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Jun 15, 2021
After analyzing the human health risks of eating aquatic organisms from arsenic-contaminated urban lakes in the Puget Sound lowlands, UW researchers have a menu of concerns.
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Jun 15, 2021
A bumpy journey turned to smoother sailing after engineers decided to utilize research from CEE’s Structural Research Laboratory when designing the wharf for the new Mukilteo Ferry Terminal.
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Jun 15, 2021
The impacts of air pollution on communities living near airports are no longer up in the air, thanks to breakthrough research by professor Tim Larson.
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Apr 19, 2021
Following the 2020 megafires, CEE RAPID center researchers gather perishable data that will be used to better understand a type of landslide that has resulted in numerous deaths.
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Jan 07, 2021
Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater
To detect COVID-19 outbreaks by neighborhood, UW CEE researchers are working to introduce a new testing system that utilizes wastewater samples from pump stations.
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Dec 14, 2020
A CEE-led research team has uncovered what's killing coho salmon in Puget Sound’s urban streams: A chemical that preserves tires.
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