Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, And Other Chemical Pollutants Are Getting Into NPS Waters

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Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, And Other Chemical Pollutants Are Getting Into NPS Waters

Straight Lake Segment of Ice Age National Scenic Trail / NPSThe largest study of its kind ever conducted has found evidence of trace organic compound pollutants in bodies of water at 246 sample sites across 46 national park units between 2009 and 2019. Not all of the sites contained levels of the pollutants that would necessarily be considered worrisome, other than a concern that they're present at all. DEET, the camper and hiker's favorite mosq…