Pig Poop

Currently there are about 75,000,000 pigs in the United States. They generate a lot of poop, for which disposal is an ongoing problem in need of good solutions. North Carolina is home to about 12%Continue reading

Bill Schlesinger
December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, biogeochemistry, climate, faculty, food

Silent but Deadly

All children are fascinated by farts. So are atmospheric chemists. Farts are produced by anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion in the intestine. About 1% of flatulence is composed of malodorous, volatile sulfur gases, derived from theContinue reading

Bill Schlesinger
November 13, 2018 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, environmental health, faculty, toxicology

On Losing Your Marbles

Several new studies suggest that air pollutants in general—gases as well as particles—may be responsible for widespread cognitive decline in the human population

Bill Schlesinger
September 24, 2018 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, toxicology, water, water pollution

Hurricane Florence: déjà-vu all over again.

Hurricane Florence provides a stark demonstration of how runoff and overflows can contaminate waterways with hog waste and coal-ash leachates.

Bill Schlesinger
June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, faculty

Your Lawn II

Let your lawn return to a wildflower-filled meadow that attracts bees and other pollinators

Bill Schlesinger
May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, toxicology

Science at the EPA

All actions by the Environmental Protection Agency should be taken on the basis of science—not from religious beliefs, from payoffs, or to satisfy the desires of special interest groups.