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Pharmaceuticals, thousands of mystery chemicals found in Great Barrier Reef’s turtles
Researchers are calling for urgent action after a study found thousands of unidentified chemicals on the Great Barrier Reef were being absorbed by green sea turtles, seagrass and coral.
Key points:
- A recent study has found 4,000 chemicals in Great Barrier Reef waters which are affecting green sea turtles
- 1,000 green sea turtles had their blood tested as part of the three-year study
- Turtle rescuers say the number of turtles and hatchlings with abnormalities is increasing
The recent report by Queensland’s Griffith University and the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia tested three sites off Townsville in the state’s north and found more than 4,000 chemicals — many of which could not be identified — in seagrass, coral and, alarmingly,…
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