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Ever wonder what Union professors are up to when they aren’t teaching? Just about everything, as it turns out. Nothing is beyond their collective reach or curious minds. Here’s a glimpse of the diverse and intriguing work they do.
Protecting and understanding groundwater MASON STAHL,
the James M. Kenney Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering
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hink about groundwater much? Probably not, but that makes it no less important. “Groundwater provides drinking water to over 2 billion people; supplies nearly half of the irrigation water used globally to grow our crops; and sustains surface water bodies and groundwater-dependent ecosystems,” 40
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Mason Stahl said. “But because groundwater is largely out of sight, people often don’t realize how important it is and how threatened it is by overuse and contamination.” To better understand groundwater and its recharge process, and to better protect and manage it, Stahl’s research focuses on two key questions.
