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Contact: Douglas M. Main
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Caption: Purdue researcher Bryan Pijanowski says vast expanses of parking lots help raise urban temperatures and add to water pollution. Pijanowski, an associate professor of forestry and natural resources, says parking lots in Tippecanoe County, Ind., take up more space than 1,000 football fields.
Credit: Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell
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