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You could say rivers run in the family for grad students Priyanka Hire and Kate Pearson, who are part of the team setting up Mac WELL, a living lab that will monitor the health of a valuable aquatic ecosystem in real time.
Most medications are not biodegradable and inevitably find their way into global waterways. ‘We are seeing mixtures of pharmaceuticals in rivers and lakes on every continent,’ warns researcher Karen Kidd.
Sponsored by Green Party leader Elizabeth May and introduced by former Liberal MP Lenore Zann, the bill calls for the development of a national strategy on environmental racism and justice.
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