Eville Gorham
Eville Gorham FRSC (October 15, 1925 — January 14, 2020) was a Canadian-American scientist whose focus has been understanding the chemistry of fresh waters and the ecology and biogeochemistry of peatlands. In the process, Gorham made a number of practical contributions that included discovering the influence of acid rain in lake acidification, plus the importance of the biological magnification of radioactive fallout isotopes in northern food chains. The former led to legislation and redesign of the power plants of the world to scrub sulfur, and the latter was an early step toward the establishment of an atmospheric nuclear test ban treaty.
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Eville Gorham
Eville Gorham FRSC (October 15, 1925 — January 14, 2020) was a Canadian-American scientist whose focus has been understanding the chemistry of fresh waters and the ecology and biogeochemistry of peatlands. In the process, Gorham made a number of practical contributions that included discovering the influence of acid rain in lake acidification, plus the importance of the biological magnification of radioactive fallout isotopes in northern food chains. The former led to legislation and redesign of the power plants of the world to scrub sulfur, and the latter was an early step toward the establishment of an atmospheric nuclear test ban treaty.
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University College London
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Benjamin Franklin Medal
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
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Lifetime achievement award, Society of Wetland Scientists
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Member of the National Academy of Sciences
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Regents' Medal, University of Minnesota
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1925-10-15
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Gorham in 1984
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Canadian, American
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2020-01-14
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Studies of acid rain, peatlands, radioactive fallout
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Freshwater Biology Association, United Kingdom
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University College, London
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University of Calgary
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University of Minnesota
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University of Toronto
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