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Dr. Mae Carol JEMISON - First Black Female Astronaut in Space

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  NASA Astronaut Mae JEMISON and  NASA Space Suit Technician Sharon MCDOUGLE , NASA ; Link Mae JEMISON   (Kerri Lee ALEXANDER, NWHM Fellow; Natural Women's History Museum ) https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mae-jemison Recent Research: Mae JEMISON and Ronke OLABISI - Biomaterials for Human Space Exploration ( NASA ) https://www.nasa.gov/ames/ocs/summerseries/2021/mae-jemison-and-ronke-olabisi   Featured Research Article: Biomaterials for human space exploration: A review of their untapped potential (JEMISON and OLABISI, 2021) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706121002701

2023 UK and Europe PFAS Map at Scale | Le Monde

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'Forever pollution':  Explore the map of Europe's PFAS contamination  (Gary DAGORN, Raphaëlle AUBERT, Stéphane HOREL, Luc MARTINON, and Thomas STEFFEN, LeMonde France ;  February 23, 2023) https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/02/23/forever-pollution-explore-the-map-of-europe-s-pfas-contamination_6016905_8.html How 'Le Monde' traced PFAS chemicals across Europe (Stéphane HOREL, Gary DAGORN, Luc MARTINON, and Raphaëlle AUBERT, Le Monde France ; February 23, 2023) https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/02/23/forever-pollution-project-how-le-monde-traced-pfas-chemicals-across-europe_6016911_8.html Also... What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed? (Rachel SALVIDGE and Leana HOSEA, The Guardian ; 23 February 2023) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/what-are-pfas-forever-chemicals-how-toxic-are-they-and-how-do-you-become-exposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances movement through the environment ,   Ja...