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Barrel of DDT at deep-sea dump site encircled by bluish-green microbial ring

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Barrel of DDT at deep-sea dump site encircled by bluish-green microbial ring
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Barrel of DDT at deep-sea dump site encircled by bluish-green microbial ring, from the study Wide-area debris field and seabed characterization of a deep ocean dump site surveyed by autonomous underwater vehicles.

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