Kelsey Pieper Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering k.pieper@northeastern.edu Expertise applied environmental chemistry, corrosion, public health engineering Kelsey Pieper in the Press Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks “Areas that hadn’t been impacted are now. New areas are getting flooded,” said Kelsey Pieper, a Northeastern University professor of environmental engineering. “We know the environment is shifting and we’re playing catch-up, trying to increase awareness.” Kelsey Pieper for Northeastern Global News Northeastern researchers test well water in North Carolina, empowering communities with critical data Northeastern researchers test well water in North Carolina, empowering communities with critical data Ph.D. student Kyla Drewry went with a team to hand out sample kits to help residents in rural areas learn if their well water was safe. Our drinking water was always full of microbes. Are the wrong ones thriving in the pandemic? Our drinking water was always full of microbes. Are the wrong ones thriving in the pandemic? Researchers are trying to determine how COVID lifestyle changes might be helping harmful bacteria grow in our drinking water.
Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks “Areas that hadn’t been impacted are now. New areas are getting flooded,” said Kelsey Pieper, a Northeastern University professor of environmental engineering. “We know the environment is shifting and we’re playing catch-up, trying to increase awareness.”