Study Shows Seafood Samples Had No Elevated Contaminant Levels From Oil Spill

Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 06:30 in Health & Medicine

Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010, many people were concerned that seafood was contaminated by either the oil or dispersants used to keep the oil from washing ashore. Ina University of Florida study, all seafood tested so far has shown "remarkably low contaminant levels," based on FDA standards, and revealed that: * 74 percent of samples were below quantifiable limits; * 23 percent of samples were between 0.1-0.9 parts per billion, and; * 3 percent of samples were between 1.0 and 48 parts per billion.

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