Unsafe Mercury Levels For Fish From 16 OK Lakes - 2 Of 16 Have "Do Not Eat" Advisories

OKLAHOMA CITY — Catch a large striped bass in the Broken Bow Reservoir and you might as well throw it back. The bass isn't safe to eat, according to a Mercury in Fish study released Wednesday.

Sixteen state lakes have some species of fish with mercury levels above what is considered safe for unlimited consumption, according to the report released by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.

Two of the 16 lakes had "do not eat" advisories for certain species. The advisory on striped — or hybrid — bass at Broken Bow includes consumption by both sensitive and general populations. Sensitive populations include women of child-bearing age and children 15 and younger.

The study also advises sensitive populations not to eat walleye or white bass caught at Broken Bow. Sensitive populations also should not eat white bass caught from McGee Creek Reservoir in Atoka County.

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100708_12_A1_Boeoso39573

There is no such thing as clean coal, and mercury is a really long lasting toxin. It's also one of the few toxins that jumps the placental barrier, so that the stuff concentrates in the foetus, thus the pregnant woman advisory.

and the suspected culprit is coal burning in China.

A post from another day: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=141x37635

Conservatives should eat all they want.

Americans will accept anything as normal, once the news walks into their brains and settles down on the sofa.

Shrugs all around, cowboys.