A new study of more than 45,000 water samples around the world found that about 31% of groundwater samples tested that weren’t near any obvious source of contamination had levels of PFAS chemicals considered harmful to human health. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/04/09/sustainability/pfas-forever-chemicals-water-worldwide/ #environment #sustainability #pfas #pollution #water #oceans
oceans
Because life can be full of bullshit, here's some pleasant counterprogramming:
Meet 3.3 m/11 ft #InspectorClouseau
(Old people like me will get the #PinkPanther reference)
First spotted off #Australia in 2015
The only #pink #mantaRay we've discovered in the world, now or ever
Researchers have studied him (yes, a he) as to cause
Diet: no. Stress: no. Toxins: no. Infection: no
They now think it is just a rare genetic mutation
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Many people are saying this. 🌊
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(and better late than never) 🤞
Bottom trawling doomed after Attenborough film
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/bottom-trawling-doomed-after-attenborough-film
no paywall: https://archive.ph/F0TKb
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