News archive - November 2022

Friday, November 11, 2022

Navigating the space between science and policymaking for mitigating microplastics pollution

Halifax waterfront

Nancy Goucher, Knowledge Mobilization Specialist for the Water Institute, was pleased to present at this year’s National Water and Wastewater Conference 2022, which took place from November 6-9 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nancy was invited to speak about innovative research approaches for mitigating microplastics pollution to an audience of water leaders from across the country.

Thursday, November 10, 2022

A river runs beneath it: new study discovers a 460-km river under the Antarctica ice sheet

Antarctic

The discovery of a 460 km river under the Antarctica ice sheet could be the missing link to climate models.  

A team of researchers led by Water Institute member Dr. Christine Dow, a professor in the department of Geography and Environmental Management and cross-appointed to the Department of Applied Mathematics, discovered the river from a series of airborne radar surveys and modelling. Their findings show the ice sheet's base has more active water flow than previously thought, which could make it more susceptible to changes in climate. 

Monday, November 7, 2022

Waterloo Wetland Lab leads wetland clean-up event

Wetland

Professor leads wetland clean-up event as a teachable moment

Members of the University of Waterloo community led by Dr. Rebecca Rooney and the Waterloo Wetland Lab will engage in a wetland clean-up event and information session on Wednesday, November 9.

Friday, November 4, 2022

Researchers aim to turn plastic pollution into a biomaterial for a circular economy

Marine Debris

In 2022 at the UN Environment Assembly representatives from 175 countries vowed to end plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is ubiquitous on earth affecting every habitat. The most glaring example is “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” which is three times the size of France and is comprised of an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of discarded plastic. 

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