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- — January 28, 2011
Prozac for fish: no prescription needed

Although they’re tightly regulated for people, requiring careful evaluation and a medical doctor’s approval, fish need no such prescription to gain access to a steady dose of Prozac and other[…]

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- — January 26, 2011
Grand Lake St. Marys could be in for at least a few more difficult seasons

In the six months since an action plan to clean Grand Lake St. Marys was released, there has been visible progress toward improving the water quality and economy of the[…]

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- — January 18, 2011
Organic matter’s role in reducing mercury levels examined in new report

Exactly how mercury enters the food chain remains a mystery and is an area of recent research. Core samples have shown that post-industrialization levels of mercury are about 3-5 times[…]

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- — December 28, 2010
Coal-tar sealant is leading source of PAHs in urban lakes, according to USGS

Coal-tar based pavement sealant is the leading source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 40 urban lakes spanning the nation, according to research from the U.S. Geological Survey published this[…]

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