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Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday. The... More »
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KansasCity.com - Nov. 10, 2009
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| National Briefing | Environment: Harmful Levels of Mercury... |
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About half of American lakes and reservoirs contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, a federal study said. The Environmental Protection Agency... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 11, 2009
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| EPA: Toxic Chemicals in Freshwater Fish Widespread |
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EPA finds fish in about half of nation's lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals More »
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ABC News - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Half of lakes, reservoirs have toxic fish |
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WASHINGTON Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released... More »
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Denver Post - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Mercury-tainted fish in 49% of lakes |
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Fish with potentially harmful levels of mercury were found in 49 percent of U.S. lakes and reservoirs studied, the Environmental Protection Agency said. Lakes in almost half... More »
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Chicago Tribune - Nov. 11, 2009
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| EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread |
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WASHINGTON -- The found mercury - a pollutant primarily released from coal-fired power plants - and polychlorinated biphenyls in all fish samples it collected from 500 lakes... More »
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Miami Herald - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Wendy Gordon: Half of All Fish In U.S. Lakes Are Toxic |
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A new EPA study, the most comprehensive to date, found 268 persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals--most notably mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),... More »
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Huffington Post - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Mercury is in fish in about half the nation's lakes,... |
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Fish in about half the nation’s lakes and reservoirs are estimated to be contaminated with mercury and PCBs, according to an EPA study released today. Eight Tennessee lakes,... More »
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Tennessean - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Environment agency finds fish in half of US lakes and... |
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WASHINGTON - Nearly half of U.S. lakes and reservoirs contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.... More »
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Metronews - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Toxic Fish Found in Lakes, Reservoirs Across 47 States |
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(ENS) - Fish from lakes and reservoirs acriss the Lower 48 U.S. states are riddled with toxic chemicals, according to a new study released Tuesday by the U.S. Enviromental... More »
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Environment News Service - Nov. 11, 2009
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