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Pollution
September 1, 2015 - 5:03am
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Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds:
http://gu.com/p/4cxjj/sbl
Ocean plastic is the new DDT, Canadian scientist warns:
http://www.cbc.ca/1.3224393
Quebec to restrict neonicotinoid pesticides (to protect bees) and atrazine herbicide:
http://www.cbc.ca/1.3330148
Organic honey is a sweet success for Cuba as other bee populations suffer:
http://gu.com/p/4gh8t/sbl
Low pesticide use and healthy bee populations - could this be cause and effect? Maybe we should follow their example.
Microplastics killing fish before they can reproduce:
http://gu.com/p/4k62f/sbl
How your synthetic clothes are poisoning our oceans and food supply:
http://gu.com/p/4jhva/sbl
Neonicotinoids associated with UK bee decline:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37089385
Pesticide manufacturers' own tests reveal serious harm to honeybees:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/22/pesticide-manufactur...
Extraordinary levels of toxic pollution found in 10 km. deep Marianas trench
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/13/extraordinary-levels...
From sea to plate: how plastics get into our fish:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/14/sea-to-plate-plasti...