Water Quality Indiana

05/27/2021

We will discuss challenges facing rural Indiana's drinking water and opportunities to address them. Panelists will speak to variation in natural water quality, access to potable water, presence of arsenic and trace elements, and water consumption among rural Hoosiers, and we will conclude with Q&A a...

05/27/2021

The Indiana Uplands host thousands of caves, sinkholes, and springs; all part of an iconic karst landscape that hosts important groundwater resources, ecosystems for rare and endangered species, and unique mineral formations. These caves are important to the movement of sediments and nutrients, and....

10/05/2019

Students out in the field continuing water quality research in the Hoosier State.

Student employees collected water samples at Hillenberg Spring in Ellettsville this week as part of the IU Center for Rural Engagement spring characterization study of the Indiana Uplands.

04/03/2018

“Saying thank you to the Indiana Geological and Water Survey team for their work to test for the presence of lead in drinking water at participating public schools.”

11/08/2016

Our upcoming documentary emphasizes how we are all connected — through our decisions, attitudes & actions. It examines potential impact(s) of nitrogen, a fertilizer commonly used in the production of corn. Students enrolled in Water Quality Indiana at Ball State University began this production in September 2016, traveling to Louisiana with the intent to learn more about hypoxia, or the dead zone, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Everybody lives downstream of somebody else. "Downstream: Connecting Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico" emphasizes how we are all connected — through our decisio...

09/21/2016

LUMCON (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium) is comprised of 23 public, private & community-college institutions. A research facility, LUMCON aims to increase society's awareness of the environmental, economic & cultural value of Louisiana's coastal and marine environments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb-oVMpHF3Q

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (Cocodrie) — credit = lumcon.edu Students enrolled in Water Quality Indiana at Ball State University embarked on a d...

09/20/2016

While on a swamp tour in the Barataria Bayou in Lafitte, we learned that there are between 2-3 million alligators in Louisiana...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRCrOkCg83A&feature=youtu.be

Barataria Bayou (Lafitte) — credit = coastal.la.gov/our-work/projects. Students enrolled in Water Quality Indiana at Ball State University embarked on a docu...

09/19/2016

Students enrolled in our Fall 2016 iteration are in Louisiana, exploring & documenting the Mississippi River & hypoxia, or the dead zone, in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first of a video series ... 😃

https://youtu.be/vrbbywH_sGI

New Orleans. Students enrolled in Water Quality Indiana at Ball State University embarked on a documentary field trip, traveling to Louisiana in September 20...

07/18/2016

Dr. Lee Florea explains our Summer 2016 project — plus a sneak peek at the re-design of our WQI website!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xNh2HNsO7o&feature=youtu.be

07/13/2016

Catching data from a storm pulse on Cardinal Creek this evening.

07/09/2016

Students are interviewing community partners today.

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