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In the Deepest Ocean Reaches, a Potent Pollutant Comes to Rest

by Sean Cummings 9 December 20222 March 2023

Surprising amounts of mercury settling into deep-sea trenches may provide a fuller picture of the metal’s path through the environment, but pulling it to the surface is no easy feat.

A banana field replaced by two shrimp ponds due to soil salinization in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China.
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The Shapes of Shrimp Farms Affect Their Groundwater Pollution

by Aara’L Yarber 8 August 20228 August 2022

New findings may help decisionmakers optimize shrimp farm layouts, which could help improve coastal water quality.

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Snapping Shrimp Pump Up the Volume in Warmer Water

by Katherine Kornei 10 March 202019 July 2022

As the ocean warms because of climate change, the louder din could mask other marine animals’ calls used to navigate, forage, and find mates.

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Oil Dispersants Deadly to a Common Estuary Species

by B. Bane 18 December 201518 May 2022

Research on two dispersants used to break up spilled oil suggests that the chemicals can kill or harm a widely–found shrimp important to estuary habitats. The toxicity increases in less salty water.

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