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Banned pollutants found in deepest reaches of our oceans

Banned pollutants found in deepest reaches of our oceans

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"The next step is to understand how these pollutants reach such remote environments, the consequences of this pollution and what the knock-on effects might be for the wider ecosystem"
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A research collaboration featuring scientists from the James Hutton Institute, Newcastle University and the University of Aberdeen has uncovered evidence that man-made pollutants have now reached the most remote habitats of our planet.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute