#phosphorus — Public Fediverse posts
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The 10 Cleanest Lakes In The United States
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https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/the-10-cleanest-lakes-in-the-united-states.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.lake.com/company/reports/cleanest-and-dirtiest-lakes-in-america/ <-- shared 2025 Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes in America Report
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[this post should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific organisation’s approach or views]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #waterquality #USA #CONUS #waterbody #best #worst #impaired #pollution #waterresources #cleanest #lake #waterchemistry #sampling #monitoring #NWQA #dissolvedoxygen #ammonia #lead #phosphorus #sulfate #totaldissolvedsolids #TDS #turbidity #pH #geography #hydrogeomorphology #management #planning #policy #farming #agriculture #waste #climatechange #agriculturalrunoff #drought #extremeweather
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The 10 Cleanest Lakes In The United States
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https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/the-10-cleanest-lakes-in-the-united-states.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.lake.com/company/reports/cleanest-and-dirtiest-lakes-in-america/ <-- shared 2025 Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes in America Report
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[this post should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific organisation’s approach or views]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #waterquality #USA #CONUS #waterbody #best #worst #impaired #pollution #waterresources #cleanest #lake #waterchemistry #sampling #monitoring #NWQA #dissolvedoxygen #ammonia #lead #phosphorus #sulfate #totaldissolvedsolids #TDS #turbidity #pH #geography #hydrogeomorphology #management #planning #policy #farming #agriculture #waste #climatechange #agriculturalrunoff #drought #extremeweather
@Environmental Integrity Project -
The 10 Cleanest Lakes In The United States
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https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/the-10-cleanest-lakes-in-the-united-states.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.lake.com/company/reports/cleanest-and-dirtiest-lakes-in-america/ <-- shared 2025 Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes in America Report
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[this post should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific organisation’s approach or views]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #waterquality #USA #CONUS #waterbody #best #worst #impaired #pollution #waterresources #cleanest #lake #waterchemistry #sampling #monitoring #NWQA #dissolvedoxygen #ammonia #lead #phosphorus #sulfate #totaldissolvedsolids #TDS #turbidity #pH #geography #hydrogeomorphology #management #planning #policy #farming #agriculture #waste #climatechange #agriculturalrunoff #drought #extremeweather
@Environmental Integrity Project -
The 10 Cleanest Lakes In The United States
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https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/the-10-cleanest-lakes-in-the-united-states.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.lake.com/company/reports/cleanest-and-dirtiest-lakes-in-america/ <-- shared 2025 Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes in America Report
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[this post should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific organisation’s approach or views]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #waterquality #USA #CONUS #waterbody #best #worst #impaired #pollution #waterresources #cleanest #lake #waterchemistry #sampling #monitoring #NWQA #dissolvedoxygen #ammonia #lead #phosphorus #sulfate #totaldissolvedsolids #TDS #turbidity #pH #geography #hydrogeomorphology #management #planning #policy #farming #agriculture #waste #climatechange #agriculturalrunoff #drought #extremeweather
@Environmental Integrity Project -
The 10 Cleanest Lakes In The United States
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https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/the-10-cleanest-lakes-in-the-united-states.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.lake.com/company/reports/cleanest-and-dirtiest-lakes-in-america/ <-- shared 2025 Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes in America Report
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[this post should not be seen as an endorsement of any specific organisation’s approach or views]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #waterquality #USA #CONUS #waterbody #best #worst #impaired #pollution #waterresources #cleanest #lake #waterchemistry #sampling #monitoring #NWQA #dissolvedoxygen #ammonia #lead #phosphorus #sulfate #totaldissolvedsolids #TDS #turbidity #pH #geography #hydrogeomorphology #management #planning #policy #farming #agriculture #waste #climatechange #agriculturalrunoff #drought #extremeweather
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A #chemical ‘Goldilocks zone’ may limit which #planets can host #life
Research highlights a narrow chemical balance needed to preserve key nutrients
Elements such as #phosphorus and #nitrogen are crucial to assembling cell walls, encoding genetic information and building proteins, among other roles. Imagining life without these nutrients is a stretch, Walton says. “It’s really hard to come up with what an alternative biology would look like.”
