Mysterious seashells found in the hills of Goa
When work on widening a section of the road began in the village of Chicalim, little did workers, locals or scientists expect to discover extensive deposits of oyster shells and other shell deposits in the hillside at Chicalim. On making the discovery, scientists at National Institute of Oceanography, visited the site and carried out a […]
Goan Oysters safe. No more?
Alarming conclusion was derived from the recently conducted study by Goa based NIO (National Institute of Oceanography). High traces of cadmium (a chemical) usually found in rechargeable nickel–cadmium batteries (also known as NiCd battery or NiCad battery) was detected. The samples were collected from the mouth of River Zuari, a popular harvest site. According to […]
