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Boyd Lake, Carter Lake fish contain mercury
Greeley Tribune - Greeley,CO,USA
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Division of Wildlife announced mercury advisories for Boyd Lake and Carter Lake. ...
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Even with mercury levels down, river remains unsafe
The Jersey Journal - Jersey City,NJ,USA
Mercury levels and other toxins in the Hackensack River are on the decline, but pose enough of a concern to keep environmental officials plodding resolutely ...
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Small-scale mining in the Philippines
Manila Times - Manila,Philippines
We ingest mercury along with the fish we eat. The problem is, mercury is highly toxic, and accumulates in our bodies with very little of it being excreted ...
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Mercury warnings issued for two lakes
Rocky Mountain News Fri, 04 May 2007 11:50 PM PDT
Two popular northern Colorado lakes have been added to the state's growing list of sites with advisories warning anglers of elevated mercury levels in fish.
Biologists probe mercury hot spots in Merrimack
Mineral Wells Index - Mineral Wells,TX,USA
Scientists recently identified a hot spot of mercury pollution in the Merrimack River watershed between southern New Hampshire and Haverhill, but there are ...
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Northeast to Reduce Mercury- Save Fish
FlyFish.com - Riverside,CT,USA
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis recently announced the release of a draft plan for reducing mercury ...
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US States Get Ready to Fight Mercury Pollution
MedIndia - India
New York and six other Northeastern states in the US are stepping up their efforts to force the federal government to enact tougher standards of mercury ...
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Town protected fishing industry, not mercury poisoning victims
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
Health checks revealed that residents in the fishing community had abnormally high levels of mercury residue. Schoolchildren were suffering from cramps in ...
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Town protected fishing industry, not mercury poisoning victims
Asahi.com Fri, 06 Apr 2007 6:29 AM PDT
GOSHOURA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Something was definitely wrong in the town of Goshoura on this island about 12 kilometers offshore from Minamata in the Shiranui Sea.
NWT anglers warned of mercury in two lakes' fish
CBC North - Canada
The two lakes, located about 85 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, contains mercury from tailings from the Discovery Mine, which operated from 1946 to ...
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23 county lakes on mercury list
Park Rapids Enterprise Fri, 06 Apr 2007 1:07 PM PDT
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a first-in-the-nation statewide pollutant-loading, or Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), study for mercury that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency proposed last year.
Mercury no problem for mussel bound
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA
Locals got a bit of a scare this week with news of a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution study tracking mercury in the bay's waters. ...
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Mercury in Canned Albacore Tuna
Government of Canada News Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:29 AM PDT
The purpose of this notice is to communicate new information regarding Health Canada's consumption advisory related to mercury in fish, to remind all importers of their responsibility to ensure imported fish and seafood products meet Canadian requirements, and to notify importers that the CFIA is evaluating the current import program controls for mercury in canned albacore tuna.
Geneva gets mercury variance through OEPA
Star Beacon Mon, 19 Mar 2007 4:29 AM PDT
GENEVA - - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has granted the city of Geneva a mercury variance to increase the allowed level of mercury in the city's water system, Geneva Wastewater Superintendent Gary Hydinger said.
Campus lake fish contaminated
SIU - Daily Egyptian - Carbondale,IL,USA
Campus Lake is one of 15 bodies of water in Illinois on the department's special mercury advisory. The department sets special restrictions on the amount of ...
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Mercury in Canned Albacore Tuna
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) - Ottawa,ON,Canada
The purpose of this notice is to communicate new information regarding Health Canada?s consumption advisory related to mercury in fish, to remind all ...
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Seafood Mercury Warning (comic)
Newstarget.com - Taichung,Taiwan
"I can't thank you enough for sharing this for free. It's been a godsend..." - C. Nicholas. "Every day, I forward the NewsTarget Insider to probably five ...
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Canadian sues DTE Energy over mercury output
Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA
A Canadian environmentalist is accusing DTE Energy of depositing enough mercury in the St. Clair River to disturb fish habitats. ...
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2007-03-11 - Canada - health
Fish are up to their gills in mercury
So much mercury has accumulated in fish that there should be a worldwide public warning about eating seafood contaminated by the dangerous heavy metal, says a report summarizing the latest scientific ..continue...Mercury Contamination Of Fish Warrants Worldwide Public Warning
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Science Daily — The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public, ...
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Researchers at Acadia trace mercury levels
Bar Harbor Times Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:56 PM PDT
While Acadia National Park is often perceived as remote and pristine, the park's fish, wildlife, and human visitors are vulnerable to mercury contamination that persists throughout North America. New research has documented that fish, amphibians, and even tree swallows from Acadia carry heavy burdens of mercury.
Man blames power plants for mercury emissions into river
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
A Canadian environmentalist has filed charges in an Ontario court against DTE Energy, alleging the utility's mercury emissions have been violating Canada's ...
