Founded in 1969, the National Center for Water Quality Research (NCWQR) is a leader in surface water and groundwater research in the Great Lakes region and beyond. Chemical analysis of fresh water samples as well as biological assessment of aquatic communities is performed at our laboratory facilities in Gillmor Hall on the Heidelberg University campus.
The NCWQR research team -chemists, biologists, toxicologists and statisticians - uses the wealth of water quality data that is generated here concerning Lake Erie and numerous streams and groundwater wells across the nation to formulate new ideas about the status of water quality, the effects of water quality on aquatic living systems and future implications for the availability of healthy, usable water. Our insight is shared through contributions to national and international scholarly publications and research conferences as well as speaking engagements for the general public.
Focus on Dissolved Phosphorus
- Problem Introduction
- Research on Cropland Soils
- A BMP Toolbox
- Tributary Loading Trends
- Bioavailable Phosphorus Loading
- Maumee Bay and Lake Erie Western Basin
- Related Studies
Education
- Environmental Science Major
- K-12 Workshops & Career Days
- Community Outreach
Testing Services
Research
- Research
- Tributary Data Download
- Great Lakes Protection Fund Grant
- Tributary Loading
- Watershed Modeling
- Biological and Habitat Studies
- Publications & Presentations