EPA Warns Polluted Fish Cover Third Of US Lakes

EPA Warns Polluted Fish Cover Third Of US Lakes
8-24-4

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Americans were cautioned
about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and
nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from
mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

Nationwide, about 102,000 lakes and about 846,000 river
miles were under fishing advisories in 2003, the EPA said in
its annual report.

Fishing advisories are issued by states if high concentrations
of mercury, dioxin, DDT or three dozen other chemicals
harmful to humans are found in local fish. The advisories
range from an outright ban on all fishing to restrictions on
certain species or sizes of fish.
...
The EPA and the Food and Drug Administration (news -
web sites) recently advised pregnant women, nursing mothers
and young children to avoid some types of fish that may
contain higher levels of mercury which is harmful to
developing nervous systems.
.......
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=12&u=/n...0040824

Much of this is thanks to the coal fired power stations.
Paul Harvey's "American ace in the hole" is a nasty toxin source;-)

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> EPA Warns Polluted Fish Cover Third Of US Lakes
> 8-24-4
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Americans were cautioned
> about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and
> nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from
> mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental
> Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
>
> Nationwide, about 102,000 lakes and about 846,000 river
> miles were under fishing advisories in 2003, the EPA said in
> its annual report.
>
> Fishing advisories are issued by states if high concentrations
> of mercury, dioxin, DDT or three dozen other chemicals
> harmful to humans are found in local fish. The advisories
> range from an outright ban on all fishing to restrictions on
> certain species or sizes of fish.
> ..
> The EPA and the Food and Drug Administration (news -
> web sites) recently advised pregnant women, nursing mothers
> and young children to avoid some types of fish that may
> contain higher levels of mercury which is harmful to
> developing nervous systems.
> ......
>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=12&u=/nm/2004
0824/ts_nm/environment_lakes_dc
>
>