Joe Cleary, Andy Bohner, Gary Grey, and Rob Orlando will be speaking at the NJWEA 2010 Fall Technology Seminar, September 20-23, 2010 at the Sheraton Eatontown, Eatontown, NJ. Click here for more information.


Joseph G. Cleary was a speaker at the Advanced Wastewater Treatment Workshop: Conventional and Micropollutants, April 27-29, 2010. Click here for conference information.


Aaron Redman gave a presentation on 'Implementation Guidance for the Use of the Biotic Ligand Model (BLM) to Derive Fixed Monitoring Benchmarks", on Friday April 16th at the Annual Conference of the Water Environment Association of Utah (WEAU) which will be held in St. George, Utah , April 13-16, 2010.


Robin Landeck Miller was a presenter at the EPA Symposium on Integrated Modeling and Analysis to Support the Management and Restoration of Large Aquatic Ecosystems on January 20-21, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Her presentation addressed Completed Modeling Activities in Long Island Sound.


"Treatment dollars could be saved in [total maximum daily loads (TMDLs)] if it were more clearly understood how much of the mercury put out by a [WWTP] actually becomes methylmercury," said Robin Landeck Miller, a HydroQual associate and leader of natural waters fate and transport operations. Click here for a link to the article titled, "Demystifying Methylmercury", published in the December 2009 issue of WE&T.


HydroQual is pleased to announce the recent appointment of K. Benjamin Wu as an Adjunct Research Fellow in the River and Coast Environment Research Institute of the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, a policy and technology supporting academy to China Ministry of Environmental Protection in Beijing, China. Ben, a HydroQual Associate Engineer, has been developing a complex water quality modeling platform and water supply security and emergency response system to help the City of Wuhan, China reduce water pollution, improve water quality and provide better environmental management of Wuhan’s water resources. Ben will provide technical assistances to the Academy on their National Water Project for topics of TMDL, Drinking Water Security and Pre-warning System, and Water Quality Standards.


Dr. Sri Rangarajan submitted testimony on behalf of the NJ chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection's Hearing on Climate Change Impacts on Water Quality (December 7, 2209). This testimony highlights the importance of risks due to Climate Change and suggests some mitigation strategies. Click here for testimony.


Robin Miller was a speaker at the International Workshop on Nutrient Remediation (focus is biomass harvesting), being held on December 3rd and 4th 2009 at the University of Connecticut's Stamford Campus. Click here for more information.


Benjamin Wu presented a paper on "Bloom of Microcystis Aeruginosa in the Upper Potomac River Estuary: Interactions between Primary Productivity, pH and Sediment Phosphorus Release" at the 13th World Lake Conference in Wuhan, China, November 4, 2009. Ben will also co-chair Conference Session 510 - Concepts and New Technology on Lake Eutrophication Control on November 2nd and 3rd 2009.


Sri Rangarajan, Ph.D., D.WRE was a speaker at the Sustainability Shoptalk Series sponsored by Baruch College, CUNY Program on LIQUID ASSETS-Capitalizing on the Water & Energy Nexus (New York City Case Studies),October 28th 2009,8:30-11;30 am at the Newman Conference Center. Click here for more information.


Benjamin Wu made a presentation on A Modeling Approach to Exposure and Risk Assessment at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science in Beijing, China on October 26th 2009


HydroQual staff presented at the WEF Microconstituents and Industrial Water Quality Conference, July 26-29, 2009 in Baltimore, MD. Click here for more information.


Thomas Gallagher was invited to speak at WERFs August 11-12th event on the latest in phosphorus and bioavailability research using the Spokane River as a backdrop for the event. He discussed water quality/nutrient modeling in general but also specifically as it relates to HydroQual's work on the Spokane River TMDL Model for the City of Spokane. Click here for more information.


The Biotic Ligand Model is available for download.


ECOMSED is available for download.