It exists in our waterways, oceans, even our bodies. “It can penetrate through the blood vessels. It has been found in the brain,” Petr Vozka, a Biochemistry Assistant Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, said. He’s referring to microplastics.
It exists in our waterways, oceans, even our bodies. “It can penetrate through the blood vessels. It has been found in the brain,” Petr Vozka, a Biochemistry Assistant Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, said. He’s referring to microplastics.
By City News Service
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NEWPORT BEACH (CNS) - An aggressive algae spreading in Newport Bay could harm marine life, and Orange County Coastkeeper announced today that it is joining the effort to eradicate the invasive species.
The algae, known as Caulerpa Prolifera, is not native to the area and has been identified as detrimental to local habitats, according to Orange County Coastkeeper, a nonprofit clean water organization that acts as a steward for freshwater and saltwater ecosystems and is part of the International Waterkeeper Alliance.
Coastkeeper is participating in surveying and eradicating the algae, which is native to Florida and other subtropical and tropical locales and can grow quickly, choking out native species such as eel grass – and potentially harm marine life through lost habitat.