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Tag: Mediterranean Sea

‘Out of Sight’ Can’t Mean ‘Out of Mind’
Coastal Management Plastic Pollution

‘Out of Sight’ Can’t Mean ‘Out of Mind’

Surface marine debris and microplastic pollution has received more attention recently—which is great—but there’s another garbage problem we are only…
January 13, 2021 Andrea Schlunk
Just breathe…OR NOT: Mercury from hydrothermal vents in bubbles and the air
Toxicology

Just breathe…OR NOT: Mercury from hydrothermal vents in bubbles and the air

Mercury is a toxic element that can accumulate in marine organisms, including fish we eat. But how does mercury into…
November 17, 2017November 16, 2017 Laura Zinke
Biology Human impacts

Making potable water safe for the seafloor

SWRO desalinization is a great way to get potable water. Unfortunately its production results in a high salinity low nutrient…
October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Ecology

Activity at one end of a migration affects fitness at the other

Effectively managing migratory species requires an understanding of what impacts them along their entire migratory route. This paper evaluates how…
September 23, 2015September 27, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Biogeochemistry Biology Chemistry Climate Change Human impacts

Fight of the Century: CO2 vs. Calcifying Phytoplankton

From the very first sentence of the abstract, these scientists make clear they are not messing around, "Ocean acidification is…
July 10, 2014July 18, 2014 Sarah Fuller
Chemistry

From Your Sofa to the Sea

Oceanographers from Spain have measured several commonly used (and potentially harmful) organophosphate ester flame retardants in the air over the…
March 10, 2014March 10, 2014 Carrie McDonough
Geology

First evidence of deep explosive volcanic activity at the Marsili Seamount

The Marsili Seamount is the largest volcanic complex in the Mediterranean area and Europe. Previously thought to have last erupted…
January 20, 2014January 20, 2014 Sarah Fuller
Climate Change Geology Paleoceanography

Reconstructing climate history from sediments in the Gulf of Taranto, Italy

What was the climate like in Southern Italy 10,000 years ago? This question and many more can be answered by…
January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 Brian Caccioppoli

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