Contaminated soils from the 1979 oil spill in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Over 45 years later, these soils are still hydrophobic (repel water) resulting in a sparsely vegetated landscape. We're studying how industrial hemp can help remediate these soils.

#research #minnesota #soil #contamination #hemp #umn #oilspill #phytoremediation

Learning how to take pore water samples from a bog! In addition to our surface water samples, we're interested in elemental and methyl-mercury concentrations in the subsurface.

#mercury #methylmercury #umn #research #bog #peatland #waterquality

Installing shallow ground water monitoring wells on a grazing site.

#waterquality #science #umn #research #groundwater #fieldwork #minnesota

Learning how to filter water samples for mercury analysis.

#USGS #Water #Science #Peatland #Research #Mercury

Installing a water level logger as part of our research measuring mercury outflow from peatlands.

#science #peatland #wetlandrestoration #waterquality #minnesota #research