Category: Environment
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Not What You Think It Is | The Swim
It’s not an island twice the size of Texas. But it is severely impacting marine life and human health… and incredibly hard to study.
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PCBs threaten to wipe out half the world’s killer whales within decades, study finds
While the use of polychlorinated biphenyls, more commonly known as PCBs, has been banned for more than a decade, the chemical pollutants continue to threaten animals at the top of the food chain. A new study published in the journal Science predicts that current concentrations of PCBs can lead to the disappearance of about half the…
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This is how much plastic enters the ocean every 60 seconds
“Every 60 seconds the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the ocean. Together we can change that: Sign @GreenpeaceInternational ‘s petition: https://act.gp/TruckloadOfPlastic Learn more about the project: www.truckloadofplastic.com
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The Long Swim
Lewis Pugh took on a huge challenge by swimming the length of the Channel – around 330 miles (530km) – from Cornwall to Dover. The swim, which he completed within 50 days, is part of the worldwide Action for Oceans campaign, which calls on governments to fully protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans…
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Boat’s fuel spill endangers swimmers in Dania Beach
Sinking “Wooden Nickel” boat spills 10 to 20 gallons of fuel to inter-coastal waterway in Dania Beach.
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Why swimming is banned from the Woodward Reservoir until April after Labor Day
Labor Day is the final day for swimming and most water activities at the Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale.
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Bacteria pollution threatens swimming holes, beaches statewide
Environment Texas, a local environmental advocacy group, released a report showing that more than 60 percent of the state’s beaches and watering holes in Austin tested high for bacterial contamination on at least one day during 2017.
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Epic Channel swim ends with plastics warning
Record-breaking endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has revealed he only saw “a few fish†during his 49-day swim of the English Channel, with plastic plaguing every beach he saw from Land’s End to Dover
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Your sunscreen pollutes beaches, harms aquatic life
Applying sunscreen on your body may be good for your skin, but not so much for the fish, a new study has revealed. Scientists have found that sunscreen from the body of bathers releases significant quantities of polluting titanium dioxide (TiO2) into the sea, which has the potential to harm marine life. TiO2 is one…