Environmental researchers at Auburn University investigate micropollutants in estuaries

As more and more people choose to live near the water, the world’s estuaries are increasingly impacted by chemical compounds from the land. Researchers from Auburn University’s Estuarine Environments Research Program, led by the environmental engineering group in the Department of Civil Engineering, are investigating the behavior and fate of these compounds, and the threat they may pose to aquatic organisms living in estuaries.

Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams mix with salt water from the ocean. Estuarine environments have evolved to produce unique and diverse communities of plants and animals. More than half of the world's population lives or works adjacent to estuaries, a proximity that creates increased risks to estuarine organisms.

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