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The people who live in Mead noticed something was changing in their environment. But it would take time and persistence to pinpoint what was wiping out bee colonies, sickening animals and potentially causing health issues for residents.

Justin Wan

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A bullfrog tadpole with legs from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is collected Nov. 2, 2023, for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research study.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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From left, One Health coordinator Liz VanWormer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln conservation biologist/herpetologist Dennis Ferraro lifts a fishing net as he collects samples of bullfrog tadpoles downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023, near Mead.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller (left) and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln conservation biologist/herpetologist Dennis Ferraro inspects a farm pond downstream from AltEn as he collects samples on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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A bullfrog tadpole from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is taken as a sample for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research study on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller uses a fishing net to look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Photos: UNL students research long-term effects of AltEn

University of Nebraska-Lincoln conservation biologist/herpetologist Dennis Ferraro lifts a fishing net as he collects samples of bullfrog tadpoles downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023, near Mead.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller (left) and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A bullfrog tadpole from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is taken as a sample for University of Nebraska-Lincoln research on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller uses a fishing net to look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Samples of bullfrog tadpoles are collected by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers near Ashland on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team collects bullfrog tadpoles from a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Samples of bullfrog tadpoles are collected by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers near Ashland on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A bullfrog tadpole from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is taken as a sample for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research study on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A bullfrog tadpole with legs from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is collected Nov. 2, 2023, for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research study.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

From left, One Health coordinator Liz VanWormer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln conservation biologist/herpetologist Dennis Ferraro inspects a farm pond downstream from AltEn as he collects samples on Nov. 2, 2023.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A frog is seen resting by a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

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AltEn downstream tadpoles, 11.2

From left, One Health coordinator Liz VanWormer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln conservation biologist/herpetologist Dennis Ferraro lifts a fishing net as he collects samples of bullfrog tadpoles downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023, near Mead.

A bullfrog tadpole with legs from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is collected Nov. 2, 2023, for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research study.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller uses a fishing net to look for bullfrog tadpoles in a farm pond downstream from AltEn on Nov. 2, 2023.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Shabani Muller (left) and undergraduate senior Nikki Klosterman lift a fishing net from a farm pond as they look for bullfrog tadpoles on Nov. 2, 2023.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln conservation biologist/herpetologist Dennis Ferraro inspects a farm pond downstream from AltEn as he collects samples on Nov. 2, 2023.

A bullfrog tadpole from a farm pond downstream from AltEn is taken as a sample for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln research study on Nov. 2, 2023.

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