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Contaminant Storyboard

Dumped waste in landfills have contaminates (Shown with orange spots)

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Contaminant Storyboard

Rain falls and washes the contaminants from the landfill out to the reef flat

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Contaminant Storyboard

Contaminants enter the reef flat area and settle to the sediment and algae at the bottom

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Contaminant Storyboard

Contaminants pass from the algae and sediment when eaten and pass through the food chain from smaller fish to larger fish.

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Contaminant Storyboard

Fishing in these reef flat areas brings in fish with high levels of contaminants

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Contaminant Storyboard

Lead accumulates in bones

PCB’s accumulate in fatty organs,eyeballs and fat

Lead accumulates in skin

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Contaminant Storyboard

When fish are consumedcontaminants are passed on andincrease the risk of negativehealth affects