MANKINDS RECKLESS DUMPING COMING BACK TO KILL US.

In 2020, The Los Angeles Times revealed the discovery of the barrels by University of California Santa Barbara scientists who found the dangerous chemical by chance while studying methane leaks in the area around Santa Catalina Island.  It was thought at the time that there could have been as many as half a million barrels of unaccounted-for toxic chemicals hidden off California’s coast based on The Los Angeles Times’ review of historical records and undigitized research. A two-week survey of the area by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography eventually revealed the presence of 25,000 barrels of DTT, as well as 100,000 more “human-made items across the entire survey area.” Two years on from the discovery, however, they say the problem has become infinitely more challenging since the insecticide inside the dumped barrels hasn’t actually broken down and has leaked into the waters off of Santa Catalina Island. The biggest worry for scientists and political leaders now is determining whether or not the chemicals seeping into the ocean floor are moving, and if so are they moving in a way that would be dangerous for California’s wildlife and human population?  Trawls, cable lays could reintroduce this stuff back up to the surface, and animals feeding—if a whale goes down and burrows on the seafloor, that could kick stuff up. DDT is one of the most dangerous chemical compounds humans have ever created. Originally intended as an insecticide meant to kill mosquitoes, the chemical was banned by most countries after its effects on human health came to light. If this is being detected in an area where scientists have free access think about all the areas where governments are very restrictive.