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Increasing Corn Production while Reducing Fertilizer Pollution
…effectiveness and uptake, reducing runoff into streams and waterways. The project will help Corn Belt communities increase food production for a growing world, reduce costs and reduce pollution. Cornell: Harold…
Group-based Influences on Pro-environmental Beliefs, Attitudes, & Behaviors
…group discussion can increase motivation for the adoption of mitigation policies and practices. However, the parameters of these conversations are poorly understood. Team McLeod will conduct focus group discussions with…
Social Networks for Biological Inventories and Information
We are more likely to value and protect the organisms around us when we understand them. Recent information technology that leverages social networks offers a powerful strategy for promoting positive…
Quick Clean-up of Contaminated Water
With population growth, industrialization, and climate change, communities are turning to drinking water resources tainted by agricultural runoff and wastewater. The researchers have invented a promising new polymer that removes…
Understanding Urban Landscape Effects for More Actionable Hyperlocal Air Pollution Estimates (EDF)
…Maps to assess air pollution at the pedestrian level. After the first year, this research will establish the foundation for several future research directions. Cornell Investigator: Qi Li, Civil &…
Tracing Aquaculture Feed Sources to Guide Mitigation of Biodiversity and Pollution Impacts (EDF)
…and could lead to widespread alteration of marine food webs. At the same time, intensive fish farming is creating further pollution of rivers, lakes, and coastlines. These diverse impacts of…
Improving Energy Cost and Scalability of Algal Biofuels
…important alternative to plant-based biofuels, yet algal biofuel technology has a major limitation: current methods for removing water from the algae at harvest expend more energy than is harvested. Researchers…