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World Water Day: Must-Watch Documentaries

From Kenyan water women, to Iran's drought crisis and a polluted paradise: our picks for World Water Day, and every…

6 years ago

To fix the reef we first need to fix the land – but where do we start?

Photo: The Great Barrier Reef, Northern Queensland, Australia Rivers deliver sediment from land to the ocean. This sediment contains nutrients…

6 years ago

How About That Water Quality? Ocean Acidification

Talking about water quality isn’t most people’s idea of the ideal ice breaker. In the Lowcountry (loosely defined as coastal…

6 years ago

Exploring the Hydrodynamics of Sediment Diversion at Mid-Barataria

This is part two of the series “Building Land in Coastal Louisiana: Expert Recommendations for Operating a Successful Sediment Diversion…

6 years ago

Understanding chemical byproducts formed during water treatment

IMAGE: During flash flooding, water treatment systems can become overwhelmed, allowing untreated effluent and household chemicals to flow into local…

6 years ago