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Seafood mercury warning "obsolete"
Fishupdate.com Fri, 09 Mar 2007 3:08 AM PST
A WARNING issued by leading mercury scientists over the health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish has been described as "obsolete" by a US-based "consumer freedom" group. |
Warning over mercury contamination of fish
Fishupdate.com Fri, 09 Mar 2007 2:55 AM PST
THE health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish are sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public - especially children and women of childbearing age - to be careful about how much and which fish they eat, leading mercury scientists have said. |
FDA Should Ban High Mercury Tuna From US Market, as Canada ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
"FDA's own testing indicates that some albacore canned tuna has very high mercury levels comparable to those found in Canada," said Michael Bender, ...
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Seafood safe for pregnancy, study suggests
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Also important, experts say: Hedge your bets by choosing a variety of seafood lowest in mercury. So skip shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish (found ...
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Enjoy the fatty acids of fish but scale back on mercury
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
Tuna is the most common source of mercury exposure for Americans, not because it contains the highest concentrations of mercury, but because we eat it much ...
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Mercury and Fish: What's the Deal?
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
I've heard people say that pregnant women shouldn't eat a lot of fish because of the mercury content. What's so bad about mercury and why is it in fish? ...
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Mercury-In-Fish Activists Flailing In Wake of Scientific Bombshell
Consumer Freedom - Washington,DC,USA
The notable exception has been Oceana, which defiantly announced last Wednesday the winners of its "Masters of Making Mercury in the Environment" (MOMMIE) ...
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Mercury Levels In Canned Tuna Exceed Guidelines
MedIndia - India
Canadian health experts have cautioned about the risk of mercury in canned albacore tuna in women and children. They have also issued guidelines regarding ...
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Danger: mercury
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
But the study did not measure mercury levels, so US consumers should remain cautious about fish with high mercury content. Cod, haddock and prawns account ...
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Keep fish in diet, but be cautious
Toronto Sun - Canada
This recommendation reflects findings of a review on the mercury content in tuna that has taken place over a few years. Health Canada has a strict standard ...
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Mercury could cause ivory gull’s decline
Nunatsiaq News Thu, 22 Feb 2007 7:15 PM PST
The ivory gull has more mercury in its eggs than any other seabird in the Arctic, researchers have found – a fact that could explain why numbers of the boisterous seabird have plummeted dramatically over the last 20 years.
Mercury Scare Campaigns Smell Fishy (Again)
Canada Free Press - Canada
As we're telling the media today, the days of activist-driven mercury scare campaigns may (finally) be numbered. And it just might be time for the ...
Warning: Albacore Tuna Could Contain High Mercury Levels
All Headline News - USA
Toronto, ON (AHN ) - Albacore tuna packaged in tins could be a health risk from excess mercury according to a warning by Health Canada on Monday. ...
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Fish and seafoods during pregnancy may boost kids' IQ
SpiritIndia - New Delhi,New Delhi,India
It is a common notion that expectant mothers should limit seafood and fish consumption to avoid potentially high levels of mercury. ...
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Pregnant moms who eat fish have smarter kids: report
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago,IL,USA
Mercury is found in small concentrations in fish and seafood, but can accumulate in the body. High amounts can damage the human nervous system, ...
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Study finds 'widespread mercury concentrations' in fish
Newport News-Times Fri, 16 Feb 2007 8:52 AM PST
A new survey by researchers at Oregon State University in Corvallis and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of more than 600 rivers and streams in the western United States found widespread mercury concentrations in fish.
The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2006 #4
American Council on Science and Health - New York,NY,USA
The Scare: “Mercury in Tuna: New Safety Concerns.” This was the title of the recent Consumer Reports article that sparked the latest scare involving mercury ...
Mercury triggers tuna caution
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Mercury levels in canned albacore tuna that may exceed Canadian standards are behind the consumption advice, Health Canada said yesterday. ...
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Rivers of mercury
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
It was notable not for the high levels of mercury found in fish (only a few were found with high enough levels to pose a risk to people who eat them ...
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Some Horsetooth fish test high for mercury
The Fort Collins Coloradoan Fri, 26 Jan 2007 4:11 AM PST
Despite some fish species in Horsetooth Reservoir containing mercury at twice the level deemed healthy for human consumption, fishing will continue at the popular reservoir while the debate over mercury pollution heats up. |
Survey finds mercury in fish
Casper Star-Tribune Fri, 26 Jan 2007 1:18 AM PST
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Scientists looking for fish tainted by mercury found them in every fish and every river they sampled across the West, suggesting that industrial pollution generated around the world is likely responsible for at least some of it. |
Sampling Finds More Mercury-Tainted Fish In Colo.
CBS4 Denver Thu, 25 Jan 2007 4:31 AM PST
Elevated levels of mercury have been found in fish in five more reservoirs, including the popular Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, a state official said Wednesday. |
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MASI expands distribution of low-mercury seafood
Fish Update - Edinburgh,UK
MASI’s technology enables seafood processors to quickly and inexpensively identify the mercury level of every fish they sell. Seafood sold with the Safe ...
Mothers-to-be warned of fish dangers
The Standard - Hong Kong
Pregnant women who eat fish more than three times a week could be putting their baby at risk because of higher mercury levels in their blood, according to a ...
