History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds – Los Angeles Times
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After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago near Catalina Island, federal regulators concluded that the toxic pollution in the deep ocean could be far worse — and far more sweeping — than what scientists anticipated.