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  • May 2008
    • Pollution Decreasing Off US Shores: Study

      Pollution Decreasing Off US Shores: Study

      (Newser) - Levels of pesticides and other toxic chemicals in US coastal waters are generally decreasing, McClatchy reports. A 20-year study by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Mussel Watch looked at levels of 140 chemicals and found decreasing trends. Laws banning many of the chemicals were passed in the 1970s, but the long process of their disappearance from the environment continues. More »

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      pollution   ocean   toxic chemicals   DDT   industrial pollution   contaminated water   PCBs

  • July 2007

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