Tag: Mariana Trench

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Dangerous toxins accumulate in deep-sea trenches

Geoff Ebbs /20 February, 2017

Incredible levels of toxic organic compounds have been discovered in the Mariana and the Kermadex Trench in the mid Pacific. The toxins were found in crustraceans collected between 8,000 and 10,000 metres below sea level at levels higher than the most polluted mines in Australia, Japan and the Philippines. Their use is banned in most developed Continue Reading →