Monday, June 20, 2016
As residents try to resume their lives more than a month after a ferocious wildfire forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, crucial questions about its impact on their water supply still have no clear answers.
It’s why Monica Emelko, a University of Waterloo expert in water quality and water treatment, left for the devastated Alberta city last week after spending countless hours on the phone with government officials since the crisis escalated in early May.
Our research has very real implications for people, so as long as we’re useful, we’ll continue to help,” says the Waterloo civil and environmental engineering professor.
Read the full story by Brian Caldwell, Faculty of Engineering.