Ben-Gurion University Researchers Use Seashells to Monitor Pollution
Photo: A variety of Foraminifera from the sea floor. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers advocate using seashells to monitor currently undetected industrial pollution from factories and desalination plants along the Israeli coastline and worldwide. “We have accurately quantified trace amounts of heavy metal enrichment from desalination plants on the Mediterranean coast of…