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Scientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewater in national park
"A study found higher amounts of chytrid fungus in a frog species exposed to coalmine wastewater compared to nearby unexposed sites."
"The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances last month, looked at chytrid fungus levels in two species of frog in Royal National Park, downstream from the Metropolitan Mine, south of Sydney."
"Lead author Shannon Kaiser, an ecotoxicologist from Macquarie University, said the wastewater from the mine could not definitively be identified as the cause of the observed disease pattern."
"However, the association is concerning and suggests pollution and wildlife disease risk may interact in freshwater ecosystems." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-25/frog-scientists-probe-coal-mine-wastewater-impacts/107165472
#pollution #coal #CoalWaste #coalmine #MineDischarge #water #ecosystems #wildlife #conservation #amphibians #ChytridFungus #NationalParks #FossilFuels #extractivism -
Scientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewater in national park
"A study found higher amounts of chytrid fungus in a frog species exposed to coalmine wastewater compared to nearby unexposed sites."
"The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances last month, looked at chytrid fungus levels in two species of frog in Royal National Park, downstream from the Metropolitan Mine, south of Sydney."
"Lead author Shannon Kaiser, an ecotoxicologist from Macquarie University, said the wastewater from the mine could not definitively be identified as the cause of the observed disease pattern."
"However, the association is concerning and suggests pollution and wildlife disease risk may interact in freshwater ecosystems." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-25/frog-scientists-probe-coal-mine-wastewater-impacts/107165472
#pollution #coal #CoalWaste #coalmine #MineDischarge #water #ecosystems #wildlife #conservation #amphibians #ChytridFungus #NationalParks #FossilFuels #extractivism -
Scientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewater in national park
"A study found higher amounts of chytrid fungus in a frog species exposed to coalmine wastewater compared to nearby unexposed sites."
"The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances last month, looked at chytrid fungus levels in two species of frog in Royal National Park, downstream from the Metropolitan Mine, south of Sydney."
"Lead author Shannon Kaiser, an ecotoxicologist from Macquarie University, said the wastewater from the mine could not definitively be identified as the cause of the observed disease pattern."
"However, the association is concerning and suggests pollution and wildlife disease risk may interact in freshwater ecosystems." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-25/frog-scientists-probe-coal-mine-wastewater-impacts/107165472
#pollution #coal #CoalWaste #coalmine #MineDischarge #water #ecosystems #wildlife #conservation #amphibians #ChytridFungus #NationalParks #FossilFuels #extractivism -
Scientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewater in national park
"A study found higher amounts of chytrid fungus in a frog species exposed to coalmine wastewater compared to nearby unexposed sites."
"The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances last month, looked at chytrid fungus levels in two species of frog in Royal National Park, downstream from the Metropolitan Mine, south of Sydney."
"Lead author Shannon Kaiser, an ecotoxicologist from Macquarie University, said the wastewater from the mine could not definitively be identified as the cause of the observed disease pattern."
"However, the association is concerning and suggests pollution and wildlife disease risk may interact in freshwater ecosystems." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-25/frog-scientists-probe-coal-mine-wastewater-impacts/107165472
#pollution #coal #CoalWaste #coalmine #MineDischarge #water #ecosystems #wildlife #conservation #amphibians #ChytridFungus #NationalParks #FossilFuels #extractivism -
Scientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewater in national park
"A study found higher amounts of chytrid fungus in a frog species exposed to coalmine wastewater compared to nearby unexposed sites."
"The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances last month, looked at chytrid fungus levels in two species of frog in Royal National Park, downstream from the Metropolitan Mine, south of Sydney."
"Lead author Shannon Kaiser, an ecotoxicologist from Macquarie University, said the wastewater from the mine could not definitively be identified as the cause of the observed disease pattern."
"However, the association is concerning and suggests pollution and wildlife disease risk may interact in freshwater ecosystems." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-25/frog-scientists-probe-coal-mine-wastewater-impacts/107165472
#pollution #coal #CoalWaste #coalmine #MineDischarge #water #ecosystems #wildlife #conservation #amphibians #ChytridFungus #NationalParks #FossilFuels #extractivism