Appalachian Water Research Exchange

04/08/2024

Dear AWaRE page followers, this is a long overdue update. The study is no longer in session and the survey link will be closed. We have received several responses even after the official study period ended. This indicates that water issues are still an important concern in many homes. We suggest reaching out to your local water utility and local universities for assistance.

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07/28/2022

So glad to have the chance to engage with the community through the Portsmouth Public Library. We are looking forward to coming down to Scioto County!!

On Saturday, July 30th, 2022, from 1–3 p.m. the AWaRE team will hold a community outreach and educational event at the Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia St, Portsmouth, OH 45662. We are excited to share back some preliminary results, involve youth in activities similar to those from our research study, educate parents and kids alike about water quality, and present career pathways to inspire the next generation of environmental professionals! We will be doing a brief water quality activity demonstrating how water from different sources may contain different levels of contaminants. Additionally, we will also be conducting a brief mental modeling activity on the water cycle. All are welcome to attend! We will be giving away some OSU gear to all participants!

05/02/2022

04/11/2022

We are in the final month of data collection for our water quality study in the Northwest Regional Water District - last day to sign up is April 30th! The Ohio State team extends a big thank you to the District for being willing for us to interview customers and sample from their households and for many Friends of Scioto Brush Creek members for participating so far, as well as other Scioto County community leaders and members! If you are still interested in participating please reach out to Dan at [email protected] or fill out this survey to see if you are eligible: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRQgDMxd86hX0cS. Participants who complete the interview (45-60 min), survey (10-15 min) and water sampling and testing (30-45 min) will earn a $50 gift card.

02/21/2022

Jasper and Dan attended the Friends of Scioto Brush Creek Annual Meeting this past weekend! Check out the fun they had!

We are half-way through 40 participants! If you are a customer of Northwest Regional Water District and are interested in participating in our study, please reach out to Daniel at [email protected]! 🙂 We will be accepting participants until June 2022!

02/21/2022

Many thanks to Northwest Regional Water District for posting about our study in the monthly water bills!

If you're a customer of Northwest Regional Water, you still have time to participate in our study and earn a $50 gift card! The study will involve a 2 hour Zoom interview with a guided water sampling activity. Water samples will be sent back to our Ohio State lab for testing - shipping and water testing are free of charge to you!

Just reach out to Daniel at [email protected] for more information or check out our website: www.u.osu.edu/aware

We look forward to speaking with you!

02/20/2022

Jasper and Dan attended the FoSBC Annual Meeting today it was such a fun time! We were amazed at how much we could learn about rattlesnakes! Such a pleasure to meet so many of our research participants in person too!

FoSBC Annual Meeting Today at 10 a.m. Bring a dish and stay for the potluck lunch after the program.

02/16/2022

We are excited to be joining the Friends of Scioto Brush Creek annual meeting this Saturday!

01/14/2022

Curious about how we process your water samples? Here’s a time lapse of PhD student Daniel Ma working in the lab! Thanks to all study participants so far! We are blown away by the interest and we are so excited that we could engage with everyone who has participated so far!

Contact: Daniel Ma @ [email protected] or 614-915-0922 if you are a customer of Northwest Regional Water and would like to participate in our study! All participants will receive a $50 gift card upon completion of the study.

01/06/2022

Happy New Year! Getting the yer started with more sample collection! Two more sampling kits going out to participants today! If you know anyone who is interested in participating (neighbors and friends) let them know to reach out to [email protected]. We are still looking for 20-30 more participants!!