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Document the Macrobenthic Structure of River

Organization: 
Southern Connecticut State University
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
4 738.90
Description: 
To document the macrobenthic structure of the lower Quinnipiac River as an "ecological benchmark" against future changes.

Evaluate healthiness and diversity of benthic communities in lower Qriver and assess effect of environmental stressors on these communities. High stability and consistency of assemblage of species found. Moderately stressed conditions also found.

Utilization of Sunlight for the ...

Organization: 
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
4 540.95
Description: 
To continue research on the utilization of sunlight for the destruction of toxic water pollutants.

Further research undertaken into use of catalytic dyes, this time using more dyes and wider variety of pollutants.

Classify/Assess Shellfish

Organization: 
CT Dept. of Agriculture/Aquaculture Division
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
5 160.00
Description: 
To classify and assess shellfish growing water for the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor.

Shellfish (mostly oysters) collected from Q river and New Haven harbor and level of pollutants found to be high. Also assessment of sewage overflow conducted in area and violations noted.

Utilization of Sunlight...

Organization: 
University of Connecticut, Dept. of Chemistry
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
5 000.00
Description: 
To support "Utilization of Sunlight for the Destruction of Toxic Water Pollutants".  Q RIVER FUND (Re-titled: "Catalytic Destruction of Toxic Water Pollutants")

Further research into catalytic dyes as decontaminating agents was accomplished; discovered two different electrochemical pathways produced by the decontaminating agents.

Measure/Assess Lead Presence

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
4 810.00

Measured levels of lead and other metals was low and mostly in particulate form; however high concentrations of metal reside in parts of the river that are or had been industrialized

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