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Nothing Fishy About This
MedIndia - India
... Amounts of mercury in the umbilical cord, placenta as well as the blood of the fetuses were noted to be way ahead of the optimum levels. ...
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Mercury in fish, shellfish
AAP News (subscription) - USA
What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish is a free brochure that offers advice to women who might become pregnant, women who are pregnant ...
News Briefs
TheInd.com - Lafayette,LA,USA
... The groups want the company to clean up mercury-contaminated wetlands and other soils at gas fields in Ouachita, Union and Morehouse parishes. ...
Fish testing reveals high mercury levels in Wild Horse Reservoir
YubaNet - Nevada City,CA,USA
... native, and conservation organizations are calling on the State Division of Health to investigate the need for fish consumption advisories for mercury in Wild ...
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Study: forest fires increase mercury in lake fish
Xinhua - China
5 (Xinhua) -- Forest fires can restructure the food webs of nearby lakes, resulting in greater mercury accumulation in trout and other top-level fish ...
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Tuna Fish Exposes People to Unhealthy Levels of Mercury Poisoning
Blogger News Network - USA
More and more often, we are hearing about mercury in our fish, and doctors keep suggesting to us, that consuming fish may expose us to mercury in unhealthy ...
Bias evident in letter on mercury in tuna
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland,MD,USA
... Santa. Yes, mercury is naturally occurring, but humanity has been pumping huge amounts of mercury into the atmosphere for decades. ...
Group: Chain's mercury alerts mislead
Miami Herald Thu, 30 Nov 2006 0:30 AM PST
The debate about mercury in fish has now reached the tables of Benihana sushi restaurants -- or at least, their walls. In August, Miami-based Benihana started to post warnings about mercury in seafood at all its restaurants, after concerns were raised by a public health group. But now the California group, GotMercury.org, says Benihana's warnings are misleading.
Health and Environmental Groups Call for Accurate Federal Mercury ...
Sea Turtle Restoration Project (press release) - Forest Knolls,CA,USA
FOREST KNOLLS, CA — Benihana Restaurants Inc., which includes RA Sushi and Haru Sushi restaurants, began posting mercury advisory signs nationally that ...
Commercial fisherman fined for selling mercury tainted fish
Daily Miner and News - Kenora,Ontario,Canada
A Grassy Narrows First Nation commercial fisherman was fined a total of $500 Thursday for attempting to sell mercury contaminated fish to a Kenora fish ...
New mercury source targeted
Examiner.com - USA
By Beth Winegarner. As mercury levels rise in Bay Area water systems, officials are targeting one of the neurotoxin’s primary sources: dentists. ...
Mercury in fish labeling is lacking
Bismarck Tribune Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:22 PM PST
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Not a single West Virginia grocery store is warning consumers of the possible dangers of mercury in fish, an environmental group says, even though the state and federal governments have been issuing advisories to anglers for at least two years.
Consumers not warned of mercury in fish
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 22 Nov 2006 4:01 PM PST
Not a single West Virginia grocery store is warning consumers of the possible dangers of mercury in fish, an environmental group says, even though the state and federal governments have been issuing advisories to anglers for at least two years.
Mercury Warning To Be Added To Albertsons' Seafood Cases
KBCI Boise Wed, 22 Nov 2006 6:48 PM PST
Albertsons' seafood cases will soon carry a new warning about mercury, pregnant women, and young children. The stickers advise pregnant women, nursing women, women of childbearing age, and young children to limit consumption of certain types of seafood and avoid other types completely.
4:40 pm — Albertsons to post more prominent fish-mercury ...
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
By Rocky Barker. Albertsons has agreed to post larger mercury advisories on all of its in-store fish cases nationwide after a campaign by environmentalists. ...
Officials target mercury levels in fish
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... Great Lakes. The Lake Superior whitefish is one of cleanest to eat, measuring less than .005 parts per million (ppm) of mercury. But ...
Modest progress against pollution
Wilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USA
... The targeted pollutant is mercury. ... They can experience learning difficulties if their mothers eat too much mercury, most likely lurking in fish. ...
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Mercury Contained in Fish may Contribute to Premature Birth
According to a recent American study, eating too much fish during pregnancy could be linked to high mercury levels in mothers, which in turn could put women at a higher risk of giving birth prematurely. Nevertheless, more research is needed in order to further test the reported association. ( more…) |
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City warned over mercury in fish
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
HIGH mercury levels have been found in fish in the Gold Coast's main water supply. Australian bass from the city's Hinze dam had ...
Mercury rising
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA
ROGERSON — With each step the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality takes toward solving a mercury mystery at Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, the scarier ...
Dolphin kill dogged by mercury, activists
The Japan Times - Japan
... been driving pods of dolphins into quiet coves near the village of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, to kill them for their meat, whatever the mercury content, or ...
Study prompts action on mercury
Eagle Times - Claremont,NH,USA
CLAREMONT - The amount of mercury found in fish taken from the northernmost areas of the Connecticut River is higher than fish in southern sections, prompting ...
