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Showing posts with label contaminants affect the environment and wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contaminants affect the environment and wildlife. Show all posts

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Florida Atlantic University, USA - Tracking humanity’s latest toxins in stranded whales and dolphins

Title:
Tracking humanity’s latest toxins in stranded whales and dolphins

Author:
K.E.D. Coan

Published:
Frontiers, 5 August 2020
https://blog.frontiersin.org/2020/08/05/tracking-humanitys-latest-toxins-in-stranded-whales-and-dolphins/

From the article:
As humanity develops new types of plastics and chemicals, researchers are constantly trying to keep up with understanding how these contaminants affect the environment and wildlife. A new study gives a first look at the presence and potential effects of these pollutants in stranded dolphins and whales along the coast of the southeastern United States.