Search for Loch Ness Monster nets 100,000 golf balls
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Golf and the Loch Ness Monster: These two symbols of Scotland
collided in an environmentally disastrous way this month when
scientists searching for Nessie found 100,000 golf balls instead.
Footage from the expedition shows numerous golf balls illuminated against the dull brown of the lake bottom.
"From the moon to the bottom of Loch Ness, golf balls are
humanity's signature litter in the most inaccessible locations,” U.K.
lawmaker Patrick Harvie told CNN.
And though the golf balls left on the moon by astronauts back in
1971 would have dissolved a long time ago, here on Earth, golf balls
take much longer to decompose — and they release a high quantity of
heavy metals in the process.
The core of golf balls contain dangerous levels of zinc, which
attaches itself to ground sediment and poisons surrounding plants and
wildlife.
Torben Kastrup Petersen, course manager for the Danish Golf Union,
says the full impact of golf ball pollution is unknown. About 300
million golf balls are lost or discarded every year in the United
States alone.
“There has been very little research on the environmental impact
of golf balls, but it's safe to say the indicators are not good. We are
planning to collaborate with environmentalists in America to conduct
more tests to fully explore the extent of the problem.”
Stephanie Rogers is a regular contributor to Mother Nature Network, where this post originally appeared.
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