5/20/2011 In Greek mythology, Mercury is the fleet-footed messenger of the Gods. He was the cleverest of the Olympians, patron of translators and interpreters. He ruled over wealth, good fortune, commerce, fertility. . . and thievery. He brought the souls of the dead to the underworld, and was honored as Read more…
1/31/2011 It was not that long ago: 1986, when a construction engineer at the Limerick Nuclear Power Generating Station in Pottstown, Pa. visited the plant’s radiation-detection section. When he stepped into the radiation counting machines, his radiation levels were so high that the monitors hit overload and could not properly Read more…
8/24/2020 When we write up our S&H documents for field work, the subject of wildlife is typically discussed. Many times, we think of animal encounters such as bears. We typically specify that avoidance is the best practice to control contact with these creatures. And that may mean having an awareness Read more…
4/13/2020 Any virus – and that includes COVID-19 – is not a living organism. The fact is, viruses are protein molecules; more specifically, a chain of ribonucleic acid, or simply RNA. It differs from deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA, as RNA is a single strand molecule, whereas DNA is double stranded. Read more…
3/1/2021 Today, as we are amid the SARS-Co-2 Corona virus pandemic, epidemiologists are warning that this may only be a chapter in our world’s history of world-wide illnesses with future cases of diseases spreading across the globe yet to come. The fact is, the world has continuously been plagued by Read more…
8/19/2019 Contrary to the common expression, lightning can and often does strike the same place twice! Too often during Summertime, when our field crews are in the midst of working and establishing a rhythm and understanding the subtle nuances of fellow team members so that we function like a fine-tuned Read more…
6/18/2018 With summer weather so many of us are ready for taking advantage of hiking and having picnics in the outdoors. National Parks and other hiking trails are populated with both experienced and inexperienced hikers and campers. And, while these are great activities during our leisure – whether that’s the Read more…
3/19/2018 Spring is around the corner (although one would never know it if one is living in NE US). And it is the start of the season where insects inhabit meadows and wooded areas. Many years ago when I was a teenager, I found myself at the Lake of the Read more…