Tag Archive: pollution

Dec 30

Hudson River Changes

David Strayer and his colleagues have tracked 25 years of data on the Hudson River. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Taking the health history of the Hudson River… on this CurrentCast. Ecologist David Strayer and his colleagues at the Carey Institute of Ecosystem Studies have analyzed the Hudson River for decades. Looking at more than …

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Aug 28

Water Quality Monitoring

Volunteers at the University of Rhode Island collect information used by researchers, educators, and others. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Citizen scientists testing the waters…on this CurrentCast. If you’re wondering what the volunteers at the University of Rhode Island’s Watershed Watch Program do, just ask Program Director Linda Green. Green: “They’re measuring water temperature; they’re …

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Aug 24

Seagrasses

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay have made a comeback. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Signs of recovery in America’s largest estuary… On this CurrentCast. In the Chesapeake Bay there are large beds of underwater grasses called the Susquehanna Flats. Sensitive to water quality, these grasses act as a barometer for the health of the …

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