Report: NASA Technology Detects Tijuana River Pollutants

NASA can see Tijuana River sewage from outer space

A new study uses an instrument to detect minerals on the ground from outer space to monitor water quality. This content NASA can see Tijuana River sewage from outer space appeared first on inewsource.

Report: NASA technology detects Tijuana River pollutants

Authorities closed a stretch of beaches near the border because of sewage contamination from the Tijuana River in November 2014. (Photo courtesy of County News Center) NASA technology originally intended for mapping minerals in desert regions can analyze pollutants present in the Tijuana River sewage plume near Imperial Beach, scientists said. A paper published in the journal Science of the Total Environment says that satellite images have shown…

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