Organic pollutants not factor in turtle tumor disease, study finds
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 15 July, 2014
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A new study casts doubt on long-held suspicions that persistent organic pollutants in the environment make green turtle more susceptible to the virus that causes fibropapilomatosis, a disease that forms large benign tumors that can inhibit the animal's sight, mobility and feeding ability....