Tracking Pollution in HD - Chemists Celebrate Earth Day

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Channel: American Chemical Society · 2015 · Science & Technology

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You hear about pollution a lot: it’s bad for the Earth, we need to get rid of it, we need to make less of it. So what is pollution and how much of it is out there?

One way to keep tabs on pollution involves a technology called BEACON. Chemist Alexis Shusterman explains how BEACON can help scientists track carbon dioxide levels in high definition detail. 

Producer: Elaine Seward
Writer: Noel Waghorn
Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski

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