• Measure the levels of total mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in the surface waters of wetlands across the Grand Calumet region of northwestern Indiana
• Measure the concentrations of total and MeHg in wetland sediments – the main repositories for legacy Hg contamination in these wetlands
• Measure the concentrations of total and MeHg in porewaters of wetland sediments – the main route for MeHg transport from the sediments to the overlying waters – in the region
• Assess the MeHg levels in fish from wetlands with permanent open water

• Isolate and grow previously unculturable aquatic microorganisms
• Evaluate extracts for anticancer and anti-tuberculosis activities
• Evaluate extracts for anticancer and anti-tuberculosis activities

• Quantify the economic benefits of contaminant clean-up for
  communities adjacent to Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC)
• Educate the public and elected officials about the economic benefits of clean-up

• Develop a predictive model of Asian carp consumption and growth in the Great Lakes using a bioenergetics approach
• Test model predictions with growth and consumption experiments in mesocosms
• Predict where in the Great Lakes Asian carp are likely to survive by feeding on plankton
• Provide initial estimates of the potential impact of Asian carp on Great Lake plankton communities

• Document the locations and diets of the invasive, PontoCaspian colonial hydroid, Cordylophora caspia in southern Lake Michigan
• Assess the feeding habits of C. caspia
• Determine whether the distribution of C. caspia is related to the presence of Dreissena polymorpha or D. bugensis as substrates

The goal of this project is to develop a web-based model that calculates the expected change in water demand with development and relates it to expected availability.