Renovation of Pesticide Contaminated Rinse Water
Many instances of severe contamination of groundwater by pesticides have been traced to spills at pesticide mixing/loading sites. Under Wisconsin law, farmers and commercial applicators han...
Role of mobile colloids in the transport of chemical contaminants in groundwater
Mobile colloids in groundwater enhance the transport of chemicals which sorb to particle surfaces. This study addressed the potential for colloid-mediated transport in Wisconsin aquifers by ...
Describing Connected Fracture Flow with Pressure Waves – Oscillating Flow Interference Testing
The state of Wisconsin is blessed with abundant groundwater resources resulting from the thick, high-porosity and high-permeability sedimentary aquifers that underlie the state, as well as t...
Using the New Rome Formation as a Geologic Weighing Lysimeter for Water Management in Wisconsin’s Sand Plain
This project tested the concept of using geologic weighing lysimeters (GWLs) to estimate components of the water balance in parts of Wisconsin’s central sand plain where the New Rome Formati...
Subsurface Fate and Transport of Cryptosporidium in Soils of Wisconsin’s Carbonate Aquifer Region
Cryptosporidium parvum is a waterborne pathogen that has been demonstrated to have a significant reservoir in cattle manure. As agriculture in Wisconsin is famous for its dairy industry, the...
Assessing the Potential of Hormones from Agricultural Waste to Contaminate Groundwater
Concern has recently emerged about a group of trace organic compounds identified in the aquatic environment which might affect reproduction and development of wildlife species and humans due...