In the classic game of rock, paper, scissors—during each round—one of these mock items formed by participants’ hands comes out on top. In thinking about groundwater and with a scientific twist, rock always comes out …
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Research Finds Rising Radium Levels In Wisconsin Groundwater
A recently published study has found radium levels in groundwater have been increasing in public water supply wells over the last two decades. Researchers with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and others analyzed groundwater data collected by …
Levels of radium rising in Wisconsin groundwater
Several graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were part of a research team that found levels of radium in groundwater from public water supply wells in much of Wisconsin have risen over the past …
Wisconsin Scientists Are Trying New Techniques To Help Protect Water
Wisconsin scientists are working on new ways to protect drinking and surface water from pollutants. They’re also investigating better methods of cleaning water that’s already contaminated. But researchers say success may cost taxpayers more money.
Jacqueline Mejia Awarded DOE SCGSR Fellowship
Doctoral candidate Jacqueline Mejia was awarded a fellowship from the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research to work with Professor Jack Gilbert at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. Congratulations! Jackie’s project will use …
Beth is older!
Production of high pH leachate from Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Professors Ginder-Vogel and Edil were awarded a grant from the Ready Mix Concrete Research and Education Foundation and the Portland Cement Association to study the production of high pH leachate from recycled concrete aggregate (RCA). Concrete …
Hg Biogeochemistry in St. Louis River Estuary
Matt Ginder-Vogel and a team of researchers from Minnesota and Wisconsin have been awarded a grant to determine the relative bioavailability of Hg in different habitats (e.g., estuary flats, sheltered bays, near-shore wetlands, clay-influenced river mouths, etc.) …
Group trip to SSSA meeting in Minneapolis
The Biogeochemistry group took advantage of the proximity of the Soil Science Society of America annual meeting this year. Every member of the group gave an oral presentation on their research. Videos of the presentations …
Balgooyen Awarded NSF Fellowship
Meet Sarah Balgooyen, a second year Ph.D. student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Environmental Chemistry and Technology program. She has been awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study how filters composed of manganese oxide …