#oceans and human health
Both were filled at the same time with the same water, only one had oysters.
Fun Fact: Oysters are so tolerant that they can accumulate toxins from Harmful Algal Blooms like red tide, leading to illnesses with fun sounding names like Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (saxitoxin, which is 1000 times more potent than sarin nerve gas based on the LD50), Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (brevetoxin, produced by Karenia brevis “red tide”), and Diarrhetic Shellfish poisoning (okadaic acid produced by Dinophysis algae). Gotta love it.
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