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

The Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta is seriously threatened by high microbiological contamination and microplastics that affect the water, sediments and organisms.

Credit

Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA – INVEMAR)

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