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Environment
Joseph Golder

Human Noise Travels All The Way To Ocean Depths And Affects Seafloor Life – New Study

Scientists have demonstrated that noise caused by humans can carry all the way down to the seafloor and affect the marine wildlife that lives there.

An increasing number of sounds caused by human activities – even low-frequency noises – are permeating the oceans’ waters, with new evidence showing that “these sounds affect some invertebrates that live in and on the seafloor in ways that may impact important functions they provide for their ecosystems”.

This is according to a statement from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) which was obtained by Zenger News on Thursday, August 18, that refers to a study conducted by its experts.

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