Marine Life Endangered

The beautiful blue seas of Puerto Rico hold more than what we may think. The island of Vieques is a site where previous munitions have been left after practice. The governor’s office replied this area was possibly used as a practice site for Navy missiles in World War II. These unarmed bombs in the ocean are leaking fumes and toxins which can be very fatal to marine life. Marine life close to the bomb fragments such as sea urchins and seaweed consist of very high levels of carcinogenic material. All the contaminants found are deadly and poisoning life underwater. Conferences have brought scientists together to find a way to clean up the munitions that can be lying everywhere in the oceans. Cleaning up this mess is trouble by its self. If not safely removed, scientists could create a bigger problem. The Army has given $4 Million dollars to clean up about 2,000 munitions.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html