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In the first study of its kind locally, University of Minnesota researchers are analyzing perfluorochemical levels—or PFCs—of Lake Johanna, a suburban Minnesota lake that contains high PFC levels but is not connected to any known source of PFCs.

Matt Simcik, a University of Minnesota professor of environmental health sciences, says what he learns in Lake Johanna will be beneficial for other lakes in Minnesota and the United States.

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