PNNL’s Megan Nims Honored with Outreach Volunteer Award
PNNL salmon biologist Megan Nims was honored the American Chemical Society for her contribution to the community and STEM education.
PNNL Coastal Ecologist Leads National Conversation on Tidal Wetlands
PNNL coastal ecologist Heida Diefenderfer was a featured speaker in February at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable on policy and global affairs.
RemPlex: Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges
This interdisciplinary approach supports innovative solutions for complex contaminated sites, restores valuable natural resources, and protects surface and subsurface environments, water resources, and ecosystems—regionally to worldwide.
Tracking Toxics in the Salish Sea
With the help of a diagnostic tool called the Salish Sea Model, researchers found that toxic contaminant hotspots in the Puget Sound are tied to localized lack of water circulation and cumulative effects from multiple sources.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, PNNL Ink Collaborative Agreement
Partnership to initially focus on energy system reliability, aquatic monitoring, underwater technologies, maritime security.
Seawater Yields First Grams of Yellowcake
For the first time, researchers have created a gram of yellowcake — a powdered form of uranium used to produce fuel for nuclear power production — using modified acrylic fibers to extract it from seawater.
When a pinch is problematic: Detecting pertechnetate in groundwater
Existing techniques to detect pertechnetate in the environment have drawbacks. PNNL’s redox sensor technology uses a gold probe to accurately and efficiently measure low levels of pertechnetate—and possibly other contaminants—in groundwater
Waste Management Symposia Honors Environmental Remediation and Waste Processing Research
Waste Management Symposia ‘Paper of Note’ and ‘Superior Paper’ awards recognize PNNL contributions to advancing radioactive waste and materials management.