Decades-old barrels of industrial waste still impacting ocean floor off Los Angeles

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Sep 9, 2025, 8:00 am335 pts
In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness. Initially linked to the toxic pesticide DDT, some barrels were encircled by ghostly halos in the sediment.

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