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In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate heads to the banks of the Chicago River to meet up with Melissa Pierce, PhD, the Technical Program Director at Current, a nonprofit water innovation hub. Together, they explore the complex world of urban water chemistry, focusing on the river's historical pollution problems and the measures taken to improve the water quality, in particular, an in-depth look at Current's H2Now program.
Episode Resources:
In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate heads to the banks of the Chicago River to meet up with Melissa Pierce, PhD, the Technical Program Director at Current, a nonprofit water innovation hub. Together, they explore the complex world of urban water chemistry, focusing on the river's historical pollution problems and the measures taken to improve the water quality, in particular, an in-depth look at Current's H2Now program. In the second part of the episode, Nate travels to Washington, DC, to chat with Steve MacAvoy, PhD, a professor at American University. Steve's research has centered around studying the impact of urban infrastructure on river water chemistry and how the rising concentrations of specific chemicals are impacting our waterways.
Episode Resources:
H2NOW website: https://www.h2nowchicago.org/
Current's website: https://www.currentwater.org/
River Lab: https://www.currentwater.org/river-lab
Listen to The Show About Science on Storybutton, the device that makes it easy for kids to listen to podcasts without using a screened device. Get yours at Storybutton.com.
Connect with The Show About Science:
Instagram: @showaboutscience
Facebook: @theshowaboutscience
YouTube:The Show About Science
Twitter: @natepodcasts
LinkedIn: The Show About Science
Threads: showaboutscience
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Listen to episode one hereIn this episode of The Show About Science, Nate heads to the banks of the Chicago River to meet up with Melissa Pierce, PhD, the Technical Program Director at Current, a nonprofit water innovation hub. Together, they explore the complex world of urban water chemistry, focusing on the river's historical pollution problems and the measures taken to improve the water quality, in particular, an in-depth look at Current's H2Now program. In the second part of the episode, Nate travels to Washington, DC, to chat with Steve MacAvoy, PhD, a professor at American University. Steve's research has centered around studying the impact of urban infrastructure on river water chemistry and how the rising concentrations of specific chemicals are impacting our waterways.
Episode Resources:
H2NOW website: https://www.h2nowchicago.org/
Current's website: https://www.currentwater.org/
River Lab: https://www.currentwater.org/river-lab
Listen to The Show About Science on Storybutton, the device that makes it easy for kids to listen to podcasts without using a screened device. Get yours at Storybutton.com.
Connect with The Show About Science:
Instagram: @showaboutscience
Facebook: @theshowaboutscience
YouTube:The Show About Science
Twitter: @natepodcasts
LinkedIn: The Show About Science
Threads: showaboutscience
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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