Following a major failure at Richmond, Virginia's water treatment plant, its team of operators has stepped up in a big way to keep essential services running, as city officials maintained around-the-clock staffing, with some employees working up to 21 consecutive days.The Department of Public Utilities has relied on wastewater staff, external experts, and regulatory personnel to stabilize operations, and had plans to transition back to normal scheduling as soon as possible.
USGS Model Uses Dragonflies to Estimate Freshwater Mercury Concentrations
In a U.S. Geological Survey-led study, researchers combined more than a decade of data on dragonfly mercury concentrations with commonly measured water-quality and landscape characteristics
