Mobile unit

1996/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Ekologia

The one behind the swan is a small radio transmitter. At the University of Bristol, this device has been installed to know first-hand the details of its trajectory. To go from Great Britain to Russia, the swan group will take about eight weeks. If this is information, this year they will receive it directly

Yes reader, so it is: Mediterranean pollution, originating on land, is responsible for the emission of 80-90% of pollutants from the coast. These are the data released by the international commission for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea. In it are represented most of the countries of our environment, that is, almost all agents directly related to pollution. According to the report issued by the Commission, it is possible to identify most of the pollutants emitted, with the drug-producing industries, paper and fertilizers being directly responsible for more than half of the pollutants emitted. The experts of the Commission consider that the rest can be considered urban waste and the report highlights their concern for the amount of pollutants that are emitted in summer. Of course, tourism is directly related to the pollution of the Mediterranean.