Virginia’s largest peatland is being restored with the continuous efforts of researchers and stakeholders. By Cassidy Quistorff “It certainly could be… dismal.” Clay Word, a recent Masters graduate of Virginia Tech, conducted his field work in a unique landscape. “It would usually take me two weeks to get all of…
This year’s Water Center interns, Ross Cooper and Nizhoni Tallas, were featured in the Virginia Tech Daily News! See quoted article below. Virginia Water Center interns forge ahead to research environmental justice in the face of COVID-19 With the coronavirus presenting unique challenges for all students, Nizhoni Tallas and Ross…
See quoted article below from “Emerging Regional Water Challenges – Waters of Virginia.” Written by: Clay Ferguson, Ph.D. student and Water INTERface IGEP fellow in the Food Science and Technology Department, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech. Complete article can be accessed HERE. “Dr. Stephen H. Schoenholtz, director of the Virginia…
We are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of our Competitive Grants Program! Mary Coughter: Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in the James River: Metagenomic Analysis of Biofilm and Planktonic Diversity; Masters Student in Dept. of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Stephen DeVilbiss: Impacts of freshwater salinization on primary production and…
Water Center faculty Dr. Luke Juran, along with authors from the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene and the Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering, has published an article in the scientific journal Water. The article is titled “Assessing Strontium and Vulnerability to Strontium in Private Drinking Water Systems in Virginia.” The…
By Cassidy Quistorff No part of Virginia was unaffected by the changing water cycle last year. With a greater proportion of rainfall occurring in extreme precipitation events, water is becoming more unevenly distributed throughout the year. More than 90% of the state reported moderate drought conditions last October. On the other hand,…
Written by Cassidy Quistorff The water cycle is one of the oldest scientific observations. In fact, it can be traced back as far as 2400 years ago in a Hindu devotional depicting the Sun heating up and evaporating water and sending it back to Earth. While this is one step…
The Water Center at Virginia Tech is pleased to co-sponsor the 2020 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference and invites you to attend. Due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus, the 2020 VWMC Annual Conference is postponed until fall. Information regarding the rescheduled conference will be posted on our website (www.VirginiaWMC.org) and provided to the VWMC membership…
‘Did You Know’ Series By Cassidy Quistorff While Virginia has had an unusually warm winter, the effects of many snow and ice storms past are still lingering beneath the snow-less surface. Salt is commonly thought of as a table-side staple but is now becoming one of the biggest pollutants in…
Want to get your well or spring water tested? The Virginia Household Water Quality Program (VAHWQP) provides affordable water testing, help interpreting their water test results, and information about addressing problems. They aim to improve the water quality and health of Virginians with wells, springs and cisterns. Anyone with a private water supply system…