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemical-planets-core-life-oxygen
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UMass Amherst soil tests offer tailored advice for healthier gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1704367/umass-amherst-soil-tests-offer-tailored-advice-for-healthier-gardens/ #Area #CustomizedRecommendation #garden #gardener #gardening #Lab #lead #LeadScreening #massachusetts #NewEngland #NewEnglandGardener #nitrogen #nutrients #OliviaGolden #ph #Phosphorus #plant #potassium #Recommendation #SamGlazeCorcoran #soil #SoilSample #SoilTest #TestResult #UMassAmherst #UmassAmherstSoilTest #UMassExtension #wcvb #WellPlantGrowth
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I've started exploring and learning about rechargeable batteries as a hobby for a few days now and I've spent more than a hundred dollars. That's why I haven't been posting lately
I've bought pretty much the same thing that's on this video lol. Definitely not cheap. I could've bought RE 9 but I chose to spend some money starting out.
If anyone's got experiences with this, pls share. Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdPcA-8b_1U
#xtar #electronics #battery #lithium #vx4 #lithiumion #nickel #iron #phosphorus
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I've started exploring and learning about rechargeable batteries as a hobby for a few days now and I've spent more than a hundred dollars. That's why I haven't been posting lately
I've bought pretty much the same thing that's on this video lol. Definitely not cheap. I could've bought RE 9 but I chose to spend some money starting out.
If anyone's got experiences with this, pls share. Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdPcA-8b_1U
#xtar #electronics #battery #lithium #vx4 #lithiumion #nickel #iron #phosphorus
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I've started exploring and learning about rechargeable batteries as a hobby for a few days now and I've spent more than a hundred dollars. That's why I haven't been posting lately
I've bought pretty much the same thing that's on this video lol. Definitely not cheap. I could've bought RE 9 but I chose to spend some money starting out.
If anyone's got experiences with this, pls share. Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdPcA-8b_1U
#xtar #electronics #battery #lithium #vx4 #lithiumion #nickel #iron #phosphorus
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116085495681564472
At the beginning of the previous century, #Nitrogen #fixation looked like a limit to human growth, it was required for plant growth.
Chemical fixation of N2 solved that (now we are running up against #Phosphorus).
#Ammonia is a key component in that #fertilisation.
But we would like it in the #ground, not the #air. -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116085495681564472
At the beginning of the previous century, #Nitrogen #fixation looked like a limit to human growth, it was required for plant growth.
Chemical fixation of N2 solved that (now we are running up against #Phosphorus).
#Ammonia is a key component in that #fertilisation.
But we would like it in the #ground, not the #air. -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116085495681564472
At the beginning of the previous century, #Nitrogen #fixation looked like a limit to human growth, it was required for plant growth.
Chemical fixation of N2 solved that (now we are running up against #Phosphorus).
#Ammonia is a key component in that #fertilisation.
But we would like it in the #ground, not the #air. -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116085495681564472
At the beginning of the previous century, #Nitrogen #fixation looked like a limit to human growth, it was required for plant growth.
Chemical fixation of N2 solved that (now we are running up against #Phosphorus).
#Ammonia is a key component in that #fertilisation.
But we would like it in the #ground, not the #air. -
Do I need to test my garden’s soil? https://www.allforgardening.com/1611952/do-i-need-to-test-my-gardens-soil/ #EnvironmentalStewardship #garden #HomeGardening #horticulture #KStateResearchAndExtension #KansasStateUniversity #LawnAndGardenManagement #MattMcKernan #NutrientManagement #Phosphorus #potassium #SoilFertility #SoilTesting
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For #life to develop on a #planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities.
#Phosphorus is vital for the formation of DNA and RNA, which store and transmit genetic information, and for the energy balance of cells.
#Nitrogen is an essential component of proteins, which are needed for the formation, structure, and function of cells.
Without these two elements, no life can develop out of lifeless matter but there are also more profound consequences.
During the formation of a #planet's core, there needs to be exactly the right amount of oxygen present so that phosphorus and nitrogen can remain on the surface of the planet.
This was exactly the case with Earth around 4.6 billion years ago—a stroke of chemical good fortune in the #universe.
When #planets form, they initially develop out of molten rock.
A sorting process occurs during this time: heavy metals such as iron sink down and form the core, while lighter metals form the mantle and the crust.
If there is too little #oxygen present during the formation of the core, phosphorus will fuse with heavy metals such as iron and move to the core.
This element is then no longer available for the development of life.
On the other hand, too much oxygen present during core formation leads to phosphorus remaining in the mantle and #nitrogen being more likely to escape into the #atmosphere, ultimately being lost.
#astronomy #astrobiology
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-small-planets-suitable-life.htmlPaper by Walton et al. (2026):
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"#Agricultural runoff provides perfect nutrients for #methanogen growth.
