April Monthly Meeting: Michael Mensah
Mon, Apr 21
|RSM - Auditorium
Join us for our April Monthly meeting with guest speaker Michael Mensah, from the University of Regina. He will be presenting his research on "Drivers and Controls of Salinization in Prairie Ponds".
Time & Location
Apr 21, 2025, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. CST
RSM - Auditorium, 2445 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 4W7, Canada
Guests
About the Event
Prairie ponds are naturally occurring (wetlands) or artificially constructed (dugouts) reservoirs that store water for various agricultural purposes. These ponds trap a suite of substances including sulphate (SO4-2). High SO4-2 suppresses methane production and contributes positively to climate change mitigation, but it is also considered toxic, as it enhances salinization and impacts aquatic ecosystem interactions, with adverse effects on livestock and human well-being. This research explores opportunities to predict SO4-2 dynamics in ponds by assessing several physical, chemical and biological features in and around ponds to identify key drivers and controls of SO4-2 in ponds. Forty (40) ponds with concentrations ranging from 0.3 mg/L to 24637.0 mg/L were studied in Saskatchewan, Canada during the summer months (May to August) of 2021, 2022 and 2023.
This will be an in person event.