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Researchers compared the number of barrels lying 3,000 feet under the surface of the ocean to stars in the Milky Way. The research crew documenting the dumpsite off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in California used sonar images to gather information on the dumpsite that turned out to be much larger than expected.
It is estimated that as many as half a million barrels might be underwater according to records and a recent UC Santa Barbara Study. The area is known to be a DDT dumpsite.
The findings were shared in April 2021 in a U.S. congressional briefing led by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who said she plans to find out if the companies that dumped the waste can be held accountable.