# Shipwrecks can become thriving reefs, but may contain hidden toxic time bombs

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-20T23:40:12+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-shipwrecks-reefs-hidden-toxic.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/shipwrecks-can-become-thriving-reefs-but-may-contain-hidden-toxic-time-b9c622/

Late last year, scientists in Germany published findings on a World War II munitions dump in the Baltic Sea. Some may dismiss the dump as hazardous waste, but to marine biologists it was something far more exciting: a thriving ecosystem.

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