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US government scientists tested fish in 291 streams around the country for mercury contamination. They found mercury in every fish tested, according to the study by the U.S. Department of the Interior. They found mercury even in fish of isolated rural waterways. Twenty-five percent of the fish tested had mercury levels above the safety levels ...
The conclusion contained many factual errors: eating fish and shellfish from other areas of the Shiranui Sea, not just Minamata Bay, could cause the disease; eating small amounts, as well as large amounts of contaminated fish over a long time also produced symptoms; the outbreak had not, in fact, ended in 1960 nor had mercury-removing ...
Mercury can enter seas and the open ocean as a result of the down stream movement and re-deposition of contaminated sediments from urban estuaries. [12] For example, high total Hg content up to 5 mg/kg and averaging about 2 mg/kg occur in the surface sediments and sediment cores of the tidal River Mersey, UK, due to discharge from historical industries located along the banks of the tidal ...
Aug. 5—Fish in several bodies of water in Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties are contaminated with mercury and industrial chemicals that, if eaten, can harm humans, according to the annual ...
That being said, it’s best for certain populations, including young children and women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, to limit their consumption of higher-mercury fish and shellfish.
For instance, mercury contamination occurs in the Arctic and Antarctic, where it has not been released. [29] Because mercury can travel from its release location to areas all over the world, and because fish is traded worldwide, mercury regulation that only focuses on the state or national level is not sufficient. [26]
7. Swordfish. The FDA also says to stay away from swordfish for the same reason it advises staying away from Orange roughy – it contains high levels of mercury, making it a hazardous choice for ...
Mercury poisoning of generations of Grassy Narrows and Whitedog native people in Ontario, Canada who were exposed to high levels of mercury by consuming mercury-contaminated fish when Dryden Chemical Company discharged over 9,000 kilograms (20,000 lb) of mercury directly into the Wabigoon–English River system and continued with mercury air ...