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Talk about experiential learning: Eight McMaster students got to design and run a marine conservation experiment at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island.
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.
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