NASA Sensor Maps Tijuana Sewage Plume from Space

NASA Sensor Maps Tijuana Sewage Plume from Space

A wastewater plume from the Tijuana River, with San Diego to the north. Photo: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admistration (NOAA) A NASA sensor is able to detect signs of sewage contamination in the Pacific Ocean, a new study has concluded. The authors of the study examined the mouth of the Tijuana River and tracked a large sewage plume using an image spectrometer known as Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT). The EMIT se…