US fish have high mercury levels

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Here's some news to put you off your fish supper; a report from the Environmental Protection Agency has said that nearly half of freshwater lakes and reservoirs in the US, contain fish with "potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury." It wasn't just mercury found in fish stocks; high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls or pesticides ...

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NW Hominid

Seattle, WA

Not to mention fire retardant and flushed medications...

toni

Sarasota, FL

Back in the 60's we were told not to eat the fish we caught.

So, where has the Environmental Protection Agency been all these years ?

Another do-nothing gov department.

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