Research

Study of endocrine disrupting chemicals in killifish

Organization: 
University of New Haven
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
9 904.00
Description: 
to support a study to look for evidence of the deleterious effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in killifish within the lower Quinnipiac River.

Measurement of hexavalent chromium concentrations and chemical behavior in stormwater within the Quinnipiac River watershed and in the Quinnipiac River

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
15 000.00
Description: 
To support the measurement of hexavalent chromium concentrations and chemical behavior in stormwater within the Quinnipiac River watershed and in the Quinnipiac River itself with the condition to obtain studies about the Quinnipiac River from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.

Monitoring the Quinnipiac marshes

Organization: 
Yale University
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
8 500.00
Description: 
To support monitoring of sediment accretion, elevation change, and sea level rise in the Quinnipiac marshes.

Surveying the Quinnipiac River, a study of bis-2-ethylhexyl phthalate and other plasticizers

Organization: 
Quinnipiac University
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
7 000.00
Description: 
To support Surveying the Quinnipiac River, a study of bis-2-ethylhexyl phthalate and other plasticizers in an effort to characterize contamination from industrial sources.

Assessing the extent and characteristics of macroalgal blooms in New Haven Harbor

Organization: 
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
10 500.00
Description: 
To support a continuing study about assessing the extent and characteristics of macroalgal blooms in New Haven Harbor and the impacts such blooms have on benthic communities.

Surveying of the Quinnipiac River for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and phthalate plasticizers

Organization: 
Quinnipiac University
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
9 000.00
Description: 
To support the surveying of the Quinnipiac River for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and phthalate plasticizers in an effort to characterize contamination from industrial and municipal sources.

Cytec's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water permit

Organization: 
Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc.
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
2 000.00
Description: 
To support the review of Cytec's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water permit for discharges into the Quinnipiac River and see if there have been any violations of their permit during this year or during the past 5 years.

World Wide Web/QR and New Haven Harbor Ecosystems

Organization: 
University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Science
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
3 978.00
Description: 
To establish a site or home page on the World Wide Web to disseminate information regarding the QR and New Haven Harbor ecosystems.

GIS Database

Organization: 
University of New Haven, Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
9 872.00
Description: 
Continued development of the GIS for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.

The overall objective of this specific portion of the project was to develop aerial photographic coverage for the entire QRW and key sections of other watersheds which drain into New Haven Harbor. The aerial photographic coverage can be used for a variety of applications. Users of the GIS can "fill in the gaps" by visual inspection with respect to particular problems. By having aerial photography available as a data coverage in the GIS, a planner or researcher could display the photo and compare it to more general information and assess such relationships.

Monitoring Vegetation Change and Mudflat Development

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Amount: 
14 500.00
Description: 
To continue monitoring vegetation change and mudflat development in the Quinnipiac River tidal marshes.  In addition, to conduct field and lab work to begin to test hypothesized causes for the observed wetland loss and to assess how marsh loss has affected the load of pollutants (N,trace metals) to the river.
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