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Methylmercury water concentrations low, but Great Lakes fish consumption advisories persist—new research documents one probable culprit
A new study shows although Great Lakes methylmercury water concentrations are low, fish consumption advisories persist.
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Groundwater Awareness Week communication piece wins award
The University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) won a communications award in an international competition sponsored by Apex. Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, ed...
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Four new research projects to probe Wisconsin water challenges
The University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) has been functioning in the state for 57 years. Despite that half-a-century-plus track record of scientific investigations, there ...
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WRI wins communications award
The University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) won a communications award in an international competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, an a...
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June deadline for three new grant opportunities
Three current funding opportunities each have a deadline of 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 15.
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New interactive map details nearly 475 Wisconsin groundwater research projects
The map lays out, county-by-county, projects funded through the Wisconsin Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program since 1985.
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Free, Online Symposium on Hot Water Topics: PFAS, Climate Change and COVID/Water
In its fifth year, the Water @ UW-Madison Spring Symposium continues to highlight the most immediate and relevant water-related topics and opportunities for Wisconsin. This year’s free, onli
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Experimental cultivation method could mean healthy potato yield and healthier water
Listen to the story By Moira Harrington Fried, baked or mashed, we love our potatoes. What we don’t love is drinking water with lots of nitrate — a form of nitrogen that fuels a robust
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Wisconsin mercury researcher captures prestigious ASLO prize
Former University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute researcher, and now a post-doctoral fellow at the U.S. EPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division in Duluth, Minnesota, Ryan Lepak has been a...
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State’s leading water managers and researchers meeting
More than an expected 100 water managers and researchers will gather virtually March 3 and 4 for the annual American Water Resources Association Wisconsin Section meeting to discuss and stra...
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UW-Milwaukee researcher will help water utilities make cost-conscious decisions
James Price of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences is working to understand the relationship between source water quality and the cost of treating drinking water.
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Season’s Greetings
Thank you for contributing to water science during this unprecedented year. Here is a year in review, along with heartfelt greetings for the holiday season.
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WRI Fellow looks at what’s ahead for brook and brown trout amid Wisconsin’s changing hydrology
Dr. Bryan Maitland will examine how climate change and high-capacity wells, which both play a role in Wisconsin's changing hydrology, are affecting trout population dynamics.
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New Water Resources Fellow finds her path to hydrology through organic farms
Dr. Dana Lapides will focus on a decision support tool related to applications for high-capacity wells in Wisconsin.
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Arsenic in 3-D: Researchers assess risk for eastern Wisconsin groundwater wells
A research project funded by the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute is attempting to understand why arsenic is an issue in wells in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties in east central Wisconsin, and improve the probability of identifying where arsenic is likely to be a problem for new wells drilled in those counties.
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