Human activity is causing toxic thallium to enter the Baltic Sea, finds new study
Phys.org - 2024-05-02T19:14:04.000Z

Human activities account for a substantial amount—anywhere from 20% to more than 60%—of toxic thallium that has entered the Baltic Sea over the past 80 years, according to new research by scientists affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and other institutions.

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