EPA Study Reveals Widespread Contamination of Fish in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs
11/11/2009
A new EPA study shows concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in nearly all 50 U.S. states. For the first time, EPA is able to estimate the percentage of lakes and reservoirs nationwide that have fish containing potentially harmful levels of chemicals such as mercury and PCBs. http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/3881d73f4d4aaa0b85257359003f5348/62b53c67bc92ef878525766a004b3456!OpenDocument
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