: 20140147  
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.   
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $20,000 
        River Advocates of Greater New Haven, Inc.  
  
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Martin Mador 
martin.mador@aya.yale.edu 
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  
  
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Grant Number: 940078  
For a yearround sampling of various species to estimate incidences of erythrocyte micronucleation to evaluate effects on health fish.  
Year Issued: 1994 | Amount: $3,400 
        National Marine Fisheries Service  
  
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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  
  
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Grant Number: 930086  
To assess relative abundance, health and body burden of selected contaminants in winter flounder. 
Year Issued: 1993 | Amount: $5,000 
        National Marine Fisheries Service  
  
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Grant Number: 930087  
To collect and examine winter flounder eggs for condition and viability. 
Year Issued: 1993 | Amount: $4,890 
        National Marine Fisheries Service  
  
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