When these forests are cleared, the lower rates of transpiration may lead to permanent reductions in regional rainfall, and slow recovery of the forest.
William H. Schlesinger
environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
environmental 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
agriculture, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, renewable energy
agriculture, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, renewable energy
No good deed goes unpunished
biofuels have had huge economic benefits to the agricultural sector, but they are associated with increased emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere,
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, energy, faculty, fossil fuels, methane, wetlands
agriculture, biogeochemistry, energy, faculty, fossil fuels, methane, wetlands
Methane: a synoptic view
Methane concentrations were relatively constant in the atmosphere until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
William H. Schlesinger
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental politics, faculty, forests, renewable energy
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental politics, faculty, forests, renewable energy
Smoke, mirrors, and wood pellets
if we are serious about mitigating climate change, we must shift our attention to sources of energy that emit no greenhouse gases to the atmosphere
William H. 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.
Recycling glass and other household stuff
Make sure your trips to the recycling center are efficient
Closing the Nutrient Loop
Human excrement is a resource too valuable to waste.
What’s out and what’s in for 2022
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Nitrogen in the Mississippi
It will take a long time to flush this past memory of nitrogen use out of the ecosystem.