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  • Widespread groundwater contamination found in southwestern Illinois cave streams, springs

    Nov 17, 2016 2:30 pm by Lisa SheppardResearch
    researchers take water samples from a cave stream

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    • researchers take water samples from a cave stream

    Researchers have detected prescription and over-the-counter medications and personal care products in Illinois groundwater, an indication that humans are contaminating water that is vital to aquatic life.