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First-of-its-kind stormwater ‘heat map’ lights up pollutants fouling waters in Washington state

A map generated by the Stormwater Heatmap shows the levels of copper pollution in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. While largely benign for humans, copper can be toxic to aquatic plants and animals. The COVID-19 pandemic has made us familiar with the idea of a deadly threat that spreads invisibly. Polluted stormwater has a similar…