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The oceans have been termed the ‘ultimate sink’ for the natural wastes of the world. Most of these are carried there by rivers. But, with the increase of technology, new types of wastes are being generated, some of which, like lead, add a considerable load to the naturally occurring content; others, like DDT, are a completely foreign substance to the ocean environment. Incidentally, both lead and DDT are partially transported to the oceans by the atmosphere.
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Singer, S.F. (1970). Introduction. In: Singer, S.F. (eds) Global Effects of Environmental Pollution. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3290-2_18
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