Sustainable Water Use
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Stories related to UMD's Sustainable Water Use Goals

To Heal the Anacostia, Citizen Scientists Wade Into Troubled Waters
Sep 09, 2024 -- Partnership With Nonprofit Aims to ID, Track Contaminants and Help Improve River’s Health

To Gauge Maryland’s Drinking Water Quality, Researchers Tap Into the Public
Apr 08, 2024 -- Citizen Science Initiative Will Offer First Statewide Analysis and Database of Drinking Water Contaminants

Climate Change Is Hurting River Water Quality, New Study Shows
Sep 12, 2023 -- UMD Researcher Who Contributed to Paper Has Seen Local Waterways’ Decline Firsthand

Device That Harvests Water From Air Named Top UMD Invention of the Year
May 03, 2023 -- Innovate Maryland Event Also Celebrates Work on Plastic Substitutes, Cancer Detection, Quantum Science

The Modern Battle for Maryland’s Oysters
Oct 19, 2022 -- Student Researchers at UMD Use Robotic Sensing to Study Oysters in the Chesapeake

Predicting Droughts from Space
Sep 27, 2022 -- Research from the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Supports Drought Prediction and Monitoring

Century-old Deep-sea Expeditions Provide New Climate Change Insights
Jul 06, 2022 -- UMD Scientists' Analysis Shows Rapid Rate of Recent Warming in Indian Ocean

Growing Justice From Grassroots Science
Jun 29, 2022 -- How a Public Health Researcher Is Empowering Marginalized Communities to Fight for Cleaner, Safer Conditions

The Almighty Cod
Jul 28, 2021 -- In the Shadow of Climate Change and Overfishing, a UMD Researcher Finds Answers for Today’s Oceans in the Centuries-old Bones of a North Atlantic Fish