Massive dumping ground of WWII-era munitions discovered off Los Angeles coast - eviltoast
As part of an unprecedented effort to map and better understand the history of ocean dumping in the region, scientists have found a multitude of discarded munition boxes, smoke floats and depth charges lurking 3,000 feet underwater.
  • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The munitions weren’t even the big part of the linked story to me.

    Millions of gallons of DDT were apparently dumped there as well, and not even in barrels, just dumped from tanker barges!

    You know, the chemical that fucks the food chain all the way up to the bald eagle and condor?