{"id":132829,"date":"2024-08-06T07:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/fiberglass-pollution-in-marine-life-raises-alarm-for-boating-industry\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T07:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:57:02","slug":"fiberglass-pollution-in-marine-life-raises-alarm-for-boating-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/fiberglass-pollution-in-marine-life-raises-alarm-for-boating-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiberglass Pollution in Marine Life Raises Alarm for Boating Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132829\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>A recent study from the Universities of Brighton and Portsmouth has revealed the concerning presence of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) particles in oysters and mussels near active boatyards. This discovery marks the first documented instance of GRP entering the marine food chain, raising significant environmental and health concerns for the boating industry.<\/p>\n<p>The research, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, found alarming levels of fiberglass particles in bivalves collected from Chichester Harbor, a popular sailing destination in South England. Using advanced micro-Raman spectroscopy, researchers detected up to 11,220 fiberglass particles per kilogram in oysters and 2,740 particles per kilogram in mussels. These findings challenge the long-held belief that GRP, widely used in boat manufacturing since the 1960s, is a durable and environmentally friendly material. The study suggests that GRP is breaking down and contaminating coastal waters, particularly during peak boat maintenance seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The accumulation of GRP particles in bivalves poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Oysters and mussels, being stationary filter feeders, are especially vulnerable to ingesting these particles. The presence of GRP in their digestive systems can lead to physiological stress and potentially death, disrupting the delicate balance of coastal ecosystems. Much like canaries in coal mines once warned miners of toxic gases, bivalves also serve as early indicators of marine pollution, highlighting the urgent need for environmental vigilance. The potential impact on human health cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentenergyleader.com\/2024\/08\/fiberglass-pollution-in-marine-life-raises-alarm-for-boating-industry\/\">Environment Energy Leader<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/4-568\/\">Fiberglass Pollution in Marine Life Raises Alarm for Boating Industry<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[15575,575,15576,452],"class_list":["post-132829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-boating","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-fiberglass","tag-pollution"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}