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Re: E-M:/ Mercury and fish consumption see http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-016-03/index.html
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Enviro-Mich message from "Geoffrey Bryan Habron" <habrong@msu.edu>
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Greetings! Below you will find three links with guidance and information
about fish consumption advisory programs. In fact, the broadest advisory
applies to Michigan inland lakes for mercury (MDCH 2003, pg.2). According to
the information in these websites mercury is found throughout the muscle
tissue. Not all restrictions concern mercury, not all restrictions concern
PCBs. Trimming the fish and cooking the fat away is recommended by the
guidelines to reduce PCBs, not mercury (MDCH 2003,pg. 3).
The state advisory makes recommendations based on the particular water body,
fish species, fish size, the contaminant and whether the consumer is of
particular concern (women of child-bearing age and children) or in the
general population (MDCH 2003,pg. 5).
Just because a water body is listed in the advisory does not always mean
there are restrictions. Sometimes a water body appears because data show
that fewer restrictions exist than the general advisory.
Michigan Department of Community Health - the official state fish advisory
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2944_5327-13110--,00.html
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - the official state fish
contaminant analyses
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3686_3728-32393--,00.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - federal fish advisory information;
includes the 2004 joint EPA and Food and Drug Administration advisory
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/
Chuck Cubbage writes:
Friends,
Not all of the fish contaminants are found associated with the fatty tissues. See the website http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-016-03/index.html
Regards,
Chuck
Geoffrey Habron
Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife
Dept. of Sociology
Michigan State University
13 Natural Resources
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
517-432-8086 voice
517-432-1699 fax
habrong@msu.edu
http://www.msu.edu/~habrong
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