St. Louis Bay (MS) Oysters Contaminated - DuPont Disputes Findings

PASS CHRISTIAN - "Oysters harvested from reefs near the mouth of St. Louis Bay are polluted to the degree that eating just one a day would be too much to safely consume, according to a report published in a scientific journal.

The report concluded that the oysters are contaminated with chromium, which can cause kidney and liver damage, and nickel, which can cause allergic reactions in about 10 percent of the population. The research for the report was funded by a four-firm legal team through Baron & Budd, P.C., a Dallas law firm. The team alleges in lawsuits that the DuPont DeLisle plant has sickened people.

The study appeared in the Journal of Shellfish Research, a scientific publication that conducts peer reviews of articles before publishing them. It was written by oyster biologist Ralph Elston and four other researchers.

A spokesman for DuPont discounted the reliability of the article because the research was funded by the law firm suing the company on behalf of Glenn Strong, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. He and more than 2,000 people have alleged in separate lawsuits that chemicals from the plant have caused illnesses."

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http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/11504012.htm

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