Questions tagged [pollution]

Questions about the introduction of potentially harmful objects/substances into the environment

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How many kilograms of nickel particles will be dispersed in Earth's atmosphere by dumping old ISS batteries overboard?

update: CNN's November 7, 2023 Japanese scientists want to send a wooden satellite into space links to October 16, 2023 NOAA scientists link exotic metal particles in the upper atmosphere to rockets, ...
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Wet space junk and flotsam washing up on shore, will it get worse, is there a plan to mitigate?

This comment links to this collectspace.com post: Three business executives vacationing (?) in the Bahamas came across part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing that washed ashore. They shared their find ...
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