Wisconsin's Water Library brings you AquaLog - a place the library will share information and news about water science.

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This guide was developed for use by UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students to assist in their pursuit of water research. Water is a cross-disciplinary topic so many types of resources are provided in the fields and departments of Agriculture, Biochemistry, Ecology, Food Science, Education, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Environmental Science and more.

This Water Research Guide was developed with the help of Jennifer Champoux, Amy De Simone and Peter Rudrud.

Tracking Mercury
Pollutant quickly finds its way into fish

By Marie Zhuikov

They took to the remote lake in Canada under the cover of dusk, dripping pollution into the water via the boat’s prop wash. Were these culprits improperly disposing of industrial waste? No. They were researchers, and their actions were in the name of science.

The setting was a unique area in Ontario, about 40 miles east of Kenora on the Trans-Canada Highway and then due south another 10 miles. The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) is one of the only places in the world where researchers can practice experimental limnology; in other words, instead of relying on computer models or other simulated conditions, they can study a real lake and see what happens.

Read more.

photo: Helen Manolopoulos.

Visualizing the effects of diozin on fish

These sites have many links to water-related information.

Water information is found in several libraries on campus. You may find useful resources and expert help at:

Wisconsin's Water Library

Steenbock Library (Agriculture and Life Sciences)

Wendt Library (Engineering)

Chemistry Library