Groundwater, Coastal Geology, Surface Water and Wetlands

Projects are listed alphabetically by principal investigator and may be listed under multiple topic headings.

Additional projects

Groundwater

Water Resource Investigation for Kane County, Illinois    Bill Dey

Determination of the Dominant Sources of Nitrate in Wells and Springs of the Sinkhole Plain Using Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopes      Keith Hackley

The Application of Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopes of Nitrate to Identify the Sources and the Degree of Denitrification of Nitrate Levels in Illinois Groundwater     Keith Hackley

Investigation of the Age of Recharge of Groundwater to the Mahomet Valley Aquifer Using Geochemical Techniques     Keith Hackley

Effects of Land Application of Untreated and Treated Swine Slurry on Crop Production and Subsurface Water Quality     Keith Hackley

Mass Flux of Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in Shallow Groundwater—Assessment of Denitrification in Shallow Groundwater by Isotopic Methods     Hue-Hwa Hwang

Effect of Urban Growth on Groundwater Quality in McHenry County Based on Chemical and Isotopic Assessment     Hue-Hwa Hwang

Development of 3-D Visualization Application     Don Keefer

Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Residues in Water and Soil in Close Proximity to Swine Production Facilities Ivan Krapac

Modeling Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport at a Swine Confinement Facility    Ivan Krapac

Hydrogeologic Characterization and Analysis     Dave Larson

Hydrogeologic Assessment of Brine Discharge from Illinois Basin Aquifers to Shallow Groundwater or Surface Water Ed Mehnert

Mass Flux of Nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) in Shallow Groundwater     Ed Mehnert

Estimation of Groundwater Recharge in Northeastern Illinois     Ed Mehnert

Evaluation of Analytical Element Groundwater Flow Modeling to Improve Geologic Mapping     Ed Mehnert

Dating of Cave Sediments and Speleothems     Sam Panno

Indicators of the Origin of Sodium and Chloride in Natural Water     Sam Panno

Sinkhole Density, Bedrock Topography, Water Table, and Drift and Loess-Thickness Maps of the Columbia, Waterloo, and Renault Quadrangles     Sam Panno

The Hydrochemistry of Illinois     Sam Panno

Development of a Statewide Database of Hydraulic Conductivity Values from Quaternary Units in Illinois   John Sieving

Regional Groundwater Assessment: Metro East Region     Ed Smith

Hydrogeologic Mapping for Kendall County     Ed Smith

Coastal Geology

Illinois Coastal Management Program     Mike Chrzastowski

Ground Penetrating Radar Assessment of Buried Infrastructure Along Beachfront at Illinois Beach    Tim Larson

Surface Water and Wetlands

Sediment Quality and Sedimentation Rates in Backwater Lakes Along the Illinois River     Rich Cahill

Investigating the Role of a 1,600-acre Floodplain Site in Trapping Suspended Sediment of the Illinois and LaMoine Rivers     Keith Carr

Providing Hydrogeologic Assistance to the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources    Jim Miner

Providing Hydrogeologic Assistance to the Illinois Department of Transportation on Wetlands and Other Issues    Jim Miner

Sources of Nitrate in the Illinois River     Sam Panno

Illinois River Basin Restoration Project: Watershed and Pool Assessments     Drew Phillips

Organic Compounds in Sediments from the Grand Calumet River—Lake Michigan to Lake George