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Mutagenicity of Marine Pollutants As It Could Be Affecting Inshore and Offshore Marine Fisheries
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1975
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Series: Informal Report ; no.79
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Description:That modern industry has resulted in pollution problems of new dimensions with all living organisms constantly being exposed to a variety of contaminants halogenated hydrocarbons, petroleum, toxic heavy metals, radionuclides, heat and nutrients is commonly accepted knowledge. The escape into the atmosphere and entrance into the waterways of only one class of synthetic chemicals, the polychlorinated biphenyls, amounts to thousands of tons a year. The release of known toxic metals into the water and air has reached enormous magnitude.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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