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  1. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … nearly 150 different Borrelia burgdorferi genomes, the bacteria are “ancient.” They have been evolving in North … it flows into Long Island Sound, with estuary areas and lakes and rivers. And it is wooded, second-generation wooded … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …

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  2. Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges

    … Archives June 29, 2022 Great Lakes Echo Dr. … people into the Hudson River, where concentrations of fecal bacteria were far too high for safe swimming or fishing. … – safe recreation, clean drinking water, wholesome food and spiritual and cultural connections with our waters. …

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  3. Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities

    Food & Agriculture , … soil from preserved land in northern Idaho that was free of grazing livestock. Vegetation cover at the collection site, … They found that with rising heat and antibiotic additions, bacteria collapsed, allowing fungi to dominate and …

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  4. Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay

    … medicating the Chesapeake Bay Faulty wastewater infrastructure leads to thousands of doses of drugs entering … problem that is poorly quantified. Mixtures of drugs in lakes, rivers, and streams can disrupt animal biology and … In Baltimore we are already seeing that stream-dwelling bacteria are resistant to common antibiotics, suggesting …

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  5. Agriculture without weeds and bugs

    Food & Agriculture , … applied to keep the fields weed-free. The diversity of soil bacteria and fungi is sacrificed and replaced with … Japan led to a decline of zooplankton and fishes in nearby lakes. Pursuit of insect-free farming is resulting in a loss …

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  6. Only the profits will flow upstream

    … recharge, and denitrification—habitats where soil bacteria can remove nitrate and convert it to nitrogen gas … the increasing flow of nitrate and phosphate into the Great Lakes from agricultural sources. The citizens of Toledo …

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  7. Wetlands

    … become wet makes a big difference in how they function. Contrasting two types of wetlands The lowland areas …

  8. Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?

    … the salt can wash into the surrounding soil, as well as lakes and streams, possibly contaminating reservoirs and … 1970s that scientists discovered their presence in rivers, lakes and groundwater, and began to discuss their effect on … find truly “environmentally friendly” agents. Some food-based alternatives have been attempted elsewhere. In …

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  9. Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds

    Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds Lakes have been growing increasingly salty due to road … Lakes Since de-icing …

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  10. Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses

    … about 5% of those residuals, discharging the rest into lakes and rivers. In many parts of the world, wastewater … bioaccumulation — the buildup of contaminants through the food chain — could be more concerning.  In a spatial … of pharmaceuticals contaminates stream and riparian food webs . Nat Commun 9, 4491 (2018). Richmond, E. K., …

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