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Gowanus Canal.

Actually, it’s a combination of silt, coal tar, and something referred to as “black mayonnaise.” We wish we could take credit for the term, but we can’t. This mixture lines the bottom of the Gowanus Canal, a Superfund site. 

Underwater New YorkOctober 8, 2019Gowanus Canal
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