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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Report pulls back the curtain on chemical pollution in the ocean

Envirotec Magazine

Given the fundamental importance of the ocean to all life on Earth, it is striking that there has not yet been a serious scientific assessment at scale of marine chemical pollution and its impact on biodiversity and marine ecosystems, and the overall health of the ocean. A coordinated approach.

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Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time

Grist

The nanoparticles are smaller and more toxic than microplastics, which have already been found across the globe, but the impact of both on people’s health is unknown. Nanoparticles are very light and are thought to be blown to Greenland on winds from cities in North America and Asia.

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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

AGreenLiving

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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