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"A world-first study has found concentrations of plastics in some lakes are
higher than in the most contaminated parts of oceans, demonstrating the extent
to which plastics have invaded Earth’s ecosystems.
In a study released today, researchers sampled 38 lakes and reservoirs around
the world, including in Australia, the United States, United Kingdom and
Europe. Plastics and microplastics were found at every site, including very
remote locations.
Lakes are sentinels for human activity. Many lakes are already suffering from
issues such as algal blooms, deoxygenation, over-extraction and drying. Plastic
contamination adds yet another threat to these highly stressed ecosystems."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
