Tag: lake

• Oh, the Places I Go

  

  Living in a city situated between two scenic lakes, I had to wonder why my drinking water wasn’t coming from either one of them. Madison, Wisconsin gets its drinking water from a sandstone aquifer that sits 90 to 95 feet below the ground’s surface according to Madison Water Utility. Twenty-two wells and many more pipes…

  June 7, 2018

  Chemical, Chlorination, ecology, Education, graduate school, university, Water Purification

  city, earth, lake, living, nature, university, water

• Activated Sludge

  

  Imagine you are on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is circling around a box of pizza. Every time you get close enough, you take a slice of pizza. If the conveyor belt moves too fast, you can’t grab the pizza. But if it’s too slow, you’ll starve and the pizza won’t be nice and…

  May 5, 2018

  biological, Education, Flocculation, Physical, Treatment Plants, Wastewater

  algae, bacteria, engineering, lake, water, water treatment

• Sustainability Month

  

  I hope everyone was able to get outside this past Sunday to celebrate the holiday. Remember, environmental awareness doesn’t have to end with Earth Day! Keep the environmental vibes alive into the month of April, the Sustainability Month. 

  April 24, 2018

  Education, environmentalism, grade school

  community, earth, earth day, environment, lake, trash, volunteer, waste, water

• On Water

  

  The following was my submission to Kelly Engineering Services for an annual scholarship. Although I was not the winner, my essay had a strong message. I titled it: “On Water: The Social Complexities of a Simple Molecule” Water surrounds us; it is in our showers and baths, it washes our hands, cooks our appetizers and…

  January 13, 2017

  Education, Efficient, environmental impact, environmentalism, industry, Water Purification

  college, engineering, lake, scholarship, school, university, water, Water Purification

• Cap It

  

  In the early 1900s, Onondaga Lake had a lot to offer. There was entertainment, like rowing, canoeing, strolling, swimming, fishing, and even amusement rides. Now some call it “The Most Polluted Lake in America”. Detrimental chemical dumping took place in Onondaga Lake from the 1920s to the 1990’s primarily by a company called Allied Chemical,…

  April 13, 2016

  Capping, environmental impact, environmentalism, History, industry, Water Purification

  Capping, honeywell, lake, mercury exposure, new york, onondaga lake, syracuse, toxicity, united states, water contamination