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| Parasitology Expert |
University of Georgia parasitologist Ynes Ortega is leading a research team looking into whether parasites that are filtered from the water into oysters and other shellfish are infectious to humans. In 1993, Ortega was part of a team of scientists that first identified Cyclospora, a parasite linked to outbreaks in raspberries, basil and lettuce. |
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| Cogongrass - New Kudzu |
Move over, kudzu -- there's a new weed around, and it's headed our way. The highly invasive cogongrass is being called the new weed to reckon with, according to scientists across the Southeast. A perennial that spreads from wind-blown seeds and scaly, white rhizomes, cogongrass was introduced into the United States both accidentally and intentionally. |
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| Prozac in Wastewater |
Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that low-level exposure to a common class of antidepressants found in streams and ponds delays both development in fish and metamorphosis in frogs. The study has important environmental implications because some of these widely-prescribed drugs, which include Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Celexa, have been found in low concentrations in surface water, particularly wastewater. |
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