Water, Wisconsin, and the Mercury Cycle

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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.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

  • Feb 7, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 16m AVG DURATION
  • 9 EPISODES


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Solving an Ocean Riddle

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2014 10:39


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 methylizing mercury in the deep oceans.

MATS, Fracking, Bleeding Mercury and the Minamata Convention

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2014 13:03


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 atmosphere. Featured research scientist David Krabbenhoft also shares news about the surprisingly beneficial effect that fracking in the United States has apparently had on levels of measurable mercury in America's air.

Mercury - The Potent Element

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2011 20:55


This episode explains why people have used mercury, documenting the history of humanity's understanding of this intriguing metal.

Mercury Mysteries - The Scientists' Tale - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 22:53


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 been directly involved in the work.

Mercury Mysteries - The Scientists' Tale - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 23:06


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 directly involved in the work.

Ripples of a Water Ethic in Wisconsin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 18:08


Noted author and conservationist Curt Meine delivers an eloquent essay challenging foundational concepts of water, urging respect for this valuable resource while confirming its rightful place in humanity’s moral and ethical sphere.

The METAALICUS Project

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2010 7:17


The mercury scientists continue to tell the story, in this case a quick overview of a critical large-scale mercury research project.

Mercury and Ecosystem Restoration

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2010 8:22


USGS scientist David Krabbenhoft details problematic aspects of the mercury cycle that impact the implementation of large-scale ecological restoration.

Water Shapes the Land

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2010 23:13


How water has shaped the environment and culture of Wisconsin, and details of the hydrological cycle in Wisconsin.

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