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Mon, Oct 6 2008

The toxic mercury menace in San Francisco Bay

It’s been long known that mercury from old mines leaks into the San Francisco Bay from the hills above San Jose where the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine operated for more than 120 years before it was shut down in the 1970s.

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Tue, Sep 2 2008

Where to Find Clean Sport Fish in California

The State Water Resources Control Board has released a new big report showing results of tests on wild fish all over California.

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Tue, Aug 12 2008

Fire retardant discovered in wastewater plants that discharge into the Bay

It is a hot Indian summer afternoon on Jasper Ridge, site of a 1,400-acre biological preserve on the San Francisco Peninsula managed by Stanford University.

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Thu, Jul 24 2008

EPA urged to control mercury from cement kilns

Source: SF Chronicle

by Jane Kay

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Fri, May 25 2007

KQED QUEST - San Francisco Bay Invaders

Andy Cohen was interviewed by KQED Quest.

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Mon, Jan 1 2007 - Thu, Jan 1 2009

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KQED QUEST - San Francisco Bay Invaders — May 25, 2007