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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #690 on: October 14, 2016, 09:12:32 PM »
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« Reply #691 on: October 14, 2016, 09:44:39 PM »
Quote from: kbshcb on September 21, 2016, 07:20:42 PM
Quote from: T40cfr403 on September 21, 2016, 06:14:32 PM
Quote from: kbshcb on September 21, 2016, 02:34:34 PM
OMG, this is a picture of Wabasha MN....behind a huge algea bloom.....Also the home of the National Eagle Center......Come on Humans, pick up your garbage......Article states it is from tiny bits of plastic etc...
Although some improvement in other pollutants. so good news and bad.


http://www.startribune.com/report-finds-a-new-pollutant-tiny-bits-of-plastics-and-fiber-building-up-in-the-mississippi/394295501/

kb - Troubling news. Phosphorus is the primary culprit in algae blooms. The main source is from agricultural runoff (e.g., animal waste and fertilizers) and the rest is from leaking septic systems and household wastewater that wastewater treatment plants were never designed to remove. Humans excrete phosphorus from the foods we eat. In addition, most automatic dishwashers use trisodium phosphate as the main cleaning ingredient, but laundry detergent was reformulated long ago to remove phosphates. However, wastewater from washing machines also contains the very small clothing fibers the article talked about and possibly some of the microplastics. Again, wastewater treatment plants were never designed to remove such tiny particles. (As an aside, many new washing machine tubs and clothing have been impregnated with silver that acts like an antibacterial to suppress odors. Silver is very toxic to aquatic life.) It's a big problem with big economic and human impacts, but solutions are doable if we can find the will.
T40 You are obviously more informed than me....Thank you for your concern. I don't have a dishwasher anymore, needed the space for drawers.......much more than that I see......thank you for the information.

More info: Doing Laundry Can Be Deadly for Clams, Mollusks and Other Marine Animals

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pick-your-wardrobe-carefully-lives-clams-and-mussels-may-depend-it-180960761/?no-ist

Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X16307639
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« Reply #692 on: October 16, 2016, 08:46:16 PM »
New evidence for California Condors' genetic bottleneck

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-evidence-california-condors-genetic-bottleneck.html

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« Reply #694 on: October 18, 2016, 05:49:13 AM »
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« Reply #695 on: October 18, 2016, 05:55:03 AM »
Out of the countryside, wildlife returning to Amsterdam

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-countryside-wildlife-amsterdam.html
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« Reply #696 on: October 18, 2016, 05:56:12 AM »
Blackbirds switch abruptly to fly-by-night behaviour at migration time

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-blackbirds-abruptly-fly-by-night-behaviour-migration.html

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« Reply #697 on: October 18, 2016, 11:56:45 PM »
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« Reply #698 on: October 19, 2016, 02:59:39 PM »
Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XI

Links to Abstracts: http://programme.exordo.com/wwrm2016/
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California Condors Have Been Endangered Since Humans Arrived In America (EXCELLENT ARTICLE AND VIDEO!)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2016/10/20/are-california-condors-a-pleistocene-relict/#28746b7e1e1f

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