Research

Study of endocrine disrupting chemicals in killifish

Organization: 
University of New Haven
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014
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: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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: 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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: 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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: 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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: 
Thursday, March 21, 1996
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: 
Thursday, March 21, 1996
Amount: 
9 872.00
Description: 
Continued development of the GIS for the Quinnipiac River Watershed.

Monitoring Vegetation Change and Mudflat Development

Organization: 
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 21, 2002
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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