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 Despite being banned, levels of DDT and other harmful chemicals in dolphins are increasing. These chemicals have been linked to mass mortality events. Photograph: Deb Thiele
February 6, 2020
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Harmful levels of long-banned chemicals, including the pesticide DDT, have been found in the tissues of two vulnerable dolphin species swimming in waters flowing into the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists found levels of the chemicals in the tissues of snubfin dolphins and humpback dolphins had tripled and, in some cases, risen even higher between 2010 and 2015.

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