WHAT: A Texas Tech University report on small sample of seafood collected near Grand Isle, La.
WHEN: Scheduled for 7 a.m. Tuesday (April 19) in all time zones
WHERE: ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America”
EVENT: A year following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, producers at “Good Morning America” sent Ron Kendall, director of The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech, several seafood samples to test for possible petroleum residues.
Scientists at TIEHH received four male blue crabs, four large oysters, two seawater samples collected below the surface and a redfish. These samples were collected in shallow waters off Grand Isle, La.
This is the second time TIEHH has tested seafood samples for the morning program. The first result premiered on the show Aug. 16 – the day the federal government re-opened Gulf of Mexico waters to fishing.
The program will feature the findings Tuesday during its oil spill anniversary coverage.
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