Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site Fact sheet

banization, the Portuguese Bend Landslide, and the White Point outfalls have changed that. From the 1930s through the 1980s, the White Point outfalls have discharged onto the shelf about 4 million tons of sediment. North of the outfalls, the Portuguese Bend Landslide has contributed an esti­ mated 6 to 9 million tons of sediment onto the shelf ... ................
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