Educating the Tompkins County community on the impacts environmental pollutants can have on both the environment and human health is something we pride ourselves on. From presentations to press releases, we take every opportunity we can to reach out to the community and inform them about our research!

Community Outreach

Recent Outreach Efforts

Discover Cayuga Lake Community Cruises

Every year, we present for one of the Community Sunset Cruises on Discover Cayuga Lake's flagship vessel, The Teal.

PFAS Press Release

We compile PFAS data for the local drinking water and wastewater facilities, combine them with our own results, and produce a press release for media outlets. Here is our latest press release.

Here is a link to our latest extensive report.

Student Presentations

Students share the results of their independent projects and the group projects at the Ithaca College Whalen Symposium and regional conferences for undergraduates.

Additional Outreach

IC EcoTox Lab was asked to present information about the lab to the Ithaca College Board of Trustees in the Fall of 2024 as an illustration of the theory that practice and performance pedagogy of the college. The presentation was well received and you can access it below:

IC Ecotox For Board of Trustees Oct 2024 final.pptx

Our PFAS press release was recently used in an article in the Ithaca Times:

Appellate Court Allows Challenge Against Permit Allowing Discharge of PFAS into Cayuga Lake

Susan was recently mentioned in an Ithaca Times article:

Guest Opinion: Microplastics, Synthetic Turf, and HABS - an Urgent Threat to Cayuga Lake

Our work is also available through Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Check out our videos about the IC EcoTox Lab on our YouTube!