US EditionIn Spite of Plastic Waste Helps to Pollute Amazon, Alert Fiocruz
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The study conducted by Fiocruz Amazonia and the Mamiraua Institute, which reviewed 52 scientific research, decomposes the idea of an infected bioma: the plastic is already found in fish consumed by river populations, in rivers and even in remote areas. It is an invisible pollution, but with potentially devastating effects for human and environmental health. Researchers warn about the health perspective — the undissociable link between humans, an…
A study coordinated by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development Mamirauaá, points to contamination by plastic waste in Amazon. The research reveals impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments, in addition to potential human health damages, especially between communities in the Caribbean and indigenous. The scientific article has recently been published in Ambio magazine, specialized…
A new study coordinated by Fiocruz Amazônia, in partnership with the Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development, highlights worrying plastic contamination in various ecosystems in the Amazon region. The research highlights the presence of plastic waste in aquatic and terrestrial environments, with potential impacts on human health, particularly for vulnerable communities such as indigenous and riverside communities. The study's objective was…
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