My Beauty Is Skin Deep, but My Drugs Go Deeper
True to Sir Thomas Overbury’s Words, My Beauty Remains Skin Deep. Together, my rounded, asymmetric face, flirtatiously irregular hairline, upturned nostrils, and small, almost beady, eyes create a visage...
Harmful Algal Blooms
Who of you can resist dipping your toes in an inviting lake or pond on a hot summer day? Even dogs appreciate the fun and relaxation that comes...
Water Treatment Facilities
Clean Water Clean water is the key to maintaining any civilization. John Snow is credited with linking a cholera epidemic to contaminated drinking water in 1855. According to the...
Anthrax
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Ask Yourself This Question Before You Go Into a Pool
“Would you bathe with these people?” “Would you bathe with these people?” That is what you are doing. You are about to jump into chlorinated bathwater used by the...
Forget Goat Tanning Beds, Consider St. John’s Wort
St John's Wort Helps Goats Tan While many people take St. John’s Wort as an herbal treatment for depression, the plant induces painful sunburns in goats when eaten. Sound...
Karenia, Why Everyone Hates You
Does Karenia Mean "Pure Evil?" The name Karen comes from the Greek word for “pure.” Pure what though, can be interpreted. In the case of Karenia brevis, the purity...
FIFRA For You!
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works hard to prevent toxins from entering the American food and water supplies. We have seen this with CERCLA, radon, and the Clean...
Like Life, Water Cycles Too
All life depends on the hydrologic cycle. Life and death cycle, as does water. Today's rain will be tomorrow's groundwater. Evaporation As with any cycle, there is...
CHNOPS, the best stuff on Earth
Author: Christopher Lee DVM, DACVPM
CHNOPS is the basic building blocks for organic material. Find out more in the short, fun discussion. Learn why it is impo
rtant to know about CHNOPS