Standardized runoff dataset could improve forecasts of urban microplastic pollution

As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even ...
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Industrial water pollution: Sources, pathways and preventive strategies every facility should know

Despite the control measures and regulations in place, industrial water pollution is still a problem in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that thousands of ...
Coeur d'Alene Press

OUR GEM: Protecting Coeur d’Alene Lake, local efforts target nonpoint source pollution

Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is one of the biggest ongoing threats to water quality in North Idaho, especially in the ...
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Global Sources of Local Pollution: An Assessment of Long-Range Transport of Key Air Pollutants to and from the United States

Unlike most other pollutants, particulate matter (PM) cannot be characterized by the space- and time-variations of the mass concentrations of a single compound. Important factors influencing PM ...