Oct 28, 2017
Bald Eagles and Bioaccumulation
America's favorite symbol is the glorious bald eagle. The bald eagle lives across the country and is endangered. This story goes back to 1962 and the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring…
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Oct 25, 2017
Syllabus for People and Project Administration
Here's something interesting. Despite having my work spread all across multiple fields, which I kind of like, I rather want to make sure I keep a connection to my home field. The…
Oct 24, 2017
Going to NASA Social!
Good news, everyone! I've been accepted to participate in the NASA Social program on November 3rd, in a day called "Space Lasers." This is going to be awesome and I will spend…
Oct 23, 2017
Maryland Defense Force at One Hundred Years
On October 23, 1917, the State of Maryland organized a small group of men (of course they were men) as the Maryland State Guard and they had the responsibility for protecting Maryland…
Oct 18, 2017
Compost Tea on Clay Soils
Humic acid is a component of many different soils and is readily found in natural soil environments. I am also pretty sure this is forming in my composter, since the thing is…
Oct 7, 2017
Won't Someone Please Think of the Sushi?
A friend picked up the kids from the bus stop last night and I met up with them for dinner at the neighborhood sushi restaurant. See, they love sushi. Ducky is 5…
Oct 5, 2017
Climate Change Will Make Chemical Spills Worse
Henry's law constant (HLC) for a given chemical is the concentration of a chemical in air / concentration of a chemical in water under defined test circumstances. That is interesting, but the…
Sep 28, 2017
Democratic Norms and the Settlement of Iceland
Iceland today is a small island of roughly 300,000 people in the North Atlantic, often credited as the oldest functioning democracy. Iceland was originally colonized by Norse migrants leaving Scandinavia in search…
Sep 25, 2017
Music Festival Pollution Prevention
I found the sustainability report for Bonnaroo, the music festival featuring U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a bunch of other bands I am too old to recognize. These music festivals…
Sep 18, 2017
Analytical Approaches for Organic Compound Properties
The report of Leistra on reported versus estimated boiling points and vapor pressures for pesticides provides an interesting case study in mathematical underpinnings for the phenomena investigated. Reports of chemical properties are…
Sep 11, 2017
The Implementation of the Clean Water Act
The federal Clean Water Act is a collection of laws passed by Congress that together form the principal federal law on preventing water pollution. This includes permanent lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and…