Scientists discover massive DDT dumping site off California coast
05/04/2021 / By Ethan Huff
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has published a report indicating that a massive DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) dumping site was recently discovered at the bottom of the ocean floor off the coast of Los Angeles.
Underwater drones equipped with sonar technology mapped out 36,000 acres of seafloor between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island, which led them to the discovery that at least 27,000 barrels of DDT are nested there.
Scientists also found an excess of 100,000 debris objects related to the illegal dumping, which probably occurred at some point back during the time of World War II when DDT was still legally in use.
https://www.environ.news/2021-05-04-scientists-discover-massive-ddt-dumping-site-california.html
