Dr. Lawrence Cahoon is a biological oceanographer and limnologist at UNCW. His basic research interests include primary production, grazing, and nutrient dynamics, and applied research interests include various aspects of water quality analysis and remediation. A major focus of Dr. Cahoon's research has been the role of benthic microalgae in oceanic, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems. He is interested in studying the basic processes regulating benthic microalgal distribution and production, nutrient cycling, grazers in near-bottom habitats, and human impacts on sediment-water interface processes. Dr. Cahoon is also interested in evaluating water quality management practices in coastal areas, interactions of water quality with community function in estuarine habitats, and effects of climate variation on coastal features. His teaching interests include biological oceanography, limnology, forensic environmental science, and climate change processes and effects. Dr. Cahoon has a PhD in Zoology from Duke University and a B.S. in Biology from Washington & Lee University.
Interview Questions
- What is a CAFO?
- How do CAFO farmers dispose of animal waste?
- What kinds of nutrients are found in this waste?
- How much of the nutrients are good versus bad?
- How many CAFOs are in Southeastern NC?
- How does this waste get to waterways?
- How does that waste impact water quality?
- What does this mean for water quality on a global scale since the Cape Fear River puts out into the Atlantic Ocean?
- Why do you think this isn't being discussed on a larger scale?
- What are ways to alleviate this problem?
Interview Date: November 14th, 2016
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