Lake Scientist

- — March 3, 2011
Proposed study would evaluate Rangia clam’s role in oil cleanup

A clam commonly found in brackish water like that in Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas could help to clean up after devastating oil spills. Researchers at Southeastern Louisiana University are evaluating[…]

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- — March 2, 2011
Product Spotlight: Mustang Survival Anti-Exposure Suits

Sudden submersion into cold water can be extremely dangerous, as sudden shock to the body may result in hypothermia and even fatality. It is proven that the chances of survival[…]

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- — March 1, 2011
Unidentified compound feminizes male fish in Lake Erie, according to four-year study

New research suggests that algal blooms in Lake Erie may be contaminating the environment with an estrogen-like compound that disrupts reproductive hormone activity in fish. A four-year study conducted by[…]

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- — February 28, 2011
Conditions in Grand Calumet River AOC improving, researcher says

While surveying the Grand Calumet River in 1988, Thomas Simon found a deformed fish he later named Blinky. The fish was named as such for a striking abnormality: he was[…]

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