Using water samples and environmental data gathered over 48 hours or less, engineers have developed a new predictive technique for forecasting coastal water quality, a critical step in protecting ...

Since its beginning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been one of the primary federal agencies responsible for assessing the quantity and quality of the nation’s surface water and groundwater. In ...

While achieving the United Nations (UN) ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for wastewater treatment would cause substantial improvements in global water quality, severe water quality issues ...

How does one judge whether a model or a set of models and their results are adequate for supporting regulatory decision making? The essence of the problem is whether the behavior of a model matches ...

A report from UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center describes deteriorating water conditions at Clear Lake, pictured, California's largest natural freshwater lake. (Getty) The water quality of ...

It’s no mystery what has triggered the algae blooms, fish kills and sea grass die-offs that have troubled Biscayne Bay over the last few years. It’s pollution. But what pollution, how much and where ...