CT River Fish Have High Mercury Levels
WCBS 880 New York Mon, 30 Oct 2006 2:30 PM PST
Connecticut River fish contain mercury levels that could be dangerous to human health and the birds that feed on the fish, according to a federal report issued Monday.
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Dolphin kill dogged by mercury, activists
The Japan Times - Japan
... been driving pods of dolphins into quiet coves near the village of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, to kill them for their meat, whatever the mercury content, or ...
The good, bad of eating fish
The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA
... But fish can harbor toxins like mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls. The ... Help! Isn't mercury in fish bad for pregnant women? While ...
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New Studies Give Fish a Clean Bill of Health, Though Questions ...
Washington Post - United States
... Find links at http:/ / www.leanplateclub.com/ . I love sushi! Does it provide more or less mercury and omega-3s than cooked fish?
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Seafood Study
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA
All fish contain dioxins, PCB's and mercury, some more than others, and mercury is of particular concern because it's known to cause delays in brain development ...
Rob Zaleski: Studies seem fishy to mercury experts
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
... released by the Institute of Medicine concluded that the benefits of consuming seafood at least twice a week far outweigh the risks posed by mercury and other ...
Finding The Source Of Mercury Contamination In Fish
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
To address the problem of mercury contamination in fish, a UW-Madison scientist is hunting for the microorganisms that help mercury slip in to aquatic food ...
Eating well can put you in good humour
Times Online - UK
... Recent reports have suggested that pregnant women should avoid too much of any fish oil that might have been contaminated by mercury from polluted seas. ...
Commission approves new mercury rules
al.com Fri, 06 Oct 2006 3:39 PM PDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Last year, seafood fans were advised against eating some fish species found in 19 areas of Alabama waterways due to increased levels of mercury, but future advisories could be greatly reduced with new guidelines approved by the state Environmental Management Commission on Friday.
Mercury-list changes affect 3 duck species
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
A third duck has been added to the list of aquatic birds with health advisories because of mercury, but the levels of contamination in the first two species ...
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Mercury Compound Found In Fish Damages Pancreatic Cells
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Researchers in Taiwan say they have established for the first time that the mercury compound present as a contaminant in some seafood can damage insulin ...
Free Tests Screen For Mercury
KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA
-- Omaha's chapter of the Sierra Club is working to get the word out about mercury in fish ... Mercury is a highly toxic substance found in most fish and seafood. ...
Dangerous Duck
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
A new species of duck, the cinnamon teal, landed Wednesday on the state's watch-what-you-eat advisory list for having worrisome levels of toxic mercury. ...
Did doctor recall warnings about mercury levels and fish?
TheReporter.com - Vacaville,CA,USA
... the Federal Drug Administration or the Department of Agriculture that suggested limits on eating these fish because of the elevated levels of mercury and other ...
EPA dismisses mercury danger in tuna, a staple of WIC program
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland,MD,USA
... 8 where you assured me that "Canned tuna is one of the fish that contains the smallest amount of mercury." You cited the FDA and EPA Fish Advisory Web site for ...
Paul Watson: Toxic roulette and the revenge of the fish
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Tins of tuna fish now contain warnings that the product should not be eaten by pregnant women or young children because of high levels of mercury and other ...
Our View: Let's keep monitoring imported mercury levels
The Idaho Statesman Wed, 23 Aug 2006 1:06 AM PDT
Just across the Idaho-Oregon border — 100 miles upwind of Boise — a cement plant emits up to 2,153 pounds of mercury a year. That's more than a ton of a poisonous metal that threatens damage to the kidneys and the nervous, digestive and respiratory systems.
Canned Tuna with Reduced Mercury
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Lori Corbin. August 22, 2006 - For those who've lowered their tuna consumption due to mercury scares, here's great news. Some ...
Be aware of mercury from tuna
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
By JANET CROMLEY. A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled this month that tuna canners don't have to provide label warnings about mercury in canned fish. ...
California still fighting mercury
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
California is striking back after losing a significant ruling earlier this month against its efforts to require mercury-warning labels on canned tuna. ...
Marin Fish May Have Mercury Contamination
CBS 5 Bay Area Sun, 28 May 2006 1:05 PM PDT
Old mercury mines in Marin County could be contaminating fish in two reservoirs: Soulajule Reservoir and Walker Creek. Both are in West Marin County.
Outdoors Notes: More fish added to mercury list
Greensboro News-Record Sun, 28 May 2006 0:09 AM PDT
Largemouth bass and wild-caught catfish, two popular game fish in North Carolina's freshwaters, have been added to the N.C. Division of Public Health's list of fish with high levels of mercury.
Mercury In Fish Linked To Forest Fires
WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul Sat, 27 May 2006 12:40 PM PDT
Donna Olson sat in the stern of a canoe, bagging up the tiny perch that floated to the surface of Lum Lake. More Local News
Mercury's harmful effects
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
Mercury can build up in plants and small organisms and then accumulate in high levels -- a process called biomagnification -- in fish and animals that eat fish ...
