Water, Wisconsin, and the Mercury Cycle
by University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute · 9 episodes
ScienceNatural
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.
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13 min
MATS, Fracking, Bleeding Mercury and the Minamata Convention
This 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 atmosphe…
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11 min
Solving an Ocean Riddle
In this 2014 update, research scientist David Krabbenhoft explains how improved technology has revealed the hitherto unsuspected role that the thermocline and zooplankton play in m…
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21 min
Mercury - The Potent Element
This episode explains why people have used mercury, documenting the history of humanity's understanding of this intriguing metal.
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23 min
Mercury Mysteries - The Scientists' Tale - Part 1
Part 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…
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23 min
Mercury Mysteries - The Scientists' Tale - Part 2
Part 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 direc…
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18 min
Ripples of a Water Ethic in Wisconsin
Noted author and conservationist Curt Meine delivers an eloquent essay challenging foundational concepts of water, urging respect for this valuable resource while confirming its ri…
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7 min
The METAALICUS Project
The 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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8 min
Mercury and Ecosystem Restoration
USGS scientist David Krabbenhoft details problematic aspects of the mercury cycle that impact the implementation of large-scale ecological restoration.
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23 min
Water Shapes the Land
How water has shaped the environment and culture of Wisconsin, and details of the hydrological cycle in Wisconsin.