UMass Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Research Site

Research in the UMass Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program addresses critical issues in a wide range of engineered and natural systems with an emphasis on aquatic environments. Funding agencies include the National Science Foundation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Geological Survey, the American Water Works Association Research Foundation, the Water Environment Research Foundation, the Massachusetts Highway Department, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Aquarion Water Company, the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District and many other agencies and companies. Information and links to projects and related faculty members are found within the Research Areas identified below:

 

Drinking Water

 

Water Resources & Hydrology

Source waters, treatment processes, distribution systems

 

   

Environmental Chemistry

 

Water, Climate & Sustainability

Reaction kinetics, oxidation processes, surface chemistry    

Environmental Microbiology & Wastewater Treatment

 

Stormwater & Watershed Mangement

Microbiology of engineered & natural systems ; Treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters   Modeling and management of stormwater runoff, integrated modeling of watersheds, monitoring watershed, stormwater and surface water using remote sensing
   

Groundwater & Hazardous Waste

    Measurement and modeling of groundwater flow; Analysis and design for understanding and remediating hazardous chemicals in the subsurface; Management of groundwater systems.

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