Hydrogeology research at USI

Water Quality in Wetlands

Influence of disposed steel-mill slag
on the water quality of wetlands at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore


Sampling of ground and surface water in a wetland system in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
The area adjacent to the wetland is a landfill deposit of steel-mill slag. Slag is one of the solid waste products from the steel-making process.

Doss and Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jeff Harrison, at their "Field Office" for research at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Jeff is now a Graduate Student at the University of Texas.