Monthly Archives: July 2017

Simulated stormwater experiment at I-95 basin

We simulated a stormwater event at the I-95 basins to see how they performed at capacity.  Dye tracers helped us follow the event, along with our geophysical survey, monitored by grad student Vince Carsillo and undergrad Tyler Wong.

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Turbidity patterns surprisingly constant

We have been comparing turbidity patterns upstream and downstream of a WWTP on the Wissahickon.  The two sites have very different grain size and one site is highly embedded while the other is not at all embedded.  Despite these differences … Continue reading

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New NSF RAPID grant to look at stream metabolism

Postdoc Sarah Ledford and colleague Marie Kurz at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University recently got news that they will receive a RAPID grant from NSF to study stream metabolism upstream and downstream of WWTP on the WIssahickon. … Continue reading

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