Friday, December 13, 2013
Sherry
Schiff,
a
Professor
in
the
Department
of
Earth
&
Environmental
Sciences,
is
a
co-author
on
a
recently
published
article
which
found
high
levels
of
artificial
sweeteners
present
in
water
throughout
the
Grand
River
watershed,
including
both
river
water
and
municipal
tap
water.
The
levels
of
these
chemicals
were
found
to
be
distributed
in
a
way
that
they
could
serve
as
effective
wastewater
tracers
in
rivers.
The
concentrations
of
the
artificial
sweeteners
were
found
to
be
the
highest
concentrations
recorded
in
surface
waters
to
date.