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Celebrating 20 years of urban ecology in Baltimore

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Cocktail of drugs including antidepressants is polluting our rivers and streams

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Stream insects concentrate pharmaceutical pollution and pass it to predators

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Insect repellents could actually increase mosquito numbers and killer viruses such as Zika

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Widely used mosquito repellent proves lethal to larval salamanders

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There's so much hippo poop in African river, the fish are dying

Hippos congregate in pools along the Mara River. CC: Christopher Dutton
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Hippo waste causes fish kills in Africa’s Mara River

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Together we can get our freshwaters off drugs

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Wildebeest feed the Mara River

Cary artificial stream facility CC by Erinn Richmond
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Low dose, constant drip: Pharmaceuticals & personal care products impact aquatic life

Mara wildebeast migration CC by Chrris Dutton
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Wildebeest drownings feed a river ecosystem for years

Mara wildebeest carcasses CC by Amanda Sualusky
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How wildebeest deaths sustain the Mara ecosystem

Mara river wildebeest carcasses CC by Amanda Subalusky
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How 2 million pounds of rotting flesh helps the Serengeti

A Mara Conservancy Ranger. CC: Christopher Dutton
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This river kills thousands of wildebeests — then gives life to everything else.

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Science is falling woefully behind in testing new chemicals

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Synthetic chemicals: Ignored agents of global change

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Star Trek-style device could help spot 'rogue' genetically modified organisms in the environment

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Your drain on drugs: Meth seeps into Baltimore's streams

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How amphetamine use may be affecting our waterways

baltimore patapscos cc by chesapeake bay program
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Ecological consequences of amphetamine pollution in urban streams

Hubbard Brook CC: Jordan Jessop
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Neutralizing acidic forest soils boosts tree growth, causes spike in nitrogen export

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Why you shouldn't use hand sanitizers

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A pulse on Africa's Mara River

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Dirty and Dangerous

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Poop-hunting crocodile robot dodges hippo ... for science!

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"Antibacterial" soaps don't work, are bad for humans & the environment

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When antibacterials go down the drain

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Super-bacteria breeding in city streams

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Antibacterial products fuel resistant bacteria in streams and rivers

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Cary scientists study simulated streams

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Dams destabilize river food webs: Lessons from the Grand Canyon

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Policymakers briefed on water resources

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Policymakers briefed on water resources

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Flushed drugs may threaten stream ecologies

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Colorado River can be revived

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Our river on drugs