Joel D. Blum

Fields of interest

Sustainable Forestry, Global Climate Change, Toxic Metals in the Environment, Water and Soil Quality

Geology webpage

News
'Fingerprinting' method tracks mercury emissions from coal
University of Michigan researchers, including Professor Joel Blum, have developed a new tool that uses natural "fingerprints" in coal to track down sources of mercury polluting the environment.

The research was published in the October 8 online issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology. U-M News Service press release.

From Pole to Pole: U-M Research at the Ends of the Earth
The Exhibit Museum of Natural History celebrates International Polar Year with the exhibit From Pole to Pole: U-M Research at the Ends of the Earth. The research of Professors Knute Nadelhoffer, George Kling, Dan Fisher and Joel Blum is featured in the rotunda exhibit.