Zoom on various types and sources of pollutions in the ocean
Urban light pollution alters the nocturnal biology of sharks
A new study provides the first-ever measurements of melatonin in wild sharks and shows that artificial light from large coastal cities can disrupt the nocturnal biology of sharks, with nurse sharks be...
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Fish, corals, oysters… light pollution causes irreversible damage to marin...
The impacts of light pollution on the underwater world are poorly understood, bu...
Lire l'article Fish, corals, oysters… light pollution causes irreversible damage to marine life.
The Arctic Ocean is heavily contaminated with mercury
Mercury is a highly toxic heavy metal that persists in the environment for a ver...
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Plastic fragmentation measured for the first time in the Japan Sea
Our waste slowly degrades in the oceans and forms billions of microplastics, pla...
Lire l'article Plastic fragmentation measured for the first time in the Japan Sea
In Kenya, Lake Victoria threatened by a toxic green tide
The waters of Kenya's Winam Gulf have taken on an alarming green hue. This pheno...
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Plastic pollution reaches critical level in the Pacific
Over the past seven years, the concentration of plastic fragments in the North P...
Lire l'article Plastic pollution reaches critical level in the Pacific
Artificial night-time lighting disrupts the marine balance over several generati...
Light pollution is omnipresent in modern society and is seriously disrupting mar...
Lire l'article Artificial night-time lighting disrupts the marine balance over several generations
