After the second World War North Seabecame the final destination of many ships. At the bottom of the sea lie the remains of thousands of ships and aircraft. Scientists have studied the effects of these residues.

Frontiers in the marine sciences According to the article published in the magazine, these ships were destroyed after the sinking. even after 80 years continues to leak harmful substances that pollute the seabed. These include heavy metals and explosives. These items are round to marine biology it does damage.

World War II continues to hit the seas

researcher from Ghent University Josefien Van LanduytIn his statement, he stated that people are interested in shipwrecks because of their historical values, but that the effects of these structures on the sea are often ignored. In the 1st and 2nd World Wars It is estimated that the sinking ships carried between 2.5 million tons and 20.4 million tons of petroleum products.

Skeletons of sunken ships artificial reefs The ships involved in this research are warships, although they have a positive impact on life on the seabed by acting as a natural resource, containing a lot of oil, petroleum products, explosives and toxic substances. According to Van Landuyt’s research, shipwrecks have been found off the coast of Belgium, local microbial structures causing it to break.

According to the review leaking from the shipradiates leakages in waves, with the ship in the middle. The highest concentration of hazardous waste was found in the area where the ship was located. In other words, ships pollute both their environment and their surroundings. Even if we don’t know where the ship is, we can suffer from environmental pollution.

In addition, the pollution caused by the ships microbiome too it breaks. Bacteria appear in a concentration that normally should not be present. In addition, some bacteria not normally found collect around the ship’s remains.