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February 28, 2006

Minnesota's Water

Minnesota prides itself on being the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.� But how healthy are our water sources? Deborah Swackhamer, co-director of the U of M’s Water Resources Center and a professor of environmental chemistry in the School of Public Health, says the percentage of impaired or unhealthy water sources in Minnesota is surprisingly high – and nothing to be proud of.

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