#oceanpollution — Public Fediverse posts
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-humanmade-chemicals-molecular.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-humanmade-chemicals-molecular.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-humanmade-chemicals-molecular.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-humanmade-chemicals-molecular.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-humanmade-chemicals-molecular.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
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Study ranks Hawaiian monk seal most at risk of extinction from plastic pollution https://www.environewsnigeria.com/study-ranks-hawaiian-monk-seal-most-at-risk-of-extinction-from-plastic-pollution/ 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #OceanPollution
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Four sperm whale strandings point to potential human causes https://phys.org/news/2026-04-sperm-whale-strandings-potential-human.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #OceanPollution
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A Sunken Soviet Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation into the Norwegian Sea https://www.byteseu.com/1894766/ #Cesium137 #DeepSeaExploration #Komsomolets #Nuclear #NuclearSubmarine #OceanPollution #RadioactiveLeak
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A Sunken Soviet Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation into the Norwegian Sea https://www.byteseu.com/1894766/ #Cesium137 #DeepSeaExploration #Komsomolets #Nuclear #NuclearSubmarine #OceanPollution #RadioactiveLeak
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Study Finds Deepest Point of Mediterranean in Greece’s Ionian Sea Is Full of Litter
The survival of the oceans and their delicate ecosystems hangs in the balance because of climate change, pollution…
#Greece #GR #Europe #Europa #EU #deepseaexploration #greece #GreekNews #HellenicTrench #IonianSea #marinelife #MediterraneanSea #oceanpollution #PlasticPollution #Ελλάδα #νεα
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Study Finds Deepest Point of Mediterranean in Greece’s Ionian Sea Is Full of Litter https://www.byteseu.com/1848147/ #DeepSeaExploration #Greece #GreekNews #HellenicTrench #IonianSea #MarineLife #MediterraneanSea #OceanPollution #PlasticPollution
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E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises https://phys.org/news/2026-02-chemicals-dolphins-porpoises.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Porpoises #OceanPollution
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A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
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A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
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A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
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A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
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A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/giant-patch-floating-garbage-pushes-us-act-sanjay-k-mohindroo--fuexc -
A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/giant-patch-floating-garbage-pushes-us-act-sanjay-k-mohindroo--fuexc -
A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/giant-patch-floating-garbage-pushes-us-act-sanjay-k-mohindroo--fuexc -
A huge patch of trash floats in the ocean, but the world is ready to act. #oceanpollution #plasticwaste #savetheocean #protectmarinelife #cleanoceans #circulareconomy #environmentalaction #hope
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Plastic is taking a toll on Florida marine life, Ocean Conservancy reports shows https://www.wmnf.org/plastic-is-taking-a-toll-of-florida-marine-life-ocean-conservancy-reports-shows/ 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science #OceanPollution #PlasticPollution
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Plastic is taking a toll on Florida marine life, Ocean Conservancy reports shows https://www.wmnf.org/plastic-is-taking-a-toll-of-florida-marine-life-ocean-conservancy-reports-shows/ 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science #OceanPollution #PlasticPollution
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Plastic is taking a toll on Florida marine life, Ocean Conservancy reports shows https://www.wmnf.org/plastic-is-taking-a-toll-of-florida-marine-life-ocean-conservancy-reports-shows/ 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science #OceanPollution #PlasticPollution
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Plastic is taking a toll on Florida marine life, Ocean Conservancy reports shows https://www.wmnf.org/plastic-is-taking-a-toll-of-florida-marine-life-ocean-conservancy-reports-shows/ 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science #OceanPollution #PlasticPollution
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Plastic is taking a toll on Florida marine life, Ocean Conservancy reports shows https://www.wmnf.org/plastic-is-taking-a-toll-of-florida-marine-life-ocean-conservancy-reports-shows/ 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science #OceanPollution #PlasticPollution
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⚠️ Oh wow, 50,000 barrels of radioactive "Oops!" casually tossed near the #Farallones for decades like a college kid's laundry. But don't worry folks, the #USGS is on the case, assembling "noncrisis" geological info just in time to ask, "What's the worst that could happen?" 🤦♂️🌊
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/farallones/ #radioactivewaste #environmentalconcerns #crisisawareness #oceanpollution #HackerNews #ngated -
⚠️ Oh wow, 50,000 barrels of radioactive "Oops!" casually tossed near the #Farallones for decades like a college kid's laundry. But don't worry folks, the #USGS is on the case, assembling "noncrisis" geological info just in time to ask, "What's the worst that could happen?" 🤦♂️🌊
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/farallones/ #radioactivewaste #environmentalconcerns #crisisawareness #oceanpollution #HackerNews #ngated -
⚠️ Oh wow, 50,000 barrels of radioactive "Oops!" casually tossed near the #Farallones for decades like a college kid's laundry. But don't worry folks, the #USGS is on the case, assembling "noncrisis" geological info just in time to ask, "What's the worst that could happen?" 🤦♂️🌊
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/farallones/ #radioactivewaste #environmentalconcerns #crisisawareness #oceanpollution #HackerNews #ngated -
