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Category: water pollution
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
biogeochemistry, environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
Your Water on Drugs
It is likely that the organisms in many streams across the U.S. are bathed in a weak solution of birth control pills, caffeine, hypertension blockers, and lithium.
Evaporation from the Golden State
The real impact of global warming may be what it does to evaporation rates from the land surface.
Oil Sands Redux
We need to ensure that inadvertent releases of unhealthy substances from oil sand operations are not overlooked and are properly regulated.
The artistic record of nature
Science and art leave a record of environmental condition, as it affects the human perception of environmental conditions.
Groundwater Dynamics
The mean age of groundwater is about 1000 years, which is why it is so difficult to remediate groundwater pollution.
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.
What makes a healthy stream?
A river is a reflection of the watershed it drains
Kitchen Disposals
Composting kitchen waste helps “close the loop” to achieve a sustainable human society where wastes are recycled back into the production of useful goods.