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Toxic Sludge Dumping in Ocean by Ships

"A large container ship traveling between Asia and the West Coast on average can produce about 1,000 gallons of toxic sludge. Crew members in several cases admitted they regularly dumped everything." - Source: Seattle Times, 4/7/2003, at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134670402_shipoil07m0.html

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