Post-Spill Oyster Shell (IMAGE)

California Academy of Sciences

Post-Spill Oyster Shell

Caption

Oyster shells like this one, collected from the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, have been shown to contain higher concentrations of three heavy metals common in crude oil -- vanadium, cobalt, and chromium -- than specimens collected before the spill.

Credit

California Academy of Sciences

Usage Restrictions

With credit to the California Academy of Sciences

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.