Environmental Science & Technology: August 15, 2004

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August 15, 2004
Volume 38, No. 16, pp 297A–312A

About the Cover
Chicago's 63rd St. Beach, shown in the inset image provided by Cary Concrete, is just of one of an increasing number of Great Lakes beaches tested for E. coli with standard laboratory materials and methods.

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Viewpoint:
The U.S. Congress Needs Advice about Science and Technology (176 KB PDF)
Since the demise of the Office of Technology Assessment in 1995, Congress has lacked its own agency for analyzing complex, technical policy issues. M. Granger Morgan of Carnegie Mellon University argues that it is time to reestablish this capability and outlines several strategies to make it happen.

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Browse All News (140 KB PDF)
Contains all of the news stories and briefs listed below.

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Bacteria could be key to methylmercury paradox (88 KB PDF)
Why do fish swimming in waters with very different levels of mercury contamination often have similar methylmercury concentrations?

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Genomics data are no panacea (76 KB PDF)
A U.S. EPA white paper spells out challenges before these data can be the basis of risk assessments.

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Clays modify pesticide toxicity in soils (88 KB PDF)
In one case, chemical reactions generate a product that is more toxic than the original pesticide.

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News Briefs: Kids in Europe • Water research agenda • Renewables setback • Electricity beats hydrogen