#Fertilizer and animal waste washing into ocean systems creates nutrient-rich zones where these methanogens thrive like never before. #Nitrogen and #phosphorus pollution from farmland creates ideal conditions for explosive #microbial growth in #coastal waters and #DeepOcean areas. These agricultural inputs essentially act as fertilizer for #methane-producing microbes, creating a connection between #IndustrialFarming and atmospheric #GreenhouseGas levels that scientists never fully appreciated.
"Coastal regions near major agricultural areas show the highest concentrations of these supercharged methanogens, with some areas recording methane production levels ten times higher than baseline measurements. The problem compounds itself because areas with intensive farming also tend to have the strongest ocean currents, meaning these fertilized methanogen populations get distributed globally. Every season’s #AgriculturalRunoff creates new opportunities for these microbes to establish thriving colonies in previously stable ocean environments."
#DeepSeaLife #AgriculturalRunoff #BigAg #OceansAreLife #OceanCurrents #OceanMethane
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More sustainable epoxy thanks to phosphorus
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/flamm-hemmendes-epoxidharz-nachhaltiger-machen
#HackerNews #sustainable #epoxy #phosphorus #ecofriendly #innovation #materials
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RE: https://ecoevo.social/@DrPlanktonguy/115554189599941981
When large quantities of brown #algae are repeatedly #washedashore over an extended period, my first question as an acarologist is naturally which interesting, and possibly phoretic, terrestrial #organisms, such as mites, are specifically #adapted to these #conditions. But these algae are a phenomenon with #ecological #repercussions that must be understood. It is particularly interesting, thus, that it is the #phosphorus content that affects #symbiotic #cyanobacteria, which promote algal growth
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RE: https://ecoevo.social/@DrPlanktonguy/115554189599941981
When large quantities of brown #algae are repeatedly #washedashore over an extended period, my first question as an acarologist is naturally which interesting, and possibly phoretic, terrestrial #organisms, such as mites, are specifically #adapted to these #conditions. But these algae are a phenomenon with #ecological #repercussions that must be understood. It is particularly interesting, thus, that it is the #phosphorus content that affects #symbiotic #cyanobacteria, which promote algal growth
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RE: https://ecoevo.social/@DrPlanktonguy/115554189599941981
When large quantities of brown #algae are repeatedly #washedashore over an extended period, my first question as an acarologist is naturally which interesting, and possibly phoretic, terrestrial #organisms, such as mites, are specifically #adapted to these #conditions. But these algae are a phenomenon with #ecological #repercussions that must be understood. It is particularly interesting, thus, that it is the #phosphorus content that affects #symbiotic #cyanobacteria, which promote algal growth
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RE: https://ecoevo.social/@DrPlanktonguy/115554189599941981
When large quantities of brown #algae are repeatedly #washedashore over an extended period, my first question as an acarologist is naturally which interesting, and possibly phoretic, terrestrial #organisms, such as mites, are specifically #adapted to these #conditions. But these algae are a phenomenon with #ecological #repercussions that must be understood. It is particularly interesting, thus, that it is the #phosphorus content that affects #symbiotic #cyanobacteria, which promote algal growth
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RE: https://ecoevo.social/@DrPlanktonguy/115554189599941981
When large quantities of brown #algae are repeatedly #washedashore over an extended period, my first question as an acarologist is naturally which interesting, and possibly phoretic, terrestrial #organisms, such as mites, are specifically #adapted to these #conditions. But these algae are a phenomenon with #ecological #repercussions that must be understood. It is particularly interesting, thus, that it is the #phosphorus content that affects #symbiotic #cyanobacteria, which promote algal growth
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It's November 10th, my birthday today! Here's a happy Mercury and friends! #originalcharacter #asexual #cadmium #caesium #hydrogen #iodine #iridium #kalium #mercury #oc #pane #phosphorus #platinum #samarium #technetium #titanium #tungsten #elementeon #actuallyautistic #asexualpride #mrsgodara #mrseddant
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It's November 10th, my birthday today! Here's a happy Mercury and friends! #originalcharacter #asexual #cadmium #caesium #hydrogen #iodine #iridium #kalium #mercury #oc #pane #phosphorus #platinum #samarium #technetium #titanium #tungsten #elementeon #actuallyautistic #asexualpride #mrsgodara #mrseddant
