Crime & Safety
‘Overwhelming': Scientists Confirm Massive DDT Dumping Ground On Ocean Floor Between Long Beach, Catalina Island
"We're talking hundreds of thousands of barrels of industrial waste, just dumped there," UC Santa Barbara professor David Valentine said.
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Scientists have confirmed the existence of a massive toxic dump site in the ocean between Long Beach and Catalina Island.
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Rumors of a massive chemical dumping ground have persisted in the scientific community for at least 30 years, but it wasn’t until recently that local scientists confirmed the existence of a large chemical dump site in the waters of Southern California.
“It’s a feeling of — how does nobody know about this? How is that we are the first people to ever see this with our eyes?” UC Santa Barbara professor Dr. David Valentine said.
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