UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Two are better than one when it comes to sampling methods for tracking the location and timing of toxic chemical contamination in waterways, according to researchers at Penn State. The team tested two typical sampling approaches and found that both are needed to accurately assess both the variety and concentration of contaminants of emerging concern - pharmaceuticals, personal care products, livestock manure-borne hormones, veterinary antibiotics and pesticides - in a watershed.
The team published their findings in the Journal of Natural Resources and Agricultural Ecosystems.
"Even at trace levels, contaminants of eme...