that s why this testing program deals both with the sensory to detect oil and the arrow mattic hydrocarbons, and analytical chemistry to also detect the aromatic hydrocarbons. reporter: this room is where sensory testing takes place. they have typically testers all up and down here. one of the first things you do is actually this is uncooked fish. you just get a little smell of this, and then determine what you think the score is, what the likelihood is that this is contaminated. the next step, the taste test. so you ve got your nose, you ve got your sense of smell working. and now is the sense of taste. they pointed out to me that even if this was contaminated, even a small amount like this would not be problematic. you eat this but you don t swallow it, they say, because your don t want to ruin the rest of your testing so here it goes. tastes pretty good as well. i m not an expert. that seems pretty good to me. the researchers say a contaminated fish has a distinct taste. it s un
difficult. how do you know if it s not oil per se but still some of the toxic elements and end up further away in an area that doesn t a oil. that s why this testing program deals both with the sensory to detect oil and the analytical chemistry to also detect the aromatic car who high drens. reporter: this room is where sensory testing takes place. they have typically testers all up and down here. the first thing you do this, is uncooked fish, get a little smell of this. and then determine what you think the score is, what the likelihood that this is contaminated. the next step, the taste test. so you ve got your nose, you ve got your sense of smell working. and now is the sense of taste. they pointed out to me that even if this was contaminated, even a small apartment like thmount lit be problematic. you eat this but you don t swallow it, they say, because your don t want to ruin the rest
of scientists, you may know some of this. but they say, you know, the oil as it starts to break out, they have all of the various countdowns that are not oil so to speak anymore. and they re the aromatic hydrocarbons. they can go all over the place. and that s what i think makes it so difficult. how do you know if it s not oil per se, but some toxic further away in an area that doesn t have oil. that s why this testing program deals both with the sensory to be able to detect oil and those aeromattic hydrocarbons and the analytical chemistry to detect the aeromattic hydrocarbons. a peek behind the curtain in this room where sensory testing takes place. testers all up and down here. one of the first things you do, actually, is this is uncooked fish. give a little smell. and determine what you think the score is, the likelihood that you think is contaminated. the sense of smell. the sense of taste.
we re all working together to ensure that the seafood is safe. but no one can be sure. that s because we don t know exactly how much oil is leaking. more importantly, exactly where it s going. we ve been talking to a lot of scientists, you may know some of this. but they say, you know, the oil as it starts to break out, they have all of the various countdowns that are not oil so to speak anymore. and they re the aromatic hydrocarbons. they can go all over the place. and that s what i think makes it so difficult. how do you know if it s not oil per se, but some toxic further away in an area that doesn t have oil. that s why this testing program deals both with the sensory to be able to detect oil and those aeromattic hydrocarbons and the analytical chemistry to detect the aeromattic hydrocarbons.
more importantly, exactly where it s going. we ve been talking to a lot of scientists, you may know some of this. but they say, you know, the oil as it starts to break out, they have all of the various countdowns that are not oil so to speak anymore. and they re the aromatic hydrocarbons. they can go all over the place. and that s what i think makes it so difficult. how do you know if it s not oil per se, but some toxic further away in an area that doesn t have oil. that s why this testing program deals both with the sensory to be able to detect oil and those aeromattic hydrocarbons and the analytical chemistry to detect the aeromattic hydrocarbons. a peek behind the curtain in this room where sensory testing takes place. testers all up and down here. one of the first things you do, actually, is this is uncooked fish. give a little smell. and determine what you think the score is, the likelihood that