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[11/3/2011]
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Scientists Develop New Approaches to Predict the Environmental Safety of Chemicals
[8/25/2011]
Baylor University environmental researchers have proposed in a new study a different approach to predict the environmental safety of chemicals by using data from other similar chemicals.
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$250,000 Grant Awarded to departments Professors
[3/17/2010]
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Welcome to new professor, Dr. Rebecca Sheesley
[2/4/2010]
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PPCP's affect Global Environment
[1/14/2010]
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Study Utilizing the BEAR facility
[1/6/2010]
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Baylor Researchers Identify What Makes Deadly Algae More Toxic
[11/23/2009]
Baylor researchers have identified a key component that increases the toxicity of golden algae.
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Baylor and Waco Open New Research Facility
[1/2/2009]
With the new water research center glistening behind them, Baylor University President John M. Lilley and Waco Mayor Virginia DuPuy officially opened Baylor Experimental Aquatic Research (BEAR) facility on Sept. 20 at the Lake Waco Wetlands.
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Study Identifies Variables That Contribute to High Golden Algae Blooms; Awarded New Grant
[1/2/2009]
Baylor University researchers have identified several components that contribute to toxic levels of golden algae, which kill millions of fish in Texas every year. While golden algae is primarily a coastal species, it has been found in rivers and lakes all over the state, including Lake Whitney and Lake Waco in Central Texas.
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Baylor Begins First National Study On Pharmaceutical Contaminants, Personal Care Products in Fish Tissue
[1/2/2009]
Baylor University has been awarded a $100,000 subcontract to study whether pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) are found in fish tissue. The study is the first of its kind on the national level.
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Baylor Researchers Find New Pharmaceuticals in Texas Waters, Fish
[1/2/2009]
Baylor University researchers have found the residue of three new human medications in fish living in the Pecan Creek in North Texas. The pharmaceuticals, which have not been previously identified in fish, include diphenhydramine, an over-the-counter antihistamine also commonly used as a sedative in non-prescription sleep aids and motion sickness; diltiazem, a drug for high blood pressure; and carbamazepine, a treatment for epilepsy and bipolar disorder. Residue of norfluoxetine, the active metabolite of the antidepressant fluoxetine, was also detected in this study, confirming results of a previous project by the researchers.
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Cameron Park At Center of Baylor Study
[1/2/2009]
From native Texas wildflowers to towering trees, Cameron Park in Waco encompasses hundreds of different vegetative species that thousands of area residents enjoy every year. But little is known about the environmental history of the 416-acre park. Starting this week, Baylor University researchers will kick off the first-ever comprehensive study of the park, analyzing the settlement patterns of the area and studying in-depth how the vegetative species have changed.
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