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World Service,23 Nov 1995,13 mins

Caspian Sea Under Threat

Global Concerns

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The damming of the Volga, heavy industry, pollution, mining, heavy metals, oil extraction, waste water from a nuclear reactor and an invasive species of jellyfish called mnemiopsis means that the Caspian Sea is on the verge of ecological collapse. Also on the programme red seals in the River Thames estuary and South Africa's environmental radio station, Radio Safari. Presented by Jill Neville

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