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New study in Nature looks at the levels of #algealtoxins in the #whalepoop of
205 #bowheadwhale harvested over a 19-year period. They found statistically significant evidence that climate change is associated w/ increased exposure to toxin
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Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive: The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.
#WhalePoop #OceanFertilizer #MarineEcosystem #CarbonSequestration #Biodiversity #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
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Further coverage of the #synthetic #whalepoop, this time by vice
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
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#whalepoop can fertilize pytoplankton blooms, which can cause #carbonsequestration. We have a lot fewer whales thsn in the past, and these folks think simulated whale poop should be used to help the plankton
www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/s...
Ambergris is a rare form of sperm whale poop and has many uses such as being burned as incense, used as an aphrodisiac, as medicine, a lubricant for factory machinery, burned to light homes and city streets, to make perfumes, and more. #science #sciencefacts #ambergris #spermwhales #whalepoop
Ambergris is a rare form of sperm whale poop and has many uses such as being burned as incense, used as an aphrodisiac, as medicine, a lubricant for factory machinery, burned to light homes and city streets, to make perfumes, and more.
#science #sciencefacts #ambergris #spermwhales #whalepoop