Biomagnifying in the Food Chain

Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Daniele Miranda about her work on PFAS in Lake Michigan, how PFAS end up in fish, and how the biomagnify across the food chain. Plus: An important hermit crab update via Teach Me About the Great Lakes Hermit Crab Correspondent Hope Charters!

Show links:

• Dr. Daniele Miranda's homepage
• Creepy hermit crab doll-head video
• Adam Duritz
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896972303526X
• Springfield Isotopes
• Daniele's graphical abstract
• Indiana Dunes https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm 

Show credits:
Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton
Co-Host: Irene Miles
Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley

Producers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles

Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty
Edited by: Quinn Rose
Podcast art by: Joel Davenport

Music by: Stuart Carlton

What is Teach Me About the Great Lakes?

A monthly podcast in which Stuart Carlton (a native New Orleanian) asks smart people to teach him about the Great Lakes. Co-hosted by the awesome staff at Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.