High mercury level found in some fish in North Carolina
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Catfish and largemouth bass, two of the most popular recreational fish in the region, have been found to carry high levels of mercury, North Carolina officials ...
Connors Bros. Income Fund raises Q2 outlook, posts higher Q1 ...
CBC News - Canada
... The case centred around the state's Proposition 65, which would have required seafood companies to place methyl mercury warnings on canned tuna. ...
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Mercury levels below average in area lakes
West Central Tribune - Willmar,MN,USA
... of 10,000 Lakes.” Most of the fish occupying those waters are healthy to eat, but a lot of the lakes contain unsafe levels of mercury and polychlorinated ...
Neuse River fish affected by mercury advisory
Kinston Free Press - Kinston,NC,USA
Larry Baldwin, the Neuse River Foundation’s lower Neuse river keeper, said the state has expanded its advisory regarding the neurotoxin mercury. ...
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State warns of mercury-tainted fish
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
... are warning people to limit the fish they eat from the lower Cosumnes and Mokelumne rivers because the flesh contains elevated levels of mercury, a nerve poison ...
Mercury's Message, 50 Years On
CounterPunch - Petrolia,CA,USA
... The Chisso corporation, founded in 1906, was the culprit that poisoned thousands with organic mercury discharged for decades into Minamata Bay. ...
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Minamata marks 50th anniversary of Japanese health disaster
AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 May 2006 4:14 AM PDT
Hundreds of residents of Minamata, the Japanese city poisoned by decades of mercury dumping, have turned out to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the worst health disasters in Japanese history.
Gov tags testimony on mercury as unethical
INQ7.net - Philippines
... by the provincial government of Sorsogon to look into the health status of residents of coastal villages facing the Pacific Ocean after mercury was detected in ...
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Support Mercury Notice Bill
Hartford Courant - United States
Although the health threat posed by mercury in fish and shellfish is well established, state officials should do more to get that message out. ...
State: Majority Of Md. Fish Have Unsafe Mercury Levels
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE -- An analysis of data collected by state agencies said nearly 6 out of every 10 fish caught in Maryland waters has mercury at levels considered ...
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The fish are biting
phillyBurbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... That’s because fish in Pennsylvania’s waters are so contaminated with toxins such as PCB and mercury that the state has for years advised limits on how ...
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Watchdog group's report warns of mercury levels in fish
HometownAnnapolis.com Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:18 PM PDT
A public watchdog group wants you to think twice before eating that Good Friday fish today. A study released yesterday by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group found that nearly 60 percent of the fish caught and tested by state agencies contained unsafe levels of mercury. |
Mercury report details toxic fish
Baltimore Sun Thu, 13 Apr 2006 6:24 PM PDT
Study finds 59% of catch in Md. waters contain unsafe levels for infants, kids Nearly 60 percent of fish taken from Maryland waters show concentrations of toxic mercury at levels unsafe for infants and children, an environmental advocacy group said in a report released Thursday. |
EU rapid alert finds mercury in chilled swordfish
Fishupdate.com Thu, 13 Apr 2006 4:15 AM PDT
13 April, 2006 - THE EU rapid alert for week 14 has detected mercury in entire chilled swordfish from Greece, notified by Italy.
Trout season tips to live by Trout are safe, healthy meal Rules ...
Scranton Times-Tribune - PA, USA
... recreational fishermen. The problem is the PCBs or polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury, contaminants that are found in most fish. But ...
Health Concerns About Tuna Fish
WKYT 27 Sat, 08 Apr 2006 10:30 PM PDT
Canned tuna is going under the Food and Drug Administrations microscope. The FDA will investigate reports some cans of light tuna contain the potentially high mercury tuna species yellowfin.
Mercury Advisory Remains in Effect: KIDS, WOMEN VULNERABLE TO FISH CONTAMINATION
RedNova Sun, 02 Apr 2006 1:17 AM PST
By Art Lander Jr., The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Apr. 2--In the year 2000, a statewide fish consumption advisory for mercury was issued jointly by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, Health Services, and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. |
Nanoporous 'sponge' Removes Mercury From Offshore Produced Waters
Medical News Today Sat, 01 Apr 2006 9:06 AM PST
Contaminated water resulting from offshore oil and gas platform drilling contains mercury and other toxic heavy metals. Mercury concentrations in these retrieved waters can be as high 2,000 parts per billion, therefore they need to be treated before they can be safely discharged to the environment... click link for more info.
Mercury advisory remains in effect
Lexington Herald Leader - Lexington,KY,USA
In the year 2000, a statewide fish consumption advisory for mercury was issued jointly by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, Health Services ...
Fish mercury spawns questions
Athens Review Online Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:45 AM PST
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ed Kessler couldn’t believe what was happening in his pond. A sample of fish swimming in his pond near Purcell revealed a troubling discovery - mercury.
