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	Gender bender pollutant in the water

darkduskx

9-8-2008 10:30 PM

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9-8-2008 10:34 PM

darkduskx

Guess this is also what's causing problems for polar bears
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3-5-2009 6:24 PM

Richclips777

So, maybe that's what caused the 3 eyed fish in the Willamette River as well.

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