Heavy metals and harmful chemicals 'poison Europe's seas'

Heavy metals and harmful chemicals 'poison Europe's seas'

Wed 15 May 2019

Heavy metals and a cocktail of dangerous chemicals continue to poison Europe’s seas, with more than three-quarters of areas assessed showing contamination, according to a report.

The sea worst affected was the Baltic, where 96% of the assessed areas showed problematic levels of some harmful substances, according to the European Environment Agency. Similar problems were found in 91% of the Black Sea and 87% of the Mediterranean. In the north-east Atlantic, unsafe levels of chemicals or metals were found in 75% of assessed areas.

https://www.theguardian.com/environm...g-europes-seas