Dr. Robert Knight of the Florida Springs Institute has sent the following email. It seems that on top of the manatees’ current woes of starvation and pollution, we have learned that now we are threatening their immune systems.
All,
Here is an alarming new research study concerning the presence of glyphosate (Roundup) herbicide and breakdown products in Florida’s waters and in manatees. I recently met the senior author and was very impressed by her work on this issue. We hope to collaborate in the future with additional sampling of springs waters.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021001185
| Chronic exposure to glyphosate in Florida manatee
Florida manatees depend on freshwater environments as a source of drinking water and as warm-water refuges. These freshwater environments are in direc… |
These are the news and tweets/social media that covered the article, in case you are interested.
Best wishes,
Bob
Robert L. Knight, Ph.D., Director
Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
23695 US 27
High Springs, Florida 32643
Email: bknight@floridaspringsinstitute.org
Phone: (386) 454-9369
Cell: (352) 538-6620
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