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Mothball Fleet's Flaking Paint Poisons and Pollutes San Francisco Bay

March 14, 2009

Posted by Michael Wall in Reviving the World's Oceans

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baydelta, california, ghostfleet, MARAD, NOAA, pollution, sanfranciscobay, suisunbay

There's a reason why most ocean-going vessels need regular paint jobs and maintenance. Old paint, exposed to weather, can peel or chip off.  The toxic material in many vessels' paints can poison local waterways and ecosystems.  That's why NRDC, Arc...

Michael Wall
Michael Wall
Senior Attorney
San Francisco
I am a litigator, an environmentalist, and a dad. As the head of NRDC’s San...
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