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Fish, mussels, and passive samplers in an exposure tank housed inside of a mobile laboratory

Detailed Description

Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), pond mussel (Ligumia subrostrata), and passive samplers in an exposure tank housed inside of a mobile laboratory at the legacy fire-training area contaminated by PFAS derived from aqueous film-forming foams on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Sources/Usage

Photographer M. Salerno, courtesy of University of Rhode Island.