Benthic Infaunal Communities of Sediments in Apra Harbor, Guam
SPONSOR: CSA International, Inc. PROJECT PERIOD: 01/01/11 – 08/31/11 ABSTRACT: The genus Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768 is the most species rich serpulid genus with 89 valid species (ten Hove & Kupriyanova, 2009). The Hydroides species from the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific…
Addressing Sewage Contamination of Nawiliwili Streams and Kalapaki Beach
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 3/1/2011 – 2/28/2013 ABSTRACT: The first objective of this project was to train the Center’s new microbiologist and familiarize him with Hawaiian conditions following the 2009 retirement…
A Five-Year Biological and Sediment Monitoring Program on Specific Marine Communities Near the City’s Ocean Sewer Outfalls.
SPONSOR:City of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services PROJECT PERIOD:01/01/07 – 09/30/07 ABSTRACT:This project is a continuation of WRRC’s long term biological monitoring program at Oahu’s wastewater outfalls. This project has been ongoing since the 1980’s. Its purpose is to try…
Quality Assurance Plan for Water Quality Monitoring During the Reconstruction and Aquaculture Operation of Traditional Coastal Fishponds on the Island of Molokai
SPONSOR:U.H. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) PROJECT PERIOD:09/01/00 – 03/31/01 ABSTRACT:CTAHR personnel have prepared a Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the project “Water Quality Monitoring During the Reconstruction and Aquaculture…
Flood and Stormwater Reuse Study
SPONSOR:U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii PROJECT PERIOD:7/1/2008 – 8/31/2009 ABSTRACT: The study will include a documentation and review of existing structures to include seawalls, dams, rivers and streams at Army facilities in Hawaii (principally Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter, Pilillau Army Recreation…
Molecular, Fluorometric and Confocal Microscopy Analysis of Microbial Community Composition and Structure
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 3/1/2012 – 3/1/2013 ABSTRACT: While periodic assessment of the effect of the effluent from the Sand Island sewage outfall on the benthic invertebrate population has been performed…
Fate and Transport of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Simulated Bank Filtration System
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 3/1/2012 – 2/28/2013 ABSTRACT: Riverbank filtration (RBF) represents a natural filtration technique that has been used for providing drinking water for more than a century in Europe…
Evaluation of Rapid QPCR Method for Enterococci with Correlative Assessment for Molecular Markers for Sewage Contamination in Selected Environmental Water Samples from Hawaii
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 6/1/2012 – 2/29/2013 ABSTRACT: This project evaluated rapid qPCR test for enterococci and microbial source tracking technology in Hawaii. Tests for current and alternative microbial indicators were conducted in…
Biological and Sediment Monitoring Program
SPONSOR: City and County of Honolulu PROJECT PERIOD: 1/01/12 – 6/30/14 ABSTRACT: The University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will conduct scientific monitoring of benthic fauna surrounding ocean disposal outlets of effluent from City and County of Honolulu…
Bioaccumulation and Biotransformation of Arsenic by Marine Algae in Hawaii
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 3/1/2012 – 2/28/2013 ABSTRACT: Marine algae are known to bioaccumulate and transform Arsenic (AS). AS was used in earlier decades as a pesticide on agricultural fields in…