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It's not just toxic chemicals: Radioactive waste was also dumped off Los Angeles coast, scientists conclude phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Records show that from the 1940s through the 1960s, it was not uncommon for local hospitals, labs and other industrial operations to dispose barrels of tritium, carbon-14 and other similar waste at sea. A research team also discovered a multitude of discarded military explosives from the World War II era.
Scientists continue to unravel the startling history of all the toxic chemicals and now radioactive waste that have been dumped off the Los Angeles coast.
High-resolution cameras found a massive dumping ground of munitions from the Pacific War which were tossed overboard warships before they could endanger the ports they were returning to