Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows
Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...
5,200-Year-Old Lead Pollution Reveals Secrets of Early Civilizations
Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.
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West Coast beaches polluted by oil spill
About 40km of West Coast beaches have been polluted by an oil slick which also threatens sea bird colonies and the Olifant’s ...
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Russian authorities sign contracts to send orphans and disabled children to oil-polluted Black Sea beaches
Authorities in Russia’s Volgograd region and the Republic of Tatarstan have signed at least 14 government contracts for ...
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Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows
A further spike in levels of human-caused lead pollution was observed about 2,150 ... marine sediment cores taken from across the Aegean Sea and a sediment core taken from the Tenaghi Philippon ...