EQSphere invention measures greenhouse gases in cloudy, freezing waters

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by Marisa Sloan, Northwestern University Don’t be fooled—the EQSphere™ isn’t a silver softball or a tree ornament gone rogue. It’s a spherical equilibrator invented to continuously yank carbon dioxide, methane and other gases from three feet underwater into the air to be measured in real time. Whitman Miller, a research scientist with the Smithsonian Environmental […]

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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Fri, 14 May 2021 19:51:12 +0000

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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