Category: water

William H. Schlesinger
March 6, 2023 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, carbon sequestration, faculty, food, sustainability, water

Irrigation waters

Removal of groundwaters that were recharged during the wetter Pleistocene epoch is a classic example of non-sustainable human behavior.

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
April 7, 2022 William H. Schlesingerenvironmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution

Drugs in your drinking water

Not all pharmaceutical compounds can be removed by traditional methods of treating wastewater.

William H. Schlesinger
November 29, 2021 William H. Schlesingerfaculty, 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

William H. Schlesinger
May 10, 2021June 13, 2022 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, water

Legacy Phosphorus

The past use of phosphorus fertilizers has left of legacy of pollution that we must consider if we are to have any success in cleaning up water quality.

William H. Schlesinger
February 8, 2021May 12, 2021 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, land use, water, water pollution

The Source of the Yellow River

the color of rivers seen from space may provide a better index of the health of rivers than simple visual observations from land

William H. Schlesinger
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, natural habitat, pesticides, toxicology, water

One toke over the line sweet Jesus

Marijuana production by agribusiness will likely reduce direct impacts on nature

William H. Schlesinger
August 25, 2020 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution

Nitrogen in Runoff

Inasmuch as the runoff of nitrogen is an interstate transport problem, managing the application of fertilizer and loss of nitrogen to runoff should be a high priority for the Federal government.