Is anyone aware of studies determining whether a vegetative buffer or trees filter out #microplastics the way they do other contaminants?
#AtmosphericPollution
(Picture via oceanservices.noaa.gov)
#atmosphericpollution #microPlastics
Nice little news article by the CBC's Helen Pike on a study of nitrogen pollution from automobiles in Kananaskis Country conducted by my friends & colleagues Ann-Lise Norman & Mary Reid, & their undergrad student Mikayla Donovan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/kananaskis-moss-researchers-university-of-calgary-vehicle-emissions-1.6746675
Published paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138122001650
#AtmosphericPollution #Alberta #RockyMountain #Parks #VehiclePollution #Nitrogen #Bryophytes
#atmosphericpollution #alberta #rockymountain #parks #vehiclepollution #nitrogen #bryophytes
I will be happy to connect and discuss about #science #microplastics #plasticpollution #plasticadditives #plasticizers #atmosphericpollution
#science #microplastics #plasticpollution #plasticadditives #plasticizers #atmosphericpollution
I will be happy to connect and discuss about #science #microplastics #plasticpollution #plasticadditives #plasticizers #atmosphericpollution
#science #microplastics #plasticpollution #plasticadditives #plasticizers #atmosphericpollution
#Lichens, which are a very old combination of #Fungi and #Algae, are sensitive to #AtmosphericPollution. They can be used as ecological #Indicators, telling #Scientists and policy makers when and where anti-pollution measures are effective. #Environment #Ecology #Pollution
#lichens #fungi #algae #atmosphericpollution #indicators #scientists #environment #ecology #pollution