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What’s hiding at the most solitary place on Earth?

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In this short video, Jim Toomey explains the impact our activities, even far inland, can have on ocean health. Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, and litter can be washed into the ocean, where it harms the health of animals, water quality, and can create dead zones. In the end, every community is an ocean community, and we must find ways to reduce the impacts that our activities have.

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