by Alyre Chiasson | Aug 27, 2024 | From Stream To Tides
In this issue of my blog, I will introduce you to a fish that spends its entire life in an area approximately the size of the interior of your car. They are the model, “stay at home” fish. Meet the slimy sculpin. Perhaps an unfortunate name, as they are not slimy...
by Alyre Chiasson | May 6, 2024 | 25th Anniversary, From Stream To Tides
Phosphate and nitrates are nutrients that are essential to life. In water, inorganic phosphorus occurs as ion phosphate PO43-. This is the form that phosphorus takes when it is dissolved in water. Phosphate is an important component of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and...
by Alyre Chiasson | Dec 6, 2023 | From Stream To Tides, News From Around the Bend
by Dr. Alyre Chiasson Turbidity is a relatively common concept even when not referring to water. An idea that is unclear is often said to be “turbid” or “murky”. However, as a water quality parameter it refers to the scattering of light. In common language this...
by Alyre Chiasson | Jul 4, 2023 | News From Around the Bend
The concentration of oxygen in water is a key component in the assessment of water quality in rivers, streams, and lakes. The fact that we and many other organisms specifically require oxygen in the air to stay alive was not always known. Instead, the air was thought...
by Alyre Chiasson | Mar 27, 2023 | News From Around the Bend
We appear to be innately curious about the origins of many things. Take as an example the really big questions like the origin(s) of life and bigger still, the origin of the universe. However, we will leave those questions aside to focus on something more local, the...
