BP Spill Not the Origin of Perdido Bay Watershed Contamination.

The article reports on water sampling research as of May 2013 on the Gulf of Mexico coast sites and the Perdido Bay area in response to the British Petroleum (BP) 2010 oil spill and its effect on the City of Orange Beach, Alabama. It states that chemical contaminants in the water samples are likely due to point and nonpoint pollution from inland sources, rather than the BP spill. The article notes that the chemicals are not considered to be a human health risk at the levels detected.