Fish canners challenge mercury-labeling suit
Albuquerque Tribune Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:06 AM PST
Food industry and health groups nationwide are closely watching a California lawsuit claiming that big canners are breaking the law by failing to tell consumers about mercury in tuna fish.
Fishy Mercury Scare Based On Study Of Whale-Heavy Diets, Says Ad ...
Consumer Freedom - Washington,DC,USA
... nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom is using a full-page ad in US News & World Report to tell Americans that concerns over trace amounts of mercury in fish ...
Americans eat fish despite mercury fears, says study
FoodNavigator-USA - Montpellier,France
... On the one hand, consumers are warned about the dangers of high levels of mercury in fish, particularly in tuna, something that primarily impacts pregnant ...
PETA CALLS ON FLORIDA INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE MERCURY ...
PETA (press release) - Norfolk,VA,USA
... which is funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), confines ibis birds and doses them with various amounts of mercury over a five ...
On call: Fish and mercury hazards revisited
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
BELFAST (March 20): In my last column, I discussed the subject of environmental mercury poisoning and the danger to unborn children from mercury containing ...
Fish sellers try to lure mercury-wary shoppers
Provo Daily Herald Sun, 12 Mar 2006 0:22 AM PST
Shoppers browsing the seafood counters at Holiday Quality Foods' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California are finding a new Safe Harbor brand, the nation's first line of low-mercury fresh fish. The label is part of a market test by the supermarket chain and Pacific Seafood Group, one of the nation's largest fish wholesalers, to see whether customers would buy more fish if they had more
Grocery Chain Offers Low-Mercury Fish
KCRA.com - Sacramento,CA,USA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- An area grocery store has become the first in the nation to offer low-mercury fish. Holiday Quality Foods ...
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Mercury Levels Remain High In Many Fish
Harrisonburg Daily News Record - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
RICHMOND — High mercury levels in fish from the South River and the South Fork of the Shenandoah River have not changed significantly since 2002, according ...
LDP group proffers bill to update Minamata law
The Japan Times - Japan
... the Diet that would revise a 1979 law on Minamata disease in order to set up government screening body to register victims of the massive mercury poisoning of ...
Mercury warnings issued for fish in Gulf, other sites
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
A new mercury advisory from the state warns women of childbearing age and children under the age of seven should not eat any king mackerel caught in the Gulf ...
Ecotoxins in seabird eggs
Innovations-Report - Germany
... various locations in northern Norway and Svalbard, have been analysed to determine their levels of contaminants such as brominated flame retardants and mercury ...
Murky waters in the mercury debate
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
Sea-lubbers and land-lubbers alike want to know what the deal is with the fish-mercury scare of late. Why are we seeing more and more things like this: ...
DEQ says mercury levels in South River fish unchanged
WAVY-TV - Portsmouth,VA,USA
RICHMOND, Va. State environmental officials say the amount of mercury found in fish collected from the South River remained unchanged from 2002 through 2005. ...
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Computers utilized for quickly checking fish mercury levels
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
... distributor in Sacramento, Monday became the first seafood processor in the nation to offer its customers the option of testing the level of mercury in the ...
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Fish Has Health Benefits, and a Few Risks
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
... things when it comes to better cardiovascular health, but experts at the Mayo Clinic also warn there are some contaminants -- most notably mercury -- to watch ...
Mercury in Greenland halibut indicates link between weight of fish ...
Fishupdate.com - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... Food Safety Authority requested the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) in Bergen to investigate the levels of mercury in Greenland ...
Low-mercury fresh fish now available / Label getting a market test at counters of Holiday Foods
San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 28 Feb 2006 3:45 AM PST
Shoppers browsing the seafood counters at Holiday Quality Foods' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California now have a new option: the Safe Harbor brand, the nation's first line of certified low-mercury fresh fish. The label, introduced Monday, is...
Afraid of mercury in fish? Here's a new hook
The Salt Lake Tribune Tue, 28 Feb 2006 0:49 AM PST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Shoppers browsing the seafood counters at Holiday Quality Foods' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California now have a new option: the Safe Harbor brand, the nation's first line of certified low-mercury fresh fish. The label, introduced Monday, is part of a market test by the supermarket chain and Pacific Seafood Group, one of the nation's largest fish wholesalers, to
Dangers of mercury pollution spreading
MLive.com Mon, 27 Feb 2006 8:34 AM PST
Eating mercury-contaminated fish may endanger the health of more Americans than previously believed, according to a recent study that found elevated concentrations of the toxin in women of childbearing age. |
Fish in rivers show high mercury levels
Jacksonville Daily News - Jacksonville,NC,USA
BY PATRICIA SMITH. A recent RiverKeeper survey found high mercury levels in some fish caught in North Carolina's coastal rivers. ...
Test on Alabama fish give glimpse of mercury levels
Dothan Eagle Mon, 20 Feb 2006 8:47 AM PST
MOBILE, Ala. - Gulf Coast fisherman Gary Singleton said he's never had a health problem from eating his catch and wouldn't know if it contained mercury. |
Northern Idaho anglers unconcerned with mercury advisory
KXLY - Spokane,WA,USA
COEUR D'ALENE -- Some anglers are brushing off a warning about not eating fish from northern Idaho's Priest Lake because of high mercury levels. ...
