Going Digital: Underwater Science Photography at EPA
By Sean Sheldrake, Rob Pedersen, and Alan Humphrey EPA scientific diver Sean Sheldrake takes pictures with a Nikonos V film camera. Photo by Joe Goulet. If you’ve followed EPA’s photo series...
View ArticleDrilling for Water – Underwater
By Sean Sheldrake, Rob Pedersen, and Alan Humphrey In our previous blog posts we’ve talked about how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s waterways through collection of samples. In...
View ArticleLooking for Sea Monsters
By Phil Colarusso Tunicates covering native eel grass. Photo by Dann Blackwood. As a diver for EPA, I am often asked, “what’s the scariest thing you’ve ever seen underwater?” Most people expect the...
View ArticleDiving Green for Science
By Sean Sheldrake EPA’s Seattle dive van loaded up with a full ton of dive gear—plus a bicycle. In previous blog posts, we’ve shared how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s...
View ArticleDiving into the Classroom
By Sean Sheldrake Bona fide “cool” job: an EPA diver maps the location of a drum found on a dive survey. My previous blog posts have featured how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s...
View ArticleDiving for Science at EPA: ‘SCUBA’ or ‘Surface Supply’?
By Sean Sheldrake and Alan Humphrey Our previous blog posts have featured how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s waterways. In this post, we talk about different ways in which we...
View ArticleEbb and Flow: Feeling Like a Yo-yo
By Sean Sheldrake My previous blog posts have featured how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s waterways. In this post, I talk about how our divers study the connection between...
View ArticleDiving Safety: We’re All In
By Sean Sheldrake and Alan Humphrey Our previous blog posts have featured how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s waterways. In this post, we talk about how our divers stay safe...
View ArticleDiving into Nutrients: How much is too much?
By Sean Sheldrake An EPA diver kept isolated from contaminants. There’s a nutrient “problem”? Did you know nutrient pollution, primarily in the form of too much nitrogen and phosphorus, is one of the...
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