Author: April Kam (page 5)

  Speaker: Dr. Marek Kirs Abstract: Microbial water quality indicators, currently used to evaluate recreational water quality, are abundant in Hawaiʻi soils where they can grow, therefore do not necessarily indicate elevated health risk when detected in our streams and…

  Speaker: Dr. Tao Yan Abstract: Nucleic acids-based molecular methods have revolutionized pathogen detection in water and other environmental matrices. However, the presence of interfering substances, such as humic acid (HA), remains a constant challenge to their accuracy and reliability.…

  Speaker: Dr. Carmella Viza Abstract: Wetland restoration efforts in Hawaiʻi exist at the unique interface of traditional Hawaiian practices, conservation, and agriculture. These efforts involve increasing endangered Hawaiian waterbird habitats, restoring streamflow, removing invasive vegetation, growing traditional crops such…

  Speaker: Dr. Chris Shuler Abstract: Community-engagement has emerged as somewhat of a cliché in the realm of contemporary, socially-conscious scientific discourse. However, what actually distinguishes projects that merely pay lip service to this term from those that truly make…

  Speaker: Dr. Chris Shuler Abstract: The devastating wildfires that struck Maui in August 2023 resulted in tragic impacts, including loss of life and property damage. However, the interaction between wildfire smoke and melting pipes also introduced the potential for…

  Speaker: Dr. João Brandão Abstract: The emergence of Candida auris has sparked global interest in fungi within the context of environmental and occupational health, water management, and research. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) discussed several fungal taxa…

  Speaker: Dr. Dinuke Munasinghe Abstract: Floods are one of the leading natural disasters which devastate agricultural crops and property, contribute to disease outbreaks, cause the loss of human lives, and have huge impacts on national economies. Satellite remote sensing…

  Speaker: Dr. Paul Eyre Abstract: Since 1879, the Pearl Harbor aquifer (Ewa-Kunia excluded) has shrunk to around 60 percent of its original size; from about 33 feet to about 19 feet currently. Irrigation of sugarcane crops during the plantation…

Speaker: Dr. Pooja Sinha Abstract: The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) initiated a membership survey in 2022 to estimate cost impacts attributable to the presence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater and biosolids. The survey collected 103…

Speaker: WasteWater Education 501(c)3 Abstract: For many small communities in Hawaii, the US, and overseas, the central wastewater infrastructure is not always affordable, geologically impossible to construct, and financially unsustainable with local resources. WasteWater Education 501(c)3, with 21 years of…