Heather Bischel

Environmental Engineering Professor passionate about safe and efficient water reuse & sustainable sanitation for improved environmental and human health

[Healthy Central Valley Together @healthycvt]

Good morning! I hope everyone had a nice holiday. We are thankful for @NewsHour featuring us and our partners: @WastewaterSCAN, @YoloCountyCA's Dr. Aimee Sisson, and Esparto's wastewater treatment facility. Check out the story on the start of #wastewater monitoring in CA.

[Maya Trotz @matrotz]

Enjoyed learning about Melis Johnson’s research @AEESP2022_WashU #aeesp2022. He is a PhD student in the @colorsofwater lab at UC Davis. Recommended that he signs up to shadow Chancellor @Chancellor_May on behalf of us environmental engineers. @Renetta_Tull 😎.

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

Awwhhh to be in the Alps

[Linsey Marr linseymarr.bsky.social @linseymarr]

Lovely computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and visualizations of aerosols in different types of outdoor dining structures, by Dr. Qingyan Chen, with comments from @WBahnfleth and me. The fewer walls, the better. https://t.co/Am7LUWzRVZ

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

Really proud of my PhD student Wenting Li and her first pub on PFAS! Suspect screening and modeling of protein-bound perfluoroalkyl substances in fire fighting foam: https://t.co/KtSNmMukbk

[ASM @ASMicrobiology]

Aaaannnddd, the 1st place winner in the #AgarArt Traditional category is “The Gardener” by Joanne Dungo from Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Northridge, CA.
https://t.co/v5L8DfJhsa

[Ian James @ByIanJames]

Scientists studied 2,000+ chemicals in car tires and found one that's killing salmon. The smoking gun: a chemical called 6PPD. Fascinating & alarming reporting about the soup of pollutants that are washing off roads and polluting creeks, by @RosannaXia https://t.co/2b5Eyi5dnO

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

@SeqH2O @Blum_Center @Cal_Engineer Congrats, Amy!! Really wonderful news

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

@matrotz @trj2 is a Leckie mole!

[Linsey Marr linseymarr.bsky.social @linseymarr]

Airborne Coronavirus: What You Should Do Now https://t.co/09zJWBNKCa "Airborne" does not mean clouds of virus roaming the streets, coming for you like the body snatchers. There are simple things we can do to lower the risk of transmission by aerosols.

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

just heard @linseymarr on NPR, speaking on Coronavirus transmission in air, air conditioners, and outdoor activities — stay safe today and always friends!

“How To Lower COVID-19 Risk During The Summer” https://t.co/fhJJIe7zmk

[KQED Science @KQEDscience]

Black academics are calling out racism in science, recounting behaviours ranging from overt acts to micro-aggressions, using social-media hashtags such as #BlackInTheIvory.

Read more from @nature: https://t.co/EH2SXUWy31

[Colleen Bronner (she/hers) @cebronner]

We have lots of hard work and difficult conversations to go, but with @Chancellor_May, Vice Chancellor @Renetta_Tull, AVC @RaquelEAldana, and many other equity and justice advocates, I believe @ucdavis will lead academia in making the necessary structural and cultural changes.

[... @trj2]

The last week to apply before we start reviewing applications. Please apply!!!

[Jordan Peccia @jordan_peccia]

SARS-CoV-2 RNA in primary sludge mimics the epi curve in an outbreak, but is a 7 day leading indicator. https://t.co/99RYNCArnQ

[Jay Lund @JayLund113]

Some of our worst US drinking water problems develop in building plumbing, after safe water has been delivered by our water utilities. Re-open buildings carefully.

[Linsey Marr linseymarr.bsky.social @linseymarr]

authors concluded "Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filtered SARS–CoV-2 during coughs by infected patients." Maybe because they're looking for 100% efficacy? In my book, I'll take 90% reduction over no reduction any day. /2

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

Homemade hand sanitizer! UC Davis Water Resources Grad student and SWEGS President Zoe preps for prospective student day. SWEGS Sanitizers coming soon to @ucdaviscee

[Heather Bischel @colorsofwater]

@Chancellor_May @UCDavisDateline Of course they know UC Davis! @hannahsafford would have nailed that question. https://t.co/D6DyrgXUbC