Agricultural runoff severely harms sea turtles in Florida, fueling toxic algal blooms and sargassum seaweed, degrading critical seagrass habitats, and triggering debilitating immunosuppression and cancer. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleTuesday
Microplastics in agricultural runoff: Plastic-coated fertilizers applied on farms drain directly into coastal waters, serving as a massive, under-recognized source of beach and marine particle pollution. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MicroplasticMonday #Runoff