Contamination

Biodiversity and Impacts of Drift Algae in New Haven Harbor study

Organization: 
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Amount: 
10 000.00
Description: 
To support the Biodiversity and Impacts of Drift Algae in the New Haven Harbor study, which will continue to assess habitat structure and species diversity in New Haven Harbor, and to investigate the dynamics and potential impacts of extensive drift algal mats that have been found in portions of the harbor.

Educate fishers on safe consumption of fish

Organization: 
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To continue to educate fishers on safe consumption of fish by volunteers, bilingual safe fishing signage posted at river locales and by building grassroots support for a new state ban on lead fishing weights in the interest of fishers' and wildlife well-being.

Intensive Policy Planning Workshop - Q River Marshes

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Thursday, September 21, 2000
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To support a high level intensive policy planning workshop to address continuing contamination and degradation of the Quinnipiac River Marshes.

Comparison of Sediment Contaminants in the Branford River and the Quinnipiac River and their Effects on the Benthic Community

Organization: 
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 16, 2000
Amount: 
14 841.50
Description: 
To support the project entitled Comparison of Sediment Contaminants in the Branford River and the Quinnipiac River and their effects on the Benthic community.  This proposed research is an investigation of the sediment contaminant load of five sites in the Quinnipiac River and three sites within the Branford River.

Symposium on Point Source Pollution

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 18, 1999
Amount: 
16 500.00
Description: 
To support the project 'Symposium on Point Source Pollution and Toxic Legacies in the Quinnipiac River'.

Analyze Food Fish

Organization: 
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 19, 1998
Amount: 
6 850.00
Description: 
To continue to analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.

Quinnipiac River:  Point Source White Paper

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 19, 1998
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To support the proposal entitled, Quinnipiac River:  Point Source White Paper which would bring together information on all current discharges into the River, rank them by volume of toxic materials discharged, etc.

Point and Nonpoint Source Loading

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 19, 1998
Amount: 
6 800.00
Description: 
To provide a more accurate estimate of point and nonpoint source loading of organic and inorganic nitrogen to the Quinnipiac River.

Analyze Food Fish

Organization: 
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 1997
Amount: 
7 000.00
Description: 
To sample and analyze food fish from the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers for toxic organic and inorganic contaminants.

Purchase Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 1997
Amount: 
12 000.00
Description: 
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.

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