We have just been awarded a grant by the Long Island Sound Study to study alkalinity in coastal Long Island Sound  for two years.

Reducing Hypoxia in an Urban Estuary Despite Climate Warming (Whitney & Vlahos)

•  “Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?”  F. Galgani et et., this is a collaborative effort of the pool of experts from the World Ocean Assessment’s report.

• Effort across the Northeast and a great example of citizen science “Synoptic assessment of coastal total alkalinity through community science” Rheuban et al., https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abcb3

• Emma Shipley presents at NA SETAC 1.08.02 – Development and Testing of Two Polymers for In Situ Passive Sampling of Munitions Compounds

• RO1 proposal funded to conduct a 5 year study continuing our water quality work in Sri Lanka Funded with colleagues from Stanford University.

• New publication in Water Resources Management “Future Projections of Water Temperature and Thermal Stratification in Connecticut Reservoirs and Possible Implications for Cyanobacteria“ C. A. Mullin, C.J. Kirchhoff, G. Wang, P.Vlahos https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027185