Tag: PCB

January 11, 2019

Previously unknown contaminants found in polar bears

It’s hard to look for something when you don’t know what you’re looking for. That is what researchers faced when they tried to find contaminants in polar bear (Ursus maritimus)...

April 18, 2016

Ospreys recover in Chesapeake despite pollutants

The Chesapeake Bay is now home to around 10,000 mating pairs of ospreys despite constant levels of some chemical pollutants in the water. “The osprey population in the Chesapeake is...