r/climatechange • u/EmpowerKit • 3d ago

Mysterious Cause of Massive Elephant Die-Off in 2020 Finally Revealed

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-cause-of-massive-elephant-die-off-in-2020-finally-revealed
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u/anthony_yager 3d ago

toxic cyanobacteria – also known as blue-green algae – which now, four years later, a new study led by King's College London supports

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u/Due-Helicopter-8735 3d ago

That’s unfortunate. Cyanobacteria levels have only only got worse with climate change.

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u/BlahBlahBlackCheap 1d ago

Soon to render nearly every stream and pond toxic to humans and animals.

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u/GuitarPlayerEngineer 2d ago

Cyanotoxic algae is actually a bacteria that forms mats, highly neurotoxic, found at times in a lot of US municipal water samples, and is not removed via conventional water treatment. There’s also a slew of different kinds. Regulatory requirements as far as I know do not address cyanotoxins. I may be wrong about some of these claims. I’ve noticed during certain bloom periods my nightshade intolerance seems to get worse. Cholestyramine powder is the treatment. The liver filters and secretes toxins via bile and the cholestyramine binds with it and prevents reabsorbtion.

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u/johnbado122 3d ago

You guessed it …….. Frank Stallone

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u/Shaman-throwaway 3d ago

My bad guys