College of the Environment
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| Researchers find potentially harmful level of pollutants in edible seaweed | The plentiful seaweed off the shores of Fidalgo and other surrounding islands has concentrated contaminants, according to a study published recently by a team at Western Washington University. It's the same seaweed that is often eaten by area tribal members and kayakers looking for a… |
2022-10-05 | |
| Skagit County sites included in Salish Sea seaweed toxicity study | The toxicity levels of seaweed at two Skagit County sites were included in a Salish Sea study done by Western Washington University researchers. The study, published in the scientific journal PLoS One on Sept. 23, looked at three species of edible seaweed at 43 Salish… |
2022-10-03 | |
| Study raises concerns about contaminants in edible seaweeds | A new study just published by researchers at Western Washington University (WWU) reports concentrations of up to 162 chemical contaminants in three species of edible seaweeds gathered in the Salish Sea. |
2022-09-28 | |
| Recycling isn't enough to slow plastic pollution, WA scientists say | anna Armstrong took her bioplastic to the Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair, where she took first place for her invention and went on to compete virtually in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, where she placed fourth in the world in the… |
2022-09-28 | |
| WWU Named to U.S. Dept. Of Energy’s First Cohort of Twelve ‘Zero Energy Design Designation’ Awardees | 2022-09-28 | ||
| Upcoming Internal Grant Application Deadlines for Students | 2022-09-28 | ||
| WWU researchers find potentially harmful levels of pollutants in the Salish Sea’s edible seaweeds | 2022-09-26 | ||
| Swinomish Tribe builds U.S.’s first modern ‘clam garden,' reviving ancient practice | It takes a butter clam about three years to grow to harvestable size, according to Western Washington University marine ecologist and Samish Nation member Marco Hatch. “What we're doing here is something that hasn't been done in living memory, which is build a clam… |
2022-09-13 | |
| U.S. News Ranks WWU as Top Public Master’s-Granting School in Pacific Northwest for the 23rd Straight Year | 2022-09-12 | ||
| Photo Gallery: 24 hours in the field with the Salish Sea Biodiversity, Culture, and Conservation class | 2022-08-17 |