oil spill

  • A Year After: The BP Oil Spill’s Effect on Food

    A Year After: The BP Oil Spill’s Effect on Food

    It has been a year since the BP oil spill, currently considered the largest oil spill on the Gulf. After a year has passed, researchers are still continuing studies and tests into the effects the oil spill has created on food, whether directly or otherwise. The combination of crude oil and chemical dispersants that have…

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  • A Florida Oyster Source is Linked to an Outbreak of Cholera

    A Florida Oyster Source is Linked to an Outbreak of Cholera

    On May 10, Tuesday, the United States FDA issued an alert regarding specific oysters that were harvested from a certain area in Florida. The FDA warned consumers not to buy, serve or eat oysters that came from a specific harvest area in Florida’s Apalachichola Bay. Retailers are also warned not to sell oysters coming from…

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