#ICYMI
: Humans consume more pharmaceuticals than ever, which has led to increased pharmaceutical pollution of ecosystems. New measures and research are needed to limit these chemicals’ largely unexplored ecological impacts, argues this
#SciencePerspective
:
水道法では塩素濃度の下限は決められていますが上限はないので、事業者は多めに添加しがちだと思います。水道水の香料成分を報告した論文はまだ無いと思いますが、農薬が混ざっていることは2020年の論文で公表されました(Kamata et al., Science of the Total Environment 744, 140930)。
Long and thin microplastic fibres may remain in the atmosphere for more than 4.5 times longer and travel further than spherical microplastic particles, suggests a study published in
@NatureGeosci
.
Tiny Brazilian frogs’ inner ear canals are too small to help them balance well, finds a new study in
@ScienceAdvances
, explaining why they are clumsy jumpers.
Human activity can affect the ability of bees to efficiently forage for food, which can reduce the survival of solitary and social bees.
Learn more in a new
#SciencePerspective
:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—"forever chemicals" found in fast-food containers, anti-staining fabrics, and more—are a persistent environmental hazard that scientists must better understand and mitigate, argues a new
#ScienceReview
.