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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,…
Munitions, DDT and chemicals were deliberately dumped in the ocean from Los Angeles to Catalina Island for decades from the 1940s to 1972. They are still there.
The findings are from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's second seafloor survey and are part of a larger project to assess the impact of DDT and other harmful pollutants on the environment
A survey conducted using sonar and undersea robots has discovered a World War II-era munitions dump on the seafloor off California, researchers reported. Oceanographers with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego conducted the survey off Los Angeles in 2023, a Jan. 5 news release by the institution said.
The findings are from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's second seafloor survey and are part of a larger project to assess the impact of DDT and other harmful pollutants on the environment