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Kenneth H. Reckhow, a professor in the School of Environment at Duke University, is the new director of the UNC Water Resources Research Institute, effective January 1, 1996.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 297, Jan/Feb 1996,
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2730
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David H. Howells, first full-time director of the UNC Water Resources Research Institute, 1965-1976, died November 24, 1995, from injuries received in an automobile accident.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 297, Jan/Feb 1996,
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33301
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The Water Resources Research Institute will support research in four areas under the institute’s Federal Cooperative Program for Fiscal Year 1986. The four projects will examine radon in water, groundwater availability in the Piedmont Saprolite, use of swamp systems for treatment of municipal wastewater, and water quality and fish diseases.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 232, Dec/Jan 1986,
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33345
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The radioactive gas radon, a common natural constituent of groundwater in North Carolina, is causing increasing concern nationally as a public health problem. A significant public health risk from cancer is associated with radon in the air and in drinking water. Th Water Resources Research Institute is investigating the occurrence of radon in the state’s groundwater.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 234, Apr 1986,
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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,
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34162
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July 17, 1989 was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, which established the original fifty state water resources research institutes. The Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina began operating in 1965. Since then, the institute has responded to major water problems in the state through hundreds of water-related research projects and through support of graduate and undergraduate students.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 259, Sept/Oct 1989,
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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,
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34302
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The Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina, headquartered at North Carolina State University, has been rated as one of the top four in the nation by a United States Geological Survey evaluation team. The Institute, one of fifty-four authorized by the federal Water Resources Research Act of 1964, was praised for its relevant and high quality research projects, excellent peer-review process, comprehensive technology transfer program, and successful student internship efforts.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 321, Jan/Feb 2000,
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34349
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Speakers at the Water Resources Research Institute’s Annual Conference on April 1 discussed water use laws in North Carolina and the future implications of the state’s current water laws and policy. They also discussed the economic value of water resources, water rights and access to water supplies, and water quality improvement.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 341, May/June 2003,
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