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Tagus japonica clam, an experiment that could be lethal

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Lisbon, Jul 27 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Irene Barahona) The Japanese clam was introduced into Portuguese waters of the Tagus and Sado as an "environmental experiment" to purify mercury, lead and cadmium. Today, this invasive species, toxic to humans, reaches consumers, in Portugal and Spain, through stealth networks.The Japanese clam absorbs biotoxins from the waters of the Lisbon estuary, a trace of an industrial past that has now become "a public health problem," the head of the Environmental Technical Division of the Republican National Guard (GNR), Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Vaz Alves, explains to Efe.FOOTAGE OF THE CLAM UNDER THE VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE IN LISBON.

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