Toxics and Light Pollution Comparison (IMAGE)

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Toxics and Light Pollution Comparison

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Comparison: Map (a) shows the total concentration of ground-level airborne toxic chemicals and (b) shows the radiance of artificial light at night within the contiguous United States for the year 2020.

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Source: La Sorte, F. A. et. al. (2022). Light pollution enhances ground- level exposure to airborne toxic chemicals for nocturnally migrating passerines. Global Change Biology.

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