Bacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia’s largest and most productive coastal lagoon (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

Bacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia’s largest and most productive coastal lagoon

Caption

A study led by researchers from the UB and the Marine and Coastal Research Institute (INVEMAR) in Colombia warns of the impact of microplastic pollution and pathogenic bacteria in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta in Colombia.

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Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA – INVEMAR)

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