Hydrology/Water Resources

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University The 20th and 21st centuries have seen an explosion in the use of synthetic chemicals worldwide, including pesticides, medications and household cleaners -- many of which end up in our waterways.…
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Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist focuses on possible health effects of synthetic compounds known as 'forever chemicals'Credit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental epidemiologist studying the presence…
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Research could lead to designer algae that produces fuels and cleanup chemicalsCredit: Debashish Bhattacharya/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It's a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. Ten…
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The duration of floods can be determined by river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking. Now an international team of researchers led by Nasser Najibi and Naresh Devineni at The City College of New York is offering a novel…
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Thirty projects were selected for laboratory-scale and pilot-scale research to determine viability of a novel process or determine the technical, practical and economic viability of a processCredit: Alex Stephens/Bureau of Reclamation The…
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Credit: Photo by Ryan Crumley CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers have developed a new computer model for calculating the water content of snowpacks, providing an important tool for water resource managers and avalanche…
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Credit: Zac Cooper/University of Washington In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA announced June 27 that it will send a vehicle to Saturn's icy moon, Titan, a celestial body known to harbor…
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DURHAM, N.H. - As the summer months heat up, so will the asphalt and other materials used to make roads. Pavements, which are vulnerable to increased temperatures and excessive flooding due to sea level rise, can crack and crumble.…
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Credit: © 2019 Wenbin Wang A multifunctional device that captures the heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels has been developed by KAUST and used to generate clean drinking water as a way to simultaneously generate electricity and…
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Legionella Conference hosted by NSF International and NEHA brings together international experts to explore the relationship between water conservation and microbiological hazards in building water systemsCredit: US Centers for Disease…
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Credit: Rocky Ye, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A breakthrough imaging technique developed by Cornell University researchers shows promise in decontaminating water by yielding surprising and important information about catalyst…
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MU team develops new method of measuring the speed of sound in liquidsCredit: University of Missouri Ping! The popular 1990 film, The Hunt for Red October, helped introduce sonar technology on submarines to pop culture. Now, nearly…
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Credit: Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( July 4, 2019).--Scientists led by the USF College of Marine Science used NASA satellite observations…
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A new paper from University of Toronto Engineering researcher outlines a simple, yet powerful model to understand why some water suppliers choose to turn off their supply at certain timesCredit: Roberta Baker For more than a billion people…
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