Deadly bacteria lurk in Deepwater Horizon tar balls
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 19:30
in Health & Medicine
Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alabama's shores after storms. Now, one researcher is recommending that people steer clear of these tar balls after studies find them chock-full of potentially deadly bacteria.