Research Activities

Students entering this program will work with a mentor on these, or similar, research projects. The underlined mentor is the one who will be directly supervising students in each project, however interaction with multiple mentors is likely.

While the project descriptions are highly technical, we want to reiterate that students are not expected to be familiar with the specific topics being discussed. One of our goals is to build that understanding over the course of the program.

S.M. Lev, R.E. Casey. J.W. Snodgrass
• Using a stable isotope tracer to investigate the role of earthworms in the biogeochemical cycling of roadway-derived Zn.

R.E. Casey, S.M. Lev, J.W. Snodgrass
• Diet vs. Sediment: Relative importance in trace metal trophic transfer to grazing larval amphibians.

J.W. Snodgrass, D.R. Ownby, R.E. Casey
• Influence of Surface Water Sodium Chloride Pollution on Trace Element Bioaccumulation and Transfer.

S.E. Gresens, R.E. Casey
• Mediation of macro- and micronutrient availability by silt-clay sediments.

Joy E. M. Watts
• The Effect of Trace Metal Contamination on Anaerobic PCB Dechlorinators in Sediment Microcosms.

C.N. Muhoro
• Chemical Fate of Contaminant Mixtures of Carbamate Pesticides and Trace Metals Found in Urban Environmental Conditions.