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Discarded War Munitions Poisoning Baltic Sea

HeadlineJun 20, 2003

Tens of thousands of bombs and barrels filled with chemical agents and nerve gas discarded after World War II are now contaminating the Baltic Sea and the eastern Atlantic.

The New York Times is reporting that corroded casings have caused poisons like arsenic, lewisite, mustard gas and sarin to leach out.

Fishing is now forbidden around the four main dumping grounds, which hold an estimated 300,000 tons of munitions.

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