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DDT Pollution Dumped off Los Angeles Coast Has Not Broken Down Decades Later, Scientists Find - EcoWatch.com

DDT Pollution Dumped off Los Angeles Coast Has Not Broken Down Decades Later, Scientists Find - EcoWatch.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

University of California, Santa Barbara, scientist David Valentine found original DDT from 50-70 years ago on the seafloor off the LA coast.

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Woah: Toxic Waste Dump Site Twice The Size Of Manhattan Discovered In Pacific Ocean! | WorldStar.com

Woah: Toxic Waste Dump Site Twice The Size Of Manhattan Discovered In Pacific Ocean! | WorldStar.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

A massive underwater toxic waste site has long been suspected off the Southern California shore, since industrial companies used the ocean as a dumping ground until 1972. Now marine scientists have identified over 25,000 barrels they believe contain the toxic chemical DDT in the Pacific Ocean.

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Banned DDT and PCBs Still Threaten Critically Endangered California Condors - EcoWatch.com

Banned DDT and PCBs Still Threaten Critically Endangered California Condors - EcoWatch.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Despite being banned since the 1970s, DDT and PCBs are still affecting wildlife today, particularly the California condor, a critically endangered species.

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