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Toxic chemicals pose threat

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, February 2, 2007

Recent research at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies shows that an unusual phenomenon of deformed frogs in local wetlands may indicate a serious environmental problem that could threaten human health.

An ongoing study led by ecology professor David Skelly has found that a major outbreak of deformities in local amphibians might be linked to toxic chemicals in the environment. Since 2001, Skelly has led an investigation of the increasing number of frogs born with limb disfigurements in the Vermont and Connecticut wetlands.

The study found evidence that the...

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