DoomsdaysCW, 2 months ago to environment

As #BaltimoreBridge cleanup begins, fear of #environmental #contamination looms

Responders have currently found ‘no immediate threat’, but 14 of at least 56 containers carrying #contaminants were destroyed

by Dharna Noor in Baltimore
Sat 30 Mar 2024

"In the meantime, more containers could fall into the water, including ones the NTSB says contain corrosive chemicals and #Lithium-ion batteries – materials that could leak #toxic #HeavyMetals into the water. And as long as the ship remains in the water, the possibility of the ship’s fuel container rupturing remains."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/30/baltimore-bridge-collapse-environment-hazard

#Environment #Baltimore #WaterIsLife

kkormas, 7 months ago to food

Happy to host Polina Rusanova, between Oct 2023 and Jan. 2024, for her #PhD internship. Her thesis title is "Moving towards a sustainable use of #fisheries resources: Nutritional quality, #contaminants, #bioactive compounds, and new bycatch based #food", Università Di #Palermo, Italy.

In our lab, she will investigate the #gut #microbiome of natural #Norway #lobster, #Nephrops norvegicus, populations.

@phdlife @PhD_Genie @phdstudents
#phdlife #studyabroad #AcademicMastodon @academicchatter

GregCocks, 7 months ago to Futurology

US Groundwater Is Getting Saltier—What That Means For Infrastructure, Ecosystems, And Human Health

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-groundwater-saltierwhat-infrastructure-ecosystems-human.html <-- shared technical article

https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/391692 <-- GSA abstract

https://nawqatrends.wim.usgs.gov/decadal/ <-- USGS's interactive Decadal Change in Groundwater Quality Webmap

#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #waterquality #groundwater #hydrogeology #sampling #USA #model #modeling #watersecurity #publichealth #well #waterwell #salt #contaminants #TDS #NWQA #NationalWaterQualityAssessment #analysis #aquifer #spatialanalysis
#USGS

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bespacific, 10 months ago to ethelcain

Citizens in 6 U.S. states are being asked to mail in deceased #butterflies, #moths, and #skippers to help U.S. Geological Survey #USGS scientists establish a #Lepidoptera Research Collection (LRC). The pilot study for this citizen science invitation includes: #Alabama, #Georgia, #Kansas,# Nebraska, #Oklahoma, #Texas. These specimens will help USGS scientists identify #contaminants # environmental factors which may be contributing to #decline of #insect #populations. https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/media-alert-usgs-calling-all-dead-butterflies-and-moths-six-states

itnewsbot, 1 year ago to science

California hospital staff call for halt of surgeries over bizarre particles - Enlarge / Surgical implements are seen on a tray during a surgery. (cre... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1946333 #kaiserpermanente #contaminants #infection #hospital #hotwater #science #surgery #health #water