Rainer Lohmann has returned from a Fulbright-sponsored research visit to Iceland, where he engaged in a collaborative exchange with scientists, government officials, and the public to deepen the study of PFAS in Icelandic water systems.
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Migrating Seabirds Are Bringing Forever Chemicals Into the Arctic
Hakai Magazine – October 4, 2024
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April 19, 2024 – The New York Times
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April 19, 2024 – Washington Post
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April 10, 2024 – Vermont Public Radio
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January 16, 2024 – ecoRI News
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January 10, 2024 – Rhody Today
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GSO’s Rainer Lohmann and his co-authors report the Arctic Ocean potentially exports as many PFAS to the North Atlantic Ocean as enters it, circulating the compounds around the world.
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December 15, 2023 – Vermont Public
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Sepember 27, 2023 – WPRI 12
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