Friday, April 18, 2014

Good morning,

What we do to the environment has long-term effects. The bigger the impact, the longer the effect lasts.

While the media and public believe that the effects of BP's Deepwater Horizon Blowout and Oil Spill have been largely eradicated, data issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection suggests otherwise.

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FDEP environmental specialists conducted a post-response monitoring survey on Escambia County, Florida beaches.

Numerous Surface Residue Balls (or "tar balls") were found throughout the area. These hardened balls are often filled with deadly, flesh-eating bacteria that should not be handled without protective gloves.

Since the end of BP's official cleanup efforts in June 2013, over 40,300 tar balls and 1,990 pounds of Deepwater Horizon oil have been documented and removed from Florida's beaches alone (not including Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas).