STEMxm Episode 21-  Environmental Water Quality with Tracy Fanara, PhD This is the 5th episode in a series on water and wastewater careers. Check out the others here: Water/Wastewater Treatment Operations with Stacy Passaro, Episode 17 Municipal Water and Wastewater Master Planning with Kristiana Dragash, Episode 18 Drinking Water Treatment with Emily Moore, Episode 19 Green Infrastructure & Stormwater Management with Bethany Bezak, Episode 20   Tracy Fanara's profile on The Science Channel Q&A with Tracy Stuff we chatted about...

• The Love Canal Tragedy
• Erin Brokovich
• Where Tracy first went to college and learned about plate tectonics - Hobart William Smith
• University of Florida Environmental Engineering
  • Dr. Chadik
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Endocrine disruptors
• Tracy's work experience
  • One of the early company's Tracy worked at was Malcolm Pirnie. Later, that company was purchased by Arcadis.
  • Cross connection design for developers
  • Low Impact Development (LID)
  • Stormwater detention / retention
• Tracy going back to school for graduate work
  • Where does stormwater go?
  • Understanding how to get funded for a PhD [seeking legit sources. Have one? Email it to me please!]
  • Phosphorus or Nutrient Limited
  • Watershed Rehabilitation
• Tracy at Mote Marine Laboratory
  • EPA Rainworks Challenge
  • Growing coral in a lab that successfully transitions to living in the wild
  • Shark research at Mote
  • Red Tide Bloom
  • Mote app analyzes red tide data
  • Sea SIC
  • Cyano bacteria

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