Thousands of people across the United States are sickened every year by Legionnaires’ disease (a severe form of pneumonia contracted from water sources like cooling towers and piped water), with cases cropping up from California’s Disneyland to Manhattan. #Lesson10#phys273
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Nearly half of the estimated 1 million tons of oil that makes its way into marine environments each year comes Not from tanker spills But from land-based sources such as factories, farms, and cities. #Lesson10#phys273
Big spills may dominate headlines, but consumers account for the vast majority of oil pollution in our seas, including oil and gasoline that drips from millions of cars and trucks every day. #Lesson10#phys273
Nearly 40 percent of Americans rely on groundwater. Groundwater gets polluted when contaminants—from pesticides and fertilizers to waste leached from landfills and septic systems—make their way into an aquifer, rendering it unsafe for human use. #Lesson10#phys273
"What we need, given how little time we have, is a massive nuclear energy program."
Why @sullydish believes we need to focus on our largest source of carbon-free energy source in order to address climate change.
@intelligencer@NYMag
https://t.co/54M5oOkxB0
A great read about what is at stake when it comes to Nuclear Power. Helps to think critically.
An expert’s case for nuclear power https://t.co/XwjYUZRvAc via @voxdotcom#Lesson8#phys273
@SuthaAji I agree. I think if we take educated steps, and forego selfishness, we can come out better human population overall. It is our irrationality, fear, and selfishness that prevents us from progressing. #Lesson8#phys273
@Giordanophys273 From what I understood from my reading, the cause for Gentilly-2 to be decommissioned was more about economic (cost-benefit) reasons than hazard risks. #Lesson8#phys273
@TavaresNazareth I am very curious about what it would take to reopen it, and how much benefit we would get from the nuclear power plant in Quebec. #Lesson8#phys273