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PCB chemical threat to Europe’s killer whales and dolphins

Marine Animals

Orca, Vestfjorden, Norway. Photo source: ©© Cliff Hellis

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A pollutant is present at “dangerously high levels” in Europe’s killer whales and dolphins, scientists say…

Read Full Article, BBC News

Original Study: “PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters,” Scientific Reports (01-14-2016)

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Plastic Pollution

Coastal Trash, Baseco, Manila (by Adam Cohn CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

Manila Confronts Its Plastic Problem – EOS

Art + Science

A sampling of microplastics collected from a freshwater stream by Florida Sea Grant agent Maia McGuire on July 21st, 2017 (Courtesy of Florida Sea Grant, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED via FLickr).

Microplastics Are a Big Problem, a New Film Warns – New York Times

Sand Mining

Sand Mining on Terekhol River, Cargao, India, Goa (by Ivan Komarov, CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED, via Flickr).

2022 Six Part Series on “Sand Dealers” – Le Monde

Sea-Level Rise

3D rendering of a medical figure with brain highlighted (by kjpargeter via Freepik).

Climate change is rewiring fish brains — and probably ours, too – Grist Magazine

Coastal Care JR

Screenshot from Hakai Institute video, Long Story Shorts: What Are Hybrid Species? via Youtube.

Long Story Shorts: What Are Hybrid Species? – Hakai Institute

Ecosystem Destruction

Polyethylene heat welded sculpture made to demonstrate the great Oceanic Gyres created by waste. This artwork is part of a collection titled "The creation of Plastikos" (by Simon MAX Bannister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia).

Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

Shoreline Armoring

An aerial view of the damage Hurricane Ike inflicted upon Gilchrist, Texas (by Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

Shelter from the Storm – Science

Problematic Development

The City of Fira, - Santorini, Greece - at Dusk © 2023 D Shrestha Ross

As Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push Back – the New York Times