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CIRES Science in Action: Testing the Waters
Author: Morgan Heim (moheim)
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research,
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environmental,
sciences,
fofs,
denver,
water,
quality,
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frozen,
pharmaceuticals,
science,
aquatic,
hydro,
limnology,
lake,
colorado
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Added: January 29, 2010
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CIRES heads to Lake Dillon, drinking supply for the Denver Metro Area, to test water quality. To get to the water, researchers trekked the frozen lake and had to drill through more than a foot of ice. On this trip researchers also gathered water samples that will be analyzed for the presence of pharmaceuticals, a prospect of growing concern in the scientific community. Water treatment facilities currently can't treat water for drugs, the effects of which are uncertain.
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