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High concentrations of toxic pollutants were detected in stranded whales, dolphins – News-Medical.net

A study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute examined toxins in tissue concentrations and pathology data from 83 stranded dolphins and whales along the southeastern coast of the United States from 2012 to 2…

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A study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute examined toxins in tissue concentrations and pathology data from 83 stranded dolphins and whales along the southeastern coast of the United States from 2012 to 2018.
Researchers examined 11 different animal species to test for 17 different substances in animals found on the shores in North Carolina and Florida.
This is the first study to date to publish a report examining concentrations in blubber…

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