Mercury in Fish vs. Omega-3 Fatty Acids Health Benefits
EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Portland,ME,USA
... of the health benefits provided by omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils, people are decreasing fish in their diets due to high levels of mercury found in ...
State health department updates list of fish advisiory areas
MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa,IL,USA
... No new bodies of water are listed under the new mercury advisory, but the Monee Reservoir and the Rock River from Rockford to the Milan Steel Dam are still ...
Mercury warning on fish consumption in Lake Pend Oreille
KXLY-TV Spokane Mon, 06 Feb 2006 4:47 AM PST
SANDPOINT -- The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says pregnant women and small children should limit their consumption of lake trout from north Idaho's Priest Lake because of high mercury levels.
Canadian fisheries testing for mercury in lakes fish
The Buffalo News Sun, 05 Feb 2006 6:05 AM PST
CHICAGO - The Canadian fishing industry for the first time will conduct wide-scale testing for mercury in a variety of fish caught in the Great Lakes and sold in U.S. supermarkets.
Mercury may have caused bird deaths
Times of India - India
... have been sent for analysis though forest officials, unwilling to be named, said that the toxic chemical responsible for killing the birds may be mercury. ...
Mercury and Seafood
WNCT - Greenville,NC,USA
Just a year ago, the FDA warned that some types of fish have high levels of mercury and pregnant women, women who want to get pregnant and children should stay ...
Senator: Tuna may contain mercury
Bradenton Herald Fri, 03 Feb 2006 0:09 AM PST
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., is calling on America's tuna industry to take steps to protect consumers from high mercury levels in some cans of tuna.
Canadians to test fish for mercury
Chicago Tribune - United States
The Canadian fishing industry for the first time will conduct widespread testing for mercury in a variety of fish caught in the Great Lakes and sold in US ...
Senator presses tuna industry to address mercury concerns
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... Richard Durbin, D-Ill., is calling on America's tuna industry to take steps to protect consumers from high mercury levels in some cans of tuna. ...
State warns of mercury in fish from two more waterways
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
Illinois officials today added two more rivers to the list of waterways where mercury contamination make the fish unhealthy for some people to eat. ...
State warns of mercury in fish from waterways
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois officials have added two more rivers to the list of waterways where mercury contamination makes fish unhealthy for some people to eat. ...
Vitamin E and selenium could reduce mercury toxicity
Food Production Daily Thu, 02 Feb 2006 4:14 AM PST
02/02/2006 - Taking vitamin E and selenium supplements could reduce the toxicity of mercury from fish, indicates an animal study. If replicated in humans, the findings may mean pregnant women could consume more fish, and their babies benefit from more omega-3.
Gathering Place
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Tue, 31 Jan 2006 4:14 AM PST
NEW Food and Drug Administration data is bad news for ahi poke lovers because bigeye tuna (one of the species sold as ahi) is full of mercury. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that mothers, women who intend to become pregnant and keiki should avoid.
New FDA Data Show High Levels of Mercury in Some Cans of Light ...
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
Recently released data from FDA indicate that 6% of samples taken from canned light tuna between 2001 and 2005 contained high levels of mercury, which can ...
Fish mercury rising: Advisory issued for AF Reservoir
Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA
... The advisory - issued based on concentrated mercury levels found in several tested fish - warns women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to become ...
High Mercury Levels Found In Ahi
KGMB9 - Honolulu,HI,USA
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning advising certain people not to eat ahi because of dangerously high mercury levels. ...
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FDA warns against high mercury levels in bigeye tuna
KPUA - HI,USA
HONOLULU (AP) _ The Food and Drug Administration says bigeye tuna should not be eaten by high-risk groups because it contains high levels of mercury. ...
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Statewide Elevated levels of mercury found in sportfish caught in ...
Hillsboro Argus - Hillsboro,OR,USA
... Oregon Department of Human Services, in cooperation with Jackson County Health Department, is advising the public today of elevated levels of mercury in fish ...
Mercury Contaminates Fish in the American Falls Reservoir
KIDK-TV Idaho Falls Fri, 20 Jan 2006 7:15 PM PST
There's a warning tonight about fish from the American Falls reservoir. High levels of mercury could be hazardous to some people's health. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare issued the fish advisory. |
Tuna roulette
Chicago Tribune - United States
A new government study bolsters the conclusions of a recent Tribune investigative series that found mercury contamination in a disturbingly large share of ...
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Consumers Can Test for Mercury in Fish
Voice of America - USA
By Paige Kollock. Some health experts say eating fish can be dangerous to your health because of the high mercury levels found in certain species. ...
FDA Should Revise Mercury Warnings to Include Ahi Tuna
Sea Turtle Restoration Project (press release) - Forest Knolls,CA,USA
Forest Knolls, CA -- Revised FDA data just released shows that ahi (bigeye tuna) is high in mercury, averaging 0.639 ppm of mercury. ...
