Category: air pollution

we are bathed in, and breathe, an atmosphere with an arsenic content vastly in excess of what we have experienced during our evolutionary history as a species.

William H. Schlesinger
October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, air pollution, faculty, food, water, water pollution

Nicholas was risen for to pisse

Production and use of nitrogen fertilizer is expensive and a significant source of air and water pollution and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

William H. Schlesinger
February 7, 2022 William H. Schlesingerair 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 H. Schlesinger
November 8, 2021 William H. Schlesingerair pollution, biogeochemistry, climate, energy, faculty, renewable energy

Hydrogen Fuels

The hydrogen content of the atmosphere has increased 70% since the late 1800s,

William H. Schlesinger
October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 William H. Schlesingerair pollution, climate, environmental policy, faculty

Nuclear Winter

The circulation and behavior of the atmosphere connects our world, ensuring that what happens anywhere on Earth is felt everywhere.

William H. Schlesinger
July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 William H. Schlesingerair pollution, environmental health, faculty, toxicology

Demented by what we breathe.

surprising increases in the mortality rates from dementia with increasing levels of air-borne particles.

William H. Schlesinger
March 29, 2021September 20, 2021 William H. Schlesingerair pollution, environmental health, faculty, toxicology, urban ecology

COVID and Air Pollution

You can’t expect to have healthy people in a dirty environment.