The Rutgers Raritan River Consortium (R3C) is in the process of reviewing mini-grant applications for projects or research by faculty, staff and post-doctoral students that address Raritan River, basin and bay issues. The intent of the mini-grant program is to promote multidisciplinary collaboration by Rutgers faculty, staff and students to address water quality, public access, […]
funding, grants, mini-grant, minigrant, support
The Raritan River receives wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, stormwater runoff, combined sewer overflow (CSO), and groundwater infiltration from a variety of sites contaminated with organohalide pollutants. Organohalides are known or suspected carcinogens and some bioaccumulate and enter the food chain, leading to human exposure. In New Jersey, organohalides are present as groundwater and sediment […]
bacteria, Fennell, genes, mini-grant, organohalides, sediment
Water-dependent uses along the New Jersey coast rely on access to the water that increasingly threatens to damage their facilities and support infrastructure in the surrounding community. Mal-adaptive planning strategies to enhance resilience could fail to recognize the interrelated systems of benefits and risks that face water-dependent uses, including the spatial constraints that limit the […]
Bloustein, Campo, Flood, mini-grant, resilience