The State - News from Aug. 23, 1987
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A scientist from the University of California, Riverside, says he may urge the state to halt a planned $27-million cleanup of the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge if test results show a fungus is ridding the refuge of selenium poisoning. Soil microbiologist William Frankenberger said “hard data” should be available by October that will show whether the fungus can clean up the Kesterson selenium by converting it to a gaseous form which is harmlessly dispersed into the air.
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