News

Our new review examines sources, transport pathways, and chemical forms of phosphorus in urban stormwater. It also evaluates the effectiveness of stormwater best management practices and highlights key research needs for improving phosphorus management and reducing water quality impacts. 

A new paper published in the Vadose Zone Journal investigated the effects of water table fluctuations (WTFs) on the aerobic and anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) biodegradation pathways using a combined experimental and model approach.

Yesterday, Lei presented a talk entitled "New trends and risks of algal blooms in tributaries of the Three Gorges Reservoir" as part of the Ecohydrology Seminar Series. Thank you to Lei for the excellent talk! We all had a great time.

Undergraduate students Tara Ferguson, Olivia Penn and Melissa LeBlonc co-author the paper with co-Principal Investigator Fereidoun Rezanezhad and Principal Investigator Laura Hug in Journal of Environmental Management.

The peatland science symposium held jointly by Can-Peat and the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) took place on February 18th in Quebec City and featured presentations from students, researchers, and industry partners.

The Ecohydrology Research Group, in collaboration with the Wetland Soils & Greenhouse Gas Exchange Lab and the Waterloo Wetland Laboratory, hosted another successful World Wetlands Day Research Symposium at the University of Waterloo on Monday February 2nd, 2026. This was the 14^th year that the University of Waterloo celebrated World Wetlands Day.

ERG attended the CRRC Days 2026 Conference, held January 28 to 30, 2026, which brought together students and early career researchers focused on cold-regions science. The conference featured a keynote and art workshop by Dr. Ken Van Rees exploring the intersection of science and art, as well as a drone demonstration workshop.

Ecohydrology Research Group MSc student Noelle Starling successfully defended her thesis on January 15, 2026. Noelle's thesis is titled "Leveraging Long term water quality monitoring data to elucidate drivers and controls on N and P loading in the Lake Winnipeg Basin". 

Over the winter break, students enrolled in EARTH 490: Mekong Delta Field Course, led by Professor Philippe Van Cappellen, took part in an immersive learning experience in one of the world’s largest and most fertile mega-deltas.

Ecohydrology Research Group MSc student Della Zhou successfully defended her thesis on January 12, 2026. Della's thesis is titled "Vegetation and open water carbon greenhouse gas fluxes of urban stormwater ponds".