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In reply to the discussion: Scottish scientists have discovered a catastrophic loss of life in our oceans [View all]Ohioboy
(3,241 posts)29. We never learned after we polluted the oceans with mercury
Who hasn't heard of mercury in the oceans? We've known about it for many many years.
A quote from the article "How Does Toxic Mercury Get Into Fish?":
"The biggest single source is the burning of fossil fuels, especially coal, which releases 160 tons of mercury a year into the air in the United States alone. From there, rainfall washes the mercury into the ocean.
We also discharge mercury-laden industrial effluents directly into rivers or the ocean."
https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-does-toxic-mercury-get-into-fish/#:~:text=The%20biggest%20single%20source%20is,into%20rivers%20or%20the%20ocean.
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Scottish scientists have discovered a catastrophic loss of life in our oceans [View all]
superpatriotman
Jul 2022
OP
yes we do - and it is too late. We are too narcissistic as a species - and learn nothing from the
NewHendoLib
Jul 2022
#4
The extinctions and loss of biodiversity because of humanity are ultimately more defining
PufPuf23
Jul 2022
#18
Yup, and it bioaccumulates up the food chain. Don't eat fish that eat other fish!
SunSeeker
Jul 2022
#36
I always figured we'd become sterile due to toxins so we could no longer reproduce, then die off.
TeamProg
Jul 2022
#46