Expanding AnyTown USA Wastewater Treatment Facilities into Local Microgrid Hubs

Wastewater treatment facilities are promising hubs for integrating food-water-energy systems. However, most of these facilities do not recover energy or nutrients, and they account for up to 4% of all…

Get the Lead Out: Alternative Ammunition Can Solve a One Health Conundrum

Lead is a well-known toxin. Despite successful efforts to remove it from gasoline, paint, household products and drinking water, lead persists in hunting ammunition and continues to harm the humans,…

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Making Farm-to-Fork Food Safety More Sustainable

…project examines the impacts of pre-harvest food safety practices for preventing wildlife from entering fields on surface water quality. The project will provide growers with a conceptual framework that they…

Bridging the NYS Rural and Urban Divide through a Public ‘Internet of Things’

…water metering. This statewide, public “Internet of Things” infrastructure will bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas, spur new economic activities, and be a game-changer for sustainability. [This…

Taking the Quicksilver out of Gold Mining

…food and water systems, while helping communities build alternative livelihoods. The team will also develop strategies for rehabilitating forest land degraded by mining. [Thanks to a generous gift from David…

Preparing for Earth Source Heat

An enhanced geothermal system could bring clean, renewable heat and a smaller carbon footprint to Cornell by 2035. Cornell’s Earth Source Heat (ESH) project will use hot water from deep…

A Lethal Legacy

Environmental managers have decades of experience protecting lakes from watershed pollutants that are currently feeding harmful algal and cyanobacterial blooms (HABs)–but what happens when old phosphorus deposits in lake sediments…

Reduction of Heavy Metals in Infant and Toddler Foods (IIF Impact Funding)

…high heavy metal contents in fruits and vegetables due to their natural exposure to soil/water, and pesticides, is a significant concern. The Baby Food Council, a collaboration among Cornell University…

Big Pool, Little Pool

…flooding. While often effective for flood control, these single-purpose basins also divide neighborhoods, concentrate pollutants, and require costly maintenance. With officials and experts in São Paulo, this team will create…