• dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Who put those contaminants there though?

    Swamp creatures didn’t, the swamp didn’t, we did.

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      8 months ago

      Not not contaminants are anthropogenic. Decomposing organic matter, heavy metals from soil and rock erosion, microorganisms and microbial by-products all naturally occur in wetlands and are dangerous to us. There’s nothing wrong with that, just don’t drink it or get it in open wounds :)