This increases the productivity of successful wells, allowing for more petroleum and natural gas to be extracted from the ground. In fact, 3-D seismic can increase the recovery rates of productive wells to 40-50 percent, as opposed to 25-30 percent with traditional 2-D exploration techniques.
Even though America's food supply is the safest in the world, millions of people are affected by foodborne illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), foodborne illnesses cause about 76 million cases of illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year.
Food Allergy Center. We sometimes forget that although food allergy is most common in young children, a growing number of adults are also affected. An estimated 4% of the U.S. adult population is food allergic â about 9 million of us.dult food allergy is a mix of persistent and new onset disease. So the fact that food allergy in children has been becoming more common and more persistent is resulting in an increase of allergies in adolescents and adults as well.