Evaluating Asian carp colonization potential and impact in the Great Lakes

Principal Investigator: Walter Hill
Affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey
Initiation Date: 2006

• 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

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Multi-site economic benefits of sediment remediation of Great Lake Areas of Concern

Principal Investigator: John Braden
Affiliation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Initiation Date: 2006

• 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

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Exploring the diversity and biopharmaceutical potential of unculturable bacteria from Lake Michigan sediments

Principal Investigator: Jimmy Orjala
Affiliation: University of Illinois Chicago
Initiation Date: 2006

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

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A spatio-temporal study of methylmercury biogeochemistry in wetlands of the southern Lake Michigan watershed

Principal Investigator: Robert Hudson
Affiliation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Initiation Date: 2006

• 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

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Development of a comparative toxicity database for the U.S. EPA priority drinking water disinfection by-products

Principal Investigator: Michael Plewa
Affiliation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Initiation Date: 2006

• Examine drinking water disinfection byproducts for ability to kill mammalian cells and damage mammalian DNA
• Compare results to published databases that include carcinogens

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Real-time fluorometric assay for sewage presence: a cost-effective method to determine potential water quality threats to swimmers and ecosystem health

Principal Investigator: Kizhanipuram Vinodgopal
Affiliation: Indiana University Northwest
Initiation Date: 2008

• Use high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection to track the distribution of fluorescent whitening agents along a southern portion of the Lake Michigan shoreline
• Examine the relationship between these fluorescent whitening agents and E. coli

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