Pollution

Monitoring Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products and Water Quality in the Quinnipiac River

Organization: 
Quinnipiac University
Date Issued: 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Amount: 
14 000.00
Description: 
to support the study of emerging contaminants resulting from the use of consumer health or cosmetic products or from veterinary medications.

Deicing Salt Pollution in Quinnipiac River Watershed Catch Basins

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Amount: 
18 000.00
Description: 
to support the study of salt in catch basins and to design simple and inexpensive modifications that will allow salt to be flushed out while leaving sediments and their toxic burdens behind where they can be removed by routine maintenance.

Biofilm composition and growth on polypropylene microplastic versus natural stone

Organization: 
University of New Haven
Date Issued: 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Amount: 
15 500.00
Description: 
to support the study of biofilm composition and growth on polypropylene microplastic versus natural stone in unimpaired and impaired sections of the Quinnipiac River.

Public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, permit advocacy and bacteria monitoring

Organization: 
River Advocates of South Central CT
Date Issued: 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Amount: 
16 500.00
Description: 
to support the creation of public access on the lower Quinnipiac River, as well as to support advocating on state and local permits affecting water quality and quantity, and carry out bacteria monitoring.

Study of salt levels in the Quinnipiac River

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
to support the study of salt levels in the Quinnipiac River and typical source waters to advance understanding of this emerging pollution threat.

Heavy metals found in fish species

Organization: 
University of New Haven
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Amount: 
18 930.00
Description: 
to support the study of bioaccumulation of heavy metals found in a targeted fish species indigenous to the Quinnipiac River.

Coliform bacteria testing and permit advocacy

Organization: 
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Amount: 
16 577.00
Description: 
to support coliform bacteria testing program on one tributary or river segment of the Quinnipiac Watershed, as well as continued advocacy to strengthen state NPDES and local land use permits affecting water quality in the Quinnipiac River.

Presence and distribution of pollutants and other water quality parameters

Organization: 
Quinnipiac University
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Amount: 
18 418.00
Description: 
to support the study of the presence and distribution of pollutants and other water quality parameters along the Quinnipiac River.

Study of microplastics and macroplastics

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Amount: 
20 000.00
Description: 
to support the study of microplastics and macroplastics in the Quinnipiac River and its source waters.

Coliform bacteria testing program and advocacy for state and local permits affecting water quality

Organization: 
River Advocates of South Central CT
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze to support a coliform bacteria testing program that uses trained volunteers to collect and a professional lab to analyze bacteria in stream and river segments of the Quinnipiac Watershed, and to support advocacy for state and local permits affecting water quality of the Quinnipiac River.

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