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.
In infants and toddlers in the US, food insecurity is correlated with higher hospitalization rates and generally poor health. In older US children, food insecurity negatively affects academic performance and social skills, and causes increases in Body Mass Index (BMI), an indicator of overweight and obesity. Globally, chronic food insecurity (undernourishment and malnutrition) causes underweight, wasting, and stunted growth in children.