{"id":408,"date":"2025-01-06T15:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pre-college\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:08:59","slug":"water-resilience-how-clean-is-our-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pre-college\/programs\/water-resilience-how-clean-is-our-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Resilience: How Clean is Our Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>Water Resilience: how clean is our water?<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will introduce you to water quality, aquatic ecology, pollution control, and water conservation, as well as explore various career opportunities in water science and technology. This program organized by the New Jersey Center for Water Science and Technology combines classroom learnings, laboratory exercises, and guided field trips. 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