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@milieudefensie @natuurenmilieu @SoortenNL @LandelijkeNMF @wwfnederland en @Rijkswaterstaat

Er gebeurt al tijden iets verschrikkelijks in onze natuur: onze mooie #westerschelde is vergiftigd door #PFAS.

En de gekte stopt maar niet.
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Een enorm groot #natuurgebied van 95km in lengte, en 2 tot 8km breedte wordt continue #vergiftigd. Vergiftigd water bereikt #vissen, #grondwater, en natuurlijk ook de #Noordzee. Er voltrekt zich een #ramp.
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#Hydronomastics is the study of #hydronyms, the proper names of bodies of water.

It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).

French / Luxembourghish sign: The River Sauer in Martelan...
#Hydronym and #hydronomastics both derive from Ancient #Greek ὕδωρ / húdōr (water) + ὄνομα / ónoma (name). The Greek island of Skiatho...
#Hydronyms tend to outlast other #toponyms, even when new #languages and cultures displace earlier ones.

#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names. A map showing the main rive...
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