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It's Not Just Military Sonar, But Offshore Drilling's Loud Air Cannons That Can Injure Marine Mammals

According to the French research institute Ifremer, military low-frequency sonar, offshore oil and gas drilling exploration using loud air cannons, and even the constant, ubiquitous noise generated by commercial shipping all have affects on marine mammals behavior and health. - from the article Sound Pollution Threatens Marine Mammals in the 28 July 2009 issue of Le Monde.

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