GISCafe Voice Susan Smith
Susan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More » West Virginia University mapping study of soil’s ability to trap radiationMarch 23rd, 2011 by Susan Smith
“A research center at West Virginia University is providing important information on the ability of soil to mitigate nuclear contamination. The Morgantown school’s Geospatial Research Unit is examining the soils of Pacific Coast states to determine their ability to trap airborne radiation in the event that it drifts from Japan to the U.S. They also are determining locations of soils that can transfer trapped radioactivity into vegetation.” WVU mapping soils’ ability to absorb radiation March 23, 2011, Charleston Daily Mail |