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Nord Stream pipeline blasts stirred up toxic sediment

The explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life.
  1. Katharine Sanderson

    1. Katharine Sanderson is a science journalist in Cornwall, UK.

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The explosions that blasted holes in the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines kicked up long-buried toxins at levels high enough to threaten marine life for more than a month, analysis of the site suggests.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00746-2

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  1. Sanderson, H. et al. Preprint at Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2564820/v1 (2023).

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