Today’s Stormwater Awareness Week presentations offer a range of topics for anyone interested in stormwater stewardship, innovative research, and community engagement strategies. From empowering local communities to adopt storm drains […]
Today’s Stormwater Awareness Week lineup features hands-on workshops and expert insights into national and local stormwater issues that you won’t want to miss. From understanding the intricacies of illicit discharge […]
A new 2-page informational flier aims to raise awareness and shed light on the current research findings around the common rubber preservative, 6PPD-quinone. Developed by Washington Stormwater Center researchers in […]
Spotlight on Dr. Ani Jayakaran: The Path to Sustainable Development at the International LID Conference
August 03, 2023
Dr. Ani Jayakaran is a Technical Program Tri-Chair for the upcoming 2023 International Low Impact Development (LID) Conference. The event, in Oklahoma City from August 6-9, 2023, promises to be […]
Overall Research Goals The Washington Stormwater Center’s research aims to improve understanding of stormwater runoff impacts on biota, the efficacy of best management practices in reducing or eliminating those impacts, […]
On May 23rd, Dr. Jenifer McIntyre will be co-hosting a session on effects from micro- and nano-particles and 6PPD Q with Dr. Stacey Harper from Oregon State University at the […]
REPOST: Dr. Jen McIntyre Forbes Interview: 6PPD-Quinone
January 30, 2023
Recently, our own Dr. Jen McIntyre was interviewed by Forbes magazine for her work detailing the effects on coho salmon of 6PPD-quinone, the toxic chemical formed when a common rubber preservative […]
Biochar and Fungi Present Exciting Bioretention Possibilities
December 06, 2022
A recent paper published by our own Chelsea Mitchell, Dr. Anand Jayakaran, and Dr. Jennifer McIntyre examines the stormwater mitigation effects achieved through the utilization of biochar and fungi amendments. […]
REPOST: Congeneric Sockeye Show Uncommon Resistance to Runoff
August 25, 2022
Study Abstract The sensitivity of closely related Pacific salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) to untreated urban stormwater runoff was compared across three storm events. Juvenile coho, sockeye, steelhead, and Chinook […]
REPOST: ‘Stealth Pollutant’ Article from The Guardian
July 28, 2022
Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA Washington Stormwater Center Researchers Drs. Jen McIntyre (WSU) and Ed Kolodziej (UWT), discuss the implications of 6PPD quinone and after-market applications of crumb rubber from tires. Read […]
