It may not be visible to the naked eye, but make no mistake about it, Alabama has oil on its beaches – and kids are playing in it.

Despite the warnings along the gulf coast for people to stay out of the water, swimmers are still taking their chances, and parents are letting their children play in what, as it turns out, is no ordinary sand. Thanks to WKRG News Five, who collected samples of water and sand from Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Katrina Key and Dauphin Island, it is clear that the BP oil spill is far from over when it comes to affecting our shores.

Tests done by Bob Naman, an analytical chemist with nearly thirty years of experience, show that the samples contained up to 221 parts per million of oil, after expecting no more than 5 ppm thanks to the Deepwater Horizon disaster that happened back on April 20, 2010.

This stunning, and dare I say “shocking” video by News Five, shows people having a blast on the beach, and kids playing in the sand, but what’s most compelling is learning that the sample taken from Dauphin Island actually exploded a second after undergoing tests to find out how much oil was in the water. This was most likely caused by traces of methane, or Corexit, a solution that is being used to help cleanup the gulf oil spill, but another test will have to be done to find out for sure.

Alabama residents, as well as all shores affected by the BP oil spill, take note: stay out of the water if you know what’s good for you.