Photo by Ivan Petrov

A recent study completed by the Novakofski-Mateus Lab was featured in a story by the University of Illinois News Bureau.  The research revealed that river otters river otters in Illinois are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and pesticides that were banned in the U.S. decades ago.

Read the full University of Illinois News Bureau story here.

Read the research article entitled “River otters as biomonitors for organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, and PBDEs in Illinois” published by Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety here.