News

More than 120 members of the global water community joined an international webinar hosted by the Global Water Futures Observatory (GWFO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and partners to explore hydrological data interoperability and water quality data standards. The event highlighted the importance of collaboration, shared standards, and practical approaches to improving the accessibility and use of water data across organizations and regions.

A new paper published in Frontiers of Environmental Science presents findings of a combined experimental and modelling study investigating the effects of soil moisture and temperature on methane consumption in landfill cover soils. 

During the 2026 winter and spring terms, undergraduate student Miles Yoshida spent his co-ops developing and calibrating a fibre-optic oxygen sensor system to measure soil oxygen levels. Miles worked as part of the ERG under the supervision of Philippe Van Cappellen and Fereidoun Rezanezhad.

A new paper in Environmental Science & Technology describes a novel microwave-microfluidic platform for flow-through detection and identification of microplastics in aqueous media. 

Thinking about gaining real-world field experience? 

Join us on September 15th at 5:00pm in STC 2002 for an info session on the upcoming EARTH 490 Field Course in Vietnam this December! 

Ecohydrology Research Group members have co-authored a new paper, “Effects of water table fluctuations on naphthalene degradation: Soil column experiment and modeling”. Using a 300-day soil column experiment, the study examined how fluctuating water tables influence the breakdown of petroleum contaminants.

The latest edition of CSA News features the recent publication “Effects of water table fluctuations on naphthalene degradation: Soil column experiment and modeling,” co-authored by Ecohydrology Research Group members and colleagues. The study was published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal.

The International Workshop on Ecohydrogeology was successfully held at the University of Waterloo on July 20-21, 2026, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and students from around the world to explore the connections between water, ecological, and geological systems.

ERG members are attended the 2026 Goldschmidt Conference held in Montreal from July 12-17, 2026. Goldschmidt is the largest international conference dedicated to geochemistry, organized by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.  

Ecohydrology Research Group PhD student Amir Reshadi successfully defended his thesis on June 25, 2026. Amir's thesis is titled "Multi-Scale Modeling of Microplastic Fate and Transport in Urban Runoff: From Catchment-Scale Yield and Retention to a Global Predictive Framework."