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Early farmers may have polluted the sea 4000 years ago

4 October 2017

Heavy metals including cadmium and lead are unusually common in sediments from the South China Sea, hinting that run-off from farms was spilling into the ocean 4000 years ago

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Early farmers may have polluted the sea 4000 years ago

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