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It's November 10th, my birthday today! Here's a happy Mercury and friends! #originalcharacter #asexual #cadmium #caesium #hydrogen #iodine #iridium #kalium #mercury #oc #pane #phosphorus #platinum #samarium #technetium #titanium #tungsten #elementeon #actuallyautistic #asexualpride #mrsgodara #mrseddant
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It's November 10th, my birthday today! Here's a happy Mercury and friends! #originalcharacter #asexual #cadmium #caesium #hydrogen #iodine #iridium #kalium #mercury #oc #pane #phosphorus #platinum #samarium #technetium #titanium #tungsten #elementeon #actuallyautistic #asexualpride #mrsgodara #mrseddant
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Friday, September 26, 2025
Russian fuel crisis escalates as half of gas stations in occupied Crimea halt gasoline sales -- Blackout at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant enters 3rd day after grid strike -- Ukraine's sea drones paralyze Russian Black Sea oil hubs -- Ukrainian, European leaders push Trump to change tone on Russia. Will actions follow? ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/friday-september-26-2025/
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Friday, September 26, 2025
Russian fuel crisis escalates as half of gas stations in occupied Crimea halt gasoline sales -- Blackout at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant enters 3rd day after grid strike -- Ukraine's sea drones paralyze Russian Black Sea oil hubs -- Ukrainian, European leaders push Trump to change tone on Russia. Will actions follow? ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/friday-september-26-2025/
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Friday, September 26, 2025
Russian fuel crisis escalates as half of gas stations in occupied Crimea halt gasoline sales -- Blackout at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant enters 3rd day after grid strike -- Ukraine's sea drones paralyze Russian Black Sea oil hubs -- Ukrainian, European leaders push Trump to change tone on Russia. Will actions follow? ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/friday-september-26-2025/
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Friday, September 26, 2025
Russian fuel crisis escalates as half of gas stations in occupied Crimea halt gasoline sales -- Blackout at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant enters 3rd day after grid strike -- Ukraine's sea drones paralyze Russian Black Sea oil hubs -- Ukrainian, European leaders push Trump to change tone on Russia. Will actions follow? ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/friday-september-26-2025/
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Friday, September 26, 2025
Russian fuel crisis escalates as half of gas stations in occupied Crimea halt gasoline sales -- Blackout at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant enters 3rd day after grid strike -- Ukraine's sea drones paralyze Russian Black Sea oil hubs -- Ukrainian, European leaders push Trump to change tone on Russia. Will actions follow? ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/friday-september-26-2025/
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“We are #geolocating human rights violations in #Senegal, exposing #Israel’s use of #white #phosphorus in #Gaza, verifying #Russia’s #deliberate and #illegal strikes in #Ukraine and now revealing war crimes in #Iran. But we can’t do this #alone.“
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How Berlin engineers made swamp into swimmable lake
Engineers restored water quality in a once a severely polluted #urban #lake, Berlin #Schäfersee
The small engineering firm developeda treatment method to combat foul odors & oxygen depletion caused by decaying organic matter
Their method not only neutralizes odors but also unexpectedly reduces #phosphorus levels, which helps prevent #harmful #algae #blooms.
https://www.dw.com/en/how-berlin-engineers-made-a-swamp-into-a-swimmable-lake/video-73050565
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Here's Phosphorus as a singing mermaid! #mermaid #originalcharacter #cute #mermaidgirl #mermaidtail #oc #periodictable #phosphorus #red #redhair #singer #woman #mermaiddrawing #elementeon #mermay #singingmermaid #mermaymonth #mermay_month #redphosphorus #mermay2025 #mermay_2025 #mermaymonth2025
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Modeling Future Land Cover And Water Quality Change In Minneapolis, MN, USA To Support Drinking Water Source Protection Decisions
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13109 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #fedscience #landuse #landcover #waterquality #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #NLCD #Minneapolis #MississippiR #water #hydrology #watersecurity #waterresources #nitrates #phosphorus #cyanotoxins #Minnesota #trees #agriculture #pesticides #fertiliser #farming #potable #runoff #farming #FORESCE #urbanisation #urban #headwater #watershed #planning #urbanplanning #management #nitrogencycle #soil #watertreatment #sediment -
