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WSU researcher tracks levels of microcystins

Measuring contaminants in mussels. Photo courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory       Ellen Preece prepares a mussel sample for testing in the lab. Photo by Megan Skinner, WSU. PULLMAN, Wash. – Ellen Preece wants to know if microcystins, liver-damaging toxins produced by algal blooms in freshwater lakes, accumulate in Puget Sound seafood.
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