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Tar balls from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster washing up in the Gulf of Mexico after storms are full of potentially deadly bacteria, U.S. scientists say. They discovered tar balls found months after the spill contained high levels of bacteria, including 10 times the level of Vibrio vulnificus as found in the surrounding sand. V. vulnificus is a leading cause of seafood-borne disease fatalities nationwide. [Source: United Press International]
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