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 Stories About: Japan AND pollution and waste AND toxics AND United States AND water bodies and marine life
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Sunken Ships, Loose Lips
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04 Nov 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Sunken Ships, Loose Lips Toxic goop leaking from more than one thousand sunken World War II vessels is threatening fish stocks, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and other tourist destinations. The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme has begun cataloguing the risks posed by the 1,080 wrecks, which are loaded with such toxic goodies as chemicals, ordnance, and oil. Las ... |
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| Topics: Japan, pollution and waste, toxics, United States, water bodies and marine life (all these topics) |
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