Events

MRRI’s FAA certified drone pilots start the annual vegetation monitoring campaign as the Meadowlands start blooming after the long winter. MRRI’s scientists assist the Natural Resources Department of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to capture seasonal and successional changes in the vegetation of the remaining 8400 acre tidal wetlands in the lower Hackensack … Read more

The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute has received a Broad Area Airspace Authorization for the Hackensack Meadowlands area. The broad area airspace authorization allows MRRI to conduct drone operations in Class D airspace governed by Teterboro Air Traffic Control’s jurisdiction. The authorization covers the growing season from May 03 through September 30, 2018.

Due to climate change and restricted tidal flow from sea walls and dikes planned as part of a resilience project, increased emissions of N2O and CH4 may occur. These factors along with the limited amount of fresh water flowing into the estuary from the upper Hackensack would then offset the reduction in radiative forcing currently … Read more

In April 2018, Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) laboratory finished their annual Proficiency Testing (PT) study. All of the 60 certified parameters, including trace metals, low-level mercury, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, minerals, simple nutrients, pH and turbidity, have been evaluated and considered as acceptable. MRRI laboratory has been recognized as a Laboratory of Excellence for achieving … Read more

Scientists from the Department of Earth and Environmental Science Rutgers University Newark and MRRI scientists were trained by German engineers in the use of their new state- of-the- art Nordmeyer GEOTOOL . The Geotool is a precision drilling machine that will be used in near surface geophysical research to develop methods and technology to monitor … Read more

Using geophysical technologies to delineate and monitor saltwater intrusion within New Jersey coastal aquifers. A study, funded through a NJWRRI (New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute) research grant, used two geophysical methods, self-potential (SP) and electrical resistivity (ER) imaging to look at saltwater intrusion in Cape May County, NJ. SP measurements were collected in a … Read more

MRRI GIS Specialist Brian Wlodawski presented “Environmental and Industrial Site Assessment Using Drones” giving an overview of the capabilities and applications of current drone technology at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) New Jersey Annual Conference.

I want to thank everyone who participated in Super Storm Sandy five years later. We had over 150 attendees, 28 oral presentations and over 20 posters. With a central theme of Super Storm Sandy five years later; presentations touched on a number of topics including: sediment and contaminate transport, assessing fugitive chemicals and exposure to … Read more

The NJ (Rutgers-Newark) student chapter of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) visited River Barge Park Marina and toured the estuaries of the Hackensack River with Francisco Artigas Director of of MRRI.. The goal of the chapter is to provide an opportunity for students affiliated with environmental and engineering geology programs to meet … Read more

MRRI is using drones (small unmanned aircraft systems) to capture high resolution panoramic and ortho imagery. MRRI’s fleet of drones create image, 4k video, and 3D modeling products. Drones are used for site assessment, creek and ditch inspections, wetlands surveying, identifying marsh plant communities and invasive species, as well as terrain modeling. MRRI has FAA … Read more