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
air pollution
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
air pollution, environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, toxicology, water, water pollution
air 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.
Your Lawn II
Let your lawn return to a wildflower-filled meadow that attracts bees and other pollinators
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, toxicology
air 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.
Diversity
Numerous studies show declines in species diversity when soils are fertilized.
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Particulate Pollution
In the case of PM2.5 what you can’t see can hurt you.
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, recycling, waste, water, water pollution
air pollution, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, recycling, waste, water, water pollution
Poop
Poop is a resource that should be used more efficiently.
Renewable Futures
There is tremendous growth in wind and solar installations, with good reason—free market economics.
An experiment with clean air
As we hear pressures to roll back some of the provisions that ensure clean air, largely in pursuit of unfettered economic activity, it is worth spending a little time reflecting on the benefits of cleanContinue reading