{"id":18021,"date":"2018-01-02T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intranet2.valpo.edu\/cital\/?post_type=professorial_lecture&#038;p=18021"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:20:45","slug":"whats-in-the-water-a-glimpse-into-the-challenges-of-our-most-precious-resource","status":"publish","type":"professorial_lecture","link":"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/professorial-lecture\/whats-in-the-water-a-glimpse-into-the-challenges-of-our-most-precious-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in the Water? A Glimpse into the Challenges of Our Most Precious Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clean fresh water is a requirement for all forms of life. Yet water scarcity and water quality are under some level of threat in most places worldwide.\u00a0 Around the Great Lakes, fresh water is abundant, but what about the quality of our water? Are enough protections in place to prevent contamination or excessive use? \u00a0 Improvident use of chemicals\u2013pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products\u2013 as well as other disposable materials has led to serious challenges for the environment and particularly for our surface water. \u00a0 This presentation will highlight studies on the fresh water issues of Great Lakes\u00a0<em>Cladophora\u00a0<\/em>overgrowth, advanced wastewater treatment, inadequate surface water monitoring and the emerging threat of microplastic pollution.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clean fresh water is a requirement for all forms of life. Yet water scarcity and water quality are under some level of threat in most places worldwide.\u00a0 Around the Great Lakes, fresh water is abundant, but what about the quality of our water? 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