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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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"...anticipate the , which took off in the 1970s.

began to use new chemical such as and (which is derived from ), and such as and   [ derivatives]). In addition, they began to use new types of equipment that mechanized and harvesting.

But that’s not all. In the past, a ...

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MPI for Marine Microbiology

Try a different take on #phosphorous: Scientists around Jan von Arx and Jana Milucka from our Greenhouse Gases Research Group reveal how #bacteria re­lease #methane as a waste product of P capture in the tropical #NorthAtlantic.

Out now in Nature Communications!

More info here: mpi-bremen.de/en/A-differe...

Original publication:
nature.com/articles/s41467-023

#MarineMethaneParadox#greenhousegas#methylphosphonate
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Groundwater A Significant Source Of Pollution On Great Barrier Reef, Study Shows
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theguardian.com/environment/20 <-- shared media article
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doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c0372 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #waterquality #particulate #porewaterexchange #radiumisotopes #eutrophication #Australia #GreatBarrierReef #pollution #runoff #fertilisers #farming #agriculture #UN #WorldHeritageSite #spatialanalysis #fateandtransport #model #modeling #water #waterchemistry #chemistry #research #ecosystems #marine #groundwater #nitrogen #phosphorous #reef #coralreef #reefhealth #climatechange #bleaching #coral #rivers #submarine #discharge #ecosystem

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Hippy Steve

TIL - Sewer sludge (euphemistically called #biosolids by many cities) can be turned into #biochar via #pyrolysis.

If the pyrolysis happens at >600C for >10 minutes, the resulting biochar will be free of #microplastics, #PFAs, pathogens, and pharmaceuticals - all of which could continue to be a problem when you just #compost sewer sludge.

And... the #phosphorous is retained in the biochar, meaning it'll be a fertilizer in addition to the other biochar benefits.

pyreg.com/biochar-from-sewage-

PYREG GmbH · Biochar from sewage sludge: the phosphorus fertilizer for a safe and sustainable agriculture - PYREG GmbHface­book LinkedIn Twitter The Danish EPA gives green light for appli­ca­tion of biochar from sewage sludge for use in farming: Biochar from sewage sludge can now be used as a ferti­lizer. If the pyro­lysis takes place at tempe­ra­tures > 500˚C for more than 3 minutes, and the process tempe­ra­ture and dura­tion is docu­mented, the Danish […]
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BellingenNSW

Leaving dog and cat poo lying around isn't just gross. It's a problem for native plants and animals, too

Pet parasites "can lay dormant in poo for as long as 18 months, waiting for a host to jump into. Symptoms include blindness and seizures, and have been observed in kangaroos, wallabies, possums, wombats, bandicoots and bilbies."

"Dog poo might signal to wildlife that predators are about and they should stay away. Recent research shows that in 83% of tests, Australian native mammals recognised dogs as a threat – with dog poo being a common trigger."

theconversation.com/leaving-do

Dog poo is linked to illness, pollution and antibiotic resistance

theconversation.com/is-leaving

Pick up your dog/cat shit
#pets#cats#dogs
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CelloMom On Cars

"“Mycorrhizal fungi” — named for the combined Latin words for “fungus” and “root” — have provided plants with mineral nutrients like in exchange for plant-manufactured sugars.

Since those plants are making that sugar out of from the air, that means that the fungi are in effect a growing subterranean “carbon bank.”

Field’s team found that fungi pulled down 36 percent of global ,."


thehill.com/policy/equilibrium

The HillFungi may offer ‘jaw-dropping’ solution to climate changeBy Saul Elbein
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guyinahat

in means we have to track that food and recover it from sewage. But also, since we're running out, it means only one thing, phosphorus is the limiting to life. Once all phosphorus is gone or out of reach, that's the maximum amount of people, plants, animals, and insects. Which means in turn that some of them listed things are gonna go so we can get new ones. I assume that the largest, most demanding population probably would go first.... plants. Then animals, then us.

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Hippy Steve

4. Biochar reduces the very serious problem we have with nutrient run off. #Nitrogen and #Phosphorous are important limited resources that currently leach out with each rain creating oxygen-deprived #DeadZones in streams, rivers, and the ocean along with toxic algae and seaweed blooms like the big one currently headed for Florida. Nutrients are held in biochar so they don’t wash away and less frequent applications are needed - saving farmers $$.

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Hippy Steve

How is outlawing the mention of "#ClimateChange" working out for you #Florida?

#Phosphogeddon #Phosphorous #Nitrogen

A Giant Blob of Seaweed is Heading to Florida

The mass, known as the great Atlantic Sargassum belt, is drifting toward the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists say seaweed is likely to come ashore by summer to create a rotting, stinking, scourge.

nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/seaw

The New York TimesA Giant Blob of Seaweed Is Heading to FloridaBy Livia Albeck-Ripka
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CellBioNews

#Termite activity promotes #phosphorous availability in rubber plantations.

#soil #fungi #microbiome #agriculture

phys.org/news/2023-02-termite-

phys.orgTermite activity promotes phosphorous availability in rubber plantationsTermites are social insects of the infraorder Isoptera and are widely distributed across tropical and subtropical ecosystems. These insects are the most important soil bioturbators and have been called "soil engineers." Phosphorus concentrations are usually low in highly weathered tropical acid soils, but termite nests form bioaggregates that serve as carriers for P protection and stabilization. However, few studies have focused on the changes in the composition and availability of aggregate-associated phosphorous within termite mounds.
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:ns_flag: Fred Campaigne

#WetlandsAreGold
We (excluding politicians 😠 ) understand the value of our wetlands. Small ⚡isolated ⚡ wetlands are low areas that trap water and slowly drain and dry.
Large amounts of agricultural #Nitrogen and #Phosphorous pollutants are also trapped‼️ These areas are the first to be filled-in by developers. #UniversityOfWaterloo 🇨🇦 scientists have developed the math that describes this filtering. Now let the politicians/developers argue the math is wrong.
phys.org/news/2023-02-small-is

Phys.orgStudy finds small isolated wetlands are pollution-catching powerhousesBy Science X
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