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Otters Returned to a Superfund Site. It’s Not a Happy Ending.

Por: The Atlantic Science April 08, 2023

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They're now as toxic as their environment.Philip Jones / AlamyApril 8, 2023, 8 AM ETThis article was originally published by .Standing at the foot of a rocky sandstone cliff, the biologist Michelle Wainstein inspected her essentials: latex gloves, two long cotton swabs, glass vials, and tubes filled with buffer solution. She placed them in a blue dry bag, rolled it up, and clipped it to a rope wrapped around her waist. It was late... + full article



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