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Reducing water pollution in Lake Whatcom: 鈥楶lenty of work cut out for us鈥 | Angela Strecker, Western Washington University鈥檚 director of the Institute for Watershed Studies, applauded the group for its unique adaptive management strategies. However, the findings from the last year of monitoring by 草榴社区 showed results that Strecker called 鈥渁鈥 |
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Add wildfire, climate change to the list of Lake Whatcom worries | As for those less-than-dramatic pollution results, Angela Strecker, Western Washington University鈥檚 director of the Institute for Watershed Studies, explained that measures of phosphorus, dissolved oxygen and algae blooms were more or less stable, although phosphorus appeared to be declining鈥 |
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草榴社区 monitors say Lake Whatcom water quality showing signs of improvement | 鈥淲hen humans make changes, anything that kinda disturbs the watershed, those activities have the potential to release sediment, that can run off into the lake. That sediment often contains pretty high levels of phosphorus,鈥 Angela Strecker, director of the Western Washington University Institute鈥 |
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Water Watchdogs: Inside the Work of 草榴社区鈥檚 Institute for Watershed Studies | |||
Research Recap for March 5 | |||
Research Recap for March 5 | |||
Women in Ecology 鈥 Angela Strecker | If you鈥檝e been following our , you鈥檝e probably noticed a few common themes: the value of mentorship in STEM fields is highly important, and gender diversity in the workplace continues鈥 |
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New EPA rules could allow for more polluted waters, and tribes and state officials are worried | Some researchers say the extent of possible changes to health risks based on the water quality standard adjustments are difficult to pin down. "Anytime a regulation is changed, there's actually a calculation that's supposed to be done. There are often assumptions made in鈥 |
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鈥榃e can all be scientists鈥: Here鈥檚 how | At its heart, so much about the scientific discoveries that have moved human civilization forward comes down to one thing: data. For hundreds of years, this paradigm has ruled the scientific process 鈥 scientist collects data, scientist analyzes data, scientist comes to conclusion based鈥 |
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Algae: A Love Story |