From May 11 to 22, 2026, Philippe Van Cappellen and Fereidoun Rezanezhad offered EARTH 652: Reactive Transport Modelling at the University of Waterloo.
On May 7 and 8, the CLAWAVE team hosted an online workshop with practitioners and project partners to introduce the beta version of CLAWAVE, a new web-based tool for exploring chemical loads in river systems.
On Friday, May 8, Claudia presented a talk entitled "Nitrate Contamination in Urban Aquifers: Hydrogeological controls and implications for water management in São Paulo State, Brazil" as part of the Ecohydrology Seminar Series. Thank you to Claudia for the excellent talk! We all had a great time.
The Microplastics Fingerprinting research project has released a new impact report showcasing significant scientific advancements and societal contributions since the group’s launch, including ERG’s predictive work on how microplastics travel through the environment.
This morning, José presented a talk entitled "Closing the Phosphorus Loop: Technosphere and Environmental Considerations" as part of the Ecohydrology Seminar Series. Thank you to José for the excellent talk! We all had a great time.
ERG members attended the Sensing to Impact research symposium on April 17, joining University of Waterloo researchers with community partners to strengthen local environmental measurement and monitoring.
In a recent publication in the journal of Water Research, ERG members of the Microplastics Fingerprinting Project presented findings on the contribution of stormwater catchments to microplastic (MP) loads and yields in urban areas.
New study evaluates various machine learning models and atmospheric correction tools using over two decades of satellite data (2000–2023) to optimize Chlorophyll-a retrieval in western Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
At the recent World Water Day 2026 celebrations hosted by the Water Institute, MSc candidate Sam Smith won the Best Graduate Poster Award for his work, "Microplastics as Vectors of Co-Contaminant Transport."
At the recent World Water Day 2026 celebrations hosted by the Water Institute, PhD candidate Fernanda Barreto won the People’s Choice Poster Award for her work, "A Century of Urban Nitrogen Pollution: The Legacy of Subsurface Storage and Riverbank Attenuation."