A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst that specializes in accounting for the carbon dioxide release by streams, rivers and lakes recently demonstrated that the chemical process known as “carbonate buffering” can account for the majority of emissions in highly alkaline waters.
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Lake Ecosystems: Nitrogen Has Been Underestimated
An ecological imbalance in a lake can usually be attributed to increased nutrient inputs.
Taking Plastic out of Landfills
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PSU Study Sheds Light on 2020 Extreme Weather Event That Brought Fires and Snow to Western U.S.
The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day wildfires in 2020 brought record-breaking cold and early-season snowfall to parts of the Rocky Mountains.