Water, Wisconsin, And The Mercury Cycle
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Sinopsis
Audio-only podcast produced by the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute. This entertaining science documentary series is intended for general audiences and features high production values.
Episodios
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MATS, Fracking, Bleeding Mercury and the Minamata Convention
07/02/2014 Duración: 13minThis episode provides an update on encouraging recent developments in mercury policy, both national and international, that hold out hope for reduced mercury levels in the atmosphere. Featured research scientist David Krabbenhoft also shares news about the surprisingly beneficial effect that fracking in the United States has apparently had on levels of measurable mercury in America's air.
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Solving an Ocean Riddle
07/02/2014 Duración: 10minIn this 2014 update, research scientist David Krabbenhoft explains how improved technology has revealed the hitherto unsuspected role that the thermocline and zooplankton play in methylizing mercury in the deep oceans.
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Mercury - The Potent Element
14/02/2011 Duración: 20minThis episode explains why people have used mercury, documenting the history of humanity's understanding of this intriguing metal.
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Ripples of a Water Ethic in Wisconsin
04/02/2011 Duración: 18minNoted author and conservationist Curt Meine delivers an eloquent essay challenging foundational concepts of water, urging respect for this valuable resource while confirming its rightful place in humanity’s moral and ethical sphere.
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Mercury Mysteries - The Scientists' Tale - Part 2
04/02/2011 Duración: 23minPart two of a non-narrative presentation that vividly relates the challenges of mercury research from the 1960s to the present, told firsthand by the scientists who have been directly involved in the work.
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Mercury Mysteries - The Scientists' Tale - Part 1
04/02/2011 Duración: 22minPart one of an engaging non-narrative presentation that vividly relates the challenges of mercury research from the 1960s to the present, told firsthand by the scientists who have been directly involved in the work.
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Mercury and Ecosystem Restoration
10/12/2010 Duración: 08minUSGS scientist David Krabbenhoft details problematic aspects of the mercury cycle that impact the implementation of large-scale ecological restoration.
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The METAALICUS Project
10/12/2010 Duración: 07minThe mercury scientists continue to tell the story, in this case a quick overview of a critical large-scale mercury research project.
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Water Shapes the Land
16/09/2010 Duración: 23minHow water has shaped the environment and culture of Wisconsin, and details of the hydrological cycle in Wisconsin.