Additional Threat to Manatees — Glysophate

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… www.sciencedirect.com

These are the news and tweets/social media that covered the article, in case you are interested.

https://plu.mx/plum/a/?doi=10.1016/j.envint.2021.106493&theme=plum-sciencedirect-theme&hideUsage=true

 

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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