Dead coral, Elbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida. Credit: HalBrindley.com Elkhorn coral is endangered. And it's being threatened by us, as in humans, and what we flush down the toilet. A recent study published in the journal PLoS One says that human sewage is largely responsible for a disease which is killing off elkhorn coral in Florida. It's called white pox disease, and at least one scientist argues that the problem goes far beyond the Sunshine State, and is likely contributing to coral decline worldwide. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Human Waste Dumped into Oceans Harms Coral, New Study Reveals
Dead coral, Elbow Reef, Key Largo, Florida. Credit: HalBrindley.com Elkhorn coral is endangered. And it's being threatened by us, as in humans, and what we flush down the toilet. A recent study published in the journal PLoS One says that human sewage is largely responsible for a disease which is killing off elkhorn coral in Florida. It's called white pox disease, and at least one scientist argues that the problem goes far beyond the Sunshine State, and is likely contributing to coral decline worldwide. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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