Methane concentrations were relatively constant in the atmosphere until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Category: wetlands
wetlands
William Schlesinger
air pollution, Arctic, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution, wetlands
air pollution, Arctic, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution, wetlands
Legacy Mercury
The benefits of reducing mercury pollution deposited from the atmosphere are quickly reflected throughout the ecosystem.
William Schlesinger
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
Pogo is Worried
An iconic landmark of the region, and the largest swamp in North America, is now vulnerable
Fracking, flowback and fish
Fracking promises that we will delay the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
The Methane Mystery
The popularity of natural gas as a fossil fuel and its increased use are attractive candidates to explain the potential for increased leakage to the atmosphere.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, environmental policy, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands
agriculture, environmental policy, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands
Only the profits will flow upstream
Have the laws of physics been reversed?
Waters of the United States
Eliminating protection for first order and seasonal (ephemeral) streams means that anything that might be dumped in the headwaters of major rivers would be exempt from pollution laws
Where the surf meets the turf
Where the surf meets the turf, the world’s coastlines harbor a number of specialized marine habitats, including estuaries, salt marshes and tidal flats. Many of these are among the Earth’s most productive ecosystems, harboring coastalContinue reading
Evaluating the Gas We Pass
Flooding can convert soils from a methane sink to a methane source to the atmosphere
Chesapeake Bay: work in progress
It is the juxtaposition of the land and sea that makes estuaries so productive