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May 9: Cyclonic Sea Foam Contamination – Dr İpek Kurtböke USC

Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre 5 Wallace Drive, Wallace Park,, Noosaville, QLD, Australia

University of the Sunshine Coast Associate Professor İpek Kurtböke was horrified to see footage of people playing in thick, sticky sea foam following recent cyclonic activity off the coast of South-East Queensland. She warns that these “bacteria smoothies” may have more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant. İpek’s research involves near-shore marine water pollution...

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