True. This disaster is ONLY a disaster because of how localized the material is. It will have essentially 0 effect on the ocean at large.
...except for the matter of diffusion... If this is released in one place, yes, that place locally could be poisoned. Whether this is a good idea or not depends ENTIRELY on how the waste is dispensed.
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True. This disaster is ONLY a disaster because of how localized the material is. It will have essentially 0 effect on the ocean at large.
...except for the matter of diffusion... If this is released in one place, yes, that place locally could be poisoned. Whether this is a good idea or not depends ENTIRELY on how the waste is dispensed.