The mean age of groundwater is about 1000 years, which is why it is so difficult to remediate groundwater pollution.
Category: biogeochemistry
Better Living Through Chemistry
One might hope that we could require chemical manufacturers to show that a product is safe before it is sold.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
Hypoxia
Hypoxia is one of the side-effects of modern agronomic systems which strive to feed 7 billion of us with a nutritious diet.
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, energy, environmental economics, faculty, recycling, renewable energy, waste
biogeochemistry, energy, environmental economics, faculty, recycling, renewable energy, waste
Lithium: It’s not just for bad moods anymore
Are lithium resources in short supply?
The Hockey Games
The disruption of thoughtful evaluations of Earth’s past temperature by those who deny climate change serves no useful purpose
Oxygen in the atmosphere
I am not at all worried about the world running out of oxygen anytime soon.
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, population growth, sustainability
biogeochemistry, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, population growth, sustainability
In quest of the steady-state
Sustainability will not be achieved with rising human population and increasing resource use.
Fluoridation of drinking water
The advent of fluoridated water would seem to be a good example of better living through biogeochemistry.
Phosphorus futures
When it’s gone, it will be very difficult to supply phosphorus to crops without major expense, and there is no substitute.
Clathrates
Global warming may beget drastically more global warming, if we ever destabilize the pool of methane clathrates that are buried in polar regions.