Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Christopher E. Hartman, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Yakov Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Rakesh Joshi

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

scientific objectives related to in-situ monitoring ofwater quality variables related to agricultural run-offs. The STRIDER project was launched morerecently under a cooperative agreement with USDA-ARS, Environmental Microbial and FoodSafety Laboratory, Beltsville, MD. to include design features for depth profiling and samplingcapability to the autonomous boat platform, over and above monitoring water quality variablesrelated to agricultural run-offsThere is a growing consensus in the scientific community and the population at large thatunregulated anthropogenic activities have contributed significantly to the degradation ofecosystem health of water bodies [4] . Pharmaceutical industry, aquaculture, as well as, animal andcrop farming contribute