Surprising amounts of mercury settling into deep-sea trenches may provide a fuller picture of the metal’s path through the environment, but pulling it to the surface is no easy feat.
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通过街道污染估计图选择更健康的通行路线
研究人员采用一种新的高分辨率方法结合多种类型的遥感污染数据，开发出一款应用程序，可为城市通勤者绘制最健康的路线。
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Mapping Street-Level Pollution Estimates to Reveal Safer Routes
A new high-resolution approach combining multiple types of remotely sensed pollution data allowed researchers to develop an app that maps the healthiest routes for urban commuters.
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The “Black Gold” Flowing Under Los Angeles
Functioning oil fields, some with cleverly camouflaged infrastructure, are tucked into the urban sprawl of the Los Angeles basin. But recent legislation could change that.
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Lake Sediments Record North Carolina’s Coal Legacy
Coal ash–polluted lakes are in residential and recreational areas, invoking concern for the health of local residents and ecosystems.
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Widespread “Forever Chemicals” in Subsurface Environments
Massive use of materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercial and industrial sectors has led to their widespread occurrence in subsurface environments.
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Can Decommissioned Mines Become Green Power Generators?
A new report supports the idea that underground mines can be transformed into energy storage facilities, adding the possibility of on-demand, carbon-free power to energy grids.
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Jimena Díaz Leiva: Changing Conservation Narratives
Díaz Leiva has been to Peru and beyond as she works on environmental and social justice projects.
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The Simple Usefulness of the Secchi Disk
A centuries-old sailor’s hack enters the ecologist’s toolkit.
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The Alps Are Dusted with Nanoplastics
A new study finds the lofted pollutants came from major European cities, but further study is required to fully understand the plastics’ transport and deposition processes.