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Hitting the Squids
Deep-sea squid and octopi full of human-made chemicals |
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13 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:10 PM on 13 Jun 2008 Human-made chemicals have snuck on down into the ocean depths, showing up in the tissues of deep-sea cephalopods, says new research. In a study to be published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers found various persistent organic pollutants -- including PCBs and DDT -- in nine species of octopi, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. "The fact that we detected a variety o ... |
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The Lotion in the Ocean
Sunscreen-slathered swimmers contributing to coral bleaching, says study |
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13 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:37 PM on 13 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Up to 6,000 tons of sunscreen wash off of ocean swimmers each year, posing a threat to up to 10 percent of global coral reefs, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Four common sunscreen chemicals can awaken dormant viruses in coral-dwelling algae, with results of horror-movie proportions: the viruses replicate ... |
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