Modeling Future Land Cover And Water Quality Change In Minneapolis, MN, USA To Support Drinking Water Source Protection Decisions
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13109 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #fedscience #landuse #landcover #waterquality #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #NLCD #Minneapolis #MississippiR #water #hydrology #watersecurity #waterresources #nitrates #phosphorus #cyanotoxins #Minnesota #trees #agriculture #pesticides #fertiliser #farming #potable #runoff #farming #FORESCE #urbanisation #urban #headwater #watershed #planning #urbanplanning #management #nitrogencycle #soil #watertreatment #sediment -
Modeling Future Land Cover And Water Quality Change In Minneapolis, MN, USA To Support Drinking Water Source Protection Decisions
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13109 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #fedscience #landuse #landcover #waterquality #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #NLCD #Minneapolis #MississippiR #water #hydrology #watersecurity #waterresources #nitrates #phosphorus #cyanotoxins #Minnesota #trees #agriculture #pesticides #fertiliser #farming #potable #runoff #farming #FORESCE #urbanisation #urban #headwater #watershed #planning #urbanplanning #management #nitrogencycle #soil #watertreatment #sediment -
Modeling Future Land Cover And Water Quality Change In Minneapolis, MN, USA To Support Drinking Water Source Protection Decisions
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13109 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #fedscience #landuse #landcover #waterquality #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #NLCD #Minneapolis #MississippiR #water #hydrology #watersecurity #waterresources #nitrates #phosphorus #cyanotoxins #Minnesota #trees #agriculture #pesticides #fertiliser #farming #potable #runoff #farming #FORESCE #urbanisation #urban #headwater #watershed #planning #urbanplanning #management #nitrogencycle #soil #watertreatment #sediment -
Modeling Future Land Cover And Water Quality Change In Minneapolis, MN, USA To Support Drinking Water Source Protection Decisions
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13109 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #fedscience #landuse #landcover #waterquality #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #NLCD #Minneapolis #MississippiR #water #hydrology #watersecurity #waterresources #nitrates #phosphorus #cyanotoxins #Minnesota #trees #agriculture #pesticides #fertiliser #farming #potable #runoff #farming #FORESCE #urbanisation #urban #headwater #watershed #planning #urbanplanning #management #nitrogencycle #soil #watertreatment #sediment -
SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 27th, 2025
#Rarotonga #Aitutaki #SBMA #hotspot #carbon-fluorine #phosphorus #Fluorspar #mechanochemical #heterogeneity #generalized #framework #large-scale #formation #planetary #fluid-mechanics #chemistry #polymers #cross-linked #diimide #E-factor
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 27th, 2025
#Rarotonga #Aitutaki #SBMA #hotspot #carbon-fluorine #phosphorus #Fluorspar #mechanochemical #heterogeneity #generalized #framework #large-scale #formation #planetary #fluid-mechanics #chemistry #polymers #cross-linked #diimide #E-factor
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 27th, 2025
#Rarotonga #Aitutaki #SBMA #hotspot #carbon-fluorine #phosphorus #Fluorspar #mechanochemical #heterogeneity #generalized #framework #large-scale #formation #planetary #fluid-mechanics #chemistry #polymers #cross-linked #diimide #E-factor
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 27th, 2025
#Rarotonga #Aitutaki #SBMA #hotspot #carbon-fluorine #phosphorus #Fluorspar #mechanochemical #heterogeneity #generalized #framework #large-scale #formation #planetary #fluid-mechanics #chemistry #polymers #cross-linked #diimide #E-factor
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 27th, 2025
#Rarotonga #Aitutaki #SBMA #hotspot #carbon-fluorine #phosphorus #Fluorspar #mechanochemical #heterogeneity #generalized #framework #large-scale #formation #planetary #fluid-mechanics #chemistry #polymers #cross-linked #diimide #E-factor
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How to build a quantum computer (from Andrea Morello):
#quantumcomputing #transistor #silicon #phosphorus #qubit #spin #radiofrequency #research #science
⚛️https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/how-to-build-a-quantum-computer/
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Enhancement of OVA-induced murine lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to contamination levels of #LPS in Asian sand #dust and heated dust
Yahao Ren, et al.
Published: 2014 Jun 9"A previous study has shown that the aggravation of Asian sand dust (ASD) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung eosinphilia was more severe in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-rich ASD than in SiO2-rich ASD. Therefore, the effects of different LPS contamination levels in ASD on the aggravation of OVA-induced lung eosinophilia were investigated in the present study.
