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Detecting algal toxins and organic contaminants of concern in the environment

Julie E. Dietze·Rachael F. Lane·Keith A. Loftin·Daniel L. Tush·Michaelah C. Wilson
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Kansas Water Science Center Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory (OGRL) was established in 1987. The OGRL is a multidisciplinary program that contributes knowledge about the distribution, fate, transport, and effects of new and understudied organic compounds that may affect human health and (or) ecosystems. The OGRL consists of two units: Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Unit and Environmental Organic Chemistry Unit. The OGRL does independent and collaborative research, develops robust analytical methods, and provides fee-for-service analytical laboratory analyses.

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Julie E. Dietze, Rachael F. Lane, Keith A. Loftin, Daniel L. Tush, Michaelah C. Wilson. 2022-03-11. Detecting algal toxins and organic contaminants of concern in the environment. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223009

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