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Turtle Studies Suggest Health Risks from Environmental Contaminants

Caption: NIST research biologist Jennifer M. Keller taking a blood sample from a loggerhead turtle as part of her study looking at the health impacts of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) on the endangered marine reptile.

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