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<p class="MsoNormal">Below is a link to a USGS newsletter that summarizes a bunch of their studies<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6e798ad475c1ee07ca8e48455&id=0bc97a3881&e=08de939b05">http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6e798ad475c1ee07ca8e48455&id=0bc97a3881&e=08de939b05</a>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">First National-Scale Reconnaissance of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in United States Streams<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Long-Term Study Finds Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Urban Waterways<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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</span>Assessing Environmental Chemical Mixtures in United States Streams<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Federal and State Partnerships Advance Understanding of Contaminants in a Human-Health Context<span style="color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Groundwater Quality in Principal Aquifers of the United States, 1991—2010<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span> Personal Care Products, Pharmaceuticals, and Hormones Move from Septic Systems to Local Groundwater<span style="color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Environmental Contaminants and Beak Deformities in Alaskan Chickadees<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Pesticides, Flame Retardants, and Mercury in Tissues from Columbia Basin Pacific Lamprey<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Potential Exposure to Bacteria and Viruses Weeks after Swine Manure Spill<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Microbiology and Chemistry of Waters Produced from Hydraulic Fracking—A Case Study<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Public Perception Impedes Prevention of Arsenic Exposure<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>New Online Tool Tracks Water Quality in the Nation's Rivers and Streams<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0000CC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#000099">Deborah L. DeBiasi<br>
<b>Email: <a href="mailto:Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov"><span style="color:#000099">Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></a><i><br>
</i></b>WEB site address: <a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/"><span style="color:#000099">www.deq.virginia.gov</span></a><br>
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality<br>
Office of Water Permits <br>
Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program<br>
PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#000099"><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx"><span style="color:#000099">http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#000099">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218<br>
Location: 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219<br>
PH: 804-698-4028 FAX: 804-698-4032</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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