"It’s a chemical manufacturing facility," said Houston Fire Department Captain Jason Wilson from the Hazardous Materials Response Team. "Details beyond that, I’m not really sure what they are. What also I’ve been told is that there has been some type of illegal discharge of those chemicals into the stormwater system. Which then affects the streams, lakes, rivers, bays, and things like that. The food we eat. It also puts pressure on our stormwater system.
There’s no known link between the business on Boyles Street and the oysters recall. Right now, authorities are working to determine what chemicals and oils are leaking from the business and if they’re having any environmental impacts downstream. "Hopefully, the other companies around here that are kind of in the same field, it will be a wakeup call," said Welch.