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Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses
Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive … Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Umea University raises new concerns about whether those treatments will continue to … that antiviral medications could travel from wastewater to aquatic insect larvae and then bats, whose viruses could …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… research advanced our understanding of the role that inland waters play in the global carbon cycle. Up to 50 percent of … lakes also revealed how terrestrial carbon ‘feeds’ aquatic food webs – showing that a large fraction of fish … was a brilliant aquatic ecologist who always saw something new or different in what appeared to others as mundane. This …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… water. These animals can have large, pervasive effects on aquatic ecosystems. Strayer is currently working to … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… 700 billion pounds of toxic pollutants from reaching our waters each year. Photo by National Archives June … Devastating storms, dying coral reefs, frightening new pollutants, invasive species, widespread extinctions – … all oxygen from the water, suffocating fish and other aquatic life; erosion from farm fields smothered fish …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… key to maintaining healthy lakes into the future. In a new study , published today in Geophysical Research … the lake, and the warm surface layer mixes with cooler waters below. When this happens, new oxygen circulates … of organisms. Understanding effects of stratification on aquatic animals and water quality can help us manage things …
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Viewpoint: Explore every solution to stop invasive species
… The cost of maintaining the Erie Canal's connected waters must be weighed as seriously as its benefits. … Dr. Stuart E.G. Findlay Aquatic Ecologist … costly and destructive aquatic invasive species in New York. We strongly urge exploration of the complete array …
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Trump's gutting of environmental rules is pushing us back into dark days of ignorance [Opinion]
… wetlands, seasonal streams, waterways that temporarily flow underground and transient streams that result from rain and … oceans. The intermittent water bodies targeted by the new rules function like alveoli -- the tiny air sacs that … it's dangerous. His ongoing efforts to disable existing Waters of the United States (WOTUS) protections are an …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… which naturally circulate in many vertebrates (even in aquatic mammals), she says. But in general, the number of … than other animals. They have been far better searched. New viruses can be discovered wherever we look, even on our … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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The planetary toll of your morning coffee
… we use French press, a traditional drip-pot, or one of the new modular or “pod” brewing systems. There is no … is now found as a ubiquitous contaminant in natural waters, especially in countries with high and increasing … J., and 3 others. 2018. Caffeine and paraxanthine in aquatic systems: global exposure distributions and …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
Dr. Danielle Hare Watershed Ecologist Expertise aquatic ecology, ecosystem ecology, stream ecology, … interests are generally motivated by (1) how terrestrial-aquatic connectivity shapes water quality, (2) the …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36