#3033: cholera, pollution, pesticides, connections, cars

Fri, 06 Jun 2025, last check: Tue, 23 Sep 2025. Post history

• The version of the story that often appears in books and articles about John Snow's map and cholera in London is inaccurate, although geography played a crucial role in the analysis of the data
  https://www.maps.com/snow-mistake-correcting-myths-in-the-mapping-of-cholera/
• The specific mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by a large oil refinery, how these pollutants disperse in the air, and what occurs when they fall back to the ground
  https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-025-99932-7
• Mapping of pesticide application rates across the European Union at a spatial resolution of 250 meters for 53 active ingredients in the year 2018
  https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41597-025-05031-7
• Geospatial relationships among the locations of data centers, power lines, fiber optic networks, and metropolitan areas in the USA
  https://docs.nrel.gov/docs/gen/fy25/94502.jpg
• Manhattan is crowded, making car travel an inefficient use of space. It is also dull, polluting, and slow; thus, the car entry fee is implemented
  https://www.datawrapper.de/blog/new-york-congestion-pricing/

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