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Tires dumped to create artificial reefs, an ecological disaster
Jul 9 2007, Kanchan

Earlier when tires were being dumped into the oceans people thought it was a good idea to get rid of waste and to create artificial reefs, but it completely backfired. In the rough and corrosive environment of the ocean, nylon straps wore out and...

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