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for "Water quality management--research"
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33194
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Several major cities in North Carolina and the Water Resources Research Institute have formed a new cooperative research venture called the Urban Water Consortium. Toxic chemicals and nutrients in wastewaters from municipalities will be high-priority issues, and a variety of other problems in urban water management will also be investigated.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 228, July 1985,
p2
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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,
p2
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Record #:
33300
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The North Carolina Department of Human Resources’ Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch published a report on managing contaminated ground water in 1984. The report includes case studies of companies that have changed the way they handle their hazardous wastes, and discusses the existence of groundwater in the five hydrogeologic regions of North Carolina.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 232, Dec/Jan 1986,
p4
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Record #:
33356
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The Cape Fear River Basin Study was a two-year effort to address the most critical water issues in North Carolina’s largest river basin. The study, which concluded in 1984, focused on water supply, wetlands, and instream flow needs for fish habitat. A summary report provides a synopsis of the study’s major findings and accomplishments.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 235, May/June 1986,
p5-6, f
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Record #:
33578
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have been conducting laboratory research on pollutant biodegradation in subsurface soils for several years. They are investigating aquifer contamination in eastern North Carolina, and testing biotechnology for cleaning up groundwater pollution.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 247, Nov/Dec 1987,
p3-4
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Record #:
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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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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Record #:
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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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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Record #:
33178
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Early study results confirm that Jordan Lake is one of many eutrophic lakes in North Carolina, but apparently, severe water quality problems have not yet arisen. With funding from the University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, the first stage of a study of the productivity and nutrient status of phytoplankton in Jordan Lake has been completed.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 225, Mar 1985,
p3
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Record #:
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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Record #:
33465
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill made recommendations for biologically controlling phosphorus releases from the wastewater treatment plant operated by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA). The Division of Environmental Management will soon issue regulations limiting phosphorus concentrations in discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities into streams feeding nutrient sensitive water bodies.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987,
p5
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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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Record #:
33290
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A recent study of streams in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County has found several violations of water quality standards but none that appear to present health risks or impair designated uses of the water. The study was conducted by the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 229, Aug/Sept 1985,
p4-5
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Record #:
33577
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Edward J. Kuenzler, professor of environmental biology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, conducted a study of two North Carolina swamps receiving municipal effluent. The study was funded by the Water Resources Research Institute and provides recommendations for long-term management of swamps and natural treatment of wastewater effluent.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 247, Nov/Dec 1987,
p2-3
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