Marine scientists say they may have found up to 25,000 barrels at a DDT dump site in the Pacific Published 3 hours ago
In this 2011 image provided by the University of California Santa Barbara, a barrel sits on the seafloor near the coast of Catalina Island, Calif. Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island. (David Valentine/UC Santa Barbara / RV Jason, via AP)
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Print article SAN DIEGO Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected.
Staggering : 25,000 barrels found at toxic dump site in Pacific Ocean off L.A. coast
April 27, 2021 / 11:41 AM / CBS/AP DDT dumpsite wreaks havoc on marine life
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected.
The 27,345 barrel-like images were captured by researchers at the University of California San Diego s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. They mapped more than 36,000 acres of seafloor between Santa Catalina Island and the Los Angeles coast in a region previously found to contain high levels of the toxic chemical in sediments and in the ecosystem.
The basin offshore Los Angeles had been a dumping ground for industrial waste for several decades.
Apr 27th, 2021
In this 2011 image provided by the University of California Santa Barbara, a barrel sits on the seafloor near the coast of Catalina Island, Calif. Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island.
David Valentine/UC Santa Barbara / RV Jason via AP
SAN DIEGO (AP) Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected.
Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is staggering
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press April 27, 2021 1:05pm Text size Copy shortlink:
SAN DIEGO Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected.
The 27,345 barrel-like objects were captured in high-resolution images as part of a study by researchers at the University of California San Diego s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. They mapped more than 56 square miles (145 square kilometers) of seafloor between Santa Cat
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island.