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    Leaden swan song

    Large numbers of trumpeter swans are succumbing to lead poisoning as a result of ingesting old shotgun pellets in areas where use of lead shot has been banned for more than a decade.

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    No-stick chemicals can mimic estrogen

    Some of the perfluorinated compounds used to impart nonstick properties to fabrics and cookware can not only activate a receptor for sex hormones but also inappropriately feminize fish.

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    Sharks, dolphins store pollutants

    Florida's top aquatic predators are rapidly accumulating high concentrations of brominated flame retardants and other persistent toxic chemicals.

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    Could Prozac muscle out mussels?

    Antidepressant drugs may be depressing wild-mussel populations.