Factoid/2008/08/05
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Inspirational, Elderly Woman Tests the Waters Around Our Capitol Using Clams
- "[Harriette] Phelps, a 72-year-old with an air of exasperated purpose, uses her clams to test tiny streams that spider web through Prince George's County and the District. They absorb what the rain sweeps down from railroad beds, highways and industrial parks, including toxins that can cause tumors in fish, and trigger advisories against eating fish caught downstream." - excerpt from this Washington Post article.
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