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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Sperm Whales Bear Testimony to Worldwide Pollution
Dan Ferber
Sperm whales across the Pacific, even in midocean areas thought to be pristine, are accumulating humanmade chemicals called persistent organic pollutants.