Amazon deforestation is not a local issue when it comes to pollution
, says that accelerating deforestation, hundreds of kilometers from the sea, is potentially bringing heavy metal contamination, particularly mercury pollution, to coastlines across the world.
His research team has seen how microplastics, full of molecule-sized crevices, can then carry these heavy metal molecules to far-away coasts.The team found that the most degraded microplastics had the highest concentrations of contaminants. Many of these metals are well documented human health effects, varying from acute symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting to more long-term effects like cancer and kidney failure.
Of all the contaminants, Olivero-Verbal is most concerned by mercury – It is one of the most toxic elements. Even at low concentrations it can cause detrimental effects to wildlife and humans.
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