- Determine if land use patterns and physiological traits are correlated in stream fish species
Sea Grant Illinois-Indiana
Results
Modeling the 10-year changes of juvenile fish assemblages in Lake Michigan near-shore water
- Assess changes in juvenile fish and zooplankton assemblages in Lake Michigan
Evaluation of phosphorus loading following a manure spill and an in-stream sediment amendment to reduce phosphorus desorption
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of P and NH4-N partitioning between fluvial sediments and the overlying water column during and following a manure spill
- Determine the effectiveness of the current manure spill remediation plan to mitigate P desorption from manure exposed ditch sediments
- Investigate the influence of sediment particle size distribution on the depth of P contamination as a result of a manure spill under base flow conditions
- Determine adequate application rates of alum and CaCO3 needed to remediate fluvial sediments following a manure spill
- Evaluate the efficacy of the sediment alum treatments following a manure spill
Utilization of genomic signatures from Hyalella azteca as a way to quickly evaluate toxicity and need of sediment remediation in the Great Lakes basin
- Use microarrays for the evaluation of gene expression signatures after exposure to different sediment pollutants
- Examine this gene expression after the amphipod Hyalella azteca was exposed to different pollutants commonly found in sediments across the Great Lakes basin
Energy efficient and sustainable aquaculture water treatment Using microbial fuel cells and membrane-supported biofilms
- Investigate the feasibility of a new treatment process, based on microbial fuel cells and membrane-supported biofilms reactors for removing nitrogen and sulfide in simulated recirculating aquaculture systems wastewater.
- Determine the nitrogen and sulfide removal efficiencies, and levels of electric power production
- Test different reactor configurations under variable loading conditions
Assessing consumer preferences and demand for fish: a market analysis of the Midwest aquaculture industry
- Identify consumer preferences and demand for fish products
- Estimate consumers’ willingness-to-pay for important food safety and quality informational attributes embedded in aquaculture products
- Assess the competitiveness of aquaculture products with regards to food safety versus imported aquaculture products
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