- 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
Sea Grant Illinois-Indiana
Results
Multi-site economic benefits of sediment remediation of Great Lake Areas of Concern
- 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
Exploring the diversity and biopharmaceutical potential of unculturable bacteria from Lake Michigan sediments
- Isolate and grow previously unculturable aquatic microorganisms
- Evaluate extracts for anticancer and anti-tuberculosis activities
- Evaluate extracts for anticancer and anti-tuberculosis activities
A spatio-temporal study of methylmercury biogeochemistry in wetlands of the southern Lake Michigan watershed
- 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
Development of a comparative toxicity database for the U.S. EPA priority drinking water disinfection by-products
- Examine drinking water disinfection byproducts for ability to kill mammalian cells and damage mammalian DNA
- Compare results to published databases that include carcinogens
Real-time fluorometric assay for sewage presence: a cost-effective method to determine potential water quality threats to swimmers and ecosystem health
- 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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