Conclusions:
"This study demonstrates that LPS contamination in ASD aggravates allergic lung inflammation in the presence of OVA and H-ASD. The aggravation of the allergic lung inflammation by LPS may be caused through the TLR4-dependent signaling pathway. The results of the current study indicate that the exposure to ASD with LPS may be a significant risk factor for adult and child #asthma. The hazardous effects of #MineralDust and #biogenic agents on human respiratory disease are an increasing public concern. Atmospheric exposure to #bacteria, fungi and virus, and silica-carrying particulate matters may influence human respiratory health on a world-wide scale."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058696/
#DryingLakes #AgriculturalPollution
#Fertilizers #Phosphorus
#SaltonSea #Wildlife #HumanHealth #MonoLake #AralSea #GreatSaltLake #SaltonSea #LungDisease -
At the #Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of #LungDisease
Researchers may have found a cause for #asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have #global implications.
"The scientists are eager to see if the mice demonstrate a similar disease profile with Great Salt Lake dust. If they do, according to Yisrael, it could potentially have global implications. She points to areas like the #AralSea, on the border of #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan, as well as lake systems closer to home, like #MonoLake, in central California. 'All of these areas globally are drying up, and around these areas are communities which complain of severe asthma-like symptoms'"
By Fletcher Reveley
08.19.2024"When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells and pulverized fish bones; the abandoned dock far from the water’s edge; the unremitting smell of decay. It was like a scene from a science fiction movie, recalled the 66-year-old biomedical researcher from University of California, Riverside, familiar yet “just off of normal.”
But it was also pleasant, in a way. The sun glistened off the placid surface of the water, the Chocolate Mountains rose in the distance. At first, he said, 'all those odd parts don’t hit you in terms of potential, like ‘Oh my gosh this is a toxic, nasty sort of thing.' But for him that’s changed, he added, 'having learned more about what’s going on.'
"The Salton Sea is a 316-square mile, shallow glaze of water in #SouthernCalifornia that has been receding in recent years. Scientists believe the #ToxicDust kicked up from the exposed lakebed is contributing to respiratory disease in the region.
"Now, after nearly a decade of research, Lo recommends that anyone visiting the lake wear an #N95 mask. Something in the environment — in the water, the land, the air, or all three — appears to be making people in the region sick with a respiratory disease that presents like asthma. Children have been especially impacted; in some areas more than a quarter of kids have been diagnosed with asthma, more than four times the national childhood #asthma rate. Even more children, whether they have been diagnosed or not, display asthma-like symptoms — more than a third of kids in certain areas. And although residents of the area have long believed the Salton Sea to be toxic, Lo and other researchers at UC Riverside are only now beginning to zero in on a culprit. And it’s one that nobody expected."
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"For Lo and the other researchers, however, the results were remarkable for a different reason — the geographic distribution of the asthma symptoms seemed to map closely onto the geographic distribution of the #LPS. The southern end of the lake was also the main entry point for #AgriculturalRunoff, which is laced with nutrients and feeds explosive biological activity. 'All these things are coming together,' said Lo. “The nutrients driving the bacterial growth, driving the toxin getting into the dust, driving the symptoms.' Lo recalled that at one meeting this year of the Salton Sea Task Force, a multidisciplinary group of UC Riverside scientists that studies the Salton Sea, the findings of the various threads of research began to converge: 'That was the meeting where everybody was, you know their jaws were dropping, like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s all fitting into place.’'"
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"Near the end of May this year, Lo hosted a forum at UC Riverside on the health effects of dust and other particles that can be suspended in air. Many of the presenters were graduate students or faculty from various labs at UC Riverside that study the Salton Sea, but one of the keynote speakers, Molly Blakowski, had flown in from a different state entirely. Blakowski studies the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, and her invitation to the event reflected a growing concern among the UC Riverside investigators: What if this toxic LPS is not unique to the Salton Sea?
"In a recent interview with Undark, Blakowski drew parallels between the Salton Sea and the #GreatSaltLake — both are #hypersaline, terminal lakes that are rapidly shrinking; both contain areas where #nutrients from #agricultural activity enter and impact the #microbiome. Another similarity, she said, is that there are major knowledge gaps regarding the lake and its impact on human health." [NOT JUST HUMAN HEALTH!!!]
https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#AgriculturalPollution #Fertilizers #Phosphorus #SaltonSea #NonAllergicAsthma #Wildlife #HumanHealth
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Israel white phosphorus use is being funded by a UK mine
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/05/17/israel-white-phosphorus/#Phosphorus
#WhitePhosphorus
#UK
#Israel
#Yorkshire
#Mine
#IsraelChemicalsLTD
#BoulbyMine
#Loftus
#Genocide
#Polyhalite
#Fertilizer
#Greenwash
#Greenwashing
#HumanRightsWatch
#WarCrimes
#Amnesty
#Colonialism
#DeadSeaWorks
#Apartheid
#WestBank
