2008
Environmental Studies
A Look into the Past: A Land Use History of the Route 44 Plaza and the Casperkill Watershed
Lucy Robins, Vassar College ’08 with Profs. Kirsten Menking and Stuart Belli
Water Chemistry Analysis of Drainage from Athletic Fields into Vassar Lake
Emily Vail, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Kirsten Menking
2007
Environmental Studies
A Survey of Organic Anthropogenic Pollution in Casperkill Creek
T.J. Fayton Vassar College ’09, Emily Vail ,Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Stuart Belli
Does Chloramine-Containing Drinking Water Affect Plant Growth and Development?
Danielle Goldie, Vassar College ’08, David Fried, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Mark Schlessman
Riparian Vegetation and Stream Health: What Really Counts?
David Fried, Vassar College ’08, Danielle Goldie, Vassar College ’08, and Prof. Mark Schlessman
Estimating Chloride Flux in the Casperkill Creek Using Long-Term Water Monitoring Technology and GIS
Adam Jost , Vassar College,’ 08, Wilson Salls, Vassar College ’09, Kelsey Smith (ENST/CAP Intern), and Prof. Kirsten Menking
Casperkill Assessment Project: Brownfields Policy
Jessica Monmaney, Vassar College ’08, Matt Belli, Vassar College ’09, Alyssa Charney, Vassar College ’10 and Profs. Pinar Batur and Stuart Belli
Casperkill Assessment Project: Public Perception of Risk
Jessica Monmaney, Vassar College ’08, Matt Belli, Vassar College ’09, Alyssa Charney, Vassar College ’10 and Profs. Pinar Batur and Stuart Belli
A Preliminary Study of Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes in the Casperkill Creek
Wilson B. Salls, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. David P. Gillikin
The Effects of Storm Water Runoff on Coliform Bacteria in the Casperkill Creek
Emily Vail, Vassar College ’09, T.J. Fayton, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Marshall Pregnall
2006
Environmental Studies
The Casperkill in Dutchess County, N.Y. and Policy Conundrums: Science and Policy Making
Dylan Cate, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Pinar Batur
Bioassessment of the Casperkill Creek Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates
T.J. Fayton Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Marshall Pregnall, Environmental Research Institute
Comparison of Water Chemistry and Sediment Mineralogy of the Casperkill Creek: Constraining the Influence of Road Salt in Aquatic Chemistry
Adam Jost, Vassar College ’08, Alyssa Schultheis, Vassar College ’07, and Profs. Kirsten Menking, Prof. Stuart Belli. Environmental Research Institute
Local Riparian Vegetation Predicts Health of the Casperkill
Devorah Ketai, Vassar College ’08, Profs. Mark A. Schlessman and Prof. Mary Ann Cunningham, Environmental Research Institute
Using E. coli and Total Coliform Levels to Determine Sources of Fecal Contamination in an Urban Stream
Juliana Morris, Vassar College ’07 and Prof. Kirsten Menking, Environmental Research Institute
Aquatic Ecosystem Degradation: An Investigation of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Casperkill Creek
Alyssa Schultheis, Vassar College ‘07, Adam Jost, Vassar College ‘07, Profs. Stuart Belli and Kirsten Menking, Geology Department, Environmental Research Institute
Dissolved Inorganic Nutrients and Land Use in the Casperkill Creek, Poughkeepsie, NY
Joanna Tsai, Vassar College ‘08 and Prof. Marshall Pregnall, Environmental Research Institute