Cancer at Sea
bryanrasmussen
25 points
2 comments
November 07, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
throwup238
The most likely culprit has since been identified as Otarine herpesvirus 1 [1] with DDT- and PCB-related pollutants playing a large contributing role (which the California coast has had an ongoing problem with since WWII dumping and the Palos Verdes shelf). [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7918579/
wewewedxfgdf
I wonder if it could be related to dumping vast quantities of toxic chemicals into the ocean.