Link between unexploded munitions in oceans and cancer-causing toxins determined

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 05:01 in Biology & Nature

During a research trip to Puerto Rico, ecologist James Porter took samples from underwater nuclear bomb target USS Killen, expecting to find evidence of radioactive matter - instead he found a link to cancer. Data revealed that the closer corals and marine life were to unexploded bombs from the World War II vessel and the surrounding target range, the higher the rates of carcinogenic materials...

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