Best of Natural History Radio - Shared Planet - 03 Dec 13 - Ocean Pollutants

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Sea lions in California are developing cancer and the most likely cause is pollution in the ocean. As world population grows and demands on agriculture increase, can we control the amount of damaging chemicals entering rivers and then being taken into the sea? Monty Don explores the problems of keeping our coastal waters free of toxins with. Can we grow food and control disease while still protecting wildlife?

Published on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013.

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