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Suspended Solids

The color of river water as mirror of its changing surroundings is the focus of Sally Donovan’s River Traveler project, which will photograph the various suspended solids that have altered the color of the Mississippi River. The project will consider how this chromatic record can inform understanding of the causes of such changes.

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Light microscope image of Spongilla lacustris, a freshwater sponge that scientists are using as an indicator of water quality in Minnesota Courtesy of the University of Minnesota Crookston