FDA Releases Good News For Canned Tuna Industry
All Headline News - USA
Washington DC (AHN) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirms canned tuna contains mercury levels that are very low and are considerably less than what ...
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Agriculture Department says food pyramid should highlight mercury ...
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
CHICAGO - The US Department of Agriculture says it will alter its new food pyramid that now fails to highlight mercury warnings about fish that the pyramid ...
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Elevated Levels Of Mercury Found In Sport-Caught Fish From ...
MedfordNews.com - Medford,OR,USA
... Department of Human Services (DHS), in cooperation with Jackson County Health Department, is advising the public today of elevated levels of mercury in fish ...
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Mercury levels soar in Emigrant Lake bass
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
ASHLAND -- High levels of mercury detected in Emigrant Lake's smallmouth bass prompted state health officials to warn people Wednesday against eating most ...
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What is a consumer to do?
Chicago Tribune Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:41 AM PST
The USDA's food pyramid recommends eating three fish that the EPA and the FDA warn are high in mercury. Where should you turn?
FROM OUR READERS: Tough-enough mercury limits?
Detroit Free Press - United States
The Free Press badly missed the mark with its editorial calling for Michigan to reduce mercury emissions by 90% by 2009 (" Mercury Limits: Illinois sets rules ...
Briefs Advisory issued for mercury in Ross Lake fish Sheriff not behind group making calls OU seeks info on heart
CentralOhio.com Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:04 AM PST
COLUMBUS - Ross Lake is among 12 locations in the state where a fish advisory has been issued. According to the Ohio EPA, just one channel catfish, at 20 inches and longer, from the lake should be eaten per month because of high mercury levels.
Mercury In Atmosphere Could Be Washed Out More Easily Than Earlier Believed
Pollution Online Wed, 14 Dec 2005 6:44 AM PST
12/14/2005 San Francisco, CA — Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants. |
PETA maintains fish suffer on way from sea to supermarket
Chillicothe Gazette Sat, 14 Jan 2006 4:33 AM PST
Ohio officials deserve praise for strengthening the state's fish consumption advisories. This important step will help protect consumers from exposure to mercury, which accumulates in the flesh of fish and other toxins.
Mercury levels in Tule Lake cause for concern
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
Mercury levels in Tule Lake sediments tested at nearly twice the levels required to put a 3.78-acre Superfundsite six miles northeast of downtown Corpus ...
MERCURY LEVELS IN TAIWAN RIVER FISH DOWN: EPA
Central News Agency Sun, 08 Jan 2006 3:20 AM PST
Taipei, Jan. 8 (CNA) The mercury levels found in the fish and sediments in Taiwan's rivers have decreased significantly, which shows that the problem of environmental pollution has improved, according to the results of a survey released Sunday by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).
US To Probe Mercury Risk in Canned Tuna - Paper
Planet Ark Sat, 07 Jan 2006 4:45 AM PST
CHICAGO - The US Food and Drug Administration will investigate reports that some canned tuna sold in the United States may contain species with potentially dangerous levels of mercury, a top agency official told the Chicago Tribune in an article Saturday.
Dioxins, mercury still pose dangers for the Great Lakes
WZZM - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
... One type has been linked to cancer. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin that also has resulted in numerous fish consumption advisories. ...
NH mercury
Keene Sentinel (subscription) - Keene,NH,USA
New Hampshire has a mercury problem. ... Sales of fishing licenses are declining. High levels of mercury have been found in songbirds and loons.
Ridding the body of toxi
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sun, 27 Nov 2005 1:46 AM PST
High levels of mercury in the fish we eat, arsenic in our children's playgrounds, unsafe emissions from cars and manufacturing plants. It seems that not a week goes by without some new warning about toxic dangers in our environment.
Researchers find easier test for mercury
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
University of Illinois researchers have developed an easier test for toxic mercury in the environment, a problem found in fish caught in some Illinois lakes ...
S.F. Puts in Mercury Warnings
AsianWeek.com Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:40 AM PST
Mercury in seafood signs will warn patrons of San Francisco restaurants and grocery stores, after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a new ordinance passed earlier this month.
Mercury and fish - the facts
Cook Islands Herald - Cook Islands
Mercury finds its way into the food chain when naturally occurring mercury from underwater volcanoes and normal air pollutants is deposited into rivers, lakes ...
Anglers' fish may have too much mercury
The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA
MONTGOMERY -- People who catch and eat a lot of their own fish may take in too much mercury, say environmentalists who want stricter mercury level standards ...
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Safeway latest to warn about mercury in fish
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Safeway has become the second major grocery chain in Arizona to post notices of federal warnings of possible health risks from mercury in fish. ...
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Safeway warns of possible health risks from mercury in fish
The Arizona Republic Wed, 16 Nov 2005 7:03 AM PST
TUCSON - Safeway has become the second major grocery chain in Arizona to post notices of federal warnings of possible health risks from mercury in fish. The notices also are being carried at Bashas'-owned stores as well as Wild Oats stores.
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