Water works honored

Drs. Robert Williamson and Ellen Smoak of the Cooperative Extension Program at A&T and Dr. G. B. Reddy of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design were invited to present overviews of their work at the CSREES National Water Quality Conference in Clearwater, Florida, Jan. 11-14. Smoak and Williamson gave presentations covering educational materials they have developed which are designed to deliver the news on water quality issues - what individuals can do to monitor and improve the quality of drinking water in their homes and on their farms - to adults at lower literacy levels. Reddy presented findings from the constructed wetlands project at the University Farm. Reddy and other A&T researchers have been working on an alternative to the lagoon method for swine waste management. At the University Farm, "wetland cells" use selected aquatic vegetation to absorb nitrogen, phosphorus and ammonium from the wastewater

The CSREES Water Quality Conference brought together university scientists, instructors, and extension specialists for an exchange of knowledge and ideas, and to identify and update emerging issues.

Posted January 22, 2004 01:49 PM

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