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Environment
Tracking microplastics: Helps researchers discover how microplastics move to improve stormwater management
Nasrin Alamdari, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, poses next to the central pond stormwater culvert at Innovation Park in Tallahassee. Professor Alamdari studies the transport of microplastics from urban environments to water resources via stormwater runoff. Credit: Scott Holstein/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Microplastic pollution is a serious environmental problem that harms animals and…
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Earth
New Tool Helps Decision Makers Predict Colorado River’s Future
Water flowing through the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. The Colorado River is a vital source of water for the western United States, providing drinking water to homes and irrigation water to farms in seven states, but the watershed is increasingly affected by climate change and drought. A new computational tool developed by a…
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