Shane DuBay, assistant professor of biology at UT Arlington (IMAGE)
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“We’ve always had gaps in historical pollution data,” said Dr. Shane DuBay, whose coauthors include researchers from the University of Michigan, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and Yale University. “These specimens offer a new way to fill those gaps and better understand how pollutants persist in the environment.”
While these specimens open new avenues for environmental research, challenges remain. Natural history specimens were often collected for various purposes, which means they don’t always provide consistent geographic coverage. Additionally, measuring pollution in these specimens can require advanced techniques, some of which may be destructive to the samples.
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