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Posted Wed Mar 21 2012: from Great Lakes Echo: Chemicals on their way out of U.S. consumer products are increasingly present in Great Lakes birds http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1332358268 Chemicals used for more than 60 years in paper, carpet, furniture, clothing, cardboard and Teflon are showing up in the eggs of Great Lakes birds, according to a recent study. The 20 year study, published in November by Canadian Great Lakes researchers, is the first ever of the presence of poly- and perfluorinated compounds in Great Lakes wildlife. The man-made contaminants known collectively as PFCs continue to rise in Great Lakes herring gulls. [Read more stories about: contamination] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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