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Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline, as yet untouched by clean-up efforts, lie under a layer of black sludge similar to this dirty and lifeless stretch of shore on Northwest Bay
Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline, as yet untouched by clean-up efforts, lie under a layer of black sludge similar to this dirty and lifeless stretch of shore on Northwest Bay

Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline, as yet untouched by clean-up efforts, lie under a layer of black sludge similar to this dirty and lifeless stretch of shore on Northwest Bay

Date5/29/1989
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  • Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline; as yet untouched by clean-up efforts; lie under a layer of black sludge similar to this dirty and lifeless stretch of shore on Northwest Bay.
  • Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline, as yet untouched by clean-up efforts, lie under a layer of black sludge similar to this dirty and lifeless stretch of shore on Northwest Bay
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hundreds of kilometres of shoreline; as yet untouched by clean-up efforts; lie under a layer of black sludge similar to this dirty and lifeless stretch of shore on Northwest Bay.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011055F
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