CBC News investigates health risks in water quality, Emelko shares insights
Monica Emelko shares insight into the water quality issues that arise after a wildfire.
Monica Emelko presents on source water protection and climate change at Singapore International Water Week
Monica Emelko shares insight into the water quality issues that arise after a wildfire.
Alex Chik wins prestigious 1st place AWWA dissertation award
The WaterSTP group is pleased to announce that recent graduate, Dr. Alex Ho Shing Chik, has received the 2021 American Water Works Association (AWWA) first place Academic Achievement Award for his doctoral dissertation.
Omar Chowdhury a Finalist in GRADflix Showcase 2021
Omar Chowdhury a Finalist at the GRADflix Showcase 2021 with Explainer Video on Microplastics On January 29, 2020, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) hosted a virtual viewing party of the Top 25 GRADflix submissions before the winners were announced. Omar Chowdhury's video explaining his research on microplastics in water sources was selected as a [...]
Monica Emelko named the first Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology and Policy
Monica Emelko, Principal Investigator for the forWater Network and a professor in Waterloo's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is the first Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology and Policy.
Monica Emelko interviewed on The Knowledge Archives podcast
The Knowledge Archives host, Madhav Malhotra, recently sat down with Water Science, Technology, and Policy (Water STP) leader Monica Emelko to discuss her research as well as the future of engineering & applied science in a changing climate.
WaterSTP Paper Selected as Forests Journal Cover Story
A recent paper led by Dr. François-Nicolas Robinne of Canada Wildfire including WaterSTP leader Monica B. Emelko was chosen to be featured on the cover of the May 2019 issue of Forests.
How the rise in wildfires could affect how Calgary treats its drinking water
How the rise in wildfires could affect how Calgary treats its drinking water By: Rosa Saba, The Star Calgary CALGARY—The city of Calgary is leading the charge in studying the effects of widespread wildfires on drinking water, something researchers say has been misunderstood and overlooked until recently. Calgary has established a task force involving nearby [...]
How Wildfires Are Polluting Rivers and Threatening Water Supplies
As wildfires become more frequent and destructive in a warming world, they are increasingly leaving in their wake debris and toxic runoff that are polluting rivers and fouling water supplies. Some municipalities are having to upgrade their water treatment methods to...
Fort McMurray seeing big spike in water-treatment costs, Monica Emelko comments
CBC News recently featured a story on the rising cost of providing clean drinking water to Fort McMurray after the 2016 wildfire. The city's water treatment plant is spending more on food-grade chemicals to remove burnt forest-floor ash that's flushing into the municipality's drinking water supply. Water Science, Technology and Policy Director Monica Emelko has been working with [...]