Pollution warnings for fish from one-third of U.S. lakes, one-quarter rive

[acmavm]

http://www.cp.org/english/online/full/science/040824/g082416A.html

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WASHINGTON (AP) - One of every three lakes in the United States and nearly one-quarter of its rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught in them.

Every state but Alaska and Wyoming issued fish advisories covering some and occasionally all of their lakes or rivers in 2003, said a national database maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency and updated every year.

Though the number of advisories rose to 3,094, up from 2,814 in 2002, figures released Tuesday showed, EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt said the increase was due to more monitoring, not more pollution.

Nearly all the advisories involve contaminants such as mercury, dioxins, PCBs, pesticides and heavy metals, including arsenic, copper and lead. Currently they cover 35 per cent of the lakes and 24 per cent of rivers.

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Jeffords and President George W. Bush have each proposed ways of regulating mercury and other pollution from coal-fired power plants. Jeffords would have the government force industry to reduce mercury emissions by 90 per cent by 2008; Bush wants to cut mercury emissions by 70 per cent by 2018.

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[Mnemosyne]

1. acmavm, my friends fish Lake Erie.

It was considered "dead' almost back in '70s, now just poisoned, thanks to International Paper, et al.

It's getting ludicrous and ironic, how industry has poisoned EVERYTHING we need to survive on this planet, including the Earth itself!!!

Animals won't eat where they bushit, unless no choice, now we have no choice.

how terribly, terribly sad. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Thanks for info!

vicki

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