2012 ERIE-REU Projects

Restoration of Streams

Project S1: Design criteria for river meanders and their restoration

Project S2: Multifunctional engineered log jams for stream restoration

Project S3: Evaluating streambank stability in selected reaches of WNY streams

Project S4: Mapping stream substrate heterogeneity using ground penetrating radar and hydrogeological tests

Restoration of Lakes

Project L1: Management of blue-green algae blooms in Sodus Bay, NY

Project L2: Community-based remediation of agricultural runoff (Seneca Lake)

Project L3: Evaluation of beach monitoring and notification systems for recreational bathing

Restoration of Wetlands and Groundwater

Project W1: Groundwater modeling of a poplar-based phytoremediation system

Project W2: Developing a nutrient-shed and quantifying water quality for a developing wetland

Project W3: The effect of sorption processes on aquifer restoration

Project W4: Tuscarora nation wetlands restoration and ecological enhancement

Engineering for Sustainability

Project E1: Optimizing engineered algae cultivation for pollution control in western New York watersheds

Project E2: Optimizing phytoremediation techniques for remediation of systems contaminated with heavy metal

Project E3: Low-technology sustainable drinking water treatment

Project E4: Evaluation of dispersant effectiveness for oil spills

Project E5: Analysis of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting chemicals in agricultural run-off and wastewater samples