Despite efforts by the Indonesian state to reform their provision of public services, why has the Indonesian state failed to sufficiently respond to the Indonesian water crisis? To what extent can this be explained by the weak capacity of the state? To what extent can the weak c…
The most critical factor for freshwater aquaculture in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, is water quality. Most of the waters available for aquaculture are coloured, brownish to black, due to high concentrations of metals associated with humic substances. To determine whether these wa…
The global supply of freshwater depends on spatial and temporal factors. Because of its nature, there are parts of the world where sufficient amounts are simply not available. With the onset of global climate change and unpredictable politics in some areas, what is referred to a…
ln Southeast Asia, biodiversity-rich forests are lost to logging, tree monocultures, and mining at an unprecedented rate. Impacts of these land-use changes are largely unknown for freshwater biodiversity. Here, I addressed questions pertinent to understanding impacts of land-use…
The evolution and structure of a dendritic peat deposit in the interior lowland of tropical Peninsular Malaysia is investigated as a viable archive of paleoecological and paleoclimatological changes. The project was initiated due to the lack of understanding fundamental processe…
Metal processing has played a key role in the history of the Quad Cities and more broadly, the upper Midwest. In addition to economic prosperity, the legacy of those activities has included sources of soil and water pollution that are often not immediately apparent. One example …
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a ubiquitous global health issue driven by the overuse and misuse of antimicrobial compounds in healthcare and veterinary medicine. Both natural and built environments have been recognized as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistant bacteria, genes…