Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
MC&G Department Virtual Seminar: Understanding the Consequences of Ocean Acidification and Warming for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Using Field Surveys, Mesocosm Experiments, and Modelling
Louise Cameron, WHOI
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New study takes comprehensive look at marine pollution
Paper finds ocean pollution is a complex mix of chemicals and materials, primarily land-based in origin, with far-reaching consequences for environmental and human health, but there are options available for […]
Read MoreHow safe is the water off the coast of the San Onofre nuclear plant?
Surfrider teams with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to conduct their own tests of San Onofre’s radioactive wastewater.
Read MoreEnvironmental groups will do their own tests of radioactive wastewater from San Onofre
The Surfrider Foundation and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Our Radioactive Ocean initiative will do independent water quality testing at San Onofre State Beach after radioactive wastewater releases from the retired San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: Meltwater Drainage Dominates the Recent History of Thwaites Glacier as Recorded by Offshore Sediments
Lauren Simkins, University of Virginia
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The Battle Below
In late September, President Trump declared the U.S. dependence on China for so-called ‘rare earth’ minerals a ‘national emergency’. Those minerals are essential to technology from our phones to our […]
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: The Role of Dust on Earth’s Climate: Insights from the Paleoclimate Record & Modern Ecosystems
Sarah Aarons, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Wave Glider provides gateway to remote exploration
WHOI geochemist Chris German pairs an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) called a Wave Glider with other vehicles to expand research here and on other Ocean Worlds
Read MoreFinding answers in the ocean
The test being used to diagnose the novel coronavirus—and other pandemics like AIDS and SARS—was developed with the help of an enzyme isolated from a microbe found in marine hydrothermal vents as well as freshwater hot springs.
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: How Hot and Wet is the Moon: Insight from Experiments
Ananya Mallik, University of Arizona
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Read MoreMauritius oil spill: fears for island’s marine life after initial tests fail to resolve fuel mystery
First Detailed Oil Sample Analysis Completed from Mauritius Oil Spill
When the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio struck a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius on July 25, 2020, and began leaking fuel oil two weeks later, local residents and the international community sprang into action to protect the pristine habitats that fringe the Indian Ocean nation.
Read MoreNew multi-institutional grant will support a fleet of robotic floats
The National Science Foundation approved a $53 million grant to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: Throw It In Reverse: Is Enzyme Reversibility Wreaking Havoc in the Nitrogen Cycle?
Scott Wankel, WHOI
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WHOI establishes new fund to accelerate microplastics innovation
With the backing of a handful of family foundations, WHOI is launching a Marine Microplastics Innovation Accelerator to help answer some of the most pressing—and foundational—questions about marine microplastics and their impacts
Read MoreShould Japan dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean?
Around 1.2 million tonnes of water contaminated by radioactive substances from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster will be dumped in the Pacific Ocean, as part of a plan expected to be approved by the Japanese government within weeks.
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: The Pacific Dissolved Cobalt Cycle: Insights from the GEOTRACES GP15 Expedition & Exploring Extracellular Superoxide in Coral Physiology and Health
Rebecca Chmiel, WHOI &
Kalina Grabb, WHOI
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Putting the ‘nuclear coffin’ in perspective
WHOI chemist and marine radioactivity expert shares his thoughts about radioactivity waste leaking from Runit Dome—a bomb crater filled with radioactive soil in the Marshall Islands that is now being penetrated by rising sea levels
Read MoreMove Over, Mars: The Search for Life on Saturn’s Largest Moon
“The great thing about hydrothermal vents is that they provide a lot of energy sources for microbial life that doesn’t include sunlight,” says Julie Huber, a marine chemist at WHOI.
Read MoreLooks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean
A study from WHOI warned of the possibility that other potentially hazardous contaminants in the wastewater could be released into the Pacific.
Read MoreLooks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean
A WHOI study published in August, warned of the possibility that other potentially hazardous contaminants in the wastewater could still be released into the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: Hydrothermal Trace Metal Release and Microbial Metabolism in the Northeast Lau Basin
Natalie Cohen, WHOI
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MC&G Department Virtual Seminar: From Evo to Eco: A Microbiologist’s Journey from Bench to (Small) Boat
Rosie Alegado, University of Hawaii
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Read MoreTenacious citizens take on the plastics industry over an insidious pollutant
Evidence of pellet pollution has been piling up for decades. R. Jude Wilber of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution returned to the area and found that pellet concentrations had nearly […]
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