WWII Munitions and DDT 'Re-Discovered' by Scripps and Univer

From Environment News Service / Jan. 7, 2024 Tons of munitions, DDT and petrochemicals were dumped for decades in deep ocean basins off the coast of Los Angeles, scientists from three California universities are discovering. This dumping is known to have happened from the 1940s until 1972, when the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act,…

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