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About the Café

Café Thorium is not really a café although we have been known to serve espresso & latte throughout the worlds major ocean basins. In fact, we are a serious scientific research team in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Thorium is just one of many radioactive elements we measure. We analyze samples for both natural and man made radionuclides.

Simmering Projects

Want a challenging and rewarding job @WHOI ? check out new project manager position for Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions https://bit.ly/3JAqjtd

Ever wonder what mCDR is all about and why scientists need to be engaged in #climate solutions? read more @AGU_Eos -The Science We Need to Assess Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

We @ExOIS_OceanIron are in agreement that more science is needed before we deploy ocean CDR at scale. These studies are urgent, but do not replace need for emissions reductions. More from Kerry and D. Ho on Carbon Removal Technologies via @theenergymix

We @ExOIS_OceanIron are in agreement that more science is needed before we deploy ocean CDR at scale. These studies are urgent, but do not replace need for emissions reductions. More from Kerry and D. Ho on Carbon Removal Technologies via @theenergymix

Interesting @CNN article from viewpoint of Japanese fishermen on release of water from Fukushima tanks: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/asia/japan-fukushima-disaster-wastewater-fishing-concerns-hnk-dst-dg-intl

Learn more here about the issues with #radioactivity at #Fukushima and a decision to release these wastes into the ocean. See article from Dennis Normile in Science- https://bit.ly/3Y4kaKQ

Well spoken words from Henry Puna the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. Have a look at- Japan must work with the Pacific to find a solution to the Fukushima water release issue – otherwise we face disaster

A #Falmouth Enterprise piece on dumping of #radioactive water in #Cape Cod Bay is well balanced but when I said "the solution to pollution is dilution" it was to point out this is INCORRECT. Accumulation in marine animals and seafloor sediments can occur for many radionuclides

Here at #COP27 and #OceanPavilion with a talk today at 10:30 on "Blue Climate Solutions: Considering the ocean's role in our path to net negative emissions" I will be sure to mention our new report on R&D priorities for ocean iron fertilization https://oceaniron.org/our-plan/
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