Wisconsin's Freshwater is Getting Salty Badger Talk with Linnea Rock
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Road salt is often thought of as an ‘environmentally safe’ chemical. However, at high concentrations, chloride can alter aquatic ecosystems by stressing freshwater species, and deteriorate drinking water sources. For 70+ years, we have applied road salt to paved surfaces, without any regard for the environmental consequences. This talk will focus on long-term chloride trends and the state of our lakes in Wisconsin with regard to chloride contamination. Linnea will identify what lakes are at risk, and what is currently being done locally in Wisconsin to curtail further environmental damage.
Linnea Rock moved to Wisconsin from New Hampshire to attend UW in 2011. Between undergraduate and graduate school, she worked in environmental advocacy, education, and for the Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Bureau. She is now a second-year master’s student at the UW Center for Limnology under the advisement of Dr. Hilary Dugan. Linnea’s research is on chloride in the Upper Yahara River Watershed.
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