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Steve Thompson PhDScientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFNA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a>

Richard Michael Blaber<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/10/02/ai-toxins-biosecurity-risks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/10/02/ai-toxins-biosecurity-risks/</a>. Very worrying indeed. The thought of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#terrorists</a> getting their hands on AI-designed biochemical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> ought to give us all nightmares.

AIagent.at 🤖 AI, GenAI, AGI<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> researchers used <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> to discover a <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vulnerability</a> in <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/biosecuritysystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biosecuritysystems</a> designed to prevent the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/misuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misuse</a> of <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNA</a>. The AI was able to redesign <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> to evade detection by screening software, highlighting the need for enhanced screening procedures and enforcement mechanisms. While some experts believe monitoring <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/genesynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genesynthesis</a> is still a practical approach, others argue that <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biosecurity</a> should be integrated into <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AIsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIsystems</a>. <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/02/1124767/microsoft-says-ai-can-create-zero-day-threats-in-biology/?AIagents.at" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/02/1124767/microsoft-says-ai-can-create-zero-day-threats-in-biology/?AIagents.at</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AIagent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIagent</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ML</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NLP</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenAI</a>

michael18-Sep-2025 New light on toxicity of Bluefin tunaResearchers have unveiled how Atlantic Bluefin <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tuna</a> transforms the toxic form of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mercury</a> into less harmful forms. Their study shows that the tuna’s edible muscle contains not only toxic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/methylmercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#methylmercury</a>, but also mercury bound in stable, non-toxic compounds.<a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1098601" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1098601</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fisheries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a>

The WildTrump administration allows coal and chemical facilities to bypass toxic emission rules, increasing environmental risk. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a><a href="https://grist.org/accountability/trump-administration-gives-coal-plants-and-chemical-facilities-a-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://grist.org/accountability/trump-administration-gives-coal-plants-and-chemical-facilities-a-pass/</a>

Miro CollasThousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms | Farming | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/12/toxic-landfill-liquid-sewage-spread-farms-england" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/12/toxic-landfill-liquid-sewage-spread-farms-england</a>The UK, an open air toilet, and worse.'Megson said his “main concern is the toxic chemical load … passing through those sites and then directly into our food chain”. He said landfill leachate “can contain thousands of toxic chemicals. They were buried for a reason … we don’t want them in our wider environment.”'<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sewage</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Capitalism</a>

BellingenNSW"... Poor pesticide spraying practices in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions...Chemical banned by European Union still used in Australia."When you drive from Nambucca Valley to the Coffs Harbour regions you can see giant white plastic nets enclosing blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plantations. There are toxic chemicals on some berries, the water and the area."Banned chemical thiometon detected in berries sold at supermarkets.""Blueberry farming has boomed in NSW, including in the Nambucca Valley, as minimal red tape is required to set up. Blueberry farms can be started without formal registration or oversight, making it hard for authorities to track pesticide use. Since January 2022, the EPA has prosecuted 21 pesticide-related incidents across a range of crops in local courts across NSW... The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced a review into the use of dimethoate on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BerryIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BerryIndustry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/APVMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APVMA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fruits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fruits</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/blueberries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blueberries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plantations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plantations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MidNorthCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MidNorthCoast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/nambucca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nambucca</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CoffsHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoffsHarbour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprayDrift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprayDrift</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dimethoate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dimethoate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/thiometon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thiometon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/neurotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurotoxins</a>

The-14How ‘brain cleaning’ while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dementia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neuroscience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SleepHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SleepHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BrainHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrainHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DementiaRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DementiaRisk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insomnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insomnia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AlzheimersResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlzheimersResearch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GlymphaticSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlymphaticSystem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SleepScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SleepScience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CognitiveHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CognitiveHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SleepApnea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SleepApnea</a> <a href="https://the-14.com/how-brain-cleaning-while-we-sleep-may-lower-our-risk-of-dementia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://the-14.com/how-brain-cleaning-while-we-sleep-may-lower-our-risk-of-dementia/</a>

Soh Kam Yung"An antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning could come from bacteria.Mice treated with a tweaked version of a bacterial protein rapidly cleared carbon monoxide from their blood, safely eliminating it through urine, researchers report in the Aug. 12 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."<a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/carbon-monoxide-antidote-bacteria" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencenews.org/article/carbon-monoxide-antidote-bacteria</a><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemistry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gas</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/CarbonMonoxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarbonMonoxide</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Antidote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antidote</a>

AI6YR Ben😬 <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43101-9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43101-9</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/65Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#65Fire</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wilfiresmoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilfiresmoke</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CAwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CAwx</a>

kalithe most dangerous <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a>, radioactive substances, heavy metals, chlorinated organics and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> behave this way. every once in a while it enters human food and everyone freaks out, meanwhile living happily in total ignorance that, for example, 78 million people in the US already live within 3 miles of a superfund site & if you die from pollution than most likely from a heart problem caused by daily air pollution.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radioactive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shrimp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RadioactiveShrimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveShrimp</a>

BellingenNSW'It's a sick river. There are dangerous contaminants.'"The Belubula River is an endangered ecological community."Foam containing high levels of the forever chemical PFOS have appeared on a river in central-west NSW for a second year.These concentrations just in the river are bad."'Future studies should include the assessment of likely real exposures: platypus, livestock or humans, together with PFAS fingerprinting," Professor Naidu said." >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/contaminated-foam-containing-pfos-returns-to-belubula-river/105613982" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/contaminated-foam-containing-pfos-returns-to-belubula-river/105613982</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rivers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FoamFractionation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoamFractionation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/platypus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#platypus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HeavyMetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeavyMetals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FoamAndBlooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoamAndBlooms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BelubulaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BelubulaRiver</a>

Soh Kam Yung"A tiny, delicate spider, [Uloborus plumipes] swathes its prey in hundreds of feet of silk, more extensive wrapping than most spiders. After mummifying its prey, the spider then vomits all over the tight bundle."<a href="https://nautil.us/these-spiders-kill-with-their-vomit-1230465/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nautil.us/these-spiders-kill-with-their-vomit-1230465/</a><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spiders</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Venom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Venom</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Digestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Digestion</a>

The WildHarmful weedkiller Diquat, banned abroad, remains unregulated in the US, damaging organs and gut. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weedkiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weedkiller</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/06/weedkiller-diquat-organ-damage-study" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/06/weedkiller-diquat-organ-damage-study</a>

AI6YR BenMmmm, yummy, roast rodenticide pig!KTLA: Wild pigs with blue meat found in California, officials sound alarm "...Wild pigs in Monterey County were recently found to have blue-colored muscle and fat, a sign that they may have ingested toxic rodenticide bait, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife...."<a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/wild-pigs-with-blue-meat-found-in-california-officials-sound-alarm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ktla.com/news/california/wild-pigs-with-blue-meat-found-in-california-officials-sound-alarm/</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a>

Miro CollasIs artificial turf bad for us and our kids? How to navigate the turf wars. - The Washington Post <a href="https://archive.ph/PQo7G" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/PQo7G</a>"His research on the infill for synthetic turf — typically ground-up tires — identified the presence of dozens of known carcinogens, hormone disrupters, toxic metals and phthalates. "<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Astroturf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturf</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemicals</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxins</a>

BellingenNSWGo Rakali go!First evidence of native rakali attacking introduced black rat. Native rodents can help control pest rodents. >> <a href="https://theconversation.com/australias-rat-uprising-footage-provides-first-evidence-of-native-rakali-attacking-introduced-black-rat-261559" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/australias-rat-uprising-footage-provides-first-evidence-of-native-rakali-attacking-introduced-black-rat-261559</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rakali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rakali</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rodents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rodents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a>

BellingenNSWMass mortality events Dead marine sea life is washing up on the beaches Mass bird deaths line the beaches"There's a lot of concerning things going on with ocean ecology at the moment, so we are watching events like this with a bit of trepidation." <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/avian-influenza-not-the-cause-of-coral-bay-bird-deaths/105546660" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/avian-influenza-not-the-cause-of-coral-bay-bird-deaths/105546660</a>Beaches are littered with fish and marine carcasses <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/20/sas-toxic-algal-bloom-is-twice-the-size-of-the-act-has-killed-12000-animals-and-is-filling-even-the-experts-with-dread" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/20/sas-toxic-algal-bloom-is-twice-the-size-of-the-act-has-killed-12000-animals-and-is-filling-even-the-experts-with-dread</a>“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world." <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineHeatwave</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AMOC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HABs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#runoff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hypoxia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FishKill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MassMortalityEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassMortalityEvents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MME</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DeadZones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadZones</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PlanetaryBoundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlanetaryBoundaries</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Two <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewSpecies</a> of wart sea slugs discovered from North Sulawesi <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-species-wart-sea-slugs-north.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-07-species-wart-sea-slugs-north.html</a> paper by Heike Wägele et al.: <a href="https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/153046/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/153046/</a>"Wart <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaSlugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeaSlugs</a> in the family <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Phyllidiidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Phyllidiidae</a> are common inhabitants of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, preying on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sponges</a> and stealing <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> from their prey for their own defense."

BellingenNSWOcean temperatures are heating up The marine environment is turning into a dead zone Fossil fuel projects are still fast tracked“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world." <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says</a>"This bloom represents a stark warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come, in Australia and around the world, as the oceans warm." <a href="https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885</a>An "ecological and economic disaster. A lot of businesses are going to go down with this...We've got commercial fishermen, aquaculture businesses, tourism businesses that are literally on their knees." <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/algal-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/algal-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineHeatwave</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AMOC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HABs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#runoff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hypoxia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toxins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FishKill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PrimaryIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrimaryIndustries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#risks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> Smelly brown foamy sludge at Sawtell, NSW

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