During the early 1970’s DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or a powerful insecticide, was banned in California, this prompted many to dump chemicals off the coast of California. A massive DDT dump was found right off the coast of California. Since all these chemicals were dumped illegally, there are estimated half a million barrels dumped off the coast. The effects of all these chemicals are unknown and have a potential of moving up the food chain and creating devastating effects on the ecosystem. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has stepped into for environmental monitoring.