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25096
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Francois Birgand has developed a new technique using UV-Vis spectrometers that are made to detect water quality. This new method will hopefully help Birgand get a more accurate representation of nutrient fluxes in marshes.
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25091
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Citizen collected research is not an uncommon occurrence. Those people helping to collect data on water quality speak about what they learn from both the project and each other. In addition, the pros and cons of participatory research are discussed.
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34348
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A North Carolina State University project that measured nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment exports from six different land uses in Wake County in the Upper Neuse River Basin, found that nitrogen exports were typically greater than those in previously published reports. Researchers also found that rainfall in the drainage basins contained significant concentrations of nitrogen that often accounted for a considerable portion of the total nitrogen export from all land uses. The export rates illustrate the increase in pollutant associated with development and emphasize the need for implementing best management practices in developed areas.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 340, Mar/Apr 2003,
p12-13, bibl
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34331
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Much of groundwater contamination is contamination of aquifer soils by dense compounds that are not soluble in water. Among the nation’s leading scientists focusing on contaminant remediation are those in the Center for Multiphase Research in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. They have a strategy for cleaning up dense contaminants that involves floating pools by increasing the density of the underlying groundwater.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 331, Sept/Oct 2001,
p8-9
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3883
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Paleoecologist Sherri Cooper of Duke University is studying core samples from the Neuse and Pamlico estuaries to build a history of the water quality over the centuries. Such studies may reveal some answers about how water quality declined and how possibly it might be regained.
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34258
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The North Carolina Pesticide Board has approved and released its “Interagency Study of the Impact of Pesticide Use on Ground Water in North Carolina”. The study was initiated in 1987 to determine if labeled uses of pesticide products are impacting the groundwater resources in the state. A summary of the results from monitoring wells are provided in this article.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 305, May/June 1997,
p7, il
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34263
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Due to growing concern about toxic forms of algae and their possible effects on public health, the North Carolina Urban Water Consortium has joined with the American Water Works Association Research Foundation to conduct research that will shed light on the range of effects algae have on drinking water treatment and finished water quality in reservoirs.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 307, Sept/Oct 1997,
p10-12
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34247
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The Water Resources Research Institute has been active in supporting research that addresses key scientific questions of concern for the management of water quality in the Neuse River. In this article, Kenneth Reckhow, director of the institute, discusses dealing with the water quality issues and the uncertainty in scientific studies.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 299, May/June 1996,
p5
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34221
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At an April workshop sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service, scientists from across the state discussed projects aimed at determining the extent of pesticide contamination of North Carolina’s ground and surface waters and the ecological effects of pesticide contamination. Much of the discussion pertained to public perception of risks from pesticide exposure, and the implications of the projects.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 281, May/June 1993,
p5
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34187
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Gaston County is a rapidly growing county in the southwestern Piedmont region of North Carolina, and concern for the quality of natural resources has steadily increased. The North Carolina State University Water Quality Group is assessing surface water, groundwater, and air quality of the county. Gaston County commissioners are using the assessment to evaluate the impacts of locating new industry and development in the area.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 267, Jan/Feb 1991,
p6
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34174
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The United States Department of Agriculture announced two water quality projects to be conducted in Duplin County. One project is a watershed-wide nonpoint source pollution control study in Goshen Swamp Watershed. The second project will examine croplands in Herrings Marsh Run and aim to encourage farmers to adopt other water quality enhancement measures.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 263, May/June 1990,
p6
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34179
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The United States Geological Survey has launched the National Water Quality Assessment Program to evaluate the quality of the nation’s groundwater and surface water, and the natural and human factors that affect quality of these resources. Proposed study units in North Carolina are the Albemarle-Pamlico Drainage, the Upper Tennessee River Basin, and the Santee Basin and Coastal Drainage.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 265, Sept/Oct 1990,
p2-3, map
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34155
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Agriculture has recently faced criticism because of its contributions to soil erosion, pollution of groundwater, exposure to pesticides, and cultivation of environmentally sensitive and marginally productive land. Research coordinated by Dr. Larry King at North Carolina State University is exploring “alternative agriculture” or low-input, sustainable agricultural practices. This research could enhance the competitiveness of alternative methods and help solve water quality problems.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 256, Mar/Apr 1989,
p3-6
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34071
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Researchers at the Water Resources Research Institute say that even though Western North Carolina has traditionally been regarded as an economically depressed area, population growth in the area is posing a threat to the quality of the area’s public water supplies. A new report assesses the threat to water supplies in the region through a study of a variety of data.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 251, June/July 1988,
p5-6
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33459
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The Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing new standards for radionucleotides in response to requirements of the new Safe Drinking Water Act. Twenty-eight public and private water systems in North Carolina have been ordered to comply with radium standards. Research is being conducted on identification of radon in high-risk groundwater areas.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 240, Dec/Jan 1987,
p2-3
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