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Gulf Seafood Tested for Oil, But Not Dispersants

TC Palm (Jul 13 2010)

The FDA is not testing fish to determine whether compounds found in dispersants used in the Gulf are present in seafood. EWG asserts that the use of dispersants is "irresponsible" because they contain heavy metals, arsenic, chromium, and copper, with little information on their long-term effects.