Shark Oil, Eco-Friendly Lubricant, Historic Land Management
Today, you\u2019ll learn about the demand for a compound called squalene that is decimating deepwater shark populations, an amazing effort to create an eco-friendly lubricant using green chemistry, and the surprising connection between shepherds, women, and wildfires.
Shark Oil
- \u201cDeepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil.\u201d by David Shiffman. 2024.
- \u201c100 Million Sharks Killed Every Year, Study Show On Eve of International Conference on Shark Protection.\u201d National Geographic. 2013.
- \u201cFishing for oil and meat drives irreversible defaunation of deepwater sharks and rays.\u201d by Brittany Finucci, et al. 2024.
Eco-Friendly Lubricant
- \u201cNew eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways.\u201d EurekAlert! 2024.
- \u201cMinimizing Toxicity and Optimizing Lubricity of Ionic Liquids for Eco-Friendly Lubrication.\u201d by Xin He, et al. 2024.
Historic Land Management
- \u201cAnthropologist documents how women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy.\u201d EurekAlert! 2024.
- \u201cWildfires as legacies of agropastoral abandonment: Gendered litter raking and managed burning as historic fire prevention practices in the Monte Pisano of Italy.\u201d by Andrew S. Mathews & Fabio Malfatti. 2024.
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