Benzene is a colorless, flammable liquid with a sweet odor. It evaporates quickly when exposed to air. Benzene is formed from natural processes, such as volcanoes and forest fires, but most exposure to benzene results from human activities. Benzene is among the 20 most widely used chemicals in the United States.
Lafrenz also attributes the taste of farmed branzino to the fish meal fed they are fed. Branzino, like salmon, is a carnivorous fish. In large aquaculture operations, small fish are caught and made into feed.
Branson was formally incorporated in 1912, and construction of the Powersite Dam nearby on the White River which would form Lake Taneycomo was completed. In 1894 William Henry Lynch bought Marble Cave (renamed Marvel Cave) and began charging visitors to tour it.