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Tagged Stories: "chemical contaminants"

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Chemical contaminant “PCBs” persist in Chesapeake schools

May 26, 2022

A Chesapeake Bay Program study identifies sources of PCBs

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Bass confusion from land pollution

January 25, 2021

Endocrine disruption in bass directly linked to how humans change the landscape

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A small hunter faces a big problem

January 4, 2021

Like other critters in the Bay, the ferocious mink is threatened by chemical contaminants

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A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters

June 12, 2020

A new report reviews emerging and existing contaminants of concern for waterways and fisheries

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Wastewater treatment plants use technology to tackle a lingering chemical

May 4, 2020

Man-made contaminants continue to pollute the Bay and its tributaries

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Researchers give mussels new power

March 26, 2020

Transplanted mussels suggest more reintroduction efforts are possible in the Anacostia

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Ospreys’ return signals spring on the Bay

March 24, 2017

Despite long-lasting pollutants, the Chesapeake’s fish hawks are thriving

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Chemical contaminants pose invisible threat

November 22, 2016

Metals, pharmaceuticals and more pose risk to health of humans, wildlife

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An early bird catches a quick bite

June 10, 2016

Robins and their earthworms can serve as indicators of chemical pollution

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Humans of the Chesapeake: Vicki Blazer

June 5, 2016

The Fish Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey tells us what the Chesapeake Bay means to her

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