Enhancement of Rensselaer Fresh Water Institute Laboratory Capabilities on Lake George, New York

该项目将为改进伦斯勒理工学院淡水研究所乔治湖生物实地站的实验室能力提供部分资金。NSF基金将提供实验室设施建设总估计成本的大约15%。凭借其现有的设施，FWI开发了一套以水资源为重点的核心研究计划，旨在了解通过人为扰动正在发生变化的生态系统。美国东北部包含许多不同的受压力的水生生态系统，包括遭受酸降水、有毒污染、营养丰富和外来植物引入的那些。乔治湖野外站是一个主要的地区性环境研究设施，服务于在本国机构缺乏此类设施的研究人员的湖泊学需求。纽约东部和新英格兰西部地区许多学术机构和政府机构的工作人员和调查人员目前对外地站点的使用情况对外地站点的实物资源提出了极大的需求，需要使用各种临时实验室。将这些设施整合到一个配备得当的设施中，将改善全年的湖边使用情况，允许加强实验室实验和完全季节性的采样能力。

This project will provide partial funding for improvement of the laboratory capabilities of the Lake George biological field station of the Fresh Water Institute (FWI) of the Rensselaer Polytechnical Institution. NSF funds will provide approximately 15% of the total estimated cost of construction of the laboratory facilities. With its present facilities, FWI has developed a core of research programs focusing on water resources and aimed at understanding ecosystems undergoing change through anthropogenic perturbations. The northeastern US contains many different stressed aquatic ecosystems, including those suffering from acid precipitation, toxic contamination, nutrient enrichment, and the introduction of exotic vegetation. The Lake George field station is a major regional environmental research facility serving the limnological needs of researchers lacking such facilities at their home institutions. The current use of the field station by FWI staff and investigators affiliated with numerous academic institutions and government agencies within the eastern New York and western New England region has placed a heavy demand on the field station's physical resources, requiring the use of a variety of temporary laboratories. Consolidating these into one properly equipped facility will provide improved year-round lakeside use, allowing enhanced laboratory experimentation and fully-seasonal sampling capabilities.