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Old 08-18-2007, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Slraep
Here is a very recent article in Chinese news about the problem of pearl farming and pollution. Ironically, it is the pearl farming itself that is polluting the water supply!!

http://www.china.org.cn/english/environment/220656.htm

Tomorrow I am actually scheduled to go to Lake Memphremagog in eastern Quebec to speak with a researcher there and take pictures of the algae ridden lake. Hope it pans out. It should be interesting.

Slraep
Imagine the first neat scenario if you will: ice caps melt...water levels raise...atholls and islands will dissapear along with their pearls.
Second: water levels raise, we will have a new coastline, many pollutants found -right now- only in land-based facilities and our ground will be under water, thus further polluting our oceans. Every single pearl farm in the world will be affected, nobody is truly safe.
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