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How long are the Great Lakes likely to last? Will they be there for long enough for something to evolve that's able to break down the stuff at the bottom of Lake Superior?

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yokonzo@lemmy.world
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What is the stuff at the bottom of lake Superior?

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SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the brave men who died on board

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Montagge@lemmy.zip
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I assume OP is referring to https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/docs/sites/stlouis/lakesupbarrelshc0308.pdf

TL;DR The military dumped thousands of barrel of undocumented chemicals into Lake Superior in the 50s and 60s

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magnetosphere@fedia.io
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Awesome. Our government does so much cool, responsible stuff.

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