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Shipwrecks can become thriving reefs, but may contain hidden toxic time bombs

Late last year, scientists in Germany published findings on a World War II munitions dump in the Baltic Sea. Some may dismiss the dump as hazardous waste, but to marine biologists it was something far more exciting: a thriving ecosystem.

Phys.org ScienceOctober 20, 20261 min read
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Shipwrecks can become thriving reefs, but may contain hidden toxic time bombs

Late last year, scientists in Germany published findings on a World War II munitions dump in the Baltic Sea. Some may dismiss the dump as hazardous waste, but to marine biologists it was something far more exciting: a thriving ecosystem.

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