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Article: Ecology & Environment Executives Aim to Cure Costa Rican Shrimp Farm's Woes.
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- January 17, 2003
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By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 17--Ecology & Environment is banking on an 89 Degree Solution to its costly Costa Rican shrimp farm problems.
After seeing two consecutive shrimp harvests wiped out by sudden outbreaks of the white spot virus, officials at the Lancaster environmental services firm are hoping that they've found a cure for the shrimp farm's problems.
The solution? Warm water.
After consulting experts in Ecuador, Thailand and the United States, E&E officials noticed that the highly contagious white spot virus ran rampant in laboratory tests when the water temperature ...