Category: Posters

29 Aug, 2016

Melvin Samson: 2016 Student Poster Winner

Melvin Samson of State University of NY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has won our annual poster award. His poster is entitled: Tracking Hypoxia Exposure in Yellow Perch with Otolith Chemistry: Spatial Variation in...

News / Posters / Student Focus

14 Mar, 2016

Mason King – 2015 Winner of WQS Poster contest

Mason King, graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has won the Water Quality Section award for best student poster at the AFS annual meeting in Portland Oregon. His poster was...

Posters / Student Focus

20 Aug, 2014

2014 Student Poster Winner – Steve Mattocks

M.S. Candidate Department of Environmental Conservation University of Massachusetts Amherst Determining the Ecological Consequences from Historical Damming of New England Watersheds – Anadromous river herring, collectively alewives and blueback herring, were historically abundant in most...

New York Times Water News

Alkaline Water Makes a Big Splash
Move over, artisanal water. In our quest for the healthiest, most hydrating drink, alkaline water continues to have its moment.
What a Kenyan Slum Can Teach America About Politics
Don’t put your hope in elected officials. Real change has to start locally.
With Small Steps, Palestinians and Israelis Try to Tackle Gaza’s Ills
The resumption of cease-fire talks after days of violence revived hopes for joint projects on solar energy, sewage treatment and drinking water.

EPA Water News

EPA Awards Funds to Selected N.Y. Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Technologies
(New York, NY) – Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.7 million in funding to 16 small businesses across the country to develop new technologies that protect the environment while growing the American economy. The N.Y.
EPA seeks public input on draft toxicity assessments for PFAS chemicals
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on draft toxicity assessments for GenX chemicals and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS), members of a larger group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Cullman, Ala. Recognized by EPA for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure
ATLANTA (November 9, 2018) – On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, the U.S.

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Maintain an association of persons involved in the protection of watersheds, water quality, and aquatic habitat and in the abatement of water pollution and aquatic habitat and watershed deterioration; Encourage improved professional and technical standards in the investigation, abatement, and regulation of water pollution, aquatic habitat, and watershed problems; Focus attention on watershed, aquatic habitat, and water quality concerns by conducting symposia, workshops and projects, collecting and assembling information for publication, and distributing results to Society members and the public; and Promote development and use of standardized procedures and techniques for investigating and regulating water quality, aquatic habitat, and watershed problems.