A German warship, the V-1302 John Mahn, was sunk in 1942 and is currently leaking toxic chemical and heavy metals in the North Sea
A second world war shipwreck is leaking hazardous chemicals, including explosives and heavy metals, into the North Sea, suggesting that other wartime wrecks may need to be removed from the seabed.
These chemicals are reshaping the microbiome in the immediate vicinity of the ship, she says, with known PAH-degrading microbes like Rhodobacteraceae and Chromatiaceae found in the samples with the highest pollution levels.
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