Traces of cocaine, ecstasy getting into Balaton – festivals threaten wildlife

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A new study has examined how the surge in drug use during the Balaton Sound is affecting the state of the lake’s wildlife. Continue reading below to find out more. The results are shocking. The scientific work, reviewed by Qubit, with the participation of a total of 8 Hungarian authors. It was published in January 2021 in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, in English. You may read the research paper by clicking here. Between 2017 and 2019, Hungarian researchers tested the water of Lake Balaton at Zamárdi, in the Balaton Sound area. They were at three monitoring points relatively close to the lakeshore (35 metres). There were two more distant control points (6-8 kilometres away). Measurements were taken at several different times: 3 months (April) and one week (June) before the festival. Additional monitoring was done one day (July), one month (August) and 4 months (November) after the Balaton Sound festival.

Balaton wildlife in danger

In total, 10 traces of illicit drugs were detected in the water samples, and almost all of them were present in the water only on the days after the festival, so there is likely a link between the event and drug use. The highest concentrations of
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  1. Get me out of here ///
    Monastics live in abbeys, convents, monasteries or priories, to separate them-selves from secular life.
    Hungary – we have MASS numbers of empty – abbeys,convents, monasteries and priories.
    Articles – like this – does this ASSIST – and ALL that is Globally occurring around us, contemplating – making that decision to “get out of here” – and into a Monastic life-style.
    Serenity – the state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled.
    What a country and world – we live in.

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