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| Skagit County sites included in Salish Sea seaweed toxicity study | The toxicity levels of seaweed at two Skagit County sites were included in a Salish Sea study done by Western Washington University researchers. The study, published in the scientific journal PLoS One on Sept. 23, looked at three species of edible seaweed at 43… |
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| Study raises concerns about contaminants in edible seaweeds | A new study just published by researchers at Western Washington University (²ÝÁñÉçÇø) reports concentrations of up to 162 chemical contaminants in three species of edible seaweeds gathered in the Salish Sea. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø researchers find potentially harmful levels of pollutants in the Salish Sea’s edible seaweeds | |||
| Swinomish Tribe builds U.S.’s first modern ‘clam garden,' reviving ancient practice | It takes a butter clam about three years to grow to harvestable size, according to Western Washington University marine ecologist and Samish Nation member Marco Hatch. “What we're doing here is something that hasn't been done in living memory, which is build a clam… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Geology Professor awarded fellowship for excellence in the field | |||
| Biology faculty reel in two more prestigious CAREER grants from the NSF | |||
| Research Recap For March 7: Chemistry teacher-scholar research grant and solar fuel research | |||
| Western's Ed Vajda publishes new book on the language links between Siberia and North America | |||
| Mining company drops rights to Upper Skagit watershed in key preservation step | The British Columbia government has announced the surrender of mining rights at the headwaters of the Skagit River, following yearslong controversy over protection of one of the region’s premier salmon rivers. Under an agreement announced Wednesday by the office of the B.C. premier,… |