⚠️ Oh wow, 50,000 barrels of radioactive "Oops!" casually tossed near the #Farallones for decades like a college kid's laundry. But don't worry folks, the #USGS is on the case, assembling "noncrisis" geological info just in time to ask, "What's the worst that could happen?" 🤦♂️🌊
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/farallones/ #radioactivewaste #environmentalconcerns #crisisawareness #oceanpollution #HackerNews #ngated -
Varkala whale shark rescue: Shallows of ignorance pose a dire threat | Onmanrama News
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #bycatchimpact #endangeredspeciesrescue #Kappilbeachwhaleshark #Keralamarinelife #MARINECONSERVATION #marineecosystemconservation #oceanpollution #protectingendangeredspecies #responsibletourism #Science #surferenvironmentalism #sustainablemarinetourism #Varkalabeach #whalesharkawareness #whalesharkrescue #WildlifeProtectionActIndia
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/626814/ Varkala whale shark rescue: Shallows of ignorance pose a dire threat | Onmanrama News #BycatchImpact #EndangeredSpeciesRescue #KappilBeachWhaleShark #KeralaMarineLife #MarineConservation #MarineEcosystemConservation #OceanPollution #ProtectingEndangeredSpecies #ResponsibleTourism #Science #SurferEnvironmentalism #SustainableMarineTourism #UK #UnitedKingdom #VarkalaBeach #WhaleSharkAwareness #WhaleSharkRescue #wildlife #WildlifeProtectionActIndia
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/227859/ Varkala whale shark rescue: Shallows of ignorance pose a dire threat | Onmanrama News #BycatchImpact #Éire #EndangeredSpeciesRescue #IE #Ireland #KappilBeachWhaleShark #KeralaMarineLife #MarineConservation #MarineEcosystemConservation #OceanPollution #ProtectingEndangeredSpecies #ResponsibleTourism #Science #SurferEnvironmentalism #SustainableMarineTourism #VarkalaBeach #WhaleSharkAwareness #WhaleSharkRescue #Wildlife #WildlifeProtectionActIndia
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Hugelkultur: This is how you grow a typical garden without water or fertilizer. https://richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
#OceanPollution #PlasticAwareness #MarineConservation #ProtectOurOceans #EnvironmentalAction #Sustainability #ClimateAwareness #CleanSeas #StopPlasticPollution #SaveThePlanet
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Hugelkultur: This is how you grow a typical garden without water or fertilizer. https://richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
#OceanPollution #PlasticAwareness #MarineConservation #ProtectOurOceans #EnvironmentalAction #Sustainability #ClimateAwareness #CleanSeas #StopPlasticPollution #SaveThePlanet
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Hugelkultur: This is how you grow a typical garden without water or fertilizer. https://richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
#OceanPollution #PlasticAwareness #MarineConservation #ProtectOurOceans #EnvironmentalAction #Sustainability #ClimateAwareness #CleanSeas #StopPlasticPollution #SaveThePlanet
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Hugelkultur: This is how you grow a typical garden without water or fertilizer. https://richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
#OceanPollution #PlasticAwareness #MarineConservation #ProtectOurOceans #EnvironmentalAction #Sustainability #ClimateAwareness #CleanSeas #StopPlasticPollution #SaveThePlanet
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Hugelkultur: This is how you grow a typical garden without water or fertilizer. https://richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
#OceanPollution #PlasticAwareness #MarineConservation #ProtectOurOceans #EnvironmentalAction #Sustainability #ClimateAwareness #CleanSeas #StopPlasticPollution #SaveThePlanet
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New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
#Environment #Plastic #Pollution #Birds #OceanPollution #MarineLife #PlasticWaste #WildlifeProtection #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Sustainability #StopPlastic
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New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
#Environment #Plastic #Pollution #Birds #OceanPollution #MarineLife #PlasticWaste #WildlifeProtection #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Sustainability #StopPlastic
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New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
#Environment #Plastic #Pollution #Birds #OceanPollution #MarineLife #PlasticWaste #WildlifeProtection #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Sustainability #StopPlastic
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New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
#Environment #Plastic #Pollution #Birds #OceanPollution #MarineLife #PlasticWaste #WildlifeProtection #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Sustainability #StopPlastic
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New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
#Environment #Plastic #Pollution #Birds #OceanPollution #MarineLife #PlasticWaste #WildlifeProtection #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Sustainability #StopPlastic
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🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October. https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-creditors 📝 #Petition #Ofwat #WaterCompanies #WaterBills #ThamesWater #OceanPollution
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Chromatographic Evidence of Lipophilic PFAS in Killer Whale Blubber https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/chromatographic-evidence-of-lipophilic-pfas-in-killer-whale-blubber 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Whales #Science #Orca #OceanPollution
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Free online lecture - What can strandings of cetaceans tell us about the impact of marine pollution? https://deer.social/profile/did:plc:gaipzpivvarudkqxva4kkwgm/post/3m24uuqkols27 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
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"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
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"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
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"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
[...]
"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
[...]
"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution