Water & Environmental Research Center

Selected Past WERC Research Projects

• U.S. Department of Defense
  • Geohydrologic Investigations at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
  • Natural attenuation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in active groundwater and surface-water systems, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
• Bioremediation of hydrocarbon spills in northern climates -- Exxon Valdez spill of 1989 
• Design criteria for the passage of grayling and other weak-swimming fish through culverts 
• GIS development for gravel pit inventory, and monitoring bridge and road construction 
• Biochemistry of a protein secreted by oil degrading bacteria 
• The role of arctic hydrological processes on greenhouse gas emissions 
• Snowmelt infiltration into seasonally frozen soils relative to flooding and groundwater recharge 
• Biological reclamation of water, wastewater, and soil 
• Bethel Fuel Sales, Inc., Permafrost Applications for Fuel Facility Containment Designs
• Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System (ATLAS)
• The Role of Fire in Permafrost Terrain in the Boreal Forest
• Hydrology Projects at LTER Caribou Poker Creeks Research Watershed
• Ground-Water Modeling on High-Performance Computing Platforms
• Humans, Water and Climate Change
• EPSCoR Permafrost Health Outreach Project
• Northern Research Basins Water Balance
• Kuparuk River Basin Hydrologic Observatory Prospectus

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