Burdette worked with a team of North Carolina State University scientists who measured PFAS concentration in the blood of alligators and found that it was correlated with immune issues in the animals—another worrying sign in a decades-long history of PFAS poisoning in Cape Fear.
High levels of bacteria found in human faeces Escherichia coli (E coli) and intestinal enterococci (IE) indicating sewage pollution, were found to be highest in the summer months, when Windermere is used heavily by holidaymakers for swimming and watersports.
Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a groundbreaking method to control cockroach cyborgs using ultraviolet (UV) light, eliminating the need for invasive procedures or electrical stimulation.