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(0)Over the past few years, low-level pollution has occurred in the ocean as a result of the leakage of oil tankers. Despite the unsubstantial level of contamination in these waters, there are extremely destructive ramifications that result and have a significant toll on the environment. However, in order to combat this pressing issue, researchers from the European Union (EU)-funded Shoal Project have developed a robotic fish capable of searching the water in which it swims in for contamination.
What is Global Warming?
Global warming is the gradual rise in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere due to the effect of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane. Many scientists who have spent decades examining the causes of the phenomenon have concluded that there are several contributing factors.
Recent studies have reported exceedingly high levels of chromium (VI) in the tap water of approximately 35 cities in the United States. Also known as hexavalent chromium, the toxic heavy metal has been classified the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “likely to be carcinogenic to humans” when consumed in drinking water.
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