I’m happy to share Olivia Wrightwood’s manuscript, which was recently published in Environmental Science & Technology – Water! Woodchip bioreactors are designed for nitrate removal from agricultural runoff. Olivia’s work evaluated the potential for pesticide removal in lab and field-scale … Continue reading →

You might say that quite a few things have happened since I last posted here nearly two years ago… these are tulmutuous times and COVID-19 has impacted each of us. As a mother of two joyful and energetic young kids, … Continue reading →

September marks the end of another academic year and the beginning of the next. The past year has certainly been one of personal and professional growth for myself, and I imagine for our whole team. The Bischel group met together … Continue reading →

Hannah Safford rocked her performance on Jeopardy this week!  Congratulations Hannah! More coverage available from the Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article232456282.html  

Sanitation sewers are expensive and in many low-income urban settlements, they are infeasible. Container-based sanitation offers a low-cost option for affordable sanitation. In order to improve the safety of container-based sanitation systems, I worked with Tim Julian and Tamar Kohn’s teams … Continue reading →