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tiahura ◴[15 Nov 24 19:33 UTC] No.42150082[source]▶

So, butylene rubber, a petroleum-based industrial adhesive. Meanwhile, Ottawa thinks it's plant based.

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1. NotSammyHagar ◴[15 Nov 24 19:44 UTC] No.42150190[source]▶

the article doesn't say it, but this all suggests someone probably had a bunch of old crap in a tank and dumped in the ocean. Maybe it was a giant ocean liner amount of it. Right? Why does no one want to just say that outright?

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2. Scoundreller ◴[15 Nov 24 19:54 UTC] No.42150267[source]▶

>>42150190 (TP) #

Mostly because the article is about a chemist focussed on identifying WTF it is and less so an expert in shipping/unreported damage/clandestine dumping.

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3. chasil ◴[15 Nov 24 20:27 UTC] No.42150582[source]▶

>>42150190 (TP) #

Alternately, shipping containers are regularly lost from container ships.

The article doesn't say if this was closer to raw material or waste.

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4. NotSammyHagar ◴[18 Nov 24 17:43 UTC] No.42174830[source]▶

>>42150582 #

Good point, didn't think about that stuff falls off ships pretty commonly.

5. whythre ◴[20 Nov 24 04:57 UTC] No.42190940[source]▶

>>42150267 #

Seems like goofy credentialism. Large amounts of this stuff don’t just appear; someone put it there. Why do we need an expert in ‘clandestine dumping’ to tell us that?

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6. akira2501 ◴[20 Nov 24 05:29 UTC] No.42191055{3}[source]▶

>>42190940 #

> expert in ‘clandestine dumping’

Do bears clandestinely dump in the woods?

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7. guerrilla ◴[20 Nov 24 13:04 UTC] No.42193584{4}[source]▶

>>42191055 #

Only when nobody's looking.

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