Israeli researchers measure sea pollution using tiny sea creatures

JERUSALEM, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have found that marine industrial pollution can be measured using the shells of unicellular marine organisms, Ben Gurion University (BGU) in southern Israel said on Monday.

BGU researchers, in collaboration with the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research national institution, have found that these shells can be cheap, accurate and effective means of measuring pollution near shores.