Hurricanes causing mortality, major damage: MSU experts can comment
Scientific causes and health effects: We know that at least 400,000 gallons of untreated wastewater was spilled due to Helene. Also pipes and treatment plants were washed out.
New director named for MSU Institute of Water Research
Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Pouyan Nejadhashemi has been named director of the MSU Institute of Water Research effective Oct. 15, 2024.
Red Cedar River cleanup
Using a combination of equipment and techniques such as magnet fishing off of the bridges, grappling hooks, and motorized equipment, the day’s effort produced almost 1000 pounds of materials from the natural area and river. This included furniture, shopping carts, car batteries, bags of trash, tires and much more.
MSU research: Warming lakes and rivers may spread fish pathogens
Michigan’s rivers and lakes were once cold enough that fish were protected from some infection-causing parasites. As the Great Lakes ecosystem warms, a Michigan State University researcher is investigating new pathogens that may become relevant to the fish that live here.
Ask the expert: How do microplastics impact the health of humans and the planet?
They are found in the food we eat, and the water we drink. Microplastics are small plastics, about the size of a human hair, that are found in our environment due to being broken down and discharged through various processes from industrial productions to daily activities, such as opening a plastic bag of snacks or running a washing machine. Studies show that packaging for packaging makes up 40% of our plastic production.
What it Takes to Supply a 60,000-Person Campus With Water
On any given day, the MSU Water Treatment Plant pumps about 4 million gallons of water to ensure the 60,000 students, faculty and staff on campus can fill their water bottles, flush toilets and wash dishes.
MSU water, environmental experts can discuss impacts of US Supreme Court EPA decision
The decision dramatically narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act, undoing protections that have safeguarded the nation’s waters for more than 50 years.
MSU scientists working to understand distribution of Michigan’s native, invasive aquatic plants
Researchers are testing various methods to analyze plant species found in Michigan lakes.
MSU researcher examines relationship between water infrastructure, economic development in rural U.S. communities
Stephen Gasteyer, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, is gaining deeper insight into the gap in U.S. water access by analyzing the link between water infrastructure and economic development in rural U.S. communities.
MSU researchers helping low-volume meat processors determine wastewater treatments
Two projects to help small meat processors manage wastewater have been funded by the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture.
MSU researchers build connection between forests and drinking water, outreach and conservation strategies follow
Research from a team of Michigan State University scientists shows there’s another benefit people derive from forests, but they might not recognize it: filtering and supplying clean drinking water.
MSU researcher receives grant to develop efficient irrigation technology using solar power
A Michigan State University researcher has received a $394,600 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop a solar power-based irrigation technology that improves energy- and water-use efficiency.