Posts for tag "salinity"
Using Buoys to Measure the AMOC: An Ocean Current with Global Climate Consequences
Nicholas Foukal stands on the bridge of a long, pale white boat overlooking the choppy Denmark Strait, the water a greenish-blue hue and dotted with towering icebergs. The deck and boat interior are loaded with research equipment–several...
- Posted January 26, 2026
Appalachian streams show long, slow recovery from mining’s lingering effects
Surface mining’s long lasting effects on Appalachian streams have long term effect on water quality and stream health.
- Posted May 6, 2020
Revolutionizing Conventional Solar Water Evaporation With Hydrogels
Researchers have created a low-cost, scalable hydrogel for use in desalination systems that produces more drinking water using less energy.
- Posted May 22, 2018
Salinity and Water Levels Changing the Face of Lake Abert Wildlife
Decades of research conducted by many collaborators reveals sensitive interdependence in saline lakes and dwindling numbers of birds with rising salinity.
- Posted May 10, 2018
Surface-Water Salinity and Climate Change are Connected in Central New York
Surface-Water Salinity and Climate Change are Connected in Central New York
- Posted March 13, 2018
ACE Basin NERR Monitoring Showcases Unique Coastal Life
ACE Basin’s short nosed sturgeon, wood storks, loggerhead turtles and other life are monitored regularly; a fleet of sondes provides water quality data.
- Posted January 29, 2018
At Sippo Lake, Sediment Questions And Place-Based Learning Push
Stark County Park District managers study how Sippo Lake affects water quality after sediment load reduction efforts and push place-based learning tools.
- Posted May 2, 2016
Coastal South Carolina Study Reveals Increasing Salinity, Effects On Ecosystem
Bloomsburg University scientists discuss a study into the effects of rising salinity on tidal forest wetlands with an eye toward predicted future sea rise.
- Posted October 1, 2015
Road salt runoff flowing into streams near Cornell approaches ocean-like salinity
Researchers at Cornell have found that road salt runoff flowing into streams near campus reaches salinity levels on par with the ocean.
- Posted April 14, 2015
N.C. community tapped to replace critical ocean observing data buoy
After losing a critical ocean observing data buoy to budget constraints, a North Carolina monitoring program hopes the community can fund a replacement.
- Posted March 19, 2015
Road salt nearly triples Lake George salinity in 30 years; some tributaries even saltier
Road salt has turned the water in New York's tourist-favorite Lake George nearly three times more saline over the past three decades, according to a recently published study.
- Posted January 6, 2015
Beaufort Sea study seeks to prospect and protect complex Arctic ecosystem
Federal, private sector and international partners are studying the Beaufort Sea to uncover the Arctic ecosystem's potential for responsible human use.
- Posted January 5, 2015
Data buoy on Acadia National Park’s Jordan Pond to help answer clarity questions
Famous for its clarity, Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park is getting a little cloudier. A data buoy is helping scientists and managers find out why.
- Posted October 24, 2014
Unmanned SailBuoy vessel shows mettle in two-month Gulf of Mexico journey
Norway-based CMR Instrumentation's SailBuoy, an unmanned ocean vessel, showed its mettle while collecting data during a two-month Gulf of Mexico expedition.
- Posted October 1, 2014
Colorado Water Watch delivers real-time water quality data from oil and gas drilling sites
The Colorado Water Watch groundwater monitoring network and data distribution platform delivers easy to understand data from sites near oil and gas wells.
- Posted September 26, 2014
Delaware Bay Estuary’s zooplankton getting a closer look for first time in 60 years
University of Delaware researchers are amassing a visual library of zooplankton in the Delaware Bay Estuary and collecting water quality data along the way.
- Posted September 9, 2014
What is Conductivity?
UPDATE: Fondriest Environmental is offering their expertise in conductivity through their new online knowledge base. This resource provides an updated and comprehensive look at conductivity and why it is important to water quality. To learn more, check...
- Posted August 12, 2010
