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===== ‘It was filthy and it stank terribly’: how Europe’s dirtiest river was brought back to life ===== | ===== ‘It was filthy and it stank terribly’: how Europe’s dirtiest river was brought back to life ===== | ||
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==== Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies ==== | ===== Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies ===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies by The Guardian Damian Carrington Environment editor 12/22/2020] | [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies by The Guardian Damian Carrington Environment editor 12/22/2020] | ||
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Rainwater samples collected across Colorado and analyzed under a microscope contained a rainbow of plastic fibers, as well as beads and shards. The findings shocked Weatherbee, who had been collecting the samples in order to study nitrogen pollution. | Rainwater samples collected across Colorado and analyzed under a microscope contained a rainbow of plastic fibers, as well as beads and shards. The findings shocked Weatherbee, who had been collecting the samples in order to study nitrogen pollution. | ||
=====Mysterious oil spill threatens marine biodiversity haven in Brazil===== | =====Mysterious oil spill threatens marine biodiversity haven in Brazil===== | ||
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/mysterious-oil-spill-threatens-marine-biodiversity-haven-brazil | https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/mysterious-oil-spill-threatens-marine-biodiversity-haven-brazil | ||
