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What was surprising, was that in the short time span before invertebrates decimated carcasses, usually less than two days, some raccoons were able to find these tiny carcasses and utilize them as a food resource.
Panelists will discuss the current radiological environmental programs serving the Central Savannah River Area.
The presentation will cover the components of environmental monitoring programs.
SREL Senior Research Associate Kurt Buhlmann, Ph.D., stated. “Rather, we will need to take proactive steps to recover species by reestablishing additional populations on our landscape…”
“If we aren’t looking at all possible variables, we might not be getting the whole picture, which could have implications on how we understand food web dynamics and issues like disease spread.”
REMOP is a community outreach program designed to educate Burke County residents about environmental monitoring, including metals and radioactive elements.
Efforts to manage the growth of the wild pig population have fallen short, but researchers from the University of Georgia are testing new data-gathering tools that will help guide future control measures.
TAAD is SREL’s largest outreach event.
REMOP is a community outreach program designed to educate Burke County residents about environmental monitoring including metals and radioactive elements.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, this is the only REU program allowing students to study the fate, transport and effects of radioactive elements in the environment.