PCB's - What's Making Our Orcas Sick?
It's not a pretty fact, but it's science: killer whales are among the world's most contaminated marine mammals.
How is this possible? What toxins are the orcas dealing with? What are scientists looking at, and how can we help?
It comes down to PCB's, or polychlorinated biphenyls. These are a type of POP, "persistant organic pollutant," that first originated at the start of the last century and are commonly found in the Puget Sound. They were used for a good part of 70 years in...