Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Ocean Mammals Getting Pummeled by Pollution New research indicates that human-made toxins have infiltrated deep and remote parts of the ocean. The Ocean Alliance, a Massachusetts-based research organization, has found troubling levels of DDT, PCBs, and other contaminants in the blubber of sperm whales. Scientists were surprised at their initial findings, as the deep-water whales -- whose long life spans and thick blubber make them excellent "bio-indicators" -- typically live far from coastlines. In other bummer news about ocean mammals, a number of dead bottlenose dolphins discovered off the shore of South Australia were found to contain record levels of mercury, known to cause liver damage in the friendly, frolicking, intelligent, really-don't-deserve-this creatures. straight to the source: Greenwich Time, Martin B. Cassidy, 26 Jan 2004 <http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=1937> straight to the source: The Australian, Rebecca DiGirolamo, 27 Jan 2004 <http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=1936> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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