This story, about a family of limnologists keeping records of a Siberian lake over a period of 60 years, has nothing to do with words, other than that it allows me to drop limnologist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference

"It is commonly believed that there are no health risks associated with taste-and-odor compounds," said Dr. Jennifer Graham, USGS limnologist and lead scientist on this study.    From Wordnik.com.  [If the water looks and smells bad, it may be toxic] Reference

As a lake ecologist (limnologist) my study will not contribute to debates about the causes of climate warming but it will show that the indirect effects of warming on food chains.    From Wordnik.com.  [RealClimate] Reference

"We think the biggest impact may be associated with the degree to which people who already know they shouldn't put them in the street, still do put them in the street," said John Magnuson, a UW-Madison limnologist who headed the committee that developed the ordinance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madison.com - top] Reference