Sex & the Single Snail

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In recent decades, ways have been found to combine tin with organic molecules to create new compounds. One such chemical used to keep the bottoms of ships clean saves the world-wide shipping industry billions of dollars annually. But as producer Bob Carty reports from Halifax, Nova Scotia, there’s evidence that such chemicals are killing dolphins and changing